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Volume 56, No. 1
ALBEMARLE HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle NC 28001
982-3711
SEPTEMBER 1990
From Denmark, Se Hej; From Spain, jHola!
By Meonne Blalock
All the way from Denmark to oneof the most
spectacular cities in the world, Albemarle, comes
15 year-old Svend G. Nielson with his genuine
Danish accent Svend may only be a sophomore
at AHS, but in his hometown, Arhus, he just re
cently graduated from high school when he fin
ished the 9th grader. Svend plans on returning to
Denmark after this school year to enroll in a
special school very much like a college where he
will attend for one year. Afterwards, he v«ll
work for one year and then return back to school
for another four years. Svend intends on becom
ing an electrical engineer in the near future.
Although Svend has an advantage on AHS
students by graduating at age 14 from high school,
Danish students must be 18 years old before they
get their driver's license. So while Svend is in
America you may catch a glimpse of him cruising
around in the green Volvo(Hint, hint: Mr.Holt!),
but when he returns to Denmark he will have to
turn in the keys and push the pedals for three
more years tmtil he gets the real thing.
Since Denmark is surrounded by water, Svend
enjoys swimming and scuba diving. So far he
seems to like this free country pretty much, buthe
claims that it is “very hot here!” He finds his
drama class very exhilarating, not to mention
fun, with Mr. Moran, who is constantly saying
“Ikky on Svend”. By the way, “ikky” means
"not” in the Danish language. Svend enjoys
staying with Mr. Holt and simply adores his two
little girls. One complaint Svend did mention is
that he has “too much homework that must be
done in English!”
Alberto^d'^en find their new home away from home; AHS
When asked why he came to the United
States as a foreign exchange student, he replied;
“My sister was a foreign exchange student four
years ago and lived in Oregon for a year. I guess
it was because of her good experience in the U.S.
that I came.” Svend also thinks that AHS teen
agers are a little different than those in Demnark,
but like all American teenagers, he finds pizza to
be his favorite American food. He is not h(me-
sick yet, but he hopes he still has a girlfriend
when he returns home.
If anyone would like to know more about
Svend and his country, he would be gready
priviledged to answer any questions you may
have. It should be every AHS snident’s respon
sibility to make sure that Svend feels right at
home in Albemarle for the remainder of this
school year.
Taking Espafiol certainly helped out when
interviewing Alberto Modrego, another foreign
exchangestudentatAHS. Upon arriving at AHS,
Alberto says that the students here are “muy
simpatica” (very nice). He admits that his school
in Spain is much harder than AHS, even though
his school is a lot smaller in size. He found
biology, chemistry, and English to be three sub
jects which were extremely hard for him to
comprehend. While this may be true, he claims
that his favorite subject is history and his favorite
color is red. Alberto plans to live in the United
States when he graduates, preferably in North
Carolina, where he hopes to attend aimiversity in
order to become an airplane pilot or a sales rep
resentative. Although homesickness has not set
foot inside his mind yet, he looks forward to
graduating on May 31, with his family here to see
him in his grand debut. As for his parents, his
father is a sales manager, while his mother is a
real estate agent He has two younger brothers
and a pet dog named Snow.
Alberto enjoys a variety of sports which in
clude the following: basketball, baseball, bowl
ing, soccer, playing pool, and playing volleyball
on the beach. He also is a music fan who listens
to heavy metal, Bobby Brown, and any kind of
rap music that he may encounter. Alberto is
indeed like any other teenager in America who
enjoys doing the two things that teenagers espe
cially put into practice extremely well, eating
and sleeping. His favorite Spanish foods include
pasta, paella, and cocido. While he just loves
everything there is to consume in the U.S., ham
burgers and pizza are at the top of his list.
Alberto, like Svend from Denmark, must like
wise be 18 years old in order to get his license.
So, while in Albemarle he plans to get a little road
experience before he retrums to Spain. He would
love to visit New Y ork, the Big Apple, and see the
Statue of Liberty on Ellis Islarxl. Alberto seems
to be a great guy with a friendly personality who
is very easy to get along with atxl talk to.
Alberto has one thing to say in conclusion:
“Me gustaria darles las gracias por aceptarme en
su colegio.” In other words, he would like to
thank everyone for accepting him in this school.
The students of AHS are happy to welcomeSven
and Alberto to our school.
People Who Make It Happen
By Rachel Kendall and Mesheka Davis
A number of talented and enthusiastic students have been chosen for leadership positions^
AHS y.«. Fo, tecfyou
Lori Maiden, as co-editors of the keeping you informed as to monthly happenings.
in-ChiefMeonncBlalockwillsuperviseherstaffm keep andshe, along
Keeley Francis, student body president, grMts you Vanore will work with the student
with other officers Mike Fu^ ^ possible. Senior^ wiU be led by Lori Maiden,
council representatives to make AHS * a thev are planning for graduation on May
Ward Surratt, Marcille Smith, and Genny ay n. mdiron battle of the junior and senior
31. The Junior Class will organize Po w er , efforts will be junior class officers,
girls,andhostthemagicalJr.-Sr.^mm j gpeight Thanks to all of you for the efforts
Kristi Johnson, Leah Hill. Alicia Swanner, and Chassity Speign .
you give on behalf of our school!
Officer*, Jr. Claw Officer#, Full Moon
Weiker and Eanes Join Albemarle Faculty
By Shelly Austin and Michael Blagg
We are excited to welcome two new coaches
to the Albemarle faculty. Gary Weiker is a
graduate of Catawba College where he majored
in history. Throughout high school and college,
he was extremely active in athletics. Although
he played football for one year, his first love was
baseball. At South Mecklenburg High, Coach
Weiker played baseball on a fall team and a
spring team. He also played for the Catawba
Indians. Now he enjoys both football and base
ball through coaching.
He is coaching the varsity and JV football
teams. He says, "I expect great things from the
varsity team. They have good talent and poten
tial. They will succeed at anything they want to
work toward." Mr. Weiker is teaching world
history, world geogr^hy, and civics. Hisclasses
are great and he enjoys teaching here. He likes
the friendly atmosphere of Albemarle very
much.
We will be seeing more of Coach Weiker on
the baseball field. He will be coaching the JV
team as well as helping with the varsity.
Welcome to AHS, Coach Weiker!
Another new face at AHS is Coach Tom
Eanes, who replaced Dave Bright as athletic
director and football coach. Coach Eanes
comes to Albemarle with a reputation for suc
cessful football programs. He first ran his
wishbone offense, at Orange County High
School. Afterwards, he moved to East Lincoln.
At East Lincohi, Eanes’ team dominated the
state by posting a 48-0 record over three years,
and by wiiuiing three state championships.
Where do you go after a high school coach-
ing career like that? You go back to school, of
course. Coach Eanes left East Lincoln to pursue
a career as an offensive coordinator at Elon
College. After a time, the itch to get back to
football’sroots,high school football,crept back.
Out of an extremely rich pool of potential
coaches, Tom Eanes was selected to lead Albe
marle to football greatness.
Coach Eanes has inspired the footbaU team
to work for a lofty goal - the state championship.
Good luck Coach Eanes; all of us at Albemarle
are standing right behind you.
Welcome to AHS, guys!