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Volume 55, No. 4
ALBEMARLE HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle NC 28001
982-3711
DECEMBER 1989
Miss Goodwin
Crowned Miss Stanly
County
By Tom Stubbs
Miss Tamara Goodwin, the new choral music
teacher here at Albemarle High School, was
named Miss Stanly County on Saturday, No
vember 18, at the Agri-Civic Center.
In addition to an interview. Miss Goodwin
competed in swimsuit, evening gown, and tal
ent comp>etition. For her talent Miss Goodwin
sang "Glorious Morning," For winning the
competition. Miss Goodwin received a three
thousand dollar scholarship to Pfeiffer, where
she got her music degree. She also has one thou
sand dollars in other scholarship opportunities.
She plans to use the scholarship money to con
tinue her education in a graduate program.
While at Pfeiffer, Miss Goodwin partici
pated inmany activities, including concert choir,
where she served as president from 1987-89.
She attended high school at East Rowan, where
she was voted Most Talented her senior year,
and listed in Who’s Who Aniong American
High School Students.
Commenting on her new title as Miss Stanly
County, Miss Goodwin emphasized, "I don't
think I could have done it without the support of
people here at school and the Pageant Associa
tion."
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Miss Goodwin smiles for the crowd
after she is named "Miss Stanly
County."
Tyson Advances in Teaching Fe:llows
By Bill Snyder
Congratulations to Natasha Tyson for being
selected to represent AHS in the prestigious
Teaching Fellows Scholarship. After complet
es local interviews on Nov. 30, Natasha was
chosen to advance to regional competition.
Nine Juniors Nominated for
Governor's Sclnool
By Bill Snyder
Eight Governor’s School nominees for the summer of 1990 have been aimounced by the Honors
Conunittee. These students have been selected for their abilities in academics and performing arts
skills. Academic areas include math, natural science, social science, French, Spanish, and English.
Performing arts areas include drama, art, chorus, dance, and orchestra.
Three juniors are nominated to attend Governor’s School in academics. Kevin Muse is nominated
for math, Regina Crowell in natural science, and Camille Kluttz in Spanish. These nominees will
be selected according to their scholastic abilities and extracurricular involvement. Nominated for the
performing arts are Meonne Blalock in dance, Frances Thompson in chorus, Marcille Smith in band,
Mike Furr in drama, Michael Hamilton in orchestra, and Tiffany Hamilton in chorus. These nominees
for the arts will be selected according to their performance at an audition. If any of these nominees
are selected, they will attend either Governor’s School West at Salem College or Governor’s School
East at St. Andrew’s College. Approximately 400 students from across North Carolina are selected
to each school. The nominees will be notified of their acceptance early this spring. We wish them
the best of luck!
Natasha is very active in Chorus and has been
selected for the All-State Chorus this year. She
is also a member of the Foreign Lanf.uage Club
and served as aMarshal for lastyear's graduation.
She sp>ends much of her free time working in
church and with the youth in her neighborhood.
Her hobbies includereading novels, writing short
stories, and sketching. Natasha hopes to attend
UNC-CH to prepare herself for a teaching career.
The Teaching Fellows Program attracts North
Carolina's brightest and best students. The quali
fications for becoming a Teaching Fellow are
stringent. The average SAT score is almost
1100, the average GPA is 3.6, and the average
class rank is in the top ten percent
The Graieral Assembly established this pro
gram in 1986 in order to help meet the increasing
demand for top-quality teachers for N.C. public
schools. The award is worth $5000 foramaxi-
mimi of four years of college to as many as 400
- i high school seniors who agree to teach in North
Natasha tries to choose courses to Carolina’s public schools after graduating from
help prepare her for a teaching career, college.
Exams Scheduled for January 17-19
By Bill Snyder
Believe it or not, this 1989-’90 school year is
^Itiickly passing. As fall sports have become
Memories, basketball, wrestling, and indoor track
already well underway. Christmas break
starts today, and that means the dreaded E-word
*5 just around the comer. That’s right, exams will
^ looming in the air when we return to school on
January 2.
Exams will begin Wednesday, January 17 and
will last until Friday, January 19. Each day,
®xams of morning classes will be held from 9:00
^ U;00. Then, after a two-hour break, we will
|®turn for our afternoon exams from 1:00 to 3:00.
the break, we are free to leave for lunch.
6 are one of few schools who has open lunch,
^ not abuse this privilege. Use behavior that freshmen look forward to"
lucid* ^*^arie students’ “class-y act’ Good experiencing open lunch during exams.
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These outstanding juniors have been nominated to represent AHS at Governor’s
School this summer.
Students Advise Dr. Cummings
By Tim Burris and Beth Childress
The student advisory committee held its first
meeting of the school year on November 28 at
Albemarle High School. The committee consists
of Melissa Pennington, Tim'Burris, and Beth
Childress, representing Albemarle High School,
three students from the middle school, and one
student from each elementary school. The fac
ulty advisor is Mr. Blalock. Dr. Bryce Cum
mings is the chairman of the conunittee.
In the first meeting, several problems were
pwesented to Dr. Cummings. Some problems
brought up were the shortage of food in third
lunch, bathroom cleanliness, and the clocks that
don’t work in the hallways. New ideas discussed
were the possibility of the installation of a salad
and potato bar and the addition of a pay tele
phone.
The next meeting will be held sometime in
January, so if you have any complaints or ideas,
don’t hesitate to tell Melissa, Tim, or Beth.
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To See or Not To See
By Tom Stubbs
All seniors are to attend the movie Macbeth
on January 4 at Eastgate Cinemas. A culmina
tion of an intensive study of Shakespeare, the
movie depicts the inner conflict of a man who
gives in to his evil inclinations. The cost of the
movie is approximately $2.00. The students will
go and come on an activity bus. Driving by
smdents is prohibited. If the students behavior
during the movie is favorable, the students will
be allowed to eat at any of the many restraurants
within walking distance before reluming for
fifth and sixth poiod classes.
Beth Childress, Tim Burris, and Melissa
Pennington represent AHS on Dr.
Cummings' Advisory Committee.
Moonbeams
January 2 - Return to School
January 15 - Dr. King Birthday
January 17-19 - Exams
January 22 - Teacher Workday
January 23 - Hugo Make-Up Day
January 26 - Report Cards
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