National Honor Society
Top Twelve Tapped
Twelve seniors gained mem
bership in the National Honor
Society during the fall tapping
Friday, November 20.
New members and three of
their school activities are listed
below in the order of their tap
ping:
Gail Harrington, chief varsity
cheerleader. Student Council
representative, Crossroads staff;
Becky Jo Clark, Modern Music
Masters, Governors’ School
nominee. Outstanding Teenagers
of America nominee; Debra
Madaris, Junior Civitan Club,
Girls’ State delegate. Crossroads
staff;
Chris Smart, Marshal, Full
Moon Promotion Manager, Mrs.
Wolf’s aid; Charles Burris,
Modern Music Masters, Science
Club president. Student Council
Christmas float committee
chairman; Steve Sinclair,
Human Relations Council,
Modern Music Masters, first
place Spec-Talo-Scope IV;
Monte Burleson, Tennis let-
terman. Junior Class Secretary,
Full Moon Editorial Editor; Sue
Ellen Beal, Senior Class
Treasurer, Crossroads Business
Manager, first place Spec-Talo-
Scope IV; Donna Smith,
Crossroads Assistant Business
Manager, FHA Club president,
senior homeroom secretary-
treasurer;
Gary London, Student Council
representative. Crossroads staff,
third place Forensics contest;
Donna Bost, Miss FBLA, Health
Careers Club, Mr. Frazier’s aid;
and, Marva Morgan, Student
Council representative, Human
Relations Council, homeroom
treasurer.
Following the processional,
Doug Pinkston, National Honor
Society Chaplain, read devotions.
Becky Jo Clark, accompanied by
Mr. Fry on the piano, sang
“Trust in the Lord.”
Four girls delivered speeches
on the major characteristics of
the club: character, by Debbie J.
Lowder; scholarship, Janis
Holder; leadership, Louise
Cranford; and service, Julie
Deese.
After the tapping of the new
inductees, Mr. Hawkins, prin
cipal, made a short presentation
concerning the selection of Honor
Society members and then ad
ministered the oath to the new
selectives.
The Albemarle Club nov/ has
thirty-six members, the entire 15
percent which is the maximum
percentage allowed for the senior
class.
Mrs. Nell Westerlund, advisor,
directed the assembly.
Each new inductee walked to
the stage, decorated with ivy and
yellow flowers, to receive his
The Full Moon
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Albemarle Senior High School
Dec. 15, 1970
Yuletide Melodies Make
Christmas Spirit
Chorus Chimes
Combined choruses presented
the Annual Christmas concert
December 5. The program varied
greatly with the different groups
singing a collection of popular
and sacred Christmas hymns.
Girls’ Chorus sang six num
bers, while the Boys’ Quartet, a
representative group of Boys’
Chorus, sang two selections.
Adding spice to the program, the
Varsity Singers contributed nine
songs to the program.
Two subgroups of Senior Choir,
the Senior Girls’ Sexette, and the
Senior Choir Mixed Ensemble
also sang.
The Senior Choir concluded the
concert with seven numbers.
Soloists that participated in the
program were Eddie Harrington,
Becky Jo Clark, and Pihka
Leppanen. Members of the Honor
Society and school Marshals
served as ushers.
Members of the Varsity
Singers and Senior Choir Mixed
Ensemble attended the High
School Small Ensemble Institute,
sponsored by the music depart
ment of UNC at Chapel Hill,
Thursjday, December 10.
Instruments Ring
The Senior High Concert Band
presented a Christmas concert
Thursday, December 10, 7:30
p.m.
Directed by Mr. Tommy
Hauss, the group played a
number of Christmas songs.
The Concert Band presented
various Christmas selections in
an assembly Friday, December
11, during third period.
Several band students will
travel to Scotland High School in
Laurinburg, January 16, for
auditions for the All-State Band.
Mid-term Exams
Wednesday, December 16:
9:00-11:00 a.m.
1st period exams
1:00-3:00 p.m.
4th period exams
Thursday, December 17:
9:00-11:00 a.m.
2nd period exams
1:00-3:00 p.m.
5th period exams
Friday, December 18:
9:00-11:00 a.m.
3rd period exanis •
1:00-3:00 p.m.
6th period exams
Faces
in
Focus
Ellen Kelley and Gary London are Faces In Focus for November.
Ellen, who won the title of homecoming queen for the 1970 football
season, is Boosters Qub president.
For the past two years she served as an officer in her homeroom and
participated in the Future Homemakers of America clubs. This year
she is a member of the Health Careers club.
