On The Go
Students Take Part
Albemarle Senior High stu
dents surely haven’t sat around
all summer. They were involved
in Southern Piedmont Education
Programs, Governor’s School,
Boys State, the North Carolina
Association for Student Council,
North Carolina University Music
Clinic, and a law seminar.
SPEC
Dawn Lowder spent two weeks
this summer at Wingate College
for Spec. She attended classes in
sociology, psychology, eco
nomics. and political science.
Leigh Hartly, Anne Holshouser,
Ann McLawhorn, Jane
Faulkenberry, and Sharon
Ledbetter studied math and
science at Catawba College, also
as part of the Spec program.
Music, art, and drama classes
were attended by Dottie Ingram,
Laura Richardson, Joe
Palladino, Mark Hunt, and Patty
Aguirre at Pfeiffer College.
GOVENOR’S SCHOOL
Two students who gave up six
weeks of their summer to attend
Govenor’s School, a school for
talented students, in Winston-
Salem were William Hudson and
Tim Dwight. Tim and William
were nominated by the Honors
Committee and selected from
students from all North Carolina.
William, who studied choral
music, thought one of the best
parts of his trip was recording an
album. Tim studied English,
concentrating on the study of
poetry.
NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIA
TION FOR STUDENT COUNCIL
FORSTUDENTCOUNCIL
Sharon Miller and Lisa Page
went to the North Carolina
Association for Student Council.
They participated in discussions
on school problems such as
making money, coping with non
participation, and getting along
with others.
BOYS STATE
Boys State, a one week
governmental school held at
Wake Forest, was attended by
Charles Lowder, Mark Barger,
and Eric Skidmore. They heard
speakers who hold governmental
positions in North Carolina. One
of the things they did was elect
the officials needed to fill the
positions to run a city, county,
and state. Mark said it was “a
once a lifetime experience”,
while Eric commented that if he
had a chance to go back he would.
Charles thought that meeting
new people was an interesting
experience.
NORTH CAROLINA UNIVER-
SITY MUSIC CLINIC
Mr. Jones and four students,
Patti Love, Kathy Boone, Kent
Harkey, and Bryan Souther, went
to U.N.C. Chapel Hill to attend a
chorus clinic. While singing with
other students, they learned
proper breathing techniques, and
vocalizing. Mr. Jones hopes
students will attend next year
because he felt it was a good
experience for both choral and
directors.
LAW SEMINAR
Shelby Austin attended a
seminar in Chapel Hill on law,
leadership, and government. She
was chosen from the city schools
on the basis of class rank. Shelby
said she enjoyed making a video
tape during her stay.
Students attending summer programs: Patti Love, Lisa Page,
Kathy Boone, Ann Holshouser, Sharon Ledbetter, Patty Aguirre,
Ann McLawhorn, Eric Skidmore, Mark Barger, Sharon Miller,
Shelby Austin, Dawn Lowder, William Hudson, Dottie Ingram,
Jane Faulkenberry, Joe Palladino, Charles Lowder, Mark Hunt,
Bryan Souther, Laurie Richardson, Leigh Hartly and Tim
Dwight.
FULL MOON
VOLUME 43 — NO. 1
ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER
SEPTEMBER 30, 1977
ASHS Hosts Test
Moonbeams
Roll Call
The Senior class totals 146
students for the 77-78 school year.
Juniors enlist 178 students and
the sophomores total 203.
Roaring Wheels
Charles Lowder serves as
Student Rotarian for the month of
September. Robert Cotton is
honored as Student Lion.
Snap-Crackle-Pop
Dale Ivey and Melissa
McKeithen are the Senior High
reporters to the Stanly News and
Press this year. Look for their
column in the SNAP on Thurs
days for an update on ASHS
activities.
Attention, Please!!
The voices heard on an
nouncements this year are
Sharon Miller, student body
president; Ellen Green, vice-
president; Mark Burris,
secretary and Lisa Page,
treasurer.
Chow-Chow-Chow
Bright new additions can be
found in the lunchroom this year.
One hundred and fifty colorful
“plate-trays” were purchased for
serving in the cafeteria. These
plastic trays are convenient to
use and they conserve energy by
lowering dishwashing costs.
More will be bought if they are
termed a successful im
provement by student, faculty
and lunchroom personnel
Sit for SAT
The final day to register to take
the SAT is Friday, September 30.
The test will be administered
November 5.
Student Council officers plan activities for the new year.
