E The Full Moon
VoL 33 — No. 7 Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C. March 31, 1967
21 STUDENTS MERIT SALESMANSHIP AWARDS
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Bonnie Bowden and David Edwards, top sellers in the candy sale, bargain with each other over a
left-over bar of the World’s Finest Chocolate.
Tunior Class Plans Annual Prom
Candy Sale
Draws To End
At the conclusion of the
ASHS candy sale, prizes were
awarded to the school’s top
salesmen.
First prize of $25 went to
Bonnie Bowdon who sold $204
worth of the World’s Finest
Chocolate; David Edwards re
ceived $15 as second prize for
selling $81 worth; and third
prize winner, receiving $10 for
selling $78 worth, was Billy
Burr.
Because ASHS had many out
standing salesmen a fourth
prize of $5 went to the follow
ing students: Terry Davis, Deb
bie Weemhoff, Jimmy Schooley,
Dianna Spence, and Louise
Harrington. A fifth prize of
$3 was awarded to Annette
Broome, Betty Hinson, Marian
Cranford, Terry Townsend
and David Wilhoit.
Names drawn from the
“ASHS Mystery Pot” were
Gene Hearne, Randy Burton,
Stan Hedrick, Ronnie Bunting,
and Janice Mauldin. Each stu
dent who had sold 12 bars of
the World’s Finest Chocolate
was eligible for this prize of
$3.
Twenty dollars in prizes went
to students discovering “ASHS
mystery buyers.” Rev. G. Shep
Russell was discovered by
Cathy Casper; Joe Burleson by
Debbie Lander; Mrs. Jane Dil-
lion and Dr. Dobbs were dis
covered by Missy Hartseli.
The grand homeroom prize
was won by Mrs. Gehring’s
homeroom which sold $509
worth of candy.
Congratulations to these out
standing students!
Schmidt Tells
Students Of
Gernnan Life
Miss Cristl-Marie Schmidt of
Wuppertal, Germany, spoke to
the student body during a sixth
period assembly Thursday,
March 9.
Miss Schmidt is an associate
professor of Pfeiffer College
where she teaches German and
French. She was awarded a Ful-
bright Travel Grant that en
abled her to teach in the United
States for one year. She will re
turn to Germany in August.
Holding a master’s degree
from Geottingham University in
Germany, Miss Schmidt has al
so studied at the Sorbonne,
Paris, and in England. In her
native country she taught
French and English.
Students heard Miss Schmidt
speak of the many aspects of
Germany. She gave a brief his
tory and centralized on the type
of life Germans led. The phy
sical features of the country,
such as the Berlin Wall, and the
actions of the government were
outlined.
Andy Cotton, senior, intruduc-
ed Miss Schmidt to the students.
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Accepts 14
A training session for 14 new
members of the journalism
class began during the last week
of Marcn and will extend for a
period of approximately six
weeks*
Those students who were se
lected to serve on The Full
Moon staff are Tom Adams, Jiil
Anderson, Mary Kay Austin,
Karen Moose, Gail Fisher, Al
len Justus, Neesie Huneycutt,
Tim Morgan, Patricia Ra^ Den
nis Rickman, Dick Ross, Teresa
Wagoner, Susan Wolf, and Da
vid Hall. „ .,
Of the new members,
is the only junior to be selected.
Members of the Junior Class
are planning the upcoming Jun-
ior-Senior Prom, annually given
in honor of the Senior Class.
The event, which is to take
place on the night of April
14, from 8:30 to 12:00 in the
school gymnasium, is to be open
to all Albemarle Senior High
School Seniors and Juniors and
their dates.
Co-heading the class in its
work on the Prom are David
Mills, Junior Class president,
and Beth Burris.
Members of the class are
divided into the following com
mittees; Promotions: Dianna
Spence, David Hall, Myra Whit
ley, Mary Ann Little, Fossie
Webb, and Pam Medling; Band
Committee: Jane Lowder, chair
man, Billy Corriher, Mike Frick,
Marvin Smith, and Alan Cooke;
Refreshment Committee: Jane
Nicholds, chairman, Sandra
Cranford, Kitty Fisher, and Kar
en Rummage; Theme Commit-
tte: Beth Burris, Ronnie Bur
ris, Alice Hinson, Diane Blake,
and Kitty Fisher;
I MOONBEAMS |
Lion And Rotarlan
Joe Beaman and Banks Gar
rison served as Student Lion
and Rotarian, respectively, for
the month of March. Congratu
lations, boys!
GATB
Miss Martha Melton, Youth
Counselor for the Employment
Security Office interpreted
GATB (General Aptitude Test
Battery) results for seniors
Wednesday, March 15, and
Thursday morning, March 16.
The purpose of the interpre
tation is to determine those
areas in which a student may
find success.
Technical schools of North
Carolina and the State Employ
ment Office use these results
in school and job placement.
Band Contest
Fifty-three members of the
Senior High Band will travel
to Greensboro April 12 to par
ticipate in the state band con
test. They will play a march
and four other numbers select
ed from group four music.
