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n' FULL MOON Volume 61, No. 1 ALBEMARLE HIGH NEWSPAPER 311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle NC 28001 982-3711 SEPTEMBER 1995 AHS Welcomes New Faculty Members by Kelly Rakes The ’95-’96 school year has started with new classes, freshmen, and of course, new teachers. These new teachers have brought the students new ideas and creative learning. Mrs. McConnell - Kristie McConnell is a new algebra and geometry teacher. She is a graduate of ASU and NC State. After finishing her final year in May, she was a live-in nanny over the summer. She lived in Waynesville until August 1 of this year when she moved to Albemarle. Mrs. McConnell is also participating in sports by assisting with the volleyball team. Her hobbies are water and snow skiing. She feels Albemarle High School, even though it’s small, is a great school. Mrs. - DeeDee Moss is a '95 graduate of East Carolina who majored in elementary educa tion. She is teaching physical science as well as applied science. She formerly lived in Pilot Mountain, and in June, she moved to Misen- heimer with her husband, Benny Mullis. Mrs.. Moss is also very sports-oriented. She enjoys tennis, basketball, and softball. The girls’ JV basketball team welcomes her as a new coach. Mrs. Dorsev - Peggy Dorsey, AHS new Health Occupations teacher, was a Registered Emer- Sency Nurse for seven years at Stanly Memorial Hospital. She received her education at Stanly Community College and also received her BSN at Graccland College. She spends her time "'orking atHomeCareof theCarolinas, assisting 'J'the emergency room, reading susjjense books, doing paper work, and attending to her children. Mrs. Hedrick - Carmella Hedrick is our new chorus instructor. She received her education at ASU, earning an undergraduate and masters degree while her major was the flute. Mrs. Hedrick taught color guard for seventeen years, while directing music at Central United Method ist. She has also taught chorus, band, and the guitar outside of school. Mrs. Stover - Mrs. Bobbie Stover is AHS' new foods and nutrition and teen living instructor. She has previously taught at other schools. She graduated from North Carolina Central Univer sity majoring in Home Economics Education. She considers herself spirit filled, a born-again Christian, bold, firm, a believer, and very neat. Her hobbies include Jesus, sewing, crafts, sketch ing, woodworking, interior design, and cooking. Mrs. Stover had this to say about teaching, “Teaching is more than a job. It s a lifestyle. Mr McDonald - Matt McDonald is a teachers' aide in special education. Currently he is attend ing Pfeiffer where he played lacrosse until he broke his shoulder. Before attending Pfeiffer, he was a student in New York at Nassau He enjoys sports and lifting weights. His only pet peeves about the South are the words - “ya'll, fixin, and yonder," but other than that he loves the South. ^rc ^ jmhert - Helen Lambert worked in the central office in Alexander County for 13 years. She got her degree at Catawba Valley Commu nity College. Her husband is a pastor m Nor wood. She enjoys being a library assistant at Albemarle High and she also enjoys teaching at Memorial Baptist Church. I ^HS's ]Seu> Security System By Eloise Odom A very welcome addition to AHS this year is T. M. Martin, who now our own police officer in the school. Officer Martin monitors the AHS halls for Emergencies as well as being a guest speaker in *omc classes and offering counseling to those "'ho need help working through certain situ ations. He formerly attended a university in ^uisianaand transferred to Montgomery Com- '’'Unity College and then to Stanly Community College. Officcr Martin has been contributing *'istime to thcD.A.R.E Program, which he has *^6 forthepasteightyears. He decided to come Albemarle as an opportunity to work with '^*'*ldren while still being a police officer. In his *P®re time, he instructs the Explorers Post that ^als with law enforcement. He enjoys golf, . "'ling, and stained glass crafts. Officer Martin ** actively training students at Stanly Commu- ''’ty College. Welcome to AHS, Officcr Martin! Officer Martin Is committed to keeping AHS crhne-free. Upcoming Events October 7 - Showcase of Bands - AHS will host eleven other this day long competition. . will October 11 - Ll4e DaV -10:15-1 H5 A.M. Junior, and semors w.U et to visit with rcprescntativesfrom_50;—£P Pt *. .. ' .•‘t.J Mr. McDonald, Ms. McConnell, Mrs. Dorsey, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Stover, not pictured: Mrs. Hedrick, Mrs. Lambert Want To Be A Letterman? by Eloise Up until this year, academic letters were given only at the Awards Banquet at the end of the school year. Due to senior requests last year, these long awaited letters will be handed out at the first Honor Roll Tea given after the first semester. To be eligible for this award, a student must have a GPA of 3.3 or higher and be of eleventh grade status. Seniors with a 3.25 or better are eligible to receive this Academic "A". Because of this new change, the lucky juniors and seniors who are eligible for the academic letter will be able to wear it on their letter jackets throughout both their junior and senior years. This letter is justlike the athletic letter except that it has "Academics" written across the bar of the "A". Ifyouhavenotletteredin any sports or even if you have, now is your chance to finally get one of these awards of excellence; so, work hard this first semester and aim for a high GPA! Odom Emily shows off her "A Seniors to Have Second Chance for NHS By Eloise Odom John Brooks has already lived through his NHS tapping. Beginning this school semester, seniors at AHS will have a second chance to become members of the National Honor Society. Up until this year, students could not be inducted into NHS unless they were juniors and met all the academic, leadership, and service requirements. This change came about by several student re quests that ultimately resulted in the honors committee offering a second chance to seniors who meet all the same requirements as juniors. All eligible students must have a 3.5 or above cumulativeGPAtobeconsideredforNHS. Those who meet this criteria are then evaulated on character, leadership, and service. A faculty committee approves the final choices and the tapping is usually held in March. These students represent the highest level of achievement in academics, extracunicular activities, leadership, and community service. y,(, i i
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