National Honor Society Taps Eleven
Eleven Senior High students
were inducted into the National
Honor Society October 19, 1978.
Fall tapping ceremonies began
Thursday morning when the new
members were each “tapped” by
a senior Honor Society member
and tagged with a ribboned NHS
sticker. At the formal initiation
service Thursday evening in the
Senior High Auditorium, in
ductees and their parents
listened to speeches on the
qualities of NHS members;
outstanding scholarship,
character, leadership, and
service. The newly tapped
students were robed and
presented with yellow carnations
and scrolls containing the NHS
oath. Just before taking oath, the
inductees lit tapers and placed
them in an ivy covered candela
brum. After the roll call, refresh
ments were served in the cafe
teria.
Fall National Honor Society
members must have a 91 or
better grade average and be
active in the school and com
munity. The following students
were tapped October 19.
Paula Carter served as vice-
president of her Sophomore class
and is presently the president of
her Senior class. She attended
Governor’s School and is very
active at First Lutheran Church.
Ellen Green has served as
Student Council Vice-President,
as well as being a Student Council
representative. She is active m
band in addition to being chief
majorette.
Marc Hunt has attended the
NCSU Textile Research Program
and SPEC. He is a member of
FBLA, the Science Club and
Monogram Club. He is active in
both tennis and band.
Lisa Huneycutt is currently a
member of The Crossroads staff.
She has participated on the
softball and volleyball teams,
and enjoys being a Candy Stripe
volunteer.
Karen Kiser has served as a
volunteer for the American
Cancer Society, and is very ac
tive in the band. She has served
as a flag girl and is presently a
majorette.
Nina Lowder is in the History
Club and has participated in the
Sophomore Chorus. She does
volunteer work as a Candy
Striper and serves as an officer of
her Church Youth Group.
Sonya Mauldin is presently the
News Editor of The Full Moon.
She has sung in both the
Sophomore Chorus and the Senior
Choir as well as being a member
of the History Club. She enjoys
doing volunteer work as a Candy
Striper and is active in her
Church Youth Group.
Melissa McKeithen is presently
the Senior class secretary and the
Feature Editor of The Full Moon.
She attended SPEC and is a
member of the rifle corps in the
The following people were tapped into the NHS: Paula Carter, Melissa McKeithen, Ellen Green,
Nina Lowder, Sonya Mauldin, Leslie Woodruff, Mike Parker, Lisa Huneycutt, Ernie Wilson, Marc
Hunt, and Karen Kiser.
marching band. Melissa won the
Civitan Essay Contest and is
presently a member of the
Science Club. She has served as a
track statistician and is also
scorekeeper for the Varsity
Basketball team.
Mike Parker is the Sports
Editor of The Full Moon, a
member of the Monogram Club,
and is active in his Church Youth
Group. He plays on the ASHS
baseball team, and also plays on
the YMCA basketball team.
Ernie Wilson was a contestant
in the Pfeiffer Regional Math
Contest, attended SPEC, served
on the Junior Council and is
presently a library aide. He is a
member of FBLA and the Science
Club.
Leslie Woodruff was the
president of her Junior class, in
addition to being a Student
Council representative. She is
currently the Sports Editor of
FULL MOON
The Crossroads and serves the
school as a cheerleader. Leslie,
who is a member of the
Monogram Club, is also very
active in her Church Youth
Group.
This year’s officers are Susan
Nance, president; Bill Baxter,
vice-president; Mark Burris,
secretary-treasurer; and Henry
Farmer, chaplain.
Beware
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The Full Moon
Volume 44 — No. 2
ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER
October 31,1978
David Alexander prepares for Saturday NSF class.
David Alexander Attends
Science Program At UNCC
Student Council
Plans A Busy Fall
Moonbeams
“King of the Road”
Serving as Student Rotarian for
the month of October is Henry
Farmer. Bill Baxter is honored
as Student Lion.
VIP’s of ASHS
New class officers were elected
September 28, 1978. Senior
President is Paula Carter; vice-
president, Susan Cashion;
secretary, Melissa McKeithen;
and treasurer, Graham Martin.