Ellen is also on the Crossroads staff.
Gary London, who recently gained membership in the National
Honor Society, is a Student Council representative and chairman of
the service committee.
As a member of the Forensics club, he won third place in the district
contest.
Gary, who worked on the Crossroads staff, is also a member of the
Science, Junior Civitan, and Boosters clubs.
'Atom World'
Activates
Thoughts
Mr. R. M. Leatherwood
presented an assembly, “The
Atom World,” Thursday,
December 3, second period.
The following is an original
poem of Mr. Leatherwood’s
which he used as an introduction
to his program.
ATOM TALKING BLUES
I’m going to preach you a
sermon about ol’ man atom,
I don’t mean the Adam in the
Bible datum.
And I don’t mean the atom
that Mother Eve mated,
I mean the Atom that science
liberated.
You know life used to be such
simple joy.
The nuclear reactor was just
a toy.
People lived and people died
— even married.
And Atom was just a word
in the dictionary.
Then the scientists from every
clime,
Got together and they worked
overtime.
They worked and they worked
and when they were done,
They had harneSsed the energy
of the gol-durned sun.
Now if you are scared of the
bomb, all you have to do.
Is get the people of the world
together with you.
Because it is not a question of
military datum.
New members pose for pictures after the tapping ceremony.
flower and scroll from Steve
Blalock, president, and to light
his candle.
At the end of the tapping, the
new members signed the
register, and Tim Chrisco,
secretary, read the entire
membership list.
The students recessed to
music.
Mr. Fry, pianist, played for
both the processional and
recessional.
The next tapping is in the
spring. At this time, the Society
will tap juniors.
Old members of the club, in
tapped order, are Ricky Car
penter, Carolyn Hill, Steve
Blalock, Nancy Weydell, Gail
Waller, Carolyn Nance,
Meg Anderson, Julie Deese,
David Carpenter, Doug Pinkston,
Shep Russell, Debbie Neel,
Tim Chrisco, Tony Oettinger,
Keith Nash, Libby Adams,
Marlyn Massey, Janis Holder,
Louise Cranford, Andrea
Lowder, Debbie J. Lowder, Susan
Lowder, Susan Chandler, and
Pihka Leppanen, honorary
member.
Pihka Leppanen waved
smilingly to Albemarle crowds
while serving as Miss Merry
Christmas in the local Christmas
parade.
Pihka and Ellen Kelley,
football Homecoming Queen,
rode together on the Student
Council float.
Pihka was chosen from a field
of twelve girls by the judges of
the contest, the Albemarle Junior
Chamber of Commerce. She
represented National Honor
Society in the competition.
The Student Council float,
number 47 in the parade,
featured large gaily-wrapped
Christmas packages and a tissue
paper-flower Christmas tree.
Charles Burris served as
chairman of the float committee.
Becky Jo Clark, Betsy
Harrington, Doug Hahn, Susan
Lowder, Shep Russell, Debbie
Eudy, Sally McLester, Carolyn
Hill, Sarah Manning, Brenda
Gay, and Ellen Kelley assisted.
Like who gets there the firstest
with the mosfest atoms,
It’s up to the people of the
world to decide their fate,
A world of peace or a world
of hate.
Yes, it is up to the people for
the atom doesn’t care.
He just flirts around — free
as air.
He doesn’t give a hoot about
politics.
Or who gets who into whichever
fix.
Now the moral of my story is
easy to say.
Old man atom is here to stay.
He’s going to stay fixed that’s
plain to see —
But oh dearly beloved — are
we?
We hold these truths to be
self evident
That all men can be
cremated equal.
I hope that I have made two
things clear —
What you have to do and what
you have to fear.
I’m finished now and here’s
the thesis —
Peace in the world or the world
in pieces.
Moonbeams
Lion and Kotarian
Student Lion for December is
Ricky Carpenter. Keith Nash is
Student Rotarian.
FBLA Lights Up
Members of the FBLA
decorated a Christmas tree in the
cafeteria for their service
project. Day-glo ornaments on
the tree are illuminated by three
black lights placed under the
tree.
Four Harmonize
A selected quartet from ASHS
sang at a Lions Club party given
for the blind on December 16.
SAT — Jrs.
SAT will be offered to juniors
Saturday, April 17.
Progress Mapped
The Student Council plans
progress for the future in many
areas.
One idea is open meetings at
night for all interested students.
The council also hopes to sponsor
a campaign to clean up the
school. If this project is suc
cessful, they may expand to
cleanup the community.