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Vol. 32 —No. 7
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
April I, 1966
School Lsadsrs Win N©w Honors
DANE PERRY
TOM WEBB
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Perfect Attendance
Perfect attendance results for
the previous six weeks grading
period are seniors, bringing up
the rear with 63; juniors, heading
the list with 88; and the sopho
mores, with 69, bringing the total
to 220. Congratulations, juniors!
Lion And Rotarian
Congratulations to Bob Hall and
Billy Wilhelm who have been
serving as Student Lion and Ro
tarian for the month of March.
Election Plans
March 7 and 8 were chosen as
registration days for sophomores,
new students, and any other stu
dents who had not previously
registered. Petitions circulated
March 9-15. Six rising seniors
petitioned the offices of President
and Treasurer, and 8 rising jun
iors petitioned the offices of Vice-
President and Secretary. Nomi
nating conventions took place
March 28, and campaign speeches
Were presented by the candidates
March 31. Elections will be held
April 5.
Graduation
For the first time, this year
baccalaureate and graduation ex
ercises will be combined into
One ceremony. Commencement is
scheduled for Friday night, June
' ■ High ~ • ’
Junior
School
3. in the
stadium.
Plans are that religious hymns
Will be used in the program, and
the invocation and benediction of
the baccalaureate service will be
retained. The combined service
Was decided upon after discussion
and voting on the proposal by the
Senior Class.
Two Students
Enter District
Science Fair
Two students in Mr. Hatley’s
Physics class entered projects in
^e South Piedmont Science Fair
•inducted Saturday, March 26, in
^e Charlotte Coliseum. Tommy
McSwain entered a project on
*ound waves and demonstration
an oscilliscope. Bill Trivette
prepared a project on light bulbs
a series and parallel. The pro
jects were judged in the afternoon
*nd displayed to the public until
p. m.
The physics class has just com
pleted a series of twelve expen-
**'ents on the properties of music
®nd sou id. It was from this study
{^at Toi-imy McSwain got the idea
*or his science project.
Six Achieve
High Honor Roll
Teresa Yow, Allison Harris,
Joy Vanderburg, Linda Long,
Marian Cranford, and Marlene
Whitley achieved the highest hon
or roll for the fourth six weeks.
Seniors making honor roll are
Buck Snuggs, Mike Waller, Wendy
Barry, Alberta Doby, Grey Game-
well, Nancy Ussery, Gwen Boyd,
Bobby Overcash, William Sherrill,
Cynthia Freeman, Sandy Kelley,
Jean Ray, Barbara Ann Smith,
Charles Daniel, Mark Cook, David
Smith, Jimmy Stockton, Tom
Webb, Vickie Alexander, Janis
Clarke, Charlotte Gantt, Fredia
Plyler, Pat Snipes, Joyce Story,
Robbie Vick, Ellen Wilson, Paul
Carder, Ned Hammond, Steve
Kendrick, Dane Perry, Carolyn
Eury, Barbara Lowder, Ginny
Rogers, Nancy Walker, Cecilia
Corne, Lorraine Davis, and Bar
bara Shaver.
Juniors attaining honor include
Merle Britt, Charleen Huneycutt,
Bill Hartsell, Elicia Harwood, Deb
bie Weemhoff, Catherine Kelley,
Betsy Miller, Jane Sanges, Bever
ly Tarltcn, Ann Underwood, James
DeTorre, Oroon Palmer, Betsy
Patterson, Joe Crumpler, Mark
Mabry, Paulette Balfrey, Joy
Schreyer, Ricky Burleson, Gerald
Hatley, Bruce Smith, Steve Brown,
Edwin Sides, Linda Biles, Beth
Eddins, Linda Laton, and Gail
Lowder.
Sophomores gaining honor are
David Hall, Alice Hinson, Cam
West, David Mills, Jane Nicholds,
Cynthia Noah, Jimmy Harwood,
Kitty Fisher, Sherry Lefler, and
Elaine Thompson.
Honor Society
Gives Tea For
Honor Rollers
The National Honor Society gave
a tea March 11 from 2:00-3:05 p.
m. in the Student Lounge for those
students who made the semester
honor roll.
Each student attending the tea
had previously received a written
invitation which allowed entrance
into the lounge. Students and
teachers were served cokes, cook
ies and Spanish peanuts. Deco
rations in the Student Lounge
followed the theme of St. Pat
rick’s Day. The bulletin board
displayed a Lucky Irishman sur
rounded with shamrocks. Names
of each student at the tea were
written in white ink on ^ pa^r
shamrock and attached to the
the windows of the lounge Music
for the Tea was provided by rec-
°*^The Honor Society Tea is an
annual event sponsored by the Na
tional Honor Society under the
leadership of Mrs. Frank Wester-
iund.
Perry, Webb
Are Morehead
Winners
Dane Perry and Tom Webb
have been awarded Morehead
Scholarships to study at the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Chap
el Hill. ^
The announcement was made
March 3 by Norman A. Cocke of
Charlotte, chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the John Motley
Morehead Foundation. A total of
102 North Carolina boys were re
cipients of the $5800 awards for
four years of study.
Dane, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Perry, Jr., is a National
Merit Finalist, president of the
Student Council, and a member of
the National Honor Society, the
Full Moon staff, and the varsity
wrestling team.
