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Volume 38 No. 8
The Full Moon
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ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ALBEMARLE, N. C.
March 5, 1973
Wonders Will Never Cease
Six Student Council members
travelled to A. L. Brown High
School in Kannapolis, February
14, in the first part of a two day
exchange program.
David Adams, Debbie Flowe,
Mike Lee, Lou Love, Jann
Lowder and Bain Jones partici
pated in the program.
Upon their arrival at Brown,
students were introduced to
their guides. After a quick tour
of the campus and buildings,
they attended classes of their
choice.
The Kannapolis Student Body
treated students to lunch in the
cafeteria. Later in the day, both
Student Councils met to
compare notes and offer
suggestions and ideas.
Kannapolis sent members of
its Student Council to Albe
marle in a return visit February
15.
Christine Garber, Leonard
Hawkins, Mary Emmons, Linda
Little, Crystal Waller, Chuck
Gaskin, Roger Green acted as
Student guides for the visitors.
During the day, the most
frequent remarks from the
Kannapolis people were
“Everything is so clean and
new.” “Everyone is so friend
ly.” and “I like the small
classes.”
Eight members of the
Concord High School student
body visited Senior High
Monday, February 19.
Jeff Burleson, Melita Corri-
her, Eddie Furr, Lou Love,
Nona Pease, Dewey Preslar,
Mary Ann Ritchie, and Kaye
Roberts acted as guides for the
visiting students.
Upon the students’ arrival,
they took a tour of the school
Spirit Week
The week of February 19-23
was spirit week at Senior High.
A banner was hung in the hall
Monday morning which asked;
“Who’s got the Spirit?’’’
Students signed their names on
the banner all week. The
Student Council sold paper links
to students for a penny during
lunch. The class with the
longest chain at the end of the
week was proclaimed the most
spirited class. The Juniors won
the contest with 11 dollars
contributed.
The basketball players and
wrestlers were given apples
during lunch Wednesday.
and met Mr. Hawkins. After the
tour, the group split up and
attended various classes.
Sixth period the visitors and
their guides met with Mrs.
Almond to discuss their school
and their visit.
Concord students enjoyed our
classes due to the informal
atmosphere and the friendly
students. They said everyone
seemed to get along very well.
Eight members of the student
council, along with Mrs.
Almond, visited Concord High
School Tuesday, February 20 to
complete the exchange. Eddie
Burris, Darryl Ellis, Mary
Emmons, Christine Garber,
Leonard Hawkins, Tom Knotts,
Linda Little, and Curtis
Paschold participated.
After meeting their guides
and touring the school they split
up to attend classes. They were
treated to a free lunch in the
cafeteria. Before leaving they
met with the Student Council
advisor to discuss their trip and
the differences between the
schools.
The purpose of the program,
according to Mrs. Almond,
Student Council advisor, is to
give our students a basis for
comparison of our school and
ideas for its improvement.
Those who have participated
seem to think that the exchange
program is a great idea, and all
enjoyed their contact with
representatives from other
schools.
Plans are being made to
include the entire student body
rather than just the Student
Council members. The Council
hopes to arrange visits with
several other schools in our
athletic conference.
Students To Present
‘Cheaper By The Dozen’
A cast of twenty-one will
present the play, “Cheaper by
the Dozen,” at 7:30 p.m.,
Friday, April 6.
Mrs. Jane L. Hartsell is
directing the stage production.
The play is a comedy that
centers around a couple
rearing their twelve children.
The father, a very efficient
business man, discovers he has
a heart condition and has little
time to live. The main conflict
occurs when Anne, the eldest
daughter, goes “boy crazy”,
and her father does not
understand.
The cast is as follows: Mr.
Gilbreth (Dad), John Baugh;
Mrs. Gilbreth (mother), Jan
Griffin; Ernestine, Kathie
Neel;Frank, Bain Jones; Jack-
ie,JeneIl Hudson; Dan, Chuck
Barger; Bill, Tracy Hicks;
Freida, Carol Fitzgerald; Anne
Lisa Roberts; Lillian, Bess
Knotts; Martha, Debbie Ross;
Jane, Crystal Waller; Betty,
Betty Gulledge; Ethel, Gina
Morris.
Mrs. Fitzgerald (housekeep
er), Terrie Daughtery; Dr.
Burton, Buddy Clark; Nurse.
Joanne Harbors; Joe Scales
(Cheerleader), Bobby Swan;
Miss Brill (teacher), Melissa
Hatfield; Miss Brooks (teach
er), Monica Lowder; Larry
(Special Friend), David Ad
ams.
Understudies are Mary Cath
erine Nance, Janet Ritchie,
Pam Beasley, and Kit Weem-
hoof. Stage manager is Reggie
Dailey; Allison Harris, proper
ty director; Mark Lowder and
Darrell Jackson, lighting direc
tors.
