The Full Moon Vol. 35, No. 6 Albemare Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C. Jan. 20, 1971 Wake Upl It's That Time Again DECA students, Martha Owens, Sue Parker, and Donnie Eddins and sponsor, Mrs. Brown, carefully arrange classroom display. DECA Displays Values ‘‘Hand me that pair of shoes!” “You lift her up while I put these on her feet.” “Hurry, you know she’s not exactly the lightest thing in the world.” This might be a conversation coming from the DECA room where distributive education students are hard at work. She is not the teacher or a student but a manequin donated to the class by Belk’s. In an effort to make classes more realistic, merchandise was borrowed from many local firms. Student work with the material and displays helps bring the class to a better working relationship with the community. Display equipment, ordered from Storecraft, recently arrived. These cabinets and cases aid the students in prac ticing techniques learned in I Moonbeams | Lion and Rotarian The student Rotarian for January is Tony Oettinger. Lindsey Dunevant is serving as student Lion. Graduation Nears Senior Class secretaries met with Miss Chiccra Caughman, Tuesday, December 15, to mail orders for graduation invitations. Calling cards arrived Monday, January li. Secretaries distributed them during homeroom period. The secretaries are now taking orders for caps and gowns. “Romeo and Juliet” Basketball homecoming 1971 is Friday night, January 29. The sponsors will parade through an arch to the theme from “Romeo and Juliet.” Badges Boost Spirit The Boosters Club purchased booster badges to sell for both wrestling and basketball seasons. The stickers, with pins at tached, may also be used again for spring sports. They are blue and white and say; “Go, Bulldogs! ” Students may buy a badge from cheerleaders for 15 cents. Musicians Audition Interested members of the Band attended auditions for the Southeastern All-State Band Clinic, January 16, in Laurin- burg. Report for Cards Students will receive report cards Tuesday, January 26, 3:00 p.m. in homerooms. At this time, pupils will receive third six weeks grades plus exam and semester grades. class. The classroom is now a real test center for experiments in new forms of eye appeal, color schemes, and selling techniques. Also recently arrived are twelve new films and twelve records to help in class activities. Ordered from American Economic Film Series, these visual aids center on business management, banking and other related areas. Mrs. Sybil Brown, advisor for DECA, stated, “The support of local businessmen has been the largest help in making up these displays, and the existence of DECA is dependent upon Albemarle’s merchants hiring the students, and providing up-to- date facts and speakers. The display in the DECA room is changed every three weeks. Other students are encouraged to visit the room and study the displays. —Libby Adams Nash, Mabry Act For Minis “What the World Needs Now” is the theme for the fifth year of city-wide youth breakfasts sponsored by the Committee of Twenty. The early morning meetings are scheduled for February 1-5. Breakfasts are planned for Monday-Thursday. Friday’s meeting will be held at night. Committee of Twenty co- chairmen are Libby Adams and David Carpenter. Members from Christ Episcopal Church are Marlyn Massey, Dewey Preslar, Renita Ritchie and Lynn Chivington. Representing Central Methodist Church are Carolyn Nance, Tony Oettinger, Kaye Roberts, and John Baugh. Libby Adams, Tommy Winecoff, David Adams, and Andrea Lowder are represen tatives of First Lutheran Church. Members from First Baptist are David Carpenter, Elaine Coble, Cynthia Coble, and Jeff Gaskin. Representatives of First Presbyterian are John Howard, Marcia Carlson, Peggy Plyler’ and Monte Cannon. Cleb McClary, parole officer from Georgetown, S. C., will be a featured speaker. McClary is well known from his tours with Billy Graham and because of his Bundy . . . If Let's Be Builders" Mini-Courses, after a suc cessful program last year, are scheduled for March 8-12. Open only to seniors before, the 1971 program will include seniors, juniors, and sophomores. Under the direction of Mrs. Gamewell and Mrs. Hudson, the advanced English IV and III are laying the basic plans. All students are to be involved in the later planning. Steering committee for the 1971 Mini-Course program is as follows: Keith Nash and Ellen Mabry, co-chairmen; Janis Holder and Freda Hahn, secretaries. Louise Cranford and Linda Almond will serve as typists. And, David Carpenter is Publicity chairman, with Libby Adams as secretary. The Sophomore Class spon sored an assembly Friday, January 8, third period. Before he turned the program over to David Adams, president, Mr. Hawkins made several an nouncements. David introduced Mr. Sam D. Bundy from Farmville, North Carolina, recently elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. Mr. Bundy’s topic for the assembly was “Let’s