The Full Moon
VoL 34, No. 5 Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C. Feb. 2, 1968
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ASHS Receives Recognition
ASHS is one of fourteen sec
ondary schools in the South ac
cepted this year for member
ship in the College Entrance
Examination Board.
Having applied several years
ago for admission to this na
tional association of 782 public
and independent colleges and
universities, 238 secondary
schools, and 88 associations,
ASHS was not accepted until
this year.
ASHS Rates on State Level
According to recently compil
ed statistics, the Albemarle
City Schools rate high on the
state level in many areas;
1) accreditation by the North
Carolina Department of
Public Instruction;
2) a properly certified staff;
and
3) a sanitation grade of “A
for buildings and lunch
rooms.
Furthermore, no fees are
charged for instructional mate
rials or for other purposes.
Information, gathered by the
College-Bound Students
To Hear Symposium
College-Bound ’68, a realistic introduction to the prospects of col
legiate life, will be presented at Pfeiffer College February 10.
Students, professors, and coaches from several near-by colleges
and universities will be included in the program.
Sponsored by the members of Pfeiffer’s service sororities and
fraternities, this symposium is designed to introduce future under
graduates to the barrage of decisions which will face them m college.
College-Bound ’68 is designed as a full day’s exposure to college
life. It will open with informal student-guided tours of the Pfeifter
^Ilege Campus and an oppor-
wnity to attend classes in session.
Lunch will be served in the col
lege cafeteria; the cost is included
in the $1.25 registration fee.
The featured programs will
cover three of the student’s basic
quandries: personal adjustment to
undergraduate life, academic pro
grams and career plans, and ex
tracurricular activities.
Topics such as relationships with
classmates, choosing of a major,
inter-collegiate athletics, student
publications, political and reli
gious activities, student govern-
nient, drama and musical organi
zations, and financial aids and
scholarships will be discussed.
Those who attend should feel
iree to pose questions or »m-
nients to symposium committee
members and faculty advisors at
any time.
Division of Statistical Services
of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Public Instruction,
shows that the city school sys
tem ranks high among the 169
administrative units in the state
in the following areas.
Out of local funds, the city
school system spends an aver
age of $87.60 per pupil, ranking
15th in the state; and spends
approximately $1,403.89 per
pupil from local, state, and fed
eral funds, ranking 21st in this
category.
With 68.8 per cent of its stu
dents continuing their educa
tion, Albemarle City Schools
rank 29th in the number of high
school graduates who enter col
lege, trade, or business school,
or other formal training.
Furthermore, only 18 school
systems in the state have a
lower pupil-staff ratio, and only
three systems have more li
brary books per pupil.
FTA Members
To Serve As
Teacher Aides
One of the most important
projects of the FTA this year
is the assigning of its members
as teacher assistants.
At their last meeting, many
of the girls who received teach
er contacts are now busy during
study halls putting up bulletin
boards, grading papers, and
aiding their assigned teacher in
any way they can. They are
gaining firsthand experience by
working in the fields in which
they plan to teach.
Show 'Em A Poem
The Creative Writing Pro
gram of the Department of
English of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
is sponsoring “The Jessie
Rehder High School Poetry
Contest.”
Competition is open to all
senior high students in North
Carolina. A first prize of one
hundred dollars and two sec
ond prizes of twenty-five dol
lars will be awarded to the
three best poems submitted.
The following rules apply
to the contest:
1. Each student may sub
mit no more than two
poems.
2. All poems must be typ
ed and double-spaced.
Deadline date for submis
sions is February 15, with
winners being announced Ap
ril 15.
Students Attend Youth Breakfasts
The Citywide Youth Break
fasts, sponsored by the Central
Methodist, Christ Episcopal,
First Baptist, First Lutheran,
and First Presbyterian Church
es, concluded this morning after
a week of early morning ses
sions.
The breakfasts were the re
sults of work, preparation, and
co-operation among the pastors,
church educational directors,
and the committee of twenty, a
group including senior high stu-
•lents from each of the five
city churches.
On Wednesday, January 17, the
co-ordinators of this week-long
function presented a kickoff as
sembly to the student body.
Ken Brown, the educational
Minister of Education at Central
Methodist, spoke about the vari
ous speakers for each break
fast, and promoted the sale of
tickets which were $1.00 for a
book of five.
Prison Dignitaries Are Heard
The committee tried to obtain
outstanding speakers which are
well known in their various
fields. The speaker for Monday
morning was Kyuzo Miaishi
(Frankie-San) who is employed
by the South Carolina Depart
ment of Correction.
Mr. Miaishi is the Director
of Basic Education in the Soum
Carolina Penitentiary where he
helps the people learn the fun
damentals such ^s reading and
writing. An interesting aspect
David and Jane add another hoist to their achievements.
Jane Lewder, David Hall
Cited 'Outstanding Teens'
P«.l An^.rson dc„....r».os H.
some volunteers a lift.
of his work is his close relation
ship and experiences with the
men on death row.
Horace (Bones) McKinney,
who is presently serving as Di
rector of Rehabilitation with the
North Carolina Prison Depart
ment, was the speaker on Tues
day morning.
