Thursday, February 10,1977 — THE GRYPHON — Page Five
Students Earn
Nursing Degree
BALLET ATTENDED — A group of Senior High students attended a ballet performance in
Washington. The group was chaperoned by Mrs. Jackie Heston and Mr. Bill Rawls. Pic
tured above are. first row, left to right: Patty Reeves, Melanie Morgan, Mr. Rawls, Wendy
Cooper, Karen Dudley; second row: Drake Mann, Polly Mayo, Martha Harris, Patt Ed
wards, Denise Ward, Terri Berry, Theresa Mantis; third row: Robert Edge. Teresa
Whitley, Dale Beavens, James Bynum, and Jackie Roland.
Area Citizens Travel To D.C. To View Play
On Saturday, Dec. 18, 1976,
Rocky Mount Senior High
Drama students, teachers, and
members of the community
visited Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C. They viewed
“Sleeping Beauty” by the
American Ballet Theatre.
The group traveled by bus,
taking a bag lunch to eat on the
way to Washington. After
arriving at the Center, they
toured the three theaters of
Kennedy Center. They then
went to view “The Sleeping
Beauty” production.
Several students commented
on the impressiveness of the
performance. Jackie Rowland
said, “It captured everyone’s
total attention. I was on the
edge of my seat watching it.”
Drake Mann felt that “the
scenery was the most elaborate I
had ever seen. It was ultimate,
capital, stupendous.” It seemed
as if all the people attending
were very impressed. Joy
Richardson commented, “It was
wonderful, fascinating; some
thing I had never seen before.”
After the performance, the
group left to return to Rocky
Mount. They ate at McDonalds
on the way home.
Edgecombe Technical Insti
tute has annoucned a new
course in Nursing which will be
available to interested students
starting in September, 1977.
This is a two-year (24 month)
program which leads to an
Associate Degree in Nursing.
Credits from this course may be
transferred into a four-year
program leading to a B.S.
degree. (If a student can study
for only one year, he or she will
be eligible to take the
examination to become a
Licensed Practical Nurse at the
end of the first year).
In order to enter this course, a
student must be a High School
graduate or the equivalent and
satisfactorily pass the Admis
sions Board Test.
Students will receive both
academic courses and clinical
nurses courses. The clinical
work is done in hospitals in the
surrounding four-county area
affiliated with this program.
These hospitals are located in
Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, and
Halifax counties. Stipervised
practice is given at all times for
the nurses courscs in a
laboratory situation.
The starting salary for a
Licensed Practical Nurse now
ranges from S400 to $500 per
month. The other nursing
positions pay even more
depending on the hospital one
becomes affiliated with and the
level of education achieved.
The employment opportuni
ties in the field of nursing are
unlimited. Hospitals throughout
the nation have been crying for
more nurses for years. Edge
combe Tech’s new Nursing
Program is a golden opportunity
brought to our front door. Not
only is it convenient, but it’s
most reasonable.
Are you interested? Would
you like more details? Jiist call
Mrs. Maggie Gilliam, the
Guidance Counselor, at 1-823-
5166.
Students Advised At Social Studies Emporium
“The program was very
worthwhile for the students and
the teachers.” That comment
came from Mr. Mike Brown,
who with Mrs. Sarah Brown,
supervised a group of students
from Rocky Mount Senior High
to a Social Studies Emposium at
East Carolina University. The
Program was held on December
16, 1976.
The Program was divided into
two sections. One section was
devoted to the teachers, and the
subject was; “The South; Past,
Present and Future.” The
“Past” part of the Emposium
deals with how the South
became a distinctive area, with
its certain stereotypes. The
“Present” section was present
ed in a political point of view. It
discussed where the South was
politically and what its political
future might be later. The
“Future” of the South was
discussed in a literary manner.
Various types of literary
materials were discussed in a
way as to examine where the
South is heading in the future.
The teachers’ section of the
Emposium was presented main
ly by lectures by professors.
For the students’ area of
participation, an “acquaint
ance” program was conducted.
The students were acquainted
with the curriculum of a social
studies major and the pros and
cons of being a social studies
major. The students were
helped by graduate students
and professors.
Mr. Brown pointed out, -“The
students seemed to enjoy the
program and most expressed a
positive attitude toward the
program.” Mr. Brown also
indicated that there would
probably be such a program
next year and that he felt Senior
High would participate.
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