At District Conference
DEC A Wins Awards
The Rocky Mount Senior High
Distributive Education Club is
being noticed all over the state.
The club won a blue ribbon
and a three hundred dollar cash
prize for its entry in the state
fair. The entry consisted of
advice on “whipping inflation
now.” The D. E. club connected
several panels into a display
and to quote the D. E. teacher,
Mr. Horne, “had a boxer
beating the heck out of in
flation.”
On October 29th the District
3B Leadership Conference, the
local club ran away with many
awards. The President and
Historian elected for the district
chapter were both Seniors from
Rocky Mount. They are Luanne
Denson, President and as
Historian, Veronica Yates.
In the job interview, contest,
Issac Grey was selected as the
winner and will go on to stiffer
competition levels.
Among the top five finalists in
the Miss DECA contest were
Vicki Loveshin and Gevonda
Braswell.
DECA is looking for student
AWARDS RECEIVED—Veronica Yates, Luanne Denson,
Gevonda Braswell, Issac Grey, Tony Barnes, and Vicki
Loveshin received awards at the District 3B Leadership
Conference.
Honor Society
Taps Members
The Wita A. Bond
chapter of the National
Honor Society tapped
fifteen new members
Monday, Nov. 17 in the
school auditorium.
After a devotional by
Jerome Gardner, Gil
Fountain, president,
welcome the guests and
delivered the torchlight
speech.
The president then ex
plained the qualifications
for membership in the
society. Holly Harris spoke
on character, Linda Layton
on scholarship, Reginald
Sumner on leadership, and
Laura Davenport on ser
vice.
The lapping then
proceded with the
traditional presentation of
scroll and candle to the new
» members, signifying in-
duction into the society.
Amy Rodwell provided the
music for the ceremony.
New members tapped
into the society, all seniors,
were Robin Bass, Lee
Bennett, Kenneth
Braswell, Lisa Durham,
Tonya Knight, Joseph
Mallory, Teresa Mosley,
Ken Scalf, Barrett Scott,
Phil Viverette, Frederick
Weeks, John Wells, Sandy
Wilgus, Juanchenia
Williams, and Judy Lee
Willis.
After the tapping the
president administered the
oath of office.
The old and new mem
bers attended a dinner that
evening at the YMCA
Banquet room under the
direction of NHS advisors
Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy and
Mrs. Suzanne Sifford.
support this month. Students
will be selling chocolate Crunch
Bars and Reeses Peanut Butter.
Cups in order to make project
money.
Vol. 2, No. 3
GRYPHON
Rocky Mount Senior High Rocky Mount, N.C. 27801 November 26, 1975
GUPTON DIRECTS—Mr. Larry Gupton will direct the High
School Chorus and Company’s performance of Handel’s
“Messiah.”
Chorus To Sing
Holiday Concert
On December 4, at 8:00 p.m.
the High School Chorus and
Company will open the
Christmas concert season with
an extensive production of
Handel’s “Messiah,”under the
direction of Mr. Larry Gupton.
The full-scale concert will be
in the school auditorium. “The
Messiah” will be performed by
the chorus, consisting of 125
students, a few faculty mem
bers, piano accompanist Mr.
Gene Feathersone, and a six
teen-piece orchestra organized
by Dr. Paul Topper, head of the
string department at East
Carolina University.
Tickets may be bought from
any choir member on days
preceding the concert. Ad
mission charges are two dollars
for adults and one dollar for
students.
The chorus has been working
since September on this rather
difficult piece. Baroque music
involves difficult chord
progressions and unusual
breathing techniques. This style
is hard to leam and hard to
teach. The choir will sing six
choruses from memory.
The many different solos will
be performed by both teachers
and students. The soprano solos
will be sung by Deborah Stokes,
a student; and Dorothy Parker,
a teacher at Parker Junior
High. The alto solos will be
performed by Norma Turnage,
publicity director for the city
schools; and Sandy Matthews, a
teacher of general music at
Parker Junior High. Danny
McCullum, a student and one
other, as yet undetermined,
person will be tenor solists. Dell
Beavens, also a student will
sing the bass solos.
DELEGATES CHOSEN—Helo Martins, Corbi Buliuck, and Boon McGee attended the North
Carolina Association of Student Councils meeting in Kannapolis.
Students Selected As
Morehead Nominees
Two girls from Rocky Mount
Senior High have been named
semifinalists in the competition
for the Morehead Scholoarship.
Corbi Buliuck and Terri Gard
ner will face district com
petition in January.
The two were selected on the
basis of inteiriews before a
committee of Carolina alumni
November 14. Scholastic
achievement is not the only
criteria for the scholarship;
involvement in school and
community activities is also
essential. This is only the
second year in which girls have
been involved in the com
petition; they may outweigh the
requirement for involvement in
sports by involvement in
numerous extracurricular
activities.
Corbi is very active in student
government; she is president of
the Student Organization. She is
a member of the Gryphon staff,
doing much of the photography
for the paper. She is a member
of the National Honor Society.
Out of school she may be found
at the Atlantis, where she works
part time. At college, Corbi
hopes to study physical
education
Terri is editor-in-chief of the
Gryphon, secretary of the
National Honor Society, and a
member of the Elections
Committee. She devotes a great
deal of her time to the Now
Generation Singers, a Christian
singing group of which she is a
member.
Both Corbi and Terri have
been recognized numerous
times for their scholastic
achievement, but they em
phasize that scholarship alone
is not enough. “I enjoy beinp
with people,” said Terri. ‘
definitely not a hrv>}y-.