CLASS RINGS
ORDERED
WED., OCT. 14
The Full Moon
S. A. T.
SATURDAY.
NOV. 7
Vol. 36 — No. 2
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
Oct. 15, 1970
Sponsors Compete For Homecoming Honors
Friday night, October 16 during
half-time of the Albemarle-
Concord football clash, a queen
will be crowned to reign over the
’70 Homecoming Court.
Homecoming 1970 features 35
selectives and Walt Disney’s
Wonderful World of Color.
Senior sponsors who are
competing for the crown are
Janis Holder, sponsoring Bill
Detorre, senior; Patti Hopkins,
Duke Furr, junior; Ellen Kelley,
Hal Brown, senior; Teresa Price,
Roger Hudson, senior; Cathy
Smart, Jay Dustin, senior; Chris
Smart, Reid Squires, junior; and,
Becky Smith, Terry Burris,
junior.
Junior girls are Mary Ann
Crisco, sponsoring Tony Morton,
junior; Ginny Deese, Doug
Owens, junior; Ann Harris,
Carlton McLawhorn, senior;
Cathy Frye, Terry Eudy, junior;
Beth Kelley, Danny Burgess,
senior, manager; Alicia Thomas,
Keith Crump, junior; Peggy
Wagoner, Donnie Eddins, junior,
and, Peggy Youngblood, Blair
Lambert, senior.
Seniors Seek
Scholarships
Keith Nash and Marva Morgan
are nominees for the Hearst
Foundation Scholarships.
This is the U. S. Senate Youth
Program, sponsored by the
William Randolph Hearst
Foundation and the U. S. Senate.
Keith and Marva took a test
devised and sent to them by the
Hearst Foundation in Raleigh.
Twenty semi-finalists will be
chosen throughout the state.
These semi-finalists will go to
Raleigh for interviews. Two
finalists will be chosen from the
state to compete for the $1,000
scholarship.
The two final contestants of
each state will travel to
Washington for a week to sit in on
Sophomore sponsors are
Brenda Burris, Lew Smith,
sophomore; Patti Hairyes,
Myron Harrington, sophomore;
Jo Ann Harbers, John
Harrington, junior; Toni
Lambeth, Bill Love, senior;
Janet Miller, Curtis Paschold,
sophomore; Susan Motyka,
Johnny Huneycutt, junior,
manager; Kathie Neel, Ricky
Parker, junior; Debbie Newton,
John Earnhardt, senior; Cindy
Rummage, Richard Hoffman,
sophomore; Beverly Sanges,
David Emmons, senior; Debbie
Schooley, Harold Overcash,
junior; Robin Wall, Melvin
Hooker, junior; June Fisher, Jeff
Redwine, sophomore; Pam
Watkins, Kent Cooke, senior;
and, Kim Woodruff, Jeff Gaskin,
junior.
The girls will parade through a
castle to later pause in front of
Walt Disney’s famous cartoon
characters who will be drawn on
cardboard stands.
David Carpenter, senior class
president, will crown the queen,
who is selected by the football
team, and present her with a
dozen red roses and a banner.
Each member of the court, two
girls from each class, will receive
a long-stemmed red rose and a
banner. The Boosters’ Club elects
these winners.
Escorts for the evening will be
John Howard, Tony Oettinger,
Rocky Starnes, and Phil Whitley.
Flower girl will be Janice
Cranford. Michael Scarboro will
be the crown bearer for the oc
casion.
a session of the Senate to make a
study of Democratic process.
Emphasis of this scholarship is
on understanding our govern
ment and how it works.
The $1,000 can be used at any
college. The only requirement is
that the student must agree,
before he accepts the award, to
take two full year courses in U. S.
government or some U. S. sub
ject.
Spec-Talo-Scope IV
Spec-Talo-Scope fever is
again infecting the juniors.
Anyone can enter this
dynamic race for riches and
fame. The only requirement
for competing is that you
attend a school in Stanly
County. To get an entry blank
just go by room 113 or room
206 and ask for one.
Spec-Talo-Scope will be
presented in the ASHS
auditorium, Friday,
November 13, at 7:30 p.m.
Auditions are Thursday,
October 22 and Thursday,
October 29 after school.
DECA Drives Ahead
Teachers Make New Friends
Senior High’s faculty includes
eleven new faces this year. These
new teachers come from many
different backgrounds and teach
many different subjects.
Mrs. Susan Almond joins the
English staff this year. A
graduate of the Baptist College in
Charleston, South Carolina, she
attended Wingate and UNC at
Charlotte majoring in English.
As a teacher, Mrs, Almond’s
ambition is to help young people.
She is interested in the
development of an active drama
club.
A native of Chatham County,
Mrs. Almond lived in Montana,
South Carolina, and presently
resides with her husband and
eight month old girl in Norwood.
Miss Nannette Broadwell,
girls’ physical education teacher,
graduated from East Carolina
University, where she majored in
health and physical education.
Her favorite hobbies are
volleyball, basketball, and
coin collecting.
