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THE GRYPHON
OCTOBER 30, 1973
Pictured left to right are the Homecoming Court: Susan Ed
wards, Althea Bailey, Shirley Bullock, Mindy Kamins, Renee
Wilkins, and Tricia Edwards. By: Killebrew
RMSH Students Urged To
Read Free Newspaper
Mini-Parade Sponsored By School
Spirited Services Club
Did you know that the
Gryphon, the school
newspaper reaches over 5000
people? How many people are
familiar with the Journalism
staff? How many are aware
that it is made up of a group of
hard working, .interested,
dedicated, young pe^le who
try to prepare a newspaper
that covere the school,
community and national
affairs to some extent?
Here is a little run down
and break down of the 5000
people that have access to the
GRYPHON. First, there are
about 1700 students, this would
mean about 3400 parents, and
there are about 100 or so
advertisers who receive a
newspaper, thus making it
available to five or six of their
employees. The staff also
exchanges newpapers with 25
or more schools, and it is quite
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students in these school
systems read the GRYPHON,
as w the staff here at RMSH
enjoys reading the
newspapers from other school
systems.
How many of you are
really taking advantage of
your free copy in order to
learn more about the
activities of the school? Time,
effort, money, and hard work
and the like are all put into the
making of an effective
newspaper. So students, show
some appreciation for the
newspaper and get some true
value out of it, because what it
has to say might really be
worthwhile.
So, students, teachers,
and administrators:
Appreciate the things
that are free, and take nothing
fw granted.
SOCIAL BITS
(from page 5)
Contests
The signature contest
proved to be a great way for
5ie students at Rocky Mount
Senior High to become better
acquainted. All signatures
were to be turned into the
Guidance Office on October
17. The person with the most
signatures won a prize.
The Service Club
sponsored the Homecoming
Mini-Parade October 5 in the
.school gymasium at 2 o’clock.
The purpose of the parade was
to pep up the student body and
the team to lead the Gryphons
to victra-y over the Hillside
Hornets.
The devotion was led by
Reverend Johnny Williams,
chaplain of the Gryphon team.
He is also the associate
minister at First Methodist
Church. The junior varisty
players and cheerleaders
were recognized and the
V1€A €lub
Holds First
Meeting
Rocky Mount Senior
High’s VICA Club conducted
its first meeting of the school
year on Tuesday, September
18.
The first order of business
was to elect new officers for
the 1973-74 school year. Those
elected were President - Brad
Scott, First Vice President -
Douglas Armstrong, Second
Vice President - Steve Evans,
Secretary - Sara Winston,
Editor - Noel Brown,
Treasurer - David Thompson,
and Parliamentarian
Clarence Winstead.
The up coming District
Rally and the Safety Contest
were among the other
business discussed by the
VICA Club. The annual fund
raising project was also
discussed.
The VICA members will
again sell bar-b-que this year
since last year’s sale was so
successful. The sale will start
October 26 and last through
November 5. Tickets may be
purchased from any I.C.T.
student. The tickets will be
good from November 9
through November 18. During
that time, the dinners may be
picked up ot delivered, which
ever is desired.
The Gryphon Staff would
like to express its feelings of
gratitude toward the VICA
Club for its many
contributions to the school.
Keep up the good work VICA.
varisty team received a
standing ovation as they
entered the gymnasium. The
Homecoming Sweethearts
were also recognized.
There were twenty-five
entries in the Mini-Parade.
The Color Guard led the
parade and, following the
tradition, the Service Club
came at the end. The three
judges of the floats; Mrs.
Julia Jordan, Mrs. Raymond
Dian, and Reverend George
Dudley chose the Maskers’
entry for the first place prize.
Their theme was “beat the
pants off of Hillside.”
Distributive Education
received the second place
prize far their “Keep On
Trucking Gryphs” truck. The
junior class was the third
place prize winner. They
displayed “The Gryphon
Cage” with a Hornet locked
inside. Each prize winner
received a plaque awarded by
By Debbie Turner
D.E. Club to Host the
District Leadership
Conference.
The D. E. Club of RMSH
will be the host club for the
District III B. Leadership
Conference November 6,1973.
The program will consist
of the Job Interview and Miss
DECA Contests, a
presentation by the Drama
Department and Chorus
Group, and a Fall Fashion
Review by the Teen Board,
assisted by D. E. students.
Judges for the contests will be
local business men and
women.
the Service Club.
The varsity cheerleaders
did a combination skit and pep
rally. They created their own
version of “Amen” and “The
Hillside School Song.” Vernon
Powell did a narration with
the cheerleaders intervening
at various time to perform
certain cheers. Everyone
showed their spirit and
support for the Gryphons.
Thfc Good Sports Club and
School Spirit Committee
added much to the
homecoming festivities. The
Good Sports Club sold special
homecoming ribbons,
confetti, and corsages. The
School Spirit Committee
sponsored a homecoming
breakfast in the school
cafeteria Friday morning,
October 5. Any person could
buy donuts and Gryphade.
Students were urged to show
their school support by
purchasing these items.
The Club is very busy
preparing for the Conference.
The co-ordinators are working
with the contestants for the
Job Interview and Miss DECA
Contests. The students are
busy preparing the menu for
the meal refreshments, and
setting up for registration and
the various things necessary
for the success of the
Conference.
The Gryphon Staff would
like to congratulate the D. E.
Club on being selected as the
host club for the Conference
and we wish them much
success.
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