“Bones” is well known for his
basketball career. He played on
the 1946 University of North
Carolina team and served as
head basketball coach at Wake
Forest University for eight
years.
Athletes Convey Their Ideas
On Wednesday, the World’s
Strongest Man spoke to those
who attended the breakfast.
The man who holds this title
is Paul Anderson, who holds
more weight lifting titles than
anyone else in the world.
His career took him to Na
tional, World, and Olympic
titles.
Thursday’s speaker was no
less a public figure. Mr. Bert
Wilder, of the New York Jets
professional football team, has
played for the last four years
as an interior lineman. His
great interest in young people
is expressed by his work with
Boys’ Clubs of America.
Baptist Minister Speaks
This morning an outstanding
Baptist minister was on hand
to conclude “Youth Week,”
Jackie Robinson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Augus
ta, Georgia.
Mr. Robinson was on the All-
American Basketball Olympic
squad.
The Fellowship Hall of the
First Presbyterian Church serv
ed as the location for the activi
ties.
The Outstanding Americans
Foundation has announced that
Jane Lowder and David Hall
have been selected as Outstand-
N. C. Governor's
School Nominees
Number Five
Dick Ross, Ernie Whitley,
and Ronny Garber have been
nominated to attend academic
classes in this summer’s session
of the Governor’s School of
North Carolina. They will com
pete at a state level with nom
inees from schools throughout
the state.
These outstanding students
must comply with certain re
quirements.
First, they must have satis
factory IQ scores and acceptable
over-all grade averages. They
must also demonstrate intelli
gence, interest, and aptitude in
school work and activities.
Two Apply in Fine Arts
Tommy Adams and Gail Fish
er will compete for admission
to the fine arts section of the
Governor’s School. Tommy and
Gail will audition for the
school’s drama department and
orchestra respectively.
Nominees are recommended,
reviewed, and approved by an
honors’ committee consisting of
teachers, guidance counselor,
principal, and the Superinten
dent of Schools.
By April 1, the four hundred
students who are accepted to
take part in this summer pro
gram will be notified.
Sophomores
Publish 'The
Quarter Moon'
Copies of The Quarter Moon,
a Sophomore Class newspaper
published by Miss Gaye Hols-
houser’s first period advanced
sophomore English class, were
distributed Tuesday. December
19.
In connection with their study
of mass media, class members
examined issues of The IN(ew
York Times, The Charlotte Ob
server, The Charlotte News,
The Stanly News and Press,
The Full Moon and various other
newspapers and magazines.
After determining how each
publication meets the needs of
its reading public, the class de
cided to publish a newspaper
for sophomores based on the
theme “Christmas Is . . .”
Making up the editorial board
of The Quarter Moon were the
following sophomores: Ernie
Whitley, editor-in-chief; Roy
Trivette, managing editor; Tom
Wilson, assistant to editors;
Marion Andrew, news editor;
Danny Durham, sports editor;
Rose Ann Callaway, art editor;
Ronny Garber, humor editor;
Donna Brummitt, copy editor;
and Susan Faggart, business
manager.
Miss Holshouser is not yet
ing Teenagers of America for
1968.
These students, nominated for
this honor by their school, will
compete for state and national
awards in the Outstanding Teen
agers of America Program.
The Outstanding Americans
Foundation, a non-profit founda
tion dedicated to honoring, in
spiring, and encouraging young
people to take full advantage of
the opportunities in America,
sponsors this program annually.
The recipients of this honor
are selected on the basis of
ability and achievement. They
will compete with other winners
in North Carolina for the Gov
ernor’s Trophy, which is award
ed annually to tha most out
standing teenager in each state.
They will also be eligible for
one of the top ten national
awards and college scholarships
made available by the Outstand
ing Americans Foundation.
Mr. John Putman, President
of the Outstanding Americans
Foundation, has said it is the
goal of the awards program “to
recognize and encourage the
ability and achievements of
today’s young people. They are
America’s leaders of tomor
row.”
The Outstanding Teenagers of
America Program is guided by
a distinguished Board of Advis
ors representing major youth
organizations and educational
institutions. The Board is head
ed this year by Doug Blanken
ship, past President of the U. S.
Jaycees.
Sherry Lefler
Wins Trustee
Scholarship
Sherry Lefler has been award
ed a Pfeiffer College Trustee
Scholarship for undergraduate
study valued at $3,000 over a
period of four years.
She is also the recipient of a
$500 grant in aid for the 1968-69
term at Pfeiffer. This grant
may be renewed yearly for the
same amount.
Next fall Sherry will enter
the Freshman Class as an ele
mentary education major, and
she would like to minor in li
brary science. Her future plans
include working as a librarian
in an elementary school.
President of the Library Club,
Sherry has served as a Library
Aide for the past two years.
In 1966 she was elected vice-
president of the District Library
Convention.
An outstanding student, Sher
ry was recently inducted into
the National Honor Society. She
serves as treasurer of the Fu
ture Teachers of America and
assistant news editor of The
Full Moon. Other activities in
clude Junior Civitan and Black
Masque.
certain whether the class will
publish another issue this
spring, but if they do, she indi
cated that the second issue will
be more literary.