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I FULL MOON Volume 46 ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER 311 Palestine Road Albemarle, N.C. 28001 982-3711 Last Will and Testament Page 2 June 1981 Seniors Show Their Stuff Part of the quality of a school depends upon the type of students it produces. Super seniors are part of what makes our school special. These students are peo ple who their classmates can be proud and who under-classmen can look up to. The quality of our high school is represented in these students. Paula Cox Paula Cox was chief cheerlead er during her senior year and has been a cheerleader since the seventh grade. Paula was a member of the National Honor Society. She was Vice President of the student council during her junior year and was a member of the Media Club for two years. During her se nior year Paula was the Business Manager for The Full Moon. Her hobbies include bike-rid ing, going to parties, and listen ing to music. Paula plans to attend UNC- Chapel Hill next fall. Janet Efird Janet Efird was senior class president for the 1981 class and has been a member of the student council during all her high school years. Janet was a member of the NHS and Who’s Who Among American High School Students. She was also a junior marshall at last year’s graduation. Janet was a member of the News Staff of The Full Moon. Janet’s hobbies include going to the beach, sailing, and swim ming. This summer she plans to work in Myrtle Beach and take fresh man English at Coastal Carolina. This fall she will attend UNC- Chapel Hill. Kenneth Russell Kenneth Russell is an outstand ing example of talent and cre ativity. Throughout his high school years, he has participated in several activities both scholas tic and extra-curricular. Kenneth’s interest lies mainly in acting. For the last two years Moonbeams Prom The Junior-Senior prom was held on May 15. “The Band of Oz” performed at this event. Student Council Helps The Student Council helped with the Special Olympics at Camp Barnhardt on Tuesday, Mays. School Comes to an End The last day of classes for the seniors was June 2. Grad uation was on June 5. All other students will be taking exams from June 7 to June 10. All-Sports Banquet The All-Sports Banquet was held on May 26 at Harward’s Steak House. The guest speaker was Woody Durham. Election Time The Student Council started the elections for the new of ficers of 1981-1982 on May 10. Petition week was from May 10 to May 15. Campaign week was from May 18 to May 23. The final election for the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer was on May 25. he has been president of the Drama Club and performed in several plays. Last year the Drama Club presented Neil Si mon’s “The Good Doctor” in which Kenneth played two dif ferent roles. This year, they pre sented “Dracula” which Kenneth co-wrote with Fred Corlette. Ken neth played the part of Dracula. He performed also in “The Bear”, presented by the visiting artist program at Stanly Tech. This play went on tour throughout North Carolina. Later this year, Kenneth joined the Uwharrie Players and they presented “Dark at the Top of the Stairs”. Here Kenneth played the role of Sammy Goldenbomb. Kenneth has been asked to perform in “Unto These Hills’ in Cherokee this summer. Kenneth has not only perform ed well in the arts, he has also participated in scholastic ac tivities and received several awards. Kenneth was a marshall during his Junior year, he was a Moorehead Scholarship nominee, a DAR Good Citizenship re cipient, a student Rotarian, and a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Kenneth was vice president of the National Honor Society. He was also co-editor, feature editor, and art director of The Full Moon. Kenneth has also received several awards for his artistic talent. His hobbies include drawing and film-making. He plans to at tend UNC-Chapel Hill and go into professional theater. Laura Yost As president of the student council, Laura Yost was a well- known member of the senior class. During her high school years she has not only been a good student but she has also par ticipated in many charitable functions. Laura has received many awards for her scholastic prog ress such as the DAR Good Citizenship Award, Optimist Girl of the Year-Nominee, Morehead- Nominee, and Who’s Who Among American High School Students. As a member of the YMCA Youth and Government Council, she at tended a youth conference on national affairs at the Blue Ridge Mountain Assembly at Black Mountain. She is also Chaplain of the NHS and a member of the Math & Science Club. This year Laura has partici pated in several fund-raising functions. She rode 42 miles in the Diabetes Bik-a-thon, and she par ticipated in the CROP Walk-a- thon for World Hunger. She has also helped with the Special Olympics. Her hobbies include playing the piano, and reading political magazines. This summer Laura plans to work at a summer camp in the mountains, then in the fall she plans to attend UNC-Chapel Hill. Chico Lilly Chico? Well you can probably find him on the football field, bas ketball court, or even in center field. Chico Lilly has