Thursday, December 16,1976 — THE GRYPHON — Page Five
Hardy Receives
Teacher Award
Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy was
named Teacher of the Week on
November 16 by the North
Carolina Association of Edu
cators. Teachers of this associ
ation were sent memorandums
and voted on the teacher of their
choice.
Mrs. Hardy explained she
knew nothing about being
named Teacher of the Week
until the day afterwards.
Attending jury duty during the
time she was selected, Mrs.
Hardy said she returned to
school with congratulations and
was very confused as to what
was going on. When the news
was announced she replied, “I
was quite honored and sur
prised.”
This is Mrs. Hardy’s 18th
year of teaching school.
Although she has mostly taught
English during her teaching
career, Mrs. Hardy has also
taught some Algebra, Physics,
and Journalism. Mrs. Hardy has
taught at Rocky Mount Senior
High since 1965.
TEACHERS HONORED — Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy and Miss Kate Paries
recognition in November. Mrs. Hardy was Teacher of the Week. Miss Kil..iuu
after her, The Kate Parks Kitchin Advisor Award, and also received the award
xks Kitchin received special -i»t
virgamzations htart New
Miss Kitchin Awarded Honor
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At the North Carolina
Association of Student Councils
held at Millbrook Senior High in
Raleigh, Nov. 13-15, Miss Kate
Parks Kitchin was honored by
her many years of service.
She was presented an award
by Steve Shelby of Charlotte,
student vice president of the
association. The award, the
Kate Parks Kitchin Advisor
Award, will be presented for
outstanding service to the North
Carolina Student Council As
sociation.
Miss Kitchin was also given a
certificate called the Dis
tinguished Service Award of the
National Association of Student
Councils. The executive secre
tary of the association. Miss
Frances Bounds, presented the
award.
Four students from Rocky
Mount Senior High attended the
convention with Miss Kitchin;
Cassandra Thorp and Die
Osterkamp, presidents of the
sophomore and junior classes;
Elisa Gonzales, the foreign
exchange student from RMSH;
and Kaye Batts as secretary of
the Eastern District.
They were among the
approximately 468 students
attending the convention. The
students stayed in homes of
Millbrook students while the
advisors stayed in the Plantation
Inn.
Seminars took place, mainly
discussions of “Youth and the
Law” and “Women and the
World of Work.” There were
also campaign speeches made
by participating students.
Junior Booster Onb
This year the Junior Booster
Club has a new co-advisor, Mike
Brown. Patti Reeves is the head
of the banner committee that is
selling pennants for basketball.
The club wants the students to
support the wrestling team
more, and next year they hope
to have more boys join.
the Distributive Education Club
of America. The students
worked on sales demonstrations
along with advertising and
display. In February the District
Conference will be held at
Wilson Fike.
PiqjUs Attend Leadership
Workshop At Wesleyan
VICA
The Vocational Industrial
Clubs of America’s key chain
and barbecue sale were both a
success. More key chains were
ordered because of the demand.
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Phalanx Gub
Next week the Phalanx Club
will start a Christmas toy drive
to help the Jaycees. These toys
will go to the needy children,
and students are urged to bring
all the toys they can. The
Phalanx Club is also selling
chocolate crunch and almond
bars to raise more money for the
club.
DECA
Did you receive a blow pop in
your homeroom one day? The
week of November 15-19 was
National DECA Week. DECA is
School Spirit
The School Spirit Club wishes
more teacher participation in
the Pep Rallies.
The 1976 Human Relation
Leadership Workshop was held
at Wesleyan College on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, Nov. 19,
20, and 21.
The workshop was sponsored
by the Human Relations
Commission of Rocky Mount
and was chaperoned by its staff.
Students from area schools.
Rocky Mount Academy, North
ern Nash Senior High, West
Edgecombe Senior High, and
Rocky Mount Senior High
attended the workshop. There
were approximately 60 students
participating.
The first sessions were given
on the law. General area
lawyers gave lectures on the
rights of the people. Discussion
groups were broken down so
that there would be an equal
amount of students from the
schools. Representatives were
taught how to get in touch with
themselves by searching for
their strengths and weaknesses.
The last session was on ways to
help students’ own student
governments problems.
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