Homecoming '77
Dunevant, Waller Hold Court
Senior Court
Mr. Kneecaps
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Sophomore
Court
Junior
Court
Friday, January 29, fifteen
girls, sponsors of the boys’
varsity basketball team, paraded
throu^ a flowered arch to the
music from “Romeo and Juliet”
for Homecoming 1971.
The team elected Gail Waller,
senior, sponsoring Lindsey
Dunevant, as queen.
Court memters, selected by
the Boosters Club, are Libby
Adams, Senior Court, sponsoring
Rickey Lanier, senior; Beth
Kelly, Junior Court, David
Carpenter, senior; and, Debbie
Schooley, Sophomore Court,
Harold Overcash, junior.
Jeff Gaskin, student body vice-
president, crowned the queen and
presented her with a bouquet of
red roses and a blue banner with
white letters during half-time of
the boys’ game.
Each member of the court
received a red rose and a white
banner with blue letters.
Lindsey Dunevant, 6’2” center
of the Bulldogs, won the coveted
title of Mr. Kneecaps. He
received a crown made of leaves
and a banner from the queen.
The student body elected Mr.
Kneecaps by a penny-a-vote. The
four senior players vied for the
title.
The Full Moon
Vol. 36 —No. 7
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
Feb. 10, 1971
MINIS MODERNIZED
Mini-course week is
rescheduled for March 15-19. The
combined English IH and IV
classes of Mrs. Gamewell and
Mrs. Hudson met Friday,
January 15, to produce new ideas
for possible courses.
Students suggested over one
hundred topics. The entire
student body voted in English
classes on the most favored
selections which ranged from the
supernatural to auto mechanics.
With the course list narrowed,
committees will be formed from
the two Advanced English
classes to secure teachers and
arrange the courses.
The faculty and students
received last year’s elective
mini-courses well. In the interest
of progress, the idea of required
mini-courses is in study presently
by the English staff. Mrs.
Almond, Mrs. Gamewell, Mrs.
Hudson, and Mr. Hawkins will
visit Goldsboro High School
during February to study a new
English curriculum.
Goldsboro has mini
modernized its entire English
Spirit
Continues
The FTA retains a post-
seasonal Christmas spirit this
year as is evident in their recent
collection of unused nursery
books.
With the help of the local
Welfare Department, the club
will distribute these books among
underpriviledged children in the
area.
Signs are posted instructing
willing donors to leave their
books in room 109. The thought is
a good one, and the spirit, but so
far the students have not caught
this “giving” infection.
—Deborah Earnhardt
curriculum to better care for the
needs of both pupils and teachers.
In Goldsboro the idea is
showing progress. This far the
school offers a selection of 50
mini-courses, students must still
meet requirements in the English
program, but now incentive is
increased by allowing students to
choose which areas they will
pursue. Teachers, also, are more
effective in their specialized
areas. Classes are offered in 9-
week grading periods. To insure
a well-rounded development in
English, students may select no
more than four subjects in one
area.
Student interest is a main
factor in determining this new
scheduling for ASHS.
Seniors
Professionalize
“Professionalism” was the
topic of a talk given by Mr.
Richard H. Beasley January 19 in
an assembly.
December 15, 1970, he was
named Director of Admissions at
King’s College in Charlotte.
In his speech, Mr. Beasley
stressed the importance of a
graduate being professional in
whatever he decided to do with
his life. To do so, according to Mr.
Beasley, requires three things:
getting along with people,
preparation, and motivation.
Mr. Beasley particularly
stressed the importance of
getting along with people. He
stated that executives are always
looking for people who can get
along with their employees and
who can get their employees to
work hard and enjoy it. He
stated, “That smile is worth
money!”
Readers Develop
During the first semester, 56
sophomores, juniors, and seniors,
under the direction of Mrs.
Gamewell, volunteered to give up
their study hall to take
developmental reading. This
semester, 44 have dropped study
hall in an effort to improve their
reading skills.
Developmental reading is a
course designed to help the
average or superior student
increase his reading speed and
comprehension. The course can
also help improve composition
skills.
Most students entering
developmental reading have an
average speed of 240 words per
minute with 90 per cent com
prehension. After completing the
course, many have increased
their speed by as much as 400
words per minute with 90 per cent
comprehension or more. Students
often find that as their speed
increases they understand more
of what they read.
