Special Honors Climax Year Civic organizations and school departments presented awards privately to many students this year. For excelling in many school activities, and especially, in the area of art, Doug Hahn won the coveted Student of the Year Award from the Student Council TTie student body selected Miss Chicora Caughman as Teacher of the Year. Miss Caughman is the first recipient of such an award. David Carpenter, active in school activities and in his civitan duties, capped the Civitan Citizenship Award. The Good Citizen and Good Citizenships Awards, given by the DAR organization, went to Susan Andrew and Jeff Gaskin, respectively. Mr. Waddell presented the Bricklaying Award to Avesta Lilly. Becky Jo Clark, recognized for vocal talent, received the Varsity Singers Award. Betty Watson received the Business Education Award and the Crisco Award. Carolyn Nance captured the Sterling Silver Homemaking Award. Recognizing the most outstanding senior homemaking student, Sally Dickson Associated, Inc. gives this award. Susan Chandler was notified as the recipient of the Betty Crocker Homemaking Award. Given by General Mills, this award is given to the senior girl who achieved the highest score on the “Nation’s Staffs Headed Up The following students will serve on the annual staff for the 1971-72 school year: Linda Almond, editor; Harold Overcash and Marcia Carlson, Assistant Editors; Susan Blalock, Business Manager; and Freda Hahn, Assistant Business Manager. Rising senior members of the staff are Ginny Deese, Tim F^esperman, William Hill, Beth Kelley, Teresa Phillips, and Sharon Russell. Rising juniors are Sheila Barbee, Bonnie Chandler, Patti Hairyes, Kathie Neel, Janet Ritchie, Ellen Still, Beverly Sanges, and Karen Talbert. Rising sophomores are Terry Colpitts, Bain Jones, Chic Morris, Carol Rabe, and Lyn Snuggs. Mrs. Diane Hudson will serve as annual advisor for the year. Serving on the Full Moon staff for 1971-72 are Debbie Earnhardt, Editor; Julian Rogers, Business Manager; Lynn Chivington, News Editor, Perry Eury, Feature Editor; Tony Morton, Sports Editor; Annette Morgan, Typing Editor; Mary Anne Crisco, Art Editor; and Reid Squires, Editorial Editor. Rising juniors on the staff will be David Adams, Marie Auton, John Baugh, Debra Bryson, Monty Canon, Melita Corriher, Mary Emmons, Myron Harrington, Frances Long, Nona Pease, Robert Rogers, Kerry Ross, Susan Sanderson, and Lew Smith. I Moonbeams | Lion and Rotarian Student Rotarian for May is Randy Gore. Cris Ragsdale is Lion of the month. It Never Ends Summer school chemistry and biology will begin June 7 and end July 16. The class time is 8:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow.” Susan ranked in the top 25 in N.C. and in the top 99 per cent in the nation. The Rosalind Brooks Award was presented to Bobbie Swaringen. The recipient had to be a senior who had excelled in interest, skills, and knowledge in the area of Home Economics. This award was established by Miss Betty Brooks, former Home Economics teacher at ASHS, in memory of her mother, Mrs. Rosalind Brooks. Jackie Lowder and Lorraine Thompson, juniors, received the awards for the most outstanding Home Economics H Students of the Year. Reid Squires, Jeff Gaskin, and Harold Overcash will travel to Boys’ State this summer. These students are chosen by the Lions Qub, Rotary Qub, and the American Legion. Beth Kelley is the delegate to the Qvitan Youth Conference in Hendersonville, N. C. Many students have received scholarships to continue education in their fields of in terest. Chris Smart received the Women’s Club Scholarship. Carolyn Hill is a winner of the North Albemarle PTSA Scholarship of one hundred dollars. Winner of the President’s Scholarship to Mars Hill is Mike Wyatt. Debra Madaris and Libby Mrs. Jeneece Smith, guidance counselor, received the Crossroads dedication this year for her many services to the students of Senior High. In a private ceremony, the an nual class honored Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Crowell