Be Builders.” He stated that by getting personally involved, getting on the right side of life, living an unselfish life, and living close to God, people can build. Mr. Bundy stated that to get somewhere in life young people must be optimistic, be con vincing, be bold, hope, and find their place in life. If they expect to build, they must help others. He encouraged students to seek the best things in life: character, education, love, knowledge, respect, and salvation because they are free. Mr. Bundy concluded his speech with the following philosophy: (1) Those who want, find a way; those who don’t’ don’t. (2) Failure brings success’ and (3) life is made of clean thoughts and noble deeds. Preceeding the assembly, Mr. Hawkins announced that Mini- Courses will be March 8-12. He also challenged students to make their study halls more worth while by offering mini-courses during this time. He expressed his disappointment over the excessive vandalism during the Christmas holidays. Because of this, he stated, anyone caught tresspassing on school grounds will be arrested. Vietnam war record. Miss Pauletta Pearson, black student at the North Carolina School of the Arts, is also scheduled to speak. Miss Pearson was runnerup in the last Miss North Carolina pageant. The Parson of the Hills Reverend Charles A. Keyes’ ministers to the mountain people of Ashe and Wilkes counties. Scheduled as the speaker for Thursday morning, Keyes is known for his work with a medical mobile unit in the mountains and for the annual Christmas on the Mountain party. A speaker from Central Prison in Raleigh has been secured for the other day. The New Directions, a high school singing group from Burlington, will perform at the Friday night meeting. A kickoff assembly at each county high school is planned. Hawkins iiits Houston Mr. Hawkins will attend the National Secondary Principals’ Association meeting in Houston, Texas, January 23-27. The association meets annually to discuss topics pertinent to today’s students and teaching situations. Mr. Hawkins expects a busy schedule during his stay in Houston. Mr. Frazier will be in charge while Mr. Hawkins is absent. Mr. Hawkins also attended last year s meeting, which was in Washington, D. C. Teachers Cry 'Help!' Studpnf.«; h/t ... NHS Contracts involvement Monte Burleson is head of the newly created service committee of the National Honor Society. Other club members serving with Monte are Libby Adams, Susan Chandler, Gary London, Andrea Lowder, Carolyn Nance, Keith Nash, Debbie Neel, and Tony Oettinger. The committee is planning projects in several areas. They plan to help residents at the rest home, needy families, the mentally retarded, and a former Senior High student who is now attending college as a han dicapped student. Thirty students sacrifice their study hall in order to aid others at ASHS. Martha Rowe, Debbie Sides, and Kathy Frye help Mr. Frazier to compile an absentee list each morning during first period. They also deliver the lists to the teachers. Libby Adams, Kathleen Harbers, Mary Anne Crisco, and Donna Bost service Mr. Frazier in various jobs during their free period. They also become acquainted with the skills and techniques of playing basketball. Betsy Harrington, Jenny Clark, Janet Gardner, and Sarah Burris serve as biology aides during their study halls. These girls type, grade papers, supervise during the absence of the teacher, and do other odd jobs. Jenny, who helps Mr. Chuck Smith, commented, “It’s educational; it’s like taking biology over again.” Janet, one of Mr. Lentz’s aides, replied, “It’s a lot of fun, but it’s hard work at times.” Paulette Barrier, Louise Cranford, and Debra Madaris assist Mrs. Morgan as math aides. They construct bulletin boards, check papers, and average grades, among other things. Paulette, who helps during third period, exclaimed, “I do all the odds and ends.” Mrs. Morgan acknowledged, “Anytime someone can’t do my work for me, Paulette does it for me. She does all my drawing for me.” Chris Smart works closely with Mrs. Wolf in her office fifth period at numerous jobs. Among various tasks, she types, runs off stencils, and groups papers. ^Helping Ml'. Fry in the music office, Sarah Manning types, arranges and sorts music, and answers the telephone. When asked about her work, she replied, “There’ll never be another teacher like Mr. Fry.” Julie Deese, Donna Lowder, Janis Holder, Linda Mills, and Keith Nash assist Mrs. Deese, Mrs. Gehring, Miss Caughman’ Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Gamewell respectively. They also grade papers, make bulletin boards, and average grades. Nine students work voluntarily as the much needed library aides Angela Little, Larry Mills, Susan Blalock, Ken Wilson, Peggy Morton, Doug Hahn, John Howard, Cindy Stutts, and Toni Lambeth check out books replace books on the shelves, and do countless other tasks. I to'^anTudeiits"'' services

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