Any college bound student
HRC TAKES
THE LEAD
The Human Relations Council
is sponsoring a program on drug
abuse March 9.
Four young men majoring in
pharmacy at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill will
present discussions every period
of the day.
In charge of the four man team
is Mr. Jessie Pike. The speakers
will work in pairs with small
discussion groups in English
classes. The speakers state they
are not trying to produce a cure
in these discussion sessions, but
they are attempting to display
the drug abuse problem clearly
and rationally.
Bobby Dobbs served as an
nouncer for the event. Escorts
were seniors Tony Oettinger,
Glenn Rummage, and Phil
Whitley.
Little Miss Bobbie Harris,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Harris, and Brian Alexander, son
of Rev. and Mrs. David
Alexander, were flower girl and
crown bearer for the occasion.
Other sponsors were seniors,
Missy Campbell, sponsoring
Gary London, senior,
statistician; and, Sheila Russell,
Lynn Cranford, junior.
Juniors, Lynn Chivington, Shep
Russell, senior, trainer; Ginny
Deese, Doug Owens, junior;
Kathy Frye, Steve Hatley,
junior; Anne Harris, Mark An
drew, junior; Sally McLester,
Doug Pinkston, senior; Sharon
Russell, Brian Garber, junior;
and, Peggy Youngblood, Harry
Miller, junior.
Sophomores, Cheryl Mount,
Bobby Yingling, junior; and,
Debbie Newton, Kim Perry,
senior, manager.
Each girl received a white
chrysanthemum.
Doug Hahn headed the
decorations committee. Missy
Campbell, Marcia Carlson,
Becky Jo Clark, Marie Coggin
Betsy Harrington, Sally
McLester, Roy Rogers, and Gary
Wilhoit assisted Doug.
Betsy Harrington also made
the badges which the sponsors
wore during school Friday. These
blue hearts had the boy’s name
and his number written on them.
Mary Anne Crisco, Ginny
Deese, and Julie Deese worked
on the Homecoming programs.
Friday at 2:30 p.m., a pep rally
was held in the gym for the
games between Albemarle and
South Rowan.
should be able to read, for study
purposes, at least 500 words per
minute; for any outside reading,
the figure should be at least 700
words per minute.
This semester a few Special
Education Students under the
direction of student tutors who
have had developmental reading
themselves, are participating in
the reading program.
Futures Interviewed
Frightened by the aspects of
your very first job interview?
Wondering what to do with your
enormous storage of amassed
knowledge after graduation?
These problems and many
more are being solved daily and
put to practical application by
students in family living class.
To dispel any fears of job in
terviews, students rehearse with
one another. Tape recorded in
terviews with different students
playing the role of employer and
employee have proved most
effective in giving future job
seekers the confidence they need.
Those students planning to go
into business after graduation
have explored opportunities in
Stanly County. They have heard
several speakers and held
discussions with local
businessmen.
Mrs. McIntyre, family living
class teacher, states that while
these juniors and seniors are
making important decisions
concerning their future careers
they have found local
businessmen most helpful in
providing counseling and correct
information.
These men have visited over
120 high schools this year. They
usually travel in groups of four.
The four men will meet with the
faculty after school hours March
8 to answer questions on drug
addiction or to offer suggestions.
Moonbeams
Ping Pong Planned
Students interested in the ping-
pong tournament may sign up in
the cafeteria during February.
Tlie Student Council sponsors this
event and has placed Duke Furr
as chairman.
Patti Presents
Patti Hopkins presented a
report on her trip to Europe to the
FBLA January 11. Her report
included slides and picture
albums of England, France,
Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.
VICA Convenes
The monthly VICA meeting
took place January 14.
The District VICA contest is
February 13 at Shelby, North
Carolina. The areas of testing are
on public speaking, job interview,
parliamentary procedure, safety,
domestic affairs, international
affairs, occupational notebooks,
chapter activities book, chapter
business records, chapter
exhibit, and chapter demon
stration.
Lion and Rotarian
Congratulations to the Student
Lion and Student Rotarian for
this month. Tim Chrisco and
Gary London are Lion and
Rotarian, respectively.
Correction Cited
In the article “Teachers Cry
‘Help!’ ” of the January 20 issue.
The Full Moon staff unin
tentionally omitted several
names. Added’ to mentioned
library aides are Myra Morton,
Cindy Isenhour, Paula Thomas,
Bonnie Brooks, and Marilyn
Poplin.