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i^lFULL MOON ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER 311 Palestine Road Albemarle, N.C. 28001 982-3711 New Faces In Old Places p. 2 October 14,1980 Meet The Board Members By JENNY McINTOSH Football tickets went up this year by approval of the Albe marle City Board of Education, after South Piedmont Conference suggestion. Only when decisions directly affect students does the Board come into public view. In fact, if you ask anyone who the Board members are, more than likely they do not know. These members, however, are responsi ble for major decisions and prop er administration to provide a more efficient school system. The Albemarle City Board members are voted into office by the electorate. Albemarle City’s Board has 6 members and Dr. William Brown, superintendent of schools, who advises them. Mr. Charlie Pickier is chairman. He directed a funeral home for 12 years. Two years ago he retired from selling funeral supplies in North and South Carolina. Gene Dry is president of Dun-Rite Laundry and Cleaners, Inc. It has been a family business since 1922. Dr. W. D. Beal is a chiropractor. Dr. Keith Wolf is an optometrist. Dr. Phyllis Gore teaches at Pfeif fer College. She prepares student teachers for grades K-9. She has been teaching for 35 years. Mrs. Sandy Rogers, after becoming a member of the Board last year, retired as an English teacher. She is now a homemaker and mother of 3. Dr. Brown, as superintendent, is a non-voting member. He pre pares the agenda for the meet ings and presents the problems and needs of the schools to the members. During the September meeting of the Board, financial concerns of the school system appeared to be the major issues. They review and approve a budget for each school year. This budget includes salaries for school employees, supplies, special classes, food services, and sports equipment. Bills are reviewed and paid. They also try to keep all buildings, stadiums, and other facilities in good condition. If not, they try to provide needed facilities, such as the new ASHS stadium, with one of the best track facilities in the state. Faculty members are chosen by the Board also. Their choice is based on recommendation and application. Recommendation comes from Dr. Brown, staff, and other people. During the meeting, results of the California Achievement Test (CAT) given to elementary stu dents were discussed and com pared to the county schools and the nation. Albemarle students excelled, especially in primary grades, in comparison. But it was noted that in grades 6-9 the aver age scores lowered, therefore stress for higher scores in upper levels is needed. Also, a representative of the CAT tests, Mr. Hawkins, dis cussed new methods and types of tests. For example, it is possible that students may later be tested in science and social studies, as well as English and Math. The Board even takes an inter est in the tj^es of food served to students. For instance, Mrs. San dy Rogers previously ate break- Crossroads ’80 Gets Underway Crossroads ’80 staff is in full swing putting together this year’s annual. They have already se lected the cover design and theme, which will remain secret until the book arrives next May. The first deadline for the color sections of the annual is October 10. This year’s color section will not only include the Senior’s sec tion, but also other sectiohs of the book. The yearbook staff is work ing diligently to meet this dead line; drawing layouts, organizing pictures, and writing copy. The Herf Jones Company pub lishes Crossroads. This year’s an nual is expected to cost ap proximately $8,000 to produce. The price of each book will be $12.00 for students, with sales covering only about $5,000 of the costs. The staff is attempting to sell $13,800 worth of ads to cover the additional cost of the book. This year’s staff consists of: editor, Dena Bates; assistant edi tor, Kim Cook; sports, Kim Cook and Mark Talbert; special fea tures, Jenny Hatley; business manager, Jane Smith; photographers, Mary Crotts and Chris Freeman; regular features, Nancy Honeycutt; ad ministration, Chris Freeman; classes editor, Jennie Hill. The Junior Staff consists of: Paula Lowder, Kathy Riley, David Har wood, Cathy Terry, Kristi Britt, David Caudle, Catherine Mont gomery, Laura Jenkins, Joey Walter, and Cindy Smith. This staff is supervised by Mrs. Kay Dennis who has headed the yearbook staff for the past 5 years. She states that, “This staff is working hard to produce the best yearbook ever! ’ ’ fast at one of the elementary schools. She brought up the fact that the only cereals offered con tained large amounts of sugar. She suggested a cereal such as Life instead because it is good- tasting and does not contain large amounts of sugar. Most of the duties of the Board are quite pleasant, but, unfor tunately, there are times when the Board faces undesirable decisions. One recent example is the controversial issue concern ing Mr. Charles Whitley, princi pal at AHS, and Mr. Walter Smith, principal at the Junior High School. These cases have at this time been resolved. The two principals will remain in their jobs by approval of the Board. The Albemarle Board of Education is a group of people with important responsibilities. But more importantly, they are volunteers who give of their time to the education of the students. In addition to their other responsibilities, board members also support ^tra curricular activities of the