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FULL MOON Volume 58, No. 4 ALBEMARLE HIGH NEWSPAPER 311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle NC 28001 982-3711 DECEMBER 1992 Math Victory! By Christy Hendrick Four Albemarle High School calculus stu dents recently attended a math competition held at Pfeiffer College. The students selected to attend were Andy Miskell, Jeff Parsons, Michael Laton, and Jason Ingram. The con test included twelve schools from Stanly and surrounding counties. The competition con sisted of two sections. The first was a 40 minute written exam. Two groups then ad vanced to a “Jeopardy type” oral round. Albemarle received first place in the small schools division outside of Mecklenburg County. The questions consisted of advanced levels of trigonometry and calculus problems. The math department is very proud of their achievements. Congratulations guys! A. Miskell, J. Ingram, M. Laton, along with J. Parsonsj competed and won. Jessica's school day in Germany By Jessk^a Dennis ■ The following article Is a continuation of In formation about German schools from Jes sica Dennis, who Isspendlng her junior year in Germany. Jessica Is experiencing many of the sights of Germany during her year. Of particular Interest to her was her trip to Ber- gen-Beisen, a concentration camp during World War II. She says this visit changed her views on the Second World War's concentra tion camps and has helped her understand many of the new German laws. This month’s article describes a typical German school day. German students attend classes Monday through Friday and on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. Each state sets its own vacation day which usually includes a one week fall vacation in October, a two week break for Christmas and a six week summer vacation. Sometimes three or four additional vacation days are added. The largest difference, however, is the hours that students attend school classes. The classes are as follows: 8:00-8:45 1st period 8:50-9:35 2nd period 9:35-9:55 “GroBe Pause” (Long Break) IKiirttion to By Natasha Byrd If the artwork in the Full Moon has seemed to improve recently, the credit should be given to Anna Joelson, AHS’s exchange student from Sweden. She is always willing to do her beautiful ®nwork for the Full Moon staff on short notice, ^e have decided to add her name to the credit block of our newspaper. Anna deserves some recognition for all her hard work. Anna s beau- tiful and creative artwork has been a wonderful addiUon to theftt//Moon. Check the tops of each Page to see samples of her artistic genius. Anna is the reason our artwork has Improved! By Tina Lee On December 18, the last day before Christ mas vacation, a new and improved Gong Show will be presented to the AHS smdents. Some of the participants will show off their abilities for other students. Some of the participants will be Trent Furr, Eric Burleson, Jonathan Furr, Jay Warner, Terry Waller, and Chris Woodard, who are going to lip synch to a popular tune. Jason Ingram and Shan non Cruz are going to sing and show off their abilities. Jamie Durm, Kerry Brooks, Kevin Garrison, Richie Myers, RobbieBailey, andBrian Ellington, known as Beastie Boys to Men, will sing everyone a lovely tune. First place prize will be $50 dollar and conso lation prizes will be awarded. Everyone wants to wish all the participants good luck and may the best man or woman win. AHS students look forward to the "Gong Show.” 9:55-10:40 3rd period 10:45-11:30 4th period 11:30-11:45 “Pause” (Break) 11:45-12:30 5th period 12:35-1:20 6th period After thelOth grade, students may haveaddtional classes: 1:30-2:15 7ih period 2:20-3:05 8th period 3:10-3:55 9th period This schedule is for Monday through Fnday. On Saturdays, students usually have four peri ods. However, some students may have six, but this is the maximum for Saturday. Smdente usuaUy have only seven classes on a long day (if they are in the 11.12. or 13 grade.) The other periods are considered free. Students can leave school during this time. If a teacher is absent, he or she has no sub stitute." Another teacher wiU watch the class, butnoworkis assigned. After the tenth grade, if teachers are absent, students have a free p«iod where they can leave school. No doubt Albe marle students would love this option! Jonathan Perry Advances to Regional Competition By Natasha Byrd Jonathan Perry has advanced into the Re gional Competition of the Morehead Scholar ship. The next level of the competition wiD be held in Charlotte onDecember 11. Students from all over the South will be involved in this inter view. If Jonathan continues to advance after the December 11 interview, he will have to go through one more interview. Most students who get through the upcoming interview will be awarded the Morehead Scholarship. In his first interview, some of the questions he was asked included: What does he think of the election process and who would be his choice? What is the biggest problem facing the youth of today? How do you show leadership at your school? Albemarle High School wishes Jonathan good luck in the regional competition. Jonathan advanced In the Morehead competition. Three Prospective Teachers Apply for Teaching Fellows By Leslie Morgan Three Albemarle High students have applied to the NC Teaching Fellows Program, which en courages outstanding high school seniors to enter the teaching profession. Wendy Smoak, Amanda Yandle. and Chrissy Parks all aspire to be teach ers and hope to be selected for this $20,000 scholarship. The money is awarded with the stipulation that after graduation, the recipient will teach four years in N.C. public schools. The state awards up to 400 of these scholarships each year. Wendy, Amanda, and Chrissy filled out a detailed application form, wrote an essay, and competed in an interview. They should hear whether they have advanced to the next level somtime during January. Ms. Mariel Baucom. who is now teaching Biology and Physical Science here at AHS. was awarded the Teaching Fellows Scholarship in 1988. So far, Albemarle has had four Teaching Fellows since the program began seven years ago. Will these three become teachers at AHS one day?
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