Invitation Committee: Mary
Austin, chairman, Kitty Fisher,
Betty Holt, and Betty Fesper-
man; Chaperone Committee:
Fossie Webb and Jane Nicholds;
Decoration Committee: Mary
Austin, Anne Ayers, Patricia
Burleson, Beth Burris, James
Brooks, Betty Fesperman, Kitty
Fisher, David Hall, David Mills,
Betty Holt, Roger Lisk, Sally
Watkins, Judy McCommons,
Johnny Little, Diane Blake,
Jane Lowder, Pam Medling, Me
lanie Morehead, Ronnie Burris,
Jane Nicholds, Barry Smith,
Fossie Webb, David Whitley,
Mike Frick, Linda Copeland,
Missy Pegram, Reed McSwain,
Dianna Spence, Kay V/addell,
Myra Whitley, Sherry Lefler,
and Marvin Smith.
Money to finance the Prom
Wolf To Study
Social Science
Susan Wolf, sophomore, has
received notification of her ac
ceptance for the North Caro
lina Governor’s School.
Sponsored by the North Caro
lina General Assembly, the
school will be held at Salem Col
lege, Winston-Salem, June 11-
July 29. Four hundred students
are expected to attend and study
either academic subjects or
arts.
Susan will study in the area
of social science in the morn
ing sessions. In the afternoons
she will participate in group dis
cussions, and in the evenings
she will attend cultural activi
ties.
Choir Completes
Choral Exchange
The Senior Choir and the Var
sity Singers traveled to Falls
Church, Virginia, March 17-19.
This was the second part of an
exchange concert with the
George C. Marshall High School.
While at Falls Church, 74 AS
HS singers attended a concert
given by the Marshall High
School Band and a party on Fri
day night.
Following a Saturday morn
ing rehearsal, the group toured
the historical Washington area.
That night a joint concert was
given in the George C. Mar
shall auditorium.
The groups returned to Albe
marle March 19.
comes from operation of the
concession stand at the home
basketball games by the Junior
Class. In addition to this, the
juniors also have $210.00, which
is their portion of the proceeds
from the school-wide candy sale.
VOTE —WHO ME?
Today is the day! It marks
the end of a frenzied race for
the 1967-1968 Student Council Of
fices. We urge each registered
student to cast his vote during
fourth period for the candidate
of his choice.
Sophomores and new students
registered March 6 and 7; those
wishing to run for offices se
cured petitions during the week
of March 13-17. Each petition
had to be signed by 100 register
ed students. March 21 was the
date of the nominating conven
tion which limited each office
to two candidates. Campaign
speeches were given by each
candidate and his campaign
manager March 29.
The final decision depends on
your vote. Cast your ballot
fourth period!
Students Select
Candidates For
S.O. Offices
Students attended a nominat
ing convention Tuesday, March
21, to select candidates for the
1967-1968 Student Council offi
ces.
Candidates are David Hall
and Fossie Webb, presidential
candidates; Billy Freeman and
Teresa Wagner, vice-president;
Linda Carpenter and Neesie
Huneycutt, secretary; and Beth
Burris and Marlene Whitley,
treasurer.
Other students competing for
nomination were Jane Lowder
and Betty Fesperman.
Edwin Sides, S. 0. President,
opened the assembly and intro
duced Miss Gaye Holshouser,
Student Council Advisor. Miss
Holshouser defined the duties
of each officer. Ann Underwood,
Elections Committee chairman,
was in charge of the voting ses
sion. She introduced each can
didate and read his qualifica
tions.
Votes were counted by Stu
dent Council representatives;
Mrs. Gehring and Mrs. Chrisco
tabulated the votes.
Bowden, Edwards
Receive Top
School Awards
In recognition of their servi
ces and activities throughout the
school, Bonnie Bowden and Da
vid Edwards have been select
ed as Silhouettes of Service for
the month of March.
Bonnie, an active member of
the YMCA, served her school
well by selling 408 bars of choco
late in the recent candy sale,
placing first.
David, who is a member of
the marching band, placed sec
ond in the vendition, selling 162
bars.
Congratulations to these two
seniors who have given of their
time and talents to help our
school.
Lowder, Burton
To Tour
Washington
Jane Lowder and Randy Bur
ton will journey to New York
and Washington on a four day
tour of the United Nations and
United States Congress April
23-26.
This tour is sponsored by the
American Freedom Association
in Salisbury and is in conjunc
tion with the World Peace
Through World Law speech con
test. Local civic clubs along with
several local citizens are pay
ing for the trip.
Students all over the state
will travel by bus to New York
where they will visit different
points of interest. At the UN the
visitors will have a chance to
question members of this world
organization. Various lectures
are planned. In Washington stu
dents will witness the House
of Representatives and the Sen
ate in session.
Jane has entered her speech
in the state contest. Three fi
nalists will be announced in
Washington where they will
present their speeches and the
state winner will be selected.
Jane and Randy were par
ticipants in the speech contest
sponsored by the .American
Freedom Association and are
therefore eligible for the trip.