IFULL MOON
Volume 53, No. 2
ALBEMARLE SENIOR HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle, NC 28001 982-3711
Here To Save The Day
By KENDALL HOMESLEY
While strolling through the halls of ASHS the new “additions” to our high school com
munity are very noticeable. These strangers are here, however, for an important reason:
to relieve us from our misery with extremes of weather. No longer will ASH students have
in
11 the installation of a new heating/cooling system. The company providing
us with this magnificent feature is Crutchfield Plumbing and Heating Company Having
rSfd^inTaTTh^nnfi^^® 25, these miracle workers are
residing at The Lion Inn. Though they are now working in a small town these nine hard
thp^h?mir«^f Stranger to a big city, having worked throughout the nation. Though
from 7 am tn 7 nm TS state, here in Albemarle they have worked a shift
the summer and early fall, and a shift from 3 pm to 3 am
1 step in completing their job, take
place in the classroom, which must be free for instruction during the school dav
wKoV*^°”i? impressions of ASHS, he responded, ‘‘It’s great!
What really stands out is the friendliness of both the students and the staff. There are some
reaUy nice p^ple at the school.” Having become interested in this occupSn toS
pipe welding, Badgett has been in this field for fourteen years. While not out of town on tS
job, ®arry l^ps busy with a wife and two sons, ages 12 and 14, in his hometown of Mt
Airy, North Carolina. He enjoys coaching basketball and baseball in his spare time
o appears in the hallway between classes, give them
f and say Thanks, ’’ for their job will not only better our school but will also bet
ter the atmosphere of our working conditions.
A now familiar face installs our new heating/cooling system.
Tardy Now, Pay Later
By ADRIENNE SOYER
The feeling of calmness and tranquility
when the tardy bell rings no longer exists
at ASH. Students could experience a pas
siveness towards tardies when they knew
that teachers would record five in their
class before the student was reported. This
year, each tardy for each class is reported
to Mr. Taylor when the 3:00 bell rings. And
what happens when five tardies are ac
cumulated in the small, but efficient com
puter that rests in the office? A student has
two choices. He or she can elect to spend
time after school in OTT (On-Time-Train-
ing) or to be suspended for one day, with
no privilege of make-up work.
OTT (On-Time-Training) is held in the
resource room of the library everyday
from 3:10 until 3:40. Ms. Ward is the direc
tor of this program and first time offend
ers spend three consecutive afternoons
with her if OTT is their choice. Students
will be involved in behavior modification
techniques to decrease tardies and neither
extra-curricular activities nor work are
acceptable excuses to miss any of these
sessions.
Suspension for one day is the only other
alternative. If this is chosen by the student
as a form of punishment, then all missed
work or tests will be unaccounted for and
making up this work will be impossible.
So, while browsing through the halls be
tween classes, make sure than an accurate
track of time is kept, because if this new
procedure is all it is expected to be, tardies
will become a rarity at ASHS.
Just ask a few of these people what it is
like:
u ^'^^^son — “The work wasn’t that
hard but we had to work diligently. Three
days were enough for me. I won’t be going
back!”
Lonnie Britt — “It’s very boring, but I
can’t seem to stay away.”
~ wasn’t anything
real hard, but I won’t be getting any more
tardies!”# ^
Mrs. Sandy Saunders operates the
SIMS.
A Night Of
Endless Love
By MELYNEE MORGAN
Under the clear, crisp autumn sky
on October 9th, during the halftime
of the West Stanly vs. Albemarle
football game, the 1987-88 Home
coming Court was chosen. The
escorts. Matt Newton, Bobby Rush
ing, Rob Brown, and Tim Rushing,
escorted all of the sponsors onto the
field, and Mr. Morgan crowned Cin
dy Brewer and LaTia Pemberton as
Homecoming Queens, Felicia Har
rell and Mariel Baucom as Senior
Court and Polly Ann Russell and
Mary Kay Page as Junior Court.
This year “Endless Love” was the
theme and the juniors and seniors
alike worked very hard to make the
festivities as impressive as previous
years. The cheerleaders, along with
their sponsor, Mrs. Carrickoff,
created a special spirit week with a
variety of activities to boost par
ticipation and school spirit.
After the Bulldogs defeated the
Colts, everyone’s enthusiasm moved
from the football stadium to the
dance floor where Jammin’ Max
provided good music for a perfect
ending to a great week.
Tia Pemberton and Cindy
Brewer are honored as 1987
Homecoming Queens.
October 1987
SIMS To Help
Eliminate
Paperwork
By ADRIENNE SOYER
Sims — a new acronym for ASHS. What
does it mean? Student Information Man
agement System, a data processing
system that will hopefully eliminate much
paper work for teachers and keep records
up-to-date on a daily basis.
Sims is coordinated and supervised by
Mr. Ken Edwards. Mrs. Sandy Saunders
runs the program and its most dominant
purpose is to reduce paperwork and record
keeping. This school year, Sims will begin
with tardies and absences. Every day tar
dies are automatically registered in the
computer. This will eliminate students’
ability to accumulate more than five tar
dies before being punished. All absences
are considered unexcused until a note veri
fying an excusable reason is brought in by
the student. All students have three days to
do so.
Next, a phone master is planned to be
added to the computer. When an absence
occurs, the computer will call the
residence of the student, in hopes of reach
ing a legal guardian for verification of the
absence.
Eventually report cards will be pro
duced by the computer to save teachers
numerous hours of hard work. Not present
ly on the report cards is the students’
grade point average or his or her class
rank. Sims, however, will put these two
important factors on the report cards.
Therefore, the transcript for colleges will
no longer be devised by Mrs. Smith.
The Sims Program completion is esti
mated to be in about three years. So, watch
out freshmen! Your senior year will be
much more disciplined than previous
graduates’. However, this time-saving
device will not only save endless hours of
work for teachers, but will also help
students be more prompt and efficient
with school work and attendance.
Honor Roll
Pays Off
By MELYNEE MORGAN
Exams — a dreaded word for many —
but not for graduating seniors — until now.
Beginning this year, graduating seniors
will be required to take final exams unless
they meet certain requirements. On
Thursday, October 8th, the Board of
Education passed the recommendation
that all seniors who have an 85 or above
average in any class can exempt the exam
for that class. This requirement applies to
all students taking a course pass/fail as
well as the junior marshalls. The final ex
ams for seniors will be objective and will
be made to last for fifty minutes. This new
requirement gives an incentive to all
seniors to work for the 85 average so the
final exam will not have to be taken.
Another incentive is to work until the very
end of school instead of stopping after the
third nine weeks, like many students have
done in the past.
All of these changes are focused toward
the improvement of Albemarle Senior
High and will eventually be to the benefit
of the students.