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Page Twelve — THE GRYPHON — Thursday, February 10,1977 f The Governor’s School Nominees are left to right: bottom row; Karen Dudley, Polly Mayo, Angela Ryals and Joni Thrower; the second row: Janett Kitts, Teresa Everette and Carol Lehman; the top row: David Goff, Clarence Wiggins and Cheryl Bryant. Governor’s School Nominees Selected For Work In Academic And Art Fields Cheryl Bryant, Teresa Ever ette, David Goff, Janet Kitts, Carol Lehman, Clarence Wig gins, Karen Dudley, Joni Thrower, Polly Mayo and Angela Ryals have been nominated to the Governor’s School of North Carolina by local school authorities. Angela Ryals was nominated to the school as an outstanding instrumental band student. Joni Thrower was nominated to attend in the field of choral music. Karen Dudley along with Polly Mayo was nominated to study drama. Cheryl Bryant, Teresa Everette, David Goff, Janet Kitts, Carol Lehman, and Clarence Wiggins were nomi nated for their superiority in academic areas. Nominees to the Governor’s School are chosen from a select number of students with high LQ?^iest a. consistently respectable grade average. The student should Band Celebrates Mardi Gras On February 16, the Rocky Mount Senior High Marching Band will leave to go to New Orleans to take part in the Mardi Gras Celebrations. One hundred and sixty-one students will go on the trip for six days. The band has set a goal of $15,000 as the amount needed in order to pay travel and motel expenses. Mr. John Sykes, director of the band, stated that this goal is divided into three areas. He said that the band hopes to raise $5,000 from candy sales, $5,000 from concert ticket sales, and $5,000 in donations from local organiza tions and businesses. After one candy sale $2,500 has been raised. Donations have exceeded the goal with $5,600 already received. The band also has earned $1,900 from the Maynard Fergerson and the Christmas concerts. Mr. Sykes commented that a second candy sale is underway in which an additional $2,500 should be raised, and the winter Jazz Band Concert ticket sales should reach and surpass the desired goal. Another $1,500 is expected to be donated to the band. However, if the band fails to raise the money, and goes into debt, the spring Jazz Band Concert should pay for any unforeseen debts. After having raised $10,000 already, the band is almost certain to reach its goal with the candy sale and the concert proceeds according to Mr. Sykes. He stated, “From now on the word is GO. We’re sure we’re going.” After arriving in New Orleans, the band will partici pate in two parades: one on Thursday, Feb. 17, and one on Saturday, Feb. 19. The parade on Saturday is the biggest parade in New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festivities Telephone 442-2159 Cleaning 571 North Raleigh St, : SUNSET PHARMACY 446>5333 1601 W. Thomas back to nature Authorized' Schwinn and Peugeot dealer “We service and repair all makes of bikes” Bahne Skateboards Ph. 442-7119 Mayor Approves Proposed Program To help solve the unemploy ment problem among teenagers in Rocky Mount, Mr. Samuel Gray of the Human Relations Commission has proposed the Mayor’s Fellows Program. The Mayor’s Fellows Program will provide jobs for teenagers. This program has met with the Mayor’s approval. Approximately 20 students will work for the city government for one hour a day Monday through Friday for six weeks. At the end of six weeks, these students will be replaced by 20 more students. Each student will be assigned to a specific department in which he will perform specific duties thus enabling him to learn more about that department and city government in general. At the present time, an attempt is being made to obtain funding for the program so that the participating students can be compensated for the time that they spend working. However, if the grant cannot be obtained in time for the program’s beginning, the stu dents will be asked to work on a volunteer basis. The program is designed to stimulate student interest in the local government and help them understand the role that the city government plays. The program will also assist students in getting jobs with the city for the summer. The Mayor’s Fellows Pro gram is slated to begin some ■time in early February. Appli cations for the program will be given out on a first come first serve basis. Students will be selected for the program by a committee headed by Mr. Mike Anderson. also demonstrate creativity and have an unreserved amount of motivation. The duration of Governor’s School is seven weeks during the summer, and the partici pants from North Carolina will live and study on the campus of Salem College in Winston- Salem. The final selection for vv 1111 r, iriuii ine Winston-Salem College and the winners will be notified in April. Petition Rejected For Bikeway Grant An application by the City of Rocky Mount for a grant for a new bikeway running from approximately the ABC store on Sunset to Western Avenue has iiiv tjiaic consisting of seven miles of marching through New Orleans to the Mississippi River where the parade will be locally televised from the Rivergate, a convention center. The band will have some free time for some sight-seeing. They will go on excursions up the Mississippi River and will explore the city’s notorious French Quarter. The band members will go to the Superdome, the largest roofed stadium in the world, and if the New Orleans Jazz basketball team has a home game during the time the band will be in New Orleans, the band members may be able to see the pro team play. of North Carolina. The Federal Highway Ad ministration must approve grants for bikeways. The petition was submitted to the State of North Carolina. The state selects the petitions to be sent to the Federal Highway Administration. The petition didn’t meet with approval, and was turned down. There were many reasons for turning it down, but the two basic ones are cost and incon venience. To build this bikeway there woiila nave to be construction of ucw uiiugji* to accommodate the bikeway. New and different traffic lights would have had to be put up, and new lanes made for the bikes. This could have been an inconvenience for the other traffic. Dr. A. W. Sharer, Chairman of the bikeways committee, said the idea hasn’t been totally abolished. Another meeting will be scheduled to re-examine the petition, to see whether any modifications should be made, or whether to re-submit it the way it is now. Dr. Sharer believes that in the future bikes will become more common as a way of transportation to work and school. The proposed bikeways will make the use of bikes in traveling much safer. UIE'U GIUE VOU fUll [REDIT In the Community College of the Air Force It’s an entirely new concept! College credit, transferable, for your training and experience during .vour enlist ment. If you want to become a pro fessional in one of more than a hundred vocational areas, ask to see our new general catalog. Air Force n^^n women can make it in so many differ ent ways. We’d like you to be one oi us. Air Force, A Great Way of Life. Billy R. Bennett 201 Dominick Dr. Rocky Mt., N.C. 27801 Phone: 442*2718
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