and Mr. Hawkins were special guests. Adams won the Honor’s Com mendation Scholarships of one hundred dollars to attend Lenoir Rhyne. Gail Harrington won ap proximately one hundred dollars on the Health Careers Scholarship. Perry Eury and Steve Blalock were two of the four boys in the state to receive a scholarship to the 21st annual North Carolina High School Radio-Television Institute, which will pay all their expenses to the two week sum mer program. I)ouf? Hahn, Student of the Year, and Miss Caughman, Teacher of the Year, sport senior hats. The Full Moon Vol. 36—No. 12 Albemarle Senior High May 26, 1971 Class of '71 The End of The Line? The line for diplomas will be 218 figures strong this year, 107 girls and 111 boys. The formation starts Monday, May 31, at 8:00 p.m. at the Albemarle Junior High School stadium. The exercises will take place in the Senior High auditorium, in case of rain. Hie Reverend Roger Tucker of Central United Methodist Church will introduce the evening’s speaker, Dr. Jack Early, former president of Pfeiffer College, who resides in Washington, D. C. and works with the American Banking Association to secure funds for private colleges. Banking Association to secure funds for private colleges. The Reverend Shep Russell of First Presbyterian Church will pronounce the invocation and benediction. The Class of ’71 will receive their diplomas from Mr. Charles Pickier, Albemarle Board of Education Chairman. Shep Russell, Student Council President; David Carpenter, Senior Class President; Steve Blalock, Valedictorian; and Charles Burris, Salutatorian, who will sit on stage, will be the first to receive diplomas. A group of selected seniors will Spirit Boosters Selected The student body elected next year’s varsity cheerleading squad Friday, April 30. Voting took place in homerooms following a first period assembly. Rising seniors who won positions on the squad are Mary Ann Crisco, Beth Kelley, Martha Medling, Brenda Pemberton, and Sharon Russell. Rising juniors are Brenda Burris, Bonnie Chandler, Patti Hairyes, Kathy Neel, and Beverly Sanges. The newly elected cheerleaders and the senior members of this year’s squad, Bonnie Brooks, Julie Deese, Susan Dry, Gail Harrington, and Teresa Price, selected Mary Ann Crisco and Beth Kelley to serve as co-chiefs. Requirements for this position are a rising senior and at least one year’s experience on the squad. The ninth graders at Albemarle Junior High elected the following girls to serve on next year’s Junior Varsity cheerleading squad: Jo Ann Stevens, Chief; Cherrlyn Allen, Bess Knotts, Patti Oettinger, Joyce Smith, and Donna Speights. Lorraine Thompson and Joy Early will be co-chiefs of majorettes for next year. Others chosen for the honor are Jackie Holt, rising senior; Terry Daughtery, June Fisher, Janet Miller, Debbie Newton, rising juniors; and Kathy Watson, rising sophomore. Mr. Hauss, marching band director, and Miss Davis, AJHS gym teacher, made selections Friday, May 7. Roll of Honor Libby Adams, Meg Anderson, Debbie Barbee, Paulette Barrier, Sue Ellen Beal, Pam Bennett, Donna Bost, Sharon Bowers, Bonnie Brooks, Missy Campbell, Susan Chandler, Becky Jo Clark, Jenny Clark, Cassie Coble, Cynthia Coble, Deborah Corne, Dorothy Cotton, Nancy Cotton, Sharon Parker, Louise Cranford, Marylin Crisco, Lynda Davis, Julie Deese, Susan Dry, Bertha Drye, Debbie Eudy, Lydia Fields, Sheila Flowe, Vanessa Funderburk, Debbie Gardner, Janet Gardner, Sharon Gould, Colean Gray, Kathleen Harbers, Mary Harrell, Betsy Harrington, Gail Harrington, Pam Harris, Rita Hath- cock, Shirley Herrin, Anne Hicks, Carolyn Hill, Janis Holder, Patti Hopkins, Nancy Horton, Tricia Jackson, Karen Johnson, Kathie Johnson, Ellen Kelley, Joan Knotts, Jane Knotts, Annette Lee, Pihka Leppanen, Debbie Little, Cathy Long, Suzi Lorch, Andrea U)wder, Debbie Lowder, Donna Lowder, Jo Lowder, Susan Lowder, Debra Madaris, Sarah Manning, Marlyn Massey, Cathy Miller, Jennifer Morgan, Marva Morgan, Diane Morrison, Myra Morton, Gail Morton, Carolyn Nance, Debbie