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THE GRYPHON
FRTOAY, MAY 5, 1972
Area High Schools Give
Music Concert At RMSH
Winners of the Art Show and Contest are (left to right) Brad
Malone, Amy Breedlove, Larry Knight, Henrietta Sellers, Car
la Carter, and Sam Carneo, Absent are Richard Brandt, Pat
Keeter, William Smith, Elizabeth West, Scotty Taylor and Joiin
Anderson, (Photo by Drew Cole,)
Art Winners Announced
After Fabulous Showing
The Rocky Mount Senior High
Modernaires were the host for
visiting choirs from North Ed
gecombe of Leggett, N. C., and
Vilson Fike. The assembly
7as presented in the auditorium
Mrd period to sophomores and
eniors on April 27,
North Edgecombe, under the
irection of Mr, Walter Plum-
ler, performed “The Battle
lymn of the Republic” by Wil-
tousky and “Non Nobis Domine,
omposer Byrd, “Elijah Rock-
Shrist,” "Didn't Old Pharoh
3et L^t,” composer Reece,
“Brotherhood of Man,” com-
)osed by Loesser and “Jazz
xiock compositon called “Peace
n Earth” by Strommen,
The Wilson Fike choir pre-
ented a very enjoyable anden-
ertaining musical skit.
The combined choirs finale
xemplified the meaning of the
iTOgram by singing “Let There
The Rocky Maiat delegation
to the EDNCASC left Rocky
Mount at 7:45 a.m. Saturday
April 15. The RMSH delegates
were Gerald Costen, Cav Mar
tin, Mike Knight, Steve Bras
well, Lynn Carter, Pat Kee
ter, Richard BuUuck, and Wil
liam Farmer. Miss Kate Parks
Kitchen accompanied the dele
gates as advisor.
The students reached Have
lock High School at approxi
mately 10:30. They were wel
comed by many distinguished
citizens of Havelock. The
business session was then car
ried out. After the business
session, the delegates were
served Hardee lunch in the cafe
teria.
After lunch, the delegates
participated in a program cal
led “Ask the Experts”, The
experts answered the questions
of the students. The questions
were pertinent to the problems
of the high school students.
At 3:00, the delegates went
to discussion groups of their
choice. The purpose of discus
sion groups was to show the
students new ways to achieve
their goals. During the dis
cussion group, a student could
see how well his school rated in
comparison to other schools in
the Eastern District.
The delegates returned to the
gymnasium after tiie discussion
group to nominate officers for
the upcoming year. There were
many qualified people nomina
ted to the offices of president,
vice president, secretary and
special representative. The
voting was to be conducted Sun
day morning. During this ses
sion, the young men were in
formed by Helen Dere, Presi
dent of Eastern District, that
they would reside for the night
Carole’s
DRESS SHOP
Where Feminine
Lovliness Begins
118 SUNSET AVENUE
Be Peace on Earth” composed
by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson.
The Modernaires under the
direction of Mrs. Antoinette
Battle performed a miniature
Jazz Rock Festival. Tlie theme
related to Earth Day. (Earth
Day is a week dedicated toeco-
logh). The musicians accom
panying the choir were George
Dancy and Donald Winstead,
guitars; Doug Robinson, bass;
Mark Dupey, trumpet; Leroy
Gaynor, trumpet; Angela White
and Mary Jo Odom, piano.
Selections performed by the
Modernaires include “Get To
gether Now,” composers YeW-
stein-Foster, “Wind of Life,”
composers Strommen - Feld-
stein, “Change Ain’t Such An
Easy Thing to Do,” composers
Barnett-Fortane, “Hope for
the Future,” composers Carl
Stromnen.
at Cherry Point Marine Base.
They were dismissed at 5:00.
After an enjoyable meal of
steak and potatoes, at the Ma
rine Base, the delegates pre
pared for the upcoming dance.
The dance was very enjoyable
Tryouts Held For
Cheering Squad
Cheerleader selections for
the 1972-73 school year were
made on Monday, May 1, at4:00
p.m.
The selection was based on
the following criteria: four
per cent of 'total score came
from five rating blanks given
to each candidate. Four of the
blanks had to be completed by
the candidate’s teachers. The
candidate could choose four of
the subject teacher’s and any
other staff member to fill in the
rating blanks. Sixty per cent of
the total score came from the
judging of four impartial cheer
leader sponsors from other sc
hools and the two co-chiefs of
our last year’s squad.
The five black candidates and
the seven white candidates with
the highest total ratings are the
1972-73 cheerleaders.
After breakfast, the dele
gates returned to the Havelock
High School where they attend
ed voluntary church services.
After the service, the delegates
listened to campaign speech
es by the candidates. The vot
ing took place directly after the
speeches.
The Publicity Committee,
with co-chairmen Pat Keeter
and Yvonne Graham, sponsor
ed an Art Show and Contest.
Judging was done Friday, April
21 and the showing was done
April 24-26, This event was
scheduled to Involve the stu
dents in a school activity.
Categories for the contest
were water color, charcoal,
acrylics, oils, black light, pen,
ink, and plaster. First, second
and third place ribbons were
presented for each category.
The art room and hangers out
side the art room were the plac
es where these great works of
art were displayed. Each stu
dent was allowed to have only
one entry in each category and
couM enter in as many cate
gories as he or she liked.
Judges for the Art Show and
Contest included Mrs, Ruth
Bell, Mr, Miller, and Mr. Wll-
liam Rawls from RMSH. Mrs.
Yvonne Hines, Mr, Thomas
Chipley, Mrs, Joyce Vick, Mr.
John Hart, Mrs. Daisy Thorpe,
and Mrs. Sylvia Webb were
other judges.
Originality, talent, use of me
dium, and neatness were the
basis on which the judges se
lected the winners from the dis
plays.
Winners in the Art Show
and Contest were Water color
- first place, Pat Keeter -
Honor Mnetion, Richard Brandt;
Amy Breedlove - Acrylics and
Oils -first place, William Smith
- second place, Pat Keeter -
third place, Elizabeth West;
Black light - first place, Hen
rietta Sellers - Honorable
Mention, Larry Knight; Pen
- first place, Pat Keeter - Ho
norable Mention - Amy Breed
love: Ink - first place, Pat
Keeter - Honorable Mention,
Brad Malone; Plaster - first
place, Scotty Taylor - second
place, John Anderson - tMrd
place, Sam Carrico,
Congratulations to these ta
lented artists!
and entertaining to all who at
tended.
RMSH sent eight delegates to the EDNCASC Conventionin^ve-
lock They were (front row left to right) Caveretta Jtortin,
Lnn Carter, Gerald Costen, (back row left to right) Steve
Braswell, William Farmer, and Mike Knight. Absent from
picture: Richard Bulluck and Pat Keeter. (Photo by Drew
Cole.)
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