Student Council
Plans Ahead
The Student Council has been
busy for the past few weeks
preparing activities for the
school year. Prior to the opening
of school, the council met to get
acquainted and to discuss plans
for activities for the student
body. August 26, the officers
prepared homemade ice cream
and served it as an afternoon
refreshment to the faculty. The
Student Council supper was held
August 22 at Rock Creek Park.
This enabled the officers and
representatives to become
familiar with each other and to
contribute their ideas about plans
for the new year. Many events
have been discussed but are still
under consideration.
During the week of October 10-
14, special spirit activities have
been planned for each day.
Friday night, October 14, will
conclude the week of activities
with the Homecoming game and
its festivities. Also on the
calendar for this fall is “Back
wards Week.” During this week,
which is to be held in November,
everything will be done back
wards and out of the ordinary.
Several dances are being plan
ned, but dates for these events
are uncertain.
The Student Council would like
to remind students that spirit
points will be given to the class
who shows the most participation
in these activities. They would
appreciate support and ideas and
hope that they can help make this
year the best one ever.
Along with the new school year
and changes comes a new test.
This year The American College
Testing Program (ACT) will be
offered to the students at
Albemarle Senior High. The ACT,
like the SAT, is a test that
measures abilities in the fields of
English usage and mathematics,
but the ACT also tests social
studies, reading, and natural
science.
The English Usage Test is
based on passages which contain
expressions that are inap
propriate in standard written
English. In the Mathematics
section there are a variety of
Math problems to be solved. The
Social Studies Reading Test
measures one’s ability to com
prehend, analyze, and evaluate
reading materials in the fields of
history, political science,
economics, sociology, an
thropology, and psychology. The
last area in which the ACT tests is
natural science. 'Qiis area of the
test measures the student’s
ability to understand, analyze,
and evaluate passages on
scientific topics.
“ACT is needed for students
who plan to attend a midwest
college,” commented Mrs.
Smith, Guidance Counselor. The
test will be given three times at
Albemarle. They are as
follows:
TEST DATE REGISTRATION
Nov. 19,1977 Sept. 26—Oct. 21
Feb. 11,1978 Nov. 14—Jan. 13
April 1,1978 Feb. 6—March 3
For more information see Mrs.
Smith in her office.
ASHS Undergoes
Re-Evaluation
Spirit Rises Again
The 1977-1978 cheerleaders
attended a four day camp at UNC
Charlotte over the summer to
catch up on the latest methods of
cheering. During their stay at
camp, they attended classes
beginning at 8 a.m. and con
tinuing throughout the day. At
night, dance sessions, pep rallies,
and talent shows were held. “It
was hard work, but the squad
really learned a lot”, commented
Angie Tucker, co-chief.
The cheerleaders learned new
cheers, dances, and chants that
they hope will help arouse school
spirit. They feel that their ideas
and approaches have been
received well and think that their
success will continue. Cheering,
the squad found out, is not an
easy job when there is no student
response or participation. By
practicing over the summer and
attending camp, the cheerleaders
learned new ways to get the
crowd involved.
Shelley Hatfield and Angie
Tucker along with other squad
members, would appreciate any
ideas or suggestions to help in
crease enthusiasm in the pep
rallies and at the game.
Continued improvement is the
goal of Albemarle Senior High as
it arrives at the half-way mark of
a ten year re-evaluation
program. This year the Southern
Association of Secondary Schools
and Colleges will check the
Programs of action taken on
plans originated in 1972.
Representatives will visit the
school for two days in April to
talk with faculty and students
about educational needs and how
these needs are being met here at
Senior High.
When ASHS began this accredi
tation program, a self-study was
made to determine what areas
needed further development or
improvement. This was done
through pupil surveys, testing
programs, teacher judgement,
evaluation of the Southern
Association and input from
school system personnel. Some of
the needs of Albemarle Senior
High were expanding work ex
perience programs, adapting
programs to meet special needs
of students, providing more
opportunities for student in
volvement and expanding
facilities for physical education
and sports activities.
Steps are being taken toward
remedying these needs through
new programs and the changing
of old programs. Recent in
novations are as follows: an
entirely new English program
designed to meet the individual
needs of students, rather than the
lab oriented program upperclass
men were familiar with two
years ago; the personal coun
seling program in which each
student selects any teacher as his
or her private guidance coun
selor; and the new track and
football stadium on which con
struction should begin soon.
In this important “half-way”
year it is appropriate to re-print
the original mission statement
set up by the school system upon
commitment to accreditation.
“We believe the Albemarle
City Schools are responsible for
providing a curriculum which
involves a student in the type of
activities, both individual and
group, that aids him in the
development of skills, attitude,
and values necessary for
productive living in an ever
changing society.”