Go Fighting
Bulldogs!
The Full Moon
Beat
Thomas ville!
Vol. 30 —No. 1
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
Council Revamps
SO. Publications
Publishing new student hand
books and student directories has
been cited as a major project of
the Student Council for this year.
In order to make it possible
for all students to be represent
ed, Student Council meetings are
scheduled to be held every Tues
day during fourth period, instead
of after school as in the previous
year. In addition, homeroom pe
riod will be extended five min
utes every Wednesday morning
so that homeroom representatives
may present reports of the meet
ings and students may present
their ideas to their representa
tive.
During the meeting September
24, plans were made to set aside
one day each month to recognize
all students whose birthdays oc
cur during that month. These
students will receive a “special
lunch” on that day, possibly in
cluding ice cream or cake. They
also will wear a small card so
that others may recognize them
as among the group to be honor
ed that day. September 27 was
to be observed as “Birthday Day”
for September.
During the initial meeting of
the Student Council September 17,
David Still, president, announced
the appointment of the following
committee chairmen: Lynn Cal-
der, assembly; David Still, school
calendar; Andy Cook, elections;
Tony Almond, finance; Tom
Webb, fire drill; Inez Furr, house
and grounds; Betty Herlocker,
publicity; Jan Claywell, social
committee; Terry Morgan, traf
fic; Paulette Braswell, bulletin
boards; and Sue Underwood,
handbooks. Lynn Calder, Nancy
Butler, and Tony Almond are al
so serving as vice-president, sec
retary, and treasurer of the stu
dent body, respectively. Mrs. T.
D. Young is serving as advisor.
The installation of student body
officers, class officers, and rep
resentatives is tentatively sched
uled for October 17.
Distributive Ed.
Studies Guide
Distributive Education classes
have begun a new program of
study which is based on an indi
vidual study guide. The study
guide, somewhat similar to a
■workbook, contains various proj
ects and studies pertaining to
the particular typ)e of work in
which each student is engaged.
Units to be studied by Dis
tributive Education I and Distrib
utive Education II have been
planned by the Board of Gover
nors of North Carolina for Dis
tributive Education, of which Mrs.
Sybil Brown, D. E. Coordinator,
is a member. This board of ten
persons meets once a month and
plans DECA club activities for
the state. The classroom instmc-
tion guide which this board has
prepared includes the following
course of study: for Distributive
Education I, school and business
relationships, sales development,
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All Set—Let's Go!
MOONBEAMS
Proud Juniors are anxiously
awaiting the results of the Sep
tember 23 meeting with Mr. Beal
who measured a number of flut
tering third fingers for
rings. Blue was unanimously de
clared the choice of color for
the gems of the 1965 class.
Enrollment
Enrollment this year at Albe
marle Senior High is larger than
ever before in the history of the
school. The Junior Class is the
largest with an enrollment of 234
students; the Sophomore Class,
next with 194 students; and the
Senior Class, third with 150 en
rolled students. This gives the
school a total of 578 students, 39
more than last year and three
more students than the building
was designed to accommodate.
Swirling Skirts Spur School Spirit
ASHS On The Air
Saturday, October 5, marked
the first broadcast of the newly
organized radio class which con
sists of Albemarle Senior High
School Students.
Each Saturday, the class, under
Miss Becky Stasavich’s super
vision, presents a fifteen minute
program over station WZKY. The
program pertains mainly to high
school news and club activities.
Monty Montgomery is the edi
tor of the staff and he will be
assisted throughout the year by
Gwen Sasser, news editor; Lar
ry Thomas, sports editor; and
Matilda Boone, feature editor.
Other members of the staff are
Terry Stiller, Martha Gantt, Mary
Henderson, Helen Lowder, Dar-
ell Newton, Kay Almond, and Sa
rah Cranford.
Miss Stasavich states that the
main reason for the club is to
promote interest in school activi
ties to those parents and friends
of the school who have no other
way to hear of the happenings in
the school. She also says that
she has an excellent staff and
predicts a fine year.
WELCOSOE!
Dear New Teachers,
At this time of the year we,
the Full Moon staff, wish to
join with each student of ASHS
in bidding you a hearty “wel
come.” j
We hope that you will find
the facilities pleasant and the
students cooperative.
If at any time you feel the
ne^ to express constructive
criticism or praise to the stu
dent body, please feel free to
make the Full Moon the media
by which you speak.
Again, we welcome you and
wish you happiness, success,
and an enjoyable year.
Cheerleaders for 1963-64 include three seniors, three juniors, and
two sophomores, making a total of eight enthusiastic young ladies.
The regular squad is joined in all its spirit-boosting activities by
four alternates.
The group began strenuous work-outs in mid-August under the
leadership of Laura Henderson, chief cheerleader. Several new
cheers have been added to the repertory over the summer. It is the
aim of the .squad to increase the effectiveness of the cheering sec
tion by teaching these new cheers to the student body and helping
them to improve on the old ones.
Cheerleaders, other than the
chief who is located in center
front of the picture, are, from
left to right, Barbara Peck, Lin
da Stonestreet, Mary Henderson,
Cynthia Freeman, Frances Anne
Miller, Brenda Peeler, and Gail
Byrd. Alternates are Tish Stock
ton, Jan Claywell, Ginny Rogers,
and Joanne McCommons.
Crossroaders
Begin Work
Plans for the staff heads and
their committees are getting un
derway for the 1964 edition of
the Crossroads.
Editing the annual this year are
Sharron Holt and her assistant,
Mary Napier.
