Page Four — THE GRYPHON —Thursday. February 10,1977
Honors Round Up
Rotary Couple Picked
Sherri Bynum and Danny
Claytor are The Rotary
Couple for the month of
January.
A student who likes
languages, Sherri, is in
terested in studying Span
ish and becoming a
translator. She plans to go
to Howard University.
Sherri enjoys bowling
and skating.
Danny will be attending
North Carolina State Uni
versity next year, and he
thinks he would like to
major in mathematics. He
is also considering comput
er science as his minor.
Danny has lived in many
parts of the United States.
His father works with a
construction company, and
they move often.
Danny enjoys golf and
basketball.
Sherri Bynum and Danny Claytor have been selected as Rotary Couple for the month of
'***DaIlS is a member of the National Honor Society. He is also on the American Foreign
Exchange Student Committee and president of his homeroom.
Sherri is also in the National Honor Society. She is a member of the DECA ^apter and a
Federal Homemakers of America aassroom Officer. Last semester Sherri served as
President of the Publications Committee.
Kiwanis Girl
Selected
Mary Sue Cummings has
been chosen Kiwanis per
son for January. Mary Sue
has taken seven years of
piano and plays the organ
at the Second Presbyterian
Church. She plans to major
in Nursing at ECU.
Mary Sue is also involved
in the Second Presbyterian
Church’s youth club. In
addition to playing the
piano, she enjoys sewing
and reading.
MARY SUE CUMMINGS PARTICIPATES: She is secretary of the National Honor
Society, a SRA representative and on the B- honor roll.
STUDENTS RECEIVE AWARDS: Melanie Ann Morgan,
Babette Brown, and Mary Ann Reid receive honorable
mention awards in National creative writing contest.
Creative Writing
Pupils Honored
If Plato was right when he
said, “art is the imitation of
beauty,” Mrs. Peggie Murray
must be teaching a class full of
mirrors in her creative writing
class, for three of her students,
Melanie Ann Morgan, Babette
Brown, and Mary Ann Reid
have received honorable men
tion awards in a National
creative writing contest spon
sored by Scholastic Magazines.
The official title for the
contest was “Students In-Sight
Competition.” The students
were to write a creative essay on
Sophomores who would like to
enroll in Child Care Services, a
two hour block course, are
required to have a semester of
Child Care Development in their
Junior year. One must be a
Senior in order to take Child
Care Services.
Child Care Services involves
classroom and on-the-job train
ing. Students go by bus to six
child care centers, Christ Child
Day Care, Weeks-Armstrong
Headstart, and Mount Pisgah
Presbyterian Church Day Care,
Raleigh Road Headstart, Bras
well School Kindergarten, and
Developmental Disabilities Cen
ter.
Mrs. Pat Epps said, “The
girls do everything a director
would do. They help with play
time, naps, meals, and helping
students on a one-to-one basis.
The girls spend three days in a
center and two days in the
class,” Mrs. Epps reported.
Homework isn’t required in
the program unless a center
director wants the girls to plan
Anaconda Wire
and
Cable Division
“An Equal Opportunity Employer”
“My 1976 World: What’s
Important to Me and My
Generation in ” (the
writers filled in the blank with
whatever topic they were going
to pursue). After reading each
letter that had to be postmarked
by October 16, 1976 the
Scholastic Magazine judges
awarded eight $250 scholar
ships, 16 cash prizes and 50
honorable mentions, of which
three came to Rocky Mount
Senior High. The winners will
be announced in the February
1977 Campus offer.
Selection Of Cbuple Postponed
To Participate In Child Care Services
Juniors Required Child Care Course
Teresa Everette, chairman of
the Human Relations Commit
tee, has announced that the
selection of the Human Rela
tions Couple has been suspend
ed.
The committee has decided to
postpone the selection of the
couples because they feel that
the selection criteria needs to be
changed. The committee also
feels they are not familiar with
the student body.
the next days lesson.
The course is something for
girls who haven’t decided what
they’re going to do after high
school. Senior High wanted to
increase opportunities for the
students who will receive little
or no training after high school.
However, college bound stu
dents can benefit from the
program.
The students rotate centers
every six or nine weeks
depending on when they can get
started with their lessons.
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