schools. Here Mrs. Sandv Dr. Keith Wolf, and Dr. William Brown support the Bull- Don't Crawl Under A Rock! “Moonbeams Attention All Seniors! The SAT will be given Octo ber 11, at ASHS. Registration for the test closed September 19. A Date To Remember Homecoming is scheduled for October 10. Preparing For College College Night was held September 25, from 7:00 until 8:30. Representatives from over 60 colleges attended. Congratulations! Eddie Snuggs was honored as Student Lion for Septem ber, and Dave Moose as Stu dent Rotarian. Election Results Senior Class officers for the 1980-81 year are: Janet Efird, president; Dan McKeithen, vice-president; Shari Robert son, secretary; and Todd Hauss as treasurer. Junior Class officers are as follows: Maria Dennis, president; Laura Mauldin, vice-presi dent; Kristi Britt, secretary; and Stephanie Pollard, ^easurer. The Sophomore Class officers are: Susan Creativity and personal de velopment are always encour aged by the clubs offered at Albe marle High School. Several clubs have already elected officers and scheduled activities while others are just getting started. These clubs encourage students to join in and participate each year in the activities planned for person al achievement and for com munity enjoyment. DECA Tuesday, September 16, the Distributive Education Clubs of America had their first meeting and officer elections. Those elected were: President, Penny Payne; Vice-President, Connie Lambert; Secretary, Beth Moss; and Treasurer, Rickey Smith. Beth Livingston and Kathryn Burleson serve as Co-Historians along with Mark Furr, Reporter and Robert Farlow, Parlimentar- ian. The DECA Club has planned two fund raisers for the year October l, they will hold a Garage Sale, and November 1 they will sell Tom Wat Kits. DECA will hold their first cere mony, Parents’ Night Installa tion Service, September 30, at Cattletown U.S.A. Members will have dinner, a program, and in stall officers. Cooper, president; Carol Harbers, vice-president; Lucy McKeithen, secretary; and Robin Jolly, treasurer. The Freshman Class officers are: Cory Smith, president; Ellen Snyder, vice-president; Sylvia Baker, secretary. and A Big Change tember started to school Sep- tStnd;nffu calendar below shows throu^Se yL'r: l>sWbuted , student Holidays November 10-11 2 Teacher workdays DeclSbl^22l? « Thanksgiving holidays JaSv 1 2 o fh^^stmas (weekdays) holidays ? NewYear’sDayholidays Anr-n^ Q 2 Teacher workdays AnHi??9'i ^ Teacher workdays P 4 Easter holidays (weekdays) Students Gain Experience VICA Vocational Industrial Clubs of America or VICA is sponsored by Mr. Robert Hollis. He also spon sors the ICT section or Industrial Cooperative Training. The pro gram employs students in skill and health occupations. In November, the officers of VICA club will attend the District 6 Workshop and Training Session. Each officer will attend sessions with other VICA club officers of the district. In March, they will attend the District 6 Skill and Leadership Contest at Central Piedmont Comnrtinity College. In the spring, they will also partici- North Carolina State VICA Skill and Leadership Con test in Winston Salem. Their last meeting will be the Em ployer/Employee Banquet which is in conjunction with the DECA Banquet. FBLA The Future Business Leaders of America or FBLA members met September 16 for the first time. Mrs. Mildred Carter, who sponsors the club, said 15 or 20 people appeared to fill applica tions and plan activities. Albemarle’s FBLA chapter will host the District 6 Fall Meeting on October 15 from 1:00 to 5:00. Possible workshop topics in clude: People Building, Dress for Success, Parliamentary Proce dure, Fund Raising, Activities Reporting and Free Enterprise. FBLA members will be assisted in the presentation by members of Stanly Technical Institute, Phi Beta Lambda, the college divi sion of FBLA, and by local busi ness persons. Aretha Sellers, who was chosen Chairman of District 6, will preside at the meeting. She will be responsible for organizing and presiding at competitive events in February. Because Aretha was elected District Chairman, Mrs. Carter was elect ed District Advisor by the teach ers of the district. She will hold a 3-year term on the Board of Di rectors of FBLA. The Local Chapter, which is re sponsible for the vending ma chines, will meet further to plan more service projects and elect officers. Each year students are chosen to attend SPEC and Governor’s School in the summer. Here are two accounts from one SPEC stu dent and one Governor’s School attendant: “I really enjoyed attending SPEC at Wingate College this past summer. During my two weeks stay, I studied psychology, history, economics, and sociology. The program consisted of Symposiums that related to our courses. After classes, dis cussions were held at our profes sor’s house, Being chosen to attend this event was a real honor and ex perience. Everyone should have the opportunity to go because it is educational and a lot of fun.” Nancy Honeycutt “The excitement of bemg away from home for six weeks with 400 talented, interesting people to meet made my summer at Governor’s School a good one. Classes at Governor’s School were taught by professors from eminent universities like Har vard, MIT, and Wake Forest. I took classes in philosophy, phsychology, andEn^ish. Governor’s School was a real honor for me and a valuable ex perience.’ ’ Chris Freeman Many attended SPEC and Governor’s School
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