Ibba Wilson, business manager,
is assisted by Tony Almond. TTie
business stair consists of Peggy
Hinson, Laura Henderson, Sue
Underwood, Judy Whitley, Pam
Tarleon, Rodney McSwain, Pat
Garrett, Robert Scarboro, Judy
Susan Cranford, Eddie Talbert,
Kay Cornelius, Nancy Fatkin, and
Molly Crowell.
Frances Trivette heads the lit
erary staff which includes Terry
Morgan, Leon Burleson, Terry
Stiller, Paulette Braswell, and
Linda Stonestreet.
Heading the art staff is Carol
Jean Leifer. Those on her staff
are Judy Herrin, Pam Lambeth,
Mary Montgomery, and Bobbie
Hall.
Barbara Furr is the photogra
phy editor, heading a staff com
posed of Ric Cain, Judy Hesley,
Susan Leonard, Pam Cooper,
Peffiy Tucker, Sherry Talbert,
Me^sa Beam, Helen Lowder,
Evelyn Morton, and Sarah Cran
ford.
Typing staff editor is Karen
Hatley. Her staff consists of
Sheila Shankle, Pat Lapierre,
Anita Wall, Wanda Holt, Bonnie
Benton and Bobbie Burleson.
ASHS Acquires
Four New Peds
Joining the ranks of the twenty-
seven teachers of the ASHS fac
ulty this fall are four new mem
bers.
Mrs. Barbara Helms, a former
teacher at our school, has return
ed this year to teach the sub
jects of business arithmetic, book
keeping, and Typing I. Mrs
Helms also assists in sponsoring
the Future Business Leaders of
America.
Miss Betty Richardson, who
teaches second and third year En
glish, is a graduate of Pfeiffer
College, and is the sponsor of the
Debate Club.
Miss Diane Thony>son, also a
graduate of Pfeiffer College,
teaches French I, English III, and
sponsors the Crossroads.
Mr. Walter Smith, a graduate
of Duke University, teaches soph
omore and junior English and is
an assistant coach of the football
team.
October 9, 1963
Attendance
Was Good At
College Day
College Day, a most imjwrtant
event to all seniors and juniors of
Albemarle Senior High School, as
well as to seniors of the Stanly
and Montgomery County schools,
was held in the Albemarle Sen
ior High School gymnasium Mon
day, October 7.
More than fifty persons from
North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Virginia represented various
fields including colleges, nurses’
schools, business schools, indus
trial centers, and the armed
forces.
Attending College Day from
nine o’clock until ten-thii^ were
the Albemarle seniors. Albe
marle juniors attended from ten-
thirty until eleven-thirty. The af
ternoon session, from twelve-fif-
teen until two o’clock, was de
voted to seniors of the Stanly and
Montgomery County schools. All
parents interested m interviewing
the representatives were invited
to attend.
The main purposes for having
College E>ay were the following:
to help the student decide which
schools are best suited for him,
to give the students some idea
as to the cost of the school he
would like to attend, and to let
the student know what is required
for entrance into any particular
school.
College Day was sponsored by
the National Honor Society with
Mrs. Fry and Mrs. Westerlund as
advisors. The concession stand
was operated by members of the
Honor Society.
Preceding College Day, stu
dents were given a paper of sug
gested proc^ure that would en
able them make a success of Col
lege Day.
Drannatics Class
To Present Plays
Two productions, one in the fall
and one in the spring, will be the
aim of a fourth perioid dramatics
class which will consist of Black
Masque Club members. Partici
pation will be open to all stu
dents; however, members will be
screened to limit the class mem
bership to approximately thirty
persons.
Money netted from the fall pro
duction, which will be held No
vember 22, will be divided pro
portionately with the Junior
Class which will receive seventy
per cent and Black Masque Club,
thirty per cent. The Spring play
gains will be distributed in the
same manner with the Senior
Class receiving the seventy per
cent. The Spring play will be
presented March 20.
Previously, students’ names
could be placed on Black Mas
que’s membership roll by merely
paying club dues, but this year
students will apply for the class,
prepared to show some ability in
the area of dramatics in which
they wish to take part. This
procedure places class member
ship on a competitive basis.
The book. Rehearsal, by Mi
riam A. Franklin, will be studied
in conjunction with the drama
club’s presentations during both
six-week courses.
Subjects Expanded, Equipment Added
New classes in science, math,
and business have been establish
ed this year, and during the sum
mer months, the school received
many new items to be used in all
departments of study.
For students who are taking
advanced biology this year, the
school bell rings at 7:30. En
rolled in the class are nineteen
students who have a specific in
terest in science or plan to enter
some biological profession. The
state does not provide a text book
in advanced biology. The stu
dents use reference books and
research material, so far as it
can be obtained. First semester
is devoted to the study of physi
ology, and second semester, to
anatomy.
Consumer math has been add
ed to the courses offered by the
math department. It is replacing
review math that was tau^t last
year.
This is the first year that plane
and solid geometry has been
taught as a combination course.
Students have a new book this
year called Contemporary Geom
etry. This course is different
from the course that was taught
last year.
English teachers have received
new teaching materials to aid
them in teaching. New gram
mar books for all three classes
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NOnCEl
A “Letters to the Editor'’
column will be open to all stu
dents and faculty members
beginning with the next issue
of the Full Moon. Any com
ment on any subject ^tal to
the interest of the student body
will be printed if space per
mits. Letters summitted will
have to be approved by ttie ed
itorial staff. No letter will be
published without the author’s
si^ture. Letters may be
si3>mitted to any member of
the Full Moon staff.