Best Wishes,
Seniors
The Full Moon
Exams Begin
Tomorrow
Vol. 34 — No. 9
Albemarle Senior High School. Albemarle. N. C.
28001
May 27. 1968
170 Ssniors To Rocoiv© Diplomss
Whitley, Hinson
Rank One, Two
In Class Of '68
Marlene Whitley has achieved
ine academic rank of Valedic-
tonan, and Alice Hinson, the
nf Salutatorian
or the Class of ’68.
nf hpnorees were recipients
Biology Award in their
sopnomore year.
^^'^0 ^000 active in ad-
courses, and in extra-
community ac-
tn involvement led
Mot-®^rly induction into the
Honor Society, Alice
presently serving as secretary.
seJ^AH®"® ^*‘‘=0 have
SfiMo . homeroom officers,
anH Council representatives,
-I o® committee members in
Class projects.
Maru .participation includes
^arlen^e s positions of Historian
mArv.i,^°*^®^htition Committee
of ^he Future Teachers
a„ ^focrica; Alice serves FTA
a *ce-president. She is also
Qjylj®aiber of the Black Masque
in^hflf"®i serving as Editor-
thp^^‘ The Full Moon, led
clac/^^ .. national first
rep. ratings this year by the
^ Ar ‘he NSPA.
Full »V editor of The
renrir-f^”**”’ Senior High’s
Pfggj‘er to the Stanly News and
selected both stu-
bartiA*” as Senior Banquet
participants. Marlene created
ecy ^ the Class Proph
Rev. Fitzgerald To Deliver
Oonunencement Address
sent diplomat to one^huSredTand'seventy'7 ^‘^hool Board, will pre
exercises Monday, June 3, at 8:00 p.m. aUhe Jum^/LiTsTaTu'il^
Presbyterian ChurSf'pev^ l^ank ^Phitos"^Street
Church will introduce the speaker Methodist
tenary Methodist Church in ^wLston Salem ^en-
The Senior Class will sing as a special anthem, “Halls of Ivy.’’
Linda Carpenter! Kar7nMTOse^*^Sh?rr7l^^ard'^q'h 7Austin,
Hall, and Ernie Whitley. ^ Howard, Shelia Ritchie, Martha
’Tt’s like this, Mr. Hawkins! We were . . . ah . , . well ...!’’
National Honor Society
Inducts Record Number
Students Accept Honors
On Annual Awards Day
Academic and service awards
brought smiles from recipients
and rounds of applause from
students during the annual
Awards Day assembly May 17.
David Hall opened the assem
bly by introducing Mr. Warren
Hawkins, principal, who began
the progression of school and
community citizens who present
ed awards.
A standing ovation resulted
A1* w 1 Ci A /■\ OLAliUllig
sentpH ^^.‘^“^Pded and pre- when David Mills received Out
matA5 oV® History. Class- standing Student of the Year, a
lor c, elected both as Sen-
•or Superlatives.
sitv Af attend the Univer-
the^ V Carolina next fall;
the c r®^‘ctorian, UNC-C; and
has ^^'“‘atorian, UNC-G. Each
scholarships.
StrAAf®??’ member of First
gapAcf .Methodist Church, en-
locai 'j MYF activities on
is .L district levels. She
Conn. newly elected Stanly
the Outstanding MYFer of
me Year, 1968.
Churrh ^H®nds Grace Baptist
BTit ^ where she is active in
activities.
Executive Secretary of the Albe
marle Chamber of Commerce.
Community Citizens
Present Awards
Other community awards in
cluded the DAR Good Citizen
ship awards presented to Mary
Kay Austin and Billy Freeman
by Mrs. S. E. Beck; the Optimist
Club’s Outstanding Choir Mem
ber, presented to Mike Frick by
Mr. G. T. Hauss; and the Collins
and Aikman Academic Acheive-
ment Awards presented to Mar
lene Whitley and Jimmy Har
wood by Mr. Doug Matthews.
Mr. Max Bogle, president of
the Civitan Club, presented the
Wildacres Award to Teresa
Wagoner and the Citizenship
Award to Mike Frick. He also
recognized Betty Holt who plac
ed second in the 1968 World
Peace contest and Jane Lowder,
winner of the local Optimist
Essay Contest.
Boys’ State Awards were pre-
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^avid Hall Is
OpHtnist Club
Boy Of The Year
received the Albe-
Coumv Club’s Stanly
for'* 1QR9^^ ^®ur award
MPBff’ Tuesday. May 7.
mario^'*i? at the Heart of Albe-
clnh Motel Restaurant, the
enpro^''j®®*’‘®‘f David with an
Watch'^^'^ trophy and a wrist
Ritchie, Governor
of rCX. North Carolina District
tatin„“*I!.'®ts, made the presen-
PrpoM Mauney, local club
president, presided at the meet-
othm-'^*'^ competed with several
earK ypung men representing
Coiinf different Stanly
schools.
ean^ • ®s, headed by Bob Mor-
arPiJ mterviewed the boys in the
civiA .athletics, scholarship,
actiyitigg‘'''‘‘ics, and religious
ni^,*!j®ident of the student body,
tiA.y . >s a member of the Na- -•—' ‘
onai Honor Society, Modern Sherry Lowder,
Masters, and Monogram ton.
A,^P .Outstanding Teenager of
piP.ctca, David works as sports
eaitor of The Full Moon. He
P„5‘'cip(it(.,s in football, tennis,
track.
service award determined by
Student Council vote.