Tom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. T. Webb, Jr. He is the business
manager of the Crossroads year
book, president of the National
Honor Society, and a member of
the varsity football, basketball,
and golf teams.
The Morehead Foundation,
founded in 1945, first presented
awards in 1951. Other Morehead
Scholars from ASHS include Rich
ard Gordon Cashwell, 1955; Wade
Marvin Smith, 1956; David Lee
Grigg and Robert Lawrence Smith,
1957; Roger William Smith, 1959;
and Charles Palmer Brown, I960.
Juniors Honor
Seniors Tonight
At Annual Pronn
The 1965-66 Junior-Senior Prom
will be conducted tonight in the
gymnasium. Members of both the
Junior and Senior Classes have
received engraved invitations to
the annual event which will begin
at 8 p.m. and end at 12 midnight.
The name of the combo as well
as the theme has been kept a se
cret this year to add to the excite
ment. The combo that has been
secured consists of a trumpet, a
saxaphone, drums, an electric
guitar, and a piano.
Juniors began planning in Feb
ruary in order to complete the
theme in time. Actual work in
the gymnasium has been going on
for approximately a week. The
theme this year is one that has
never been attempted here.
H. T. WEBB, JR.
Richard Cashwell is now with
the Dept, of Admissions at UNC-
CH. Wade Smith, who received
his LLB degree at Chapel Hill, is
now in Raleigh, and David Grigg
who received his LLB degree at
Duke, is practicing in Charlotte.
Robert Smith received a Fellow
ship to study at the University of
Maine and earned his PH.D. in
chemistry. He is now doing re
search in chemistry at UNC-CH
Both Roger Smith and Charles
Brown are still in law school at
Chapel Hill.
Morehead Scholarships are pre
sented on the basis of outstanding
merit as reflected in academic
ability, character and leadership,
without consideration of need.
Mr. Webb
To Become
Superintendent
H. T. “Toby” Webb, presently
principal of Albemarle Senior High
School, will be promoted to the
position of Albemarle School Sup
erintendent at the end of the cur
rent school year. The promo
tion was announced March 10 at
the City Board Meeting as Claud
Grigg, current Albemarie School
Superintendent, stated his deci
sion of retirement after 47 years
of activity in public education.
Mr. Webb came to Albemarle in
1947 and was teacher and coach
of the football team for 12 years.
He was principal of Central Ele
mentary School during 1954-55 and
of Albemarle Junior High during
1958-60. In 1960 he advanced to the
principalship of Albemarle Senior
High.
Choirs Rate High
In District Meet
The Senior Choir, the Varsity
Singers, and the Sophomore Chor
us participated in the District
Choral Concert in Ovens Auditor
ium, Chariotte, March 10. The
Varsity Singers received a superior
rating, one of thirteen given in
the contest; the Senior Choir re
ceived an excellent plus rating;
the Sophomore Chorus, an excel
lent rating.
Forty-three choirs representing
thirteen different counties parti
cipated in the contest. Judges
were Miss Eula Tuttle, Grimsley
High School, Greensboro; Mr.
Richard Cox, UNC-G; and Mr.
Thane McDonald, Wake Forest
College.
Seven Attend
WDNCSCC
At Concord
The Western District North
Carolina Student Council Con
gress met at Concord High
School March 25 and 26.
Seven delegates were sent to
the convention by the Student
Council along with the adviser,
Mrs. T. D. Young. Delegates
were Dane Perry, voting dele
gate; Edwin Sides, voting dele
gate; Carol Renger, voting dele
gate; Tom Webb, discussion lead
er on Student-Faculty Relations;
Sandy Kelley, discussion leader
on Exchange Programs; and Julia
Nicoloutsou, exchange student.
The opening session consisted of
roll call and the keynote address.
This was followed by an adjourn
ment for discussion group sessions.
Afterwards students were taken to
homes for the remainder of the
afternoon to prepare for the ban
quet and dance to be given that
evening.
The following day more discus
sion groups were conducted and
the convention ended with a Gen
eral Session for campaign speech
es, voting, reports, and announce
ment of next year’s officers.
Students Combine Talents
For ‘Annie Get Your Gun'
The musical Broadway produc
tion, “Annie Get Your Gun,” fea
turing talents of the Dramatics
Club, chorus members, and the
Senior High Band was presented
March 24, 25 and 26 in the Albe
marle Senior High School audi
torium with the performances
beginning at 8 p.m.
- This sensational play, under the
direction of Miss Gaye Holshouser,
drama coach; Mr. Paul B. Fry,
chorus director; and Mr. George
T. Hauss, band director, was the
first major Broadway play ever to
be presented in the high school
auditorium.
Those who led the cast include
Jane Lowder as Annie Oakley:
Charles Daniel as Frank Butler;
David Smith, Charlie Davenport;
Tom Webb, Buffalo Bill; Tommy
Smith, Pawnee Bill; Bill Burney
Chief Sitting Bull; Cynthia Free
man, Dolly Tate; Nancy Almond,
Winnie Tate; Reed Furr, Tommy
Keeler; Danny Lisk. Foster Wil
son; and Johnny Helms, Fossie
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“Annie Get Your Gun” dur-
SrchS; production, which was given