Robbie Hill, Ellen Morrow,
Janet Miller and Melinda
Lowder, set directors and art;
Barbara Eddins, sound effects;
Melita Corriher, Mary Ann
Ritchie, and Debbie Burris,
make-up; and Lynn Whitehead’
Deborah Poplin, and Alice
Johnson, publicity.
Susan Cooks Up Award
(Moonbeams
Pussycat and Big Wheel
Student Lion for March is
Kenny Ashcraft. Ted Watson is
Student Rotarian.
Dancing In The Moonlight
The prom will be March 26 in
the gym. Juniors began working
on decorations February 21.
Sophomores Hop Tonight
The Sophomore Hop is tonight
in the gym. It was postponed
February 10 because of snow.
Honor Society Goes to AJHS
A new Honor Society Project
is being introduced this year.
Members will go to Junior High
to help the ninth graders with
registration for their sopho
more year.
Susan Wyatt is the 1973 Betty
Crocker Homemaker of Tomor
row. She will receive a specially
designed award from General
Mills, sponsor of the contest.
•Columbia will gather in
Washington, D. C., for an
expense paid educational tour
of the capital city and Colonial
Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Sludenls from Concord High School discuss their day at Senior
Qinic
t ive students from Senior
High attended the 25th annual
choral clinic at Mars Hill
February 9 - 10. Jan Lefler,
Melissa Hatfield, Katie Cauble,
Cathy Sinclair, and John Baugh
attended the clinic.
Over 300 high school singers
representing 47 schools from
the western half of North
Carolina and eastern Tennessee
participated.
Dr. Daniel Moe, director of
choral activities at the Oberlin
College Conservatory of Music,
Ohio, was guest director for the
“silver anniversary” of the
clinic. It is one of the oldest in
the nation.
Two public concerts were
presented in Moore Auditorium
in conjunction with the clinic.
The first concert was given
Friday night by the Mars Hill
College Choir; the second was
Saturday night by the clinic
choir.
Dr. Moe conducted the clinic
choir in numbers by Bach,
Haydn, Schumann, Handel, and
in two of his own compositions,
“Stranger, Share Our Fire” and
“Hosanna to the Son of David.”
A noted composer as well as
conductor and teacher. Dr.
Moe’s works include orchestral,
choral, and chamber music.
Among his compositions are a
Christmas opera, “The Coven
try Nativity,” and “Cantata of
Peace,” “Ecumenical Litur
gy,” “Psalm Concerto,” and a
“Contemporary Setting of the
Lutheran Service.”
The Mars Hill College Choral
Clinic is designed “so each
student can take back to his
high school choir some greater
insight into the master works of
choral literature.” The clinic
was established by the late
Elwood Roberts, dean of college
choir directors in North
Carolina, as a means of
improving high school choruses
in western North Carolina and
has since grown to encompass
the Piedmont region of the
state.
Susan was chosen on the basis
of scores in a written knowledge
and attitude examination ad
ministered to high school
seniors throughout the country
last December 5. She is eligible
for state and national honors.
The State Homemaker of
Tomorrow, to be selected from
all school winners in the state,
will receive a $1500 college
scholarship. A 20 volume
reference work, “The Annals of
America,” will be presented to
the state winner’s school by
Encyclopedia Britannica Edu
cational Corporation. The sec
ond-ranking student in the state
will receive a $500 scholar
ship.
In late April, the 51 Betty
Crocker Homemakers of To
morrow representing every
state and the District of
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prepared by the North Carolina
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cussing new techniques in
learning foreign languages, one
being individualization. He
hopes to have some of these
techniques introduced through
out schools in the state within
the next few years.
A native of Cuba, Mr. Infante
now works for the state as a
foreign language consultant and
is very interested in the future
of foreign languages in the .
schools. Infante speaks to
Spanish classes.
Spanish classes.
Honor Society Entertains With Tea
The National Honor Society
entertained first semester’s
Honor Roll students at the
annual Honor Roll Tea Thurs
day, February 22.
The theme of the tea was
Washington’s Birthday. Cherry
shaped nametags added to the
decoration.
Refreshments consisted of
cokes, cookies, and nuts, served
by members of the society.
Students enjoy cokes and cookies at the Honor Roll Tea
A record player provided
music while students talked and
mingled with their classmates
and teachers.
Members of the invitations
committee were Cathy Sinclair,
Sandra Pollard, Katie Cauble,
Debra Bryson, Susan Sanderson
and Kim Woodruff.
Beverly Sanges, Bonnie Lit
tle, Irelou Easley, and Nona
Pease made up the refreshment
committee.
The decorations committee
consisted of Bonnie Chandler,
June Fisher, Brenda Burris and
Melita Corriher.
Susan Wyatt and Frances
Long decorated the serving
table.
The music committee was
David Adams and David
Bryson.