Student Council officers, Da
vid Hall, president: Teresa Wag
oner, vice-president; Neesie Hun-
eycutt, secretary; and Beth
Burris, treasurer, were recog
nized.
Additional service awards in
cluded Myra Whitley, FBLA;
Betty Fesperman, Fossie Webb,
Pam Medling, and Myra Law-
horn, senior cheerleaders: and
Betty Holt, chief majorette.
Brigham Achieves
The Achievement Award was
presented to Ronald Brigham,
transfer student from South
Albemarle, who has maintained
an academic average that ranks
him number 20 in the Senior
OIrss
Additional curriculum achieve
ment awards included Ernie
Whitley, biology: Mike Melton,
physics; Dick Ross, history;
Nancy Kusche, commercial: Jo
seph Watson, bricklaying; David
Whitley, Varsity Singers; Scott
Griffin, Senior Choir; David
Mills and Pam Burleson, band;
Alan Cooke, physical fitness;
and Marlene Whitley, Valedic
torian, and Alice Hinson. Saluta
torian.
Future Homemakers
Honored
Miss Brooks presented the
newly established Rosalind
Brooks Award for outstanding
performance in home economics
to Fossie Webb.
Cathy Casper, recipient of the editor, and Mary Kay Austin,
Betty Crocker Homemaker of feature editor. The feature staff
Tomorrow Award, also received """ °
Wolf To Edif
The Full Moon'
Susan Wolf will assume the
position of editor-in-chief of The
Full Moon next fall.
Working with her will be two
associate editors, Patricia Ray
and Dick Ross. Patricia will
be directly responsible in areas
of news and sports; Dick will
oversee work done in editorials
and features.
Karen Moose will take over as
news editor. Her news staff will
include Donna Brummitt, Patsy
Davis, Martha Hall, and Kay
Randall.
Tim Morgan will be sports
editor with Danny Durham
working as assistant and Neesie
Huneycutt as staff assistant.
Working with Dick Ross will
be Dennis Rickman, editorial
. The National Honor Society
inducted twenty-one juniors
Thursday, May 9. during a
candlelight ceremony.
This is the largest number
ever tapped into the local chap
ter, and total membershio is
now fifty-eight. ^
Mr. Charles Brown, an Albe
marle attorney, spoke to the
student body on the Society’s
four ideals, character, scholar
ship, leadership, and service.
Mr. Hawkins administered the
oath to the inductees.
• ^ new members
in the order tapped and three
of their most outstanding activ
ities follows.
Wagoner Is First Tapped
Teresa Wagoner, student body
president. The Full Moon Pro
motion Manager, and cheer
leader.
Dick Ross, Governor’s School
The Full Moon Associate Editor’
and Junior Class President. ’
Susan Wolf, Governor’s
School, The Full Moon Editor-
in-Chief, and Modern Music
Masters Society.
,,Gail Fisher, Student Council
Modern Music Masters Society’
and Fine Arts Program.
Patricia Ray, The Full Moon
Associate Editor, FTA pres
ident, and Committee of Twenty.
Mary Kay Austin, Experiment
in International Living to Ire-
land, The Full Moon Feature
Editor, and marshal.
Billy Freeman. Student Coun
cil. Modern Music Masters So
ciety, and Crossroads Assistant
Business Manager.
Alice Parks, Crossroads Busi
ness Manager, FBLA. and prom
committee. ^
Crossroads Editor Is Honored
Jill Anderson, Crossroads Ed
itor, Student Council, and Li
brary Club reporter.
Karen Moose’ The Full Moon
News Editor, Modern Music
Masters Society, and Monogram
Sara Hall, Student Council
cheerleader, and MYF nro-
gram chairman ^
David Plyler, Senior Class
president, basketball, and prom
committee. ^
Mary Lou Weydell, American
I^nstitute for Foreign Study in
Scotland, Modern Music Masters
Society, and MYF Council
Linda Carpenter, student body
treasurer, marshal, and MYF
Subdistrict secretary
Singing Talent Is Recognized
Candace Waller, Modern Mu-
sic Masters Society, Monogram
Club, and Youth Council chair
man.
Paula Tucker, Junior Science
Symposium, Rainbow Girls and
prom committee.
Jimmy Nance, delegate to
United Nations from Central
Methodist Church, Boy Scoutr
and tennis. ’
Kenneth Kiser, Modern Music
Masters Society, Youth Minis
try Institute, and All-State Band
.Missy Hartsell. Senior Class
vice-president, manager of Jun
ior Class concession stand, and
prom committee.
Neesie Huneycutt, student
body secretary. The Full Moon
Assistant Promotion Manager
and cheerleader. ^ ’
Kent Russell, Science Club
Boy Scouts, and MYF.
the Home Ec. I medal; Cathy
Swaringen, the Home Ec. II
medal. . j .
FHA medals were awarded to
Karen Rummage, Freida Deese,
and Jane Mor-
Honor
David Hall received the Boys’
Nation Award, one of 50 such
awards presented across the
nation, from Mr. James Rusher,
will include Cathy Barger,
Ernest Morgan, Roy Trivette,
and Ronald Garber.
Teresa Wagoner will assume
the position of promotion man
ager; Sherry Yow will be copy
editor; and Paul Wolf will serve
as photographer.
Heading the business staff,
will be Tom Adams, business
manager. Working with him
will be Jane Harris, financial
manager, and Maris Efird, art
editor.
New Honor Society members take one last fling.