Donna Laton leads the Junior
class as president; vice-
president, Connie Murrell;
secretary, Beth Mabry; and
treasurer, Rosemary Morton.
President of the Sophomore class
is Paula Cox, followed by Lori
Thomas, vice-president; Danette
Hale, secretary; and Tammy
Dwi^t, treasurer.
“You Deserve A Break Today”
The month of November brings
many welcomed school va
cations. November 2-3 are
teacher work days; November 13
is Veteran’s Day and November
23-24, Thanksgiving.
Come and Get It!
New improvements have been
made in the lunchroom this year.
We now have two lines for
quicker service. Another added
attraction is the selling of iced
tea.
“You Light Up My Life”
This year, members of the
band have been busy selling
lightbulbs. The band raised
$2,828.80, all of which will go
toward their new uniforms.
David Alexander, a junior, has
been chosen to attend a series of
programs sponsored by the
National Science Foundation
entitled Urban Environmental
Studies at UNCC. David will
attend twice a month until March
2. The first program was
Saturday, October 14.
While participating in this
program, he will study tran
sportation, computers, satellite
and aerial photography, and
urban problems. A field trip is
being planned for March 2,3, and
4, which may mean a trip to
Washington, D. C.
This National Science Foun
dation program was announced
by the biology teachers and the
students who were interested
applied through Mrs. Smith’s
office. David waited the entire
summer before he found out he
was accepted.
David will be a busy person this
year with this program. He will
be the first to go from this area.
David was also involved in a
youth seminar this past summer.
He studied law, leadership, and
government for one week at
UNC-Chapel Hill.
The Student Council has been
busy planning many activities for
the students. Spirit Week was
October 16-20 and the students
enjoyed doing different ac
tivities. The Sophomores,
Juniors, and Seniors competed in
various planned activities to see
which class had the most spirit.
On Monday the students were
asked to wear Bulldog buttons.
Tuesday the students had a day
off and they were back on
Wednesday for Jersey day. On
Jersey Day the students were
requested to wear anything
resembling a football jersey. The
school was full of blue and white
Thursday with the students
wearing one blue and one white
piece of clothing. Classroom
doors had been decorated for
Homecoming; and Friday the
class with the best door
decoration received a Coke
party.
October 31, Halloween, a movie
will be shown during lunch and
study hall periods with a 25 cents
admission. Candy will be sold in
bags with numbers and a
drawing at the end of the day wiU
determine the lucky winner of $5.
The week of November 14-17 is
Senior Citizens Week. Senior
Citizens will visit and talk to the
classes on Tuesday. A poster
contest Tuesday will feature
students’ pictures relating to
youth and senior citizens. A prize
of $5 will be given to the first
place winner. Wednesday there
will be an assembly on Senior
Citizen Awareness. The senior
citizens will visit classes again on
Thursday, and crafts made by
the senior citizens will be on
display Friday in the gym.
Friday night at 7:30, there wiU be
a talent show involving the entire
community. Five prizes will be
given in the amounts of $30, $20,
$15, $10, and $5. November 2 at
6:30 is qualifying night for acts in
the show and entry forms are
available in the office. After
qualifying there is a $1.00 charge
fee for entry and a $1.50 ad
mission for the general public.
KAYS GARY
Charlotte Journalist To Speak
Kays Gary, author of a distinguished human interest
column in The Charlotte Observer, will speak to the student
body November 15. His topic will be the Senior Citizens of
today. Mr. Gary was born October 28,1920 in Springfield, Ken-
^cky. He was brought up in Fallston, which is near Shelby in
Cleveland County. Mr. Gary later attended Mars Hill College
and UNC-Chapel Hill, where he received an A.B, in Journalism
in 1942. After graduation, he served as editor of The TTiomas-
ville Tribune, was Master Sergeant in the Army and was a
criminal investigator. From 1946 until 1951, he was sports edi
tor and city editor of Shelby Daily Star. Mr. Gary worked for
The Charlotte Observer in 1951-68 and rejoined the staff in 1971
and is still working for The Observer.