After instructing a session of
chemistry this past summer, Mr.
Jim Burkhart decided to remain
at ASHS for his first year of
teaching.
Upon graduating from Central
Davidson High School, he fur
thered his education at Pfeiffer
College. Mr. Burkhart obtained
his B.S. degree after four years
with physics as his major and
math as his minor.
Chemistry and physics con
stitute the two areas he instructs
daily for five class periods. When
asked his reason for teaching, he
stated, “I enjoy teaching because
I enjoy the students.”
Mr. Steve Griffin, a 1963
graduate of ASHS, is teacher of
the exceptional students. He
attended Appalachian State
University, majoring in social
studies.
Mr. Griffin taught three years
in Charlotte before returning to
Albemarle. He noted that Senior
High has changed a lot and
remarked on how well-kept the
school is.
He resides on Pee Dee Avenue,
along with his wife. He enjoys
hunting, water skiing, and gun
collecting.
Mrs. Betty Hatley, pre-Algebra
and Algebra H teacher, attended
Wake Forest University.
She has previously taught in
eastern North Carolina, Badin,
and at North Stanly High School.
Mrs. Hatley has been a teacher
for six years and finds Senior
High as friendly as her past
teaching posts.
Mrs. Diane Hudson, former
teacher at Junior High, is a
native of Oakboro. She attended
West Stanly and graduated from
Pfeiffer as an English major.
Mrs. Hudson stated that she
likes reading and movies. She
says the school is wonderful and
she really enjoys teaching here.
Mrs. Hudson is married and
has one child, Kelly.
Miss Sharon McKenzie has the
responsibility of teaching five U.
S. History classes this year.
An alumna of Pfeiffer College,
Miss McKenzie majored in social
studies with minors in education
and sociology.
A native of Gastonia, Miss
McKenzie attended Ashley High
School.
Mr. Chuck Smith is teaching
for his first full year in the
Biology department. Mr. Smith is
a member of the 1970 graduating
class of Pfeiffer College where he
majored in Biology.
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“To develop an understanding
of vocational education; to create
the desire to keep abreast of
current developments in business
and industry; to create and
nurture an understanding of a
free competitive enterprise; to
develop leadership and citizen
ship,’’-these are aims and ob
jectives of the DECA club.
Following is a list of student
participants and the businesses
that are helping to make the D.E.
program successful this year:
Ronnie Burleson, Firestone;
Charles Crumpler, W. T. Grant,
Mac Loftin, K & L Drug, David
Smith, Moose’s; Ivey Smith,
Mauldin Specialty; Steve Davis,
Harwood Florist; I^nnie Eddins,
Starnes’ Jewelry; Dwight
Funderburk, McLellan’s; Ronald
Greene, Food Town; Paul
Hudson, Cooper Specialty.
Kim Tobias, Tobias Gun Shop;
Debbie Corne, Do-Nut Dinnette;
Vanessa Funderburk, Unem
ployed; Kathie Johnston, Belks;
Council Honors
Black Reps.
Marva Morgan, Dwight
Funderburk, and Darryl Ellis are
serving as black representatives
to Student Council this year.
Elected by each class, Marva is
a senior, while Funderburk and
Ellis represent the junior and
sophomore classes, respec
tively.
Provision for black
representatives is made in the
student body constitution. The
amendment will be reviewed for
renewal or revision during the
1971-72 school year by the prin
cipal and the Student Council.
This is the third year blacks
have served as members of
student council. •
Jane Knotts, Eckerd’s; Joan
Knotts, Kentucky Fried Chicken;
Debbie Lowder, Cabarrus Bank;
Diane Morrison, McLellan’s;
Martha Owens, Belk Quenby
Mall; Aquadella Rivers,
McLellan’s; Mandy Smith, W. T.
Grant; Frances Starnes,
Chestnut Oaks Welding and
Repair Shop; Nancy Furr, Thrift
Finance and Cato’s; Karen Holt,
Service Distributing.
Robbie Lowder, Do-Nut
Dinette, Janice Miles, Albemarle
Music Store; Debbie Parker,
Super Dollar; Elaine Parker
Super Dollar; Sue Parker,
Harris-Teeter; Darlene Sells,
Phillips Drug; Jackie Starnes,
Food Town; Peggy Wagoner,
Home Savings & Loan
Association.
Sophomores
Select Leaders
David Adams will lead the
sophomores this school year.
Other class officers are Janet
Miller, vice-president; Patti
Hairyes, secretary; and Beverly
Sanges, treasurer.
Sophomores elected their class
officers Monday, September 14.
Each candidate turned in a
petition, signed by 25
sophomores.
Running for president were
David Adams, Elaine Coble, and
Deborah Kerr. Candidates for
vice-president were Katie
Cauble, Janet Miller, and Vicki
Schreppel.
Sarah Burris and Patti Hairyes
competed for secretary. Nona
Pease and Beverly Sanges ran
for treasurer.
Sophomores held their initial
class meeting Friday, September
25, sixth period.