Thursday, September 30, 1976—THE GRYPHON—Page Seven
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Colleges Visit
College Night was held in the
Rocky Mount Senior High
lunchroom September 16, at
7:30 p.m. Many colleges were
represented including Duke,
Meredith, Wesleyan, North
Carolina State and The Uni
versity of North Carolina. Well
over 100 people showed up.
Drake Mann was heard to
comment “In my opinion this
year’s college night is much
more organized than it was last
year.” Elizabeth Wilson, anoth
er senior, said “I think that the
counselors have been very
helpful in answering all our
questions about their colleges.”
Many representatives were
asked if their registration had
increased this year, and almost
all answers were either “yes”
or “they have remained the
same.” Wesleyan College has a
20 percent increase, and the
United States Marine Corps said
their registration was better too.
The number of girls rose from
2200 to 3600 according to Mr.
Dave Walker, a Gunnery
Sergeant. The reason he stated
was that all occupations are
open to women except the
Combat Arms because women
aren’t allowed to be where they
can get shot at.
Students Attend School
Three Rocky Mount Senior
High students, Martha Harris,
Cindy Hartman, and Richard
Oxendine, attended the Gov
ernor’s School at Salem College
in Winston-Salem last summer.
Martha was chosen to attend
Governor’s School for dance.
Richard and Cindy were chosen
for academics. From July 5 to
August 15 the three of them
attended classes in their chosen
area of study. Martha attended
dance class while Richard
studied social sciences and
Cindy natural sciences.
At Governor’s School they
attended as many as four
classes a day. From 8:30-9:45
and again in the afternoon the
“area-I” classes were taught.
These were classes dealing with
one student’s area of concentra
tion. The “area 11” classes
taught next dealt with a
person’s coping with his
knowledge. Area III classes
dealt with student’s problems.
This was taught twice a week.
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PNB
Students Get Help
“P-U-B, the baddest group
you’ll ever see.” This slogan
was very widely heard all over
Wesleyan College campus this
summer.
P-U-B stands for Project
Upward Bound, a federally
funded program formed to help
enrich underprivileged high
school age students, whose
interests is in bettering their
education. The Rocky Mount,
Tarboro-Nashville area Upward
Bound program is held on the
campus of North Carolina
Wesleyan College.
Students from many area
schools attended the Upward
Bound program this summer
and took five 45 minute classes:
English, Math, Humanities,
Biology, ^nd Development, and
one three hour class in
Jornalism or Theatre. Extra
curricular activities included
basketball, volleyball, parties,
rap sessions, and movies.
At the annual Awards
Banquet this summer Rocky
Mount Senior High Upward
Bound student took most of the
awards. They are: Terri Hines,
Biology and English; Denise
Jones, Development, English,
and Basketball; Frieda Jordan,
Journalism; Joseph Williams,
Humanities, Math and Basket
ball and Isaac Gray, Math.
Rocky Mount Senior High
Upward Bound students are:
Terri Hines, Emerson Harrison,
Denise Jones, Frieda Jordan,
Cheryle Powell, Cehon Scruggs,
Derwood Thorpe, Joseph Wil
liams and Isaac Gray.
High school graduates, who
will be attending college this fall
took summer school courses in
English, and Math and had their
credits transferred to the school
they will be attending this fall.
During the regular academic
year. Upward Bound students
are tutored in classes that they
are taking in regular school.
High school seniors are aided in
applying to schools and in
applying for financial aid.
Students Tell Feelings
Over 50 new students have
come to Rocky Mount Senior
High School this year from
schools other than R.M. Wilson
Junior High School. Although
some of the students are from
Rocky Mount and have trans
ferred from schools in the area a
lot of students have come from
other states.
Two girls have have come to
Rocky Mount Senior High from
area schools are Lou Land
Barbee and Stephanie Hender
son. Lou Land attended N.E.W.
Christian Academy last year.
When asked how she liked
Senior High this year she said
“I love it. The people are so
nice.” Stephanie Henderson
attended Rocky Mount Acade
my last year. She says she
enjoys being in a large school.
She likes the idea of more
people and more clubs. Stepha
nie also says she thinks the
football games are fun.
Two boys who have come to
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Rocky Mount Senior High from
schools out of state are Jeff
Harvard and Bob Payne. Jeff
attended Toppenish High
School in Toppenish, Wash, last
year. He says the subjects are
about the same as what he had
last year but he enjoys more
freedom this year.
Bob Payne attended Baylor
School in Chattanooga, Tenn.
He says he also likes school here
but he was more independent at
his other school,
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