Neel, Martha Owens, Charlie Belle Pem berton, Peggy Morton, Marvaline Pete, Peggy Plyler, Linda Poplin, Teresa Price, Tina Quinn, Tracie Ratliff, Aquadella Rivers, Sheila Russell, Dorcas Scott, Janice Sides, Linda Sides, Donna Simpson, Geneva Sinclair, Cathy Smart, Chris Smart, Mandy Smith, Donna Smith, Marsha Smith, Becky Smith, Carol Spence, Frances Starnes, Christina Stevens, Bobbie Swaringen, Ollie Swaringen, Kaye Taylor, Phyllis Thompson, Cheryl Tucker, Theola Turner, Mary Tyson, Gail Waller, Betty Watson, Patsy Watson, Nancy Weydell. Pat Anderson, Doug Archer, Gene Auton, Billy Baker, Roger Barfield, Randy Blalock, Steve Blalock, Hal Brown, Ken Burleson, Monte Burleson, Ronnie Burleson, Charles Burris, Nelson Burris, Mikey Burris, James Cagle, Steve Cagle, David Carpenter, Ricky Carpenter, Tim Chrisco, Steve Clark, James Coble, Tom Colpitts, Kent Cooke, Tony Corne, Harry Craig, Phillip Crisco, Charles Crumpler, Mike Davis, Paul Davis, Bill DeTorre, Bobby Dobbs, Lindsey Dunevant, Jay Dustin, Terry Early, John Earnhardt, Jimmy Efird, Joe Michael Efird, Steve Efird, David Emmons, Robert Flake, Don Frey, Keith Frick, Steve Frick, David Frye, Joey Gathings, Randy Gore, Doug Hahn, Tony Hartsell, Bobby Hathcock, Mike Hatley, Darrell Hewett, Jackie Hill, Tommy Holt, John Howard, Roger Hudson, Wayne Huneycutt, Nicholas Hyatt, Blair Lambert, Tilmon Lambert, Ricky Laney, Rickey Lanier, Avesta Lilly, Mac Loftin, Gary London, Jimmy Long, Bill Love, George Lowder, David Mauney, Carlton McLawhorn, Lewis McLendon, David McSwain, Stewart Medlin, Mark Moose, John Morrow, Mike Nash, Keith Nash, Tony Oettinger, Kim Perry, Doug Pinkston, Bobby Preslar, Jerry Pressley, Cris Ragsdale, Ronnie Regan, Glenn Rummage, Shep Russell, Mike Sides, Mike Simmons, Eddie Simpson, Steve Sinclair, David Smith, Ivey Smith, Ronnie Solomon, Brad Spear, Rocky Starnes, David Sutton, Richard Swanner, Craig Taylor, David Thompson, Kenneth Tucker, Richard Vaughan, Donnell Wall, Guy Watkins, Jimmy Watson, Michael Whitley, Phil Whitley, Richard Whitley, Ken Wilson, Cy Winecoff, Donnie Wise, Mike Wyatt. present “The Halls of Ivy”, the traditional graduation song, llie bad will play for the processional and recessional. The audience will participate in the singing of two hymns. The eight newly elected marshals will conduct the ceremony. Steve Blalock, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Blalock, attained the honor of Valedictorian of the Qass of ’71. Steve serves as NHS president and assistant editor of the Crossroads. He is a member of Modern Music Masters, Science Qub, Radio Explorer Post (WZKY), Law Explorers Post, and Young Republican Club. He served as Student Lion for the month of November. Steve has received awards in history and biology. He was Morehead and Outstanding Teenagers of America nominee. Steve also attended Governor’s School. Steve is a member of West Albemarle Baptist Church and attends Congregational Christian Church fellowship. Uiarles Burris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burris, is class Salutatorian. Charles is a member of the NHS, Modern Music Masters, and Law Ex plorers Post. He is Science Club president. Charles served as Christmas float committee and as mini-course content chairman. Charles is a member of An derson Grove Baptist Church. llie class selected “We leave only a memory, for life remains ever ahead, and ever ahead we shall go. We have laid a foun dation. Now we go to build the tower,” as its motto. The violet is their flower. ITie Class of ’71 presented gifts to the school in honor of Miss Chicora Caughman and in memory of Kenny Talbert. A donation, honoring Miss Caughman, to the athletic fund and a plaque in memory of Kenny are the gifts to the school. Kenny, who was a member of the class, was killed in an auto wreck in February, 1970. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Talbert. Miss Caughman, a math teacher, will retire this spring after 39 years of teaching. She has served as Senior Class sponsor for the past 24 years.