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Volume 52 No. 4
ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle, N.C. 28001 982-3711
December 1986
Student Advisory Committee, Student Council Offer Assistance
A new committee has been formed in the
Albemarle City School System recently.
The new Student Advisory Committee is
the idea of our superintendent, Dr. Bryce
Cummings.
The committee is the method by which
students can talk directly to the superin
tendent and the school board. Four stu
dents from Albemarle High will serve on
the committee. They are Charles Grigg,
Jimmy Hays, Tia Pemberton, and Tim
Smith. In addition, three students from Al
bemarle Middle School and two from each
of the three elementary schools will serve
on the advisory board.
With this student board, the ideas and/or
complaints will get to the school board
faster; therefore, the schools will receive a
response quicker.
This new method of communication will
§ive students a louder voice in routine
school policies and activities. If any stu
dent has an idea, he is asked to see any of
our four representatives. The representa
tives will receive all ideas openly and will
present them to the superintendent.
Fa La La La Laa
Three students from Albemarle
Senior High were selected for the Mars
Hill Choral Clinic. These students are
guddy Little, Debbie Cesare and David
C^nipbell. They will travel to Mars Hiii
on February 6 and 7.
Only 200 students are chosen from
^bout 700, who audition at Mars Hill.
After being selected, students
^eir pieces before going to Mars Hiii.
fhere is, however, one rehearsal
tj'al Cabarrus for all the students
Selected in this area.
The Student Advisory Committee
After arriving at Mars Hill these
students will rehearse all day Friday
^hd Saturday and will have a concert
Saturday night. All of the students at
tending Mars Hill will be under the
direction of Dr. Eugene Brooks, the Na
tional Executive Secretary of the
American Choral Directors Association.
^Commenting on going to Map Hill,
P^bbie Cesare said, “I fc^l
^onored to have been selected and look
t^rward to going to Mars Hill in
f'ebruary.”
We would like to congratulate the^
[bree talented students and wish them
the best of luck.
First Semester Exams Are Coming
ASHS Welcomes a New Face
By LAMAR CHANCE
Is this really Albemarle High School? Well, the answer is yes, but with all
these new faces at Albemarle High, a student might think he is changing
schools each day. The newest face is that of Mrs. Bonnie Flythe.
Mrs Flythe, a native of Greenville, S.C., attended Clemson University
where she majored in civil engineering. While teaching at Albemarle, she is
studying for an education degree at Catawba College.
Before replacing the vacancy left by Mrs. Talbert, Mrs. Flythe substituted
at Salisbury and East Rowan. She taught a variety of subjects as a substitute at
these schools, but teaches geometry, algebra, and general math at Albemarle.
Mrs Flythe says she chose the educational field because she always wanted to
teach math. She says she loves math and hopes that she will teach her students
to like it also. . ^ ^ • u r l. ^
Although Mrs. Flythe is limited to this area because of her husband s job
with Duke Power, she likes the Piedmont region of North Carolina and would
like to continue teaching in this area. Mrs. Flythe also says she likes the young
men and women of Albemarle High because they all have a good attitude.
Mrs Flythe, welcome to Bulldog Country. The student body hopes that she
has a long and memorable stay at our esteemed institution.
Mrs. Flythe shows the basics of Geometry.
. Remember those notes you took back
If* September? No? Then you can con
sider this a warning: first semester
^nis are coming your way. Yes, irom
January 14 to January 16 we will strain
^ur brains to recall those lost fornjulas,
'^^gue vocabulary words, and ^
yerb tenses. As for seniors, rereading
[be many novels you’ve read should
the trick.
Exams are not all work
^fter each morning am, student
Jsmissed for two hours! In these two
I^ours, students can dine in tneir
tavorite restaurant or shop one
^any malls here in Albemarle.
Whatever your choice, please
remember that you represent
Albemarle Senior High, so present
yourselves in an orderly fashion. Also
remember that open lunch during ex
ams is not required; it is a privilege
given to us by our school system.
^ So while you gobble that turkey
plunge in plum pie, or hammer away at
your Christmas ham, don’t forget ex
ams. Exam schedule is as follows.
Wednesday through Friday, January 14
to 16, two exams will be given each day.
On Wednesday, first and f^rth, Thurs
day, second and fifth, and Friday, third
and sixth.
On the inside:
Are Plastic Forks
Harmful to Your Health?
• The Insiders Go Shopping!
• What Students Want
for Christmas!
Today ends the project of Helping Hands
at Albemarle High School. The project,
which is sponsored by the Student Council,
began on Monday, December 8.
Helping Hands is a part of Social Ser
vices that gives money and aid to needy
families. The Student Council accepted
this worthy cause to give our student body
the chance to help those in need. Giving do
nations in both homeroom and at lunch,
students have responded and our dona
tions will be sent to Social Services. With
this money. Social Services will see that
the deserving families have a Merry
Christmas.
Helping Hands would like to thank the
Student Council and the Albemarle stu
dents for their integral part in this worthy
project.
Off to Work
We Go!
By MARIEL BAUCOM
Over the Christmas vacation, most
students anticipate the chance to sleep late
and relax, but for some students the op
portunity to make extra money by taking
jobs over the holidays seems to be more
important.
Lisa Morgan and Beth Goodman plan to
wait tables at Nick’s on Tillery during the
holidays. Cindy Brewer, Beth Neel, Julie
Harwood, and Melynee Morgan will be
busy wrapping presents at Belk. Gerry
Pion plans to earn some extra money by
loading trucks for Sears. Stanly Hardware
has hired Ben Jolly to help them take in
ventory. Jamie Kimrey and L.C. Robbins
plan to take on the laborious task of split
ting wood, while Guy Harris regretfully
says that he plans to do some surveying.
Two gentlemen that may not be recognized
behind their white beards and red and
white suits are Billy Lisk and Wayne
Pickier who plan to be Santa Claus at
Quenby Mall and Kmart, respectively.
It’s obvious from the different holiday
jobs that AHS students have various
abilities that they are using over the
holidays to benefit the community and
raise money for themselves.
Melynee Morgan and Dana Parker wrap
presents at Belk.
Should The Three-Point Shot
Be Included in Basketball Rules?