spent all of his high school years participat ing in some kind of sport. He has been on the football team for 3 years and has won 4 Player of the Week awards. His positions in cluded half-back and quarter back. Chico has spent 3 years on the basketball team. His positions were forward and guard. As cap tain of the team, he helped them to shape up a winning season. On the baseball field, he is also a captain playing center field. Chico’s hobbies include both watching sports and girls. Next year he plans to attend Shaw Uni versity. Craig Cordes Craig Cordes, his first year at ASHS, has been a terrific exam- Bond Marches On The Albemarle High School Marching Bulldogs began the 1980-81 season by playing at both the home and away football games, and at the United Way’s fund raising campaign. They also participated in two marching contests at Central Cabarrus High School and at Burns High School. During the Christmas season the band marched in the Albe marle Christmas Parade and in the Salisbury/Spencer Christmas Parade in which they placed third in the competition. The an nual Christmas concert took place just before Christmas vaca tion. The highlight of the year came when the band was chosen to represent Stanly County at the North Carolina Governor’s In augural Parade in Raleigh. During the spring several students represented Albemarle in All State and All County bands. Among these were Mark Crisco, Kathy Love, Susan Ledbetter’ and Laura Yost. The next high point of the sea son came when the band was rated a high excellent at the South Central District Band Con test at Garringer High School in Charlotte. The band is set to end the year by playing at the Stanly Me morial Hospital dedication on May 30 and the annual spring concert on June 1. pie of a super senior. Throughout the year Craig has been a valu able player in sports. As center for the Varsity Basketball team, he helped the team win the sea son tournament which carried them to the finals. Craig has won several awards including the All- Conference Most Valuable Play er, Second Team All-Piedmont, and McDonald’s All American Team-Nominee. Craig plans to attend Western Carolina Univer sity where he received a full scholarship. In baseball Craig played both pitcher and first base. Craig was also named Who’s Who Among American High School Students for his participation in sports. Craig is not only active in sports and school, but also in church. He is an active member of his church youth group and is on the steering committee for Teenagers with Alternatives. His hobbies include golfing, fishing, hiking, all sports (indoor and outdoor), and “growing”! Aretha Sellers Aretha Sellers is extremely ac tive in the Future Business Lead ers of America. She is both Dis trict FBLA Chairperson and President of the ASHS FBLA Club. In the District meeting, she won first place in Public Speak ing Contest. During her junior year she was secretary of the Future Home makers of America. Aretha has helped with the Special Olympics for 2 years and is a member of the Senior Choir. Aretha attends the Ephesus Church ->f Christ in Charlotte where sh« ’= vie 9 president of her youth group. She also sings in the choir, is on the fund-raising com mittee, and is assistant secretary of the Sunday School. Aretha enjoys singing, playing the piano, and talking. She plans to attend UNCC next year where she will major in accounting. Rod Ingram Rod Ingram is an enthusiastic student and band member. Rod has been a member of the march ing band for four years. He play ed the trumpet and tuba. He was also band captain during his ju nior and senior years. For Rod’s scholastic aptitudes, he has been nominated for Gover nor’s School twice, attended SPEC, and was nominated for Boy’s State. Rod was awarded a scholarship to Pfeiffer. He was junior class president and a stu dent Rotarian during his senior year. Rod’s hobbies include skating, swimming, working, listening to music, and “Ros”. Next fall he plans to attend Carolina and major in business. New Staff Members Chosen . . . Crossroads ’82 Planned THE I981-1982 YEAR BOOK STAFF With the 1980-81 Crossroads just recently completed, the new yearbook staff has already begun work on the 1981-82 yearbook. The newest members have been at tending workshops once a week to learn about attractive layouts, picture composition, picture cropping, and- general termi- nology. They have already designed several layouts of their own and are now working on a theme and cover for next year’s book. Under the supervision of Mrs. Kay Dennis, the new staff has started selling ads and work ing on layouts for next year’s an nual. Next year’s staff is as follows: Senior Staff Cindy Smith — Editor in Chief Kristi Britt - Business Manager Paula Lowder — Special Features David Harwood — Sports and Photography Laura Jenkins — Classes Catherine Montgomery — Administration and Clubs Junior Staff Shan Helderman Beth Talbert Kim Eudy Terry Howard Tina Cagle Brian Alexander Yvette Harwood Crystal Marker Deanna Bates John Montgomery Todd Mauldin Robin Jolly Laura Mauldin Penny Treece Donna Hall Harold Whitley
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