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Early Spring2002 Volume 31 Edition 3 Thirty-First Year of RibL'cation An official Publication of the Journalism Class of Rocky Mount Senior High School Tough Times, Tough Choices Shmita BallJc, Slall'Writcr Conference Champs Oabrlel Rodriguez, Sports Editor Evciy (lay brings tlic last day of school a little closcr. Ev- ciyoncgoLs excited tliinking about summer. For graduat ing seniors tliLs excitement is mixed witli tenx)r. We know (hat major coiporatioiis :ue announcing iruyor lay oils sucli ;LsI'brd,CDC,Si)rint, and Aegeus. Saiali Ixe profits were down eighty percent from 2000. This leads us to ask tlie questions: Wliat career do I want to pursue? Is my ca reer choice safe and lasting? If it is,how can I keep it tliat way? Fii-st, when deciding your caieer, you might want to make an aijpointment witli RMSH Vocational Coun selor, Mrs. D. Allen. Wlien asked how students can pre- I)aie for dieir careers, Mrs. Alien said, “Tlie fii-st tiling students should do is to take all tlie advantages tliat Rocky Mount Senior High offers such as cai'eer and vocational caieer classes. Students can also take career opportuni ties such as job shadowing, caieer days, and ASVAB.” Also Mrs. Alleii has a goal eacli year to talk to (lie soi)ho- mores about dieir careers and tlieir futures. At die same time she also helps Uicm to plan dieii' cai'eers dirough 1 he Career Choices in Noitli Cai'olina publication along wilh a Cai'cer Exploration form which helps answer some of tlieir quesdons about dieir cai eer. Wlien choosing a cai eer you need to keep in mind di.Tt diere ai'e no guai'antees tliat die career diat you choose wall remain safe and secure. Rocky Mount Senior High Presents; G;p:^io de Bergerac ' April 18th Admission is $2 Get your tickets from any Draina student or purchase in room 106 from Mrs. Hester 'llicrc were .six sccoiids left in die Iburtli quarter. 'Ilie score: Gryplioiis C.5, Knigiils 63. Tnivis Harvey is under our home net ready for an inlxnind pass. He ciilled for a lime out Init tJiere were not time outs left. NortJieni gjiined bodi die (crii- uical foul sliols :uid ixxsscssioii of tlic bjill. Sliaii>en Ijcwis was on die line vviUi two free dirow sliols, he missed tlie first bul liit die second. Flic score: fi,5-64 and (inic was running out, Michael Deloatch fired a shot but misscdjolly Miuiiiinjj grabbed die rebound giving die Giyplis die win and die G)u- fcrence Cluunpionsliip. Continued on Page 2. Southwest Gets a Scare Ml2abettiMaaatoglU,A£atstant Editor Soudiwcst Edgecombe High School in Rnetops, NC, kis fallen into die Columbiiic-esquc pattern of liit lists anti aj- rests. Late SuiKky niglit, Fcbmary 2-1, a call «as placcd to tlic Edgccombe Couiity sherifl’s ofTicc from a concenicd par ent llicir cliild liad told diem al»ut a possible liit list, plot ted by two SEHS students. Following an im'cstigation, at 3;un Monday, the house of a 17-year-old SliHS female was searched, and tlie suspected liit list was found. Aiiotlier sus pect, a 15-year-old male from tlie sciiool, was detained, wliilc die female was taken in for questioning^ ,Tllie Iiit list included more dian 20 people, includin^'Sncl^^ students. The people on tlie hit list were informed, and a letter was .sent home to parents on Monday. I^w enforcement pre.sence at vSoudi- west was uicreased on Monday to make die students feel safer, but diat presciKc was reduced by Tuesday. Tuesday, I'ebruary 26, bodi students were chai-ged \vitli conspiracy to liann the students and teachers on tlie list Ginger Adcock, a SJLHS senior, was listed as a resident of Greenville, NC. Authorides believe that she was residing widi reladves. The 15-year-old male was additionally cliarged widi soliciting otli- ers to commit a crime widi a deadly weapon. His name will not be released because of his status as a juvenile. Bodi of the student were expelled from die Edgccombe County school system, and will not be returning tliis year. Plans for die future education of diese two youtlis is not definite as of die press deadline. c crK loi page 2 sTooTh in In? |igh ^orcer^? The real stor^ page + &• /K v5fx=eial Quiz page 7
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