NOVEMBER 1995
THE FULL MOON
Features
EDITOR : JENNIFER LOWDER
Becoming One With the County?
by Mary Nance
Although many of you may have only heard of the decision to merge city and county school
units, you need to be aware of the significant impact that it could have on our community, our staff,
and especially us, the students.
There are many goals that are usually proposed in arguments in favor of merger; however, in
the case involving Albemarle High School, they would not be applicable. First, some believe that
a racial balance can be achieved without substantial busing. Because currently there is not a
problem with racial balance in either the Albemarle City or Stanly Coimty Schools, this would be
futile. The cost of busing would certainly rise sharply, and such a plan would limit those students
who could participate in after school activities as many would live miles away &om the school.
Second, merger is said by some to result in a more effective education. Improvement should not
be tied to merger as it is directly related to the commitment of each individual teacher and parent.
Third, some say merger will save money. With jobs being eliminated, a small savings can be
obtained; nevertheless, salary increases for the remaining employees would offset this. .
As you can see, merger could do more harm than good for both school systems. There would
be a loss of neighborhood schools, transportation nightmares because of schools spread over such
a vast area, and increased costs to taxpayers, resulting in nearly a 30% increase. Moreover, what
would our mascot be? A Cometdog? Still, I believe that more research needs to be done in order
to do make the best decision on the subject of merging.
Is It Really the Wrong Hand?
by Allison Hudson
Are you a left handed person having problems with everything being made for right handed
people? Well, if you are right handed you probably don’t give this much thought, but the “leftys”
that I talked with had a lot to say about it. A great number of them say that they did not choose to
be a left handed person, so why all the problems? Being a left handed person is not something that
you leam to do. You are bom with in it your blood, I guess you could say. Most all “leftys” are
ambidextrous and can do things with both hands. Grant Hopkins says that he writes with his left
hand, but he can bat and throw with either hand. Adam Crawley, another lefty, says that all of his
motor skills are done with his left hand, but everything having to do with athletics is done with his
right. Here at Albemarle there are a surplus number of ambidextrous students. One of the worst
things they hale is having to sit in a desk made for students that use their right hands. As you can
see, that there are a great amount of problems with being left handed, but there are some advantages.
Being able to use both hands for different things is not a nuisance but more of a talent. A lot of
the athletes say when you get up to bat in baseball they can bat with either hand, and it was nice just
to be able to change.
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IrBlll* Edwards and Gene Scott can be artistic with their left hands.
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A Different Kind of Style
by Allison
Is the color of your hair impwrtant to you?
Have you really given it much thought? Well,
many people feel that they can express who they
are through the color of their hair. If you take a
look around Albemarle High you will find almost
every natural and non natural color hair there is.
You will see plenty of brunettes, a great number
of blondes, and probably a lot of in between. One
color that is not as common but is very resplen
dent is red. When you think of red hair the vision
of Little Orphan Annie probably comes to your
mind. Not all red heads are replicas of Aimie.
The hue of red is enormous. You will see
anything from fire engine red to the very soft
strawberry red. Connie Edwards, a strawberry
red, says that she has never given her hair color
much thought, but she likes it a lot. Beverly
Poplin, a fire engine red, says that the color she
has is great, although she has had conmients from
people since she was a fweschooler about having
red hair. Red hair can really express you as a
person. “Being blessed with red hair is great”
said an Albemarle student, but ther are some
problems with having red hair. Ashley Whitley
said that when beach time comes around it is
really hard to get a tan because of her such fair
skin. So if you are a red head or would like to be
one, more power to you. I went around asking the
opiinions of some students, and here is what they
had to say...
Hudson
DeShanne Lilly - Most of them have pretty green
eyes.
Tiffany Davis - It looks dingy!
Jason Bums - They have bad attitudes.
Paige Lowder - Most of them get mad easily.
Kendra Murray - They usually have a pale
compextion and freckles.
Chris Harris - I don’t like all of the freckles.
Erin Mauldin - Red hair does not look good with
some types of clothing, and that is too bad!
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Thomas Dunevant and Ashley Whitley
enjoy their red hair.
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by Jennifer Lowder
Do you think friendship is a 100 percent round
the clock deal? Or do friends need space some
times, too? Check out this quiz and see if your
friendship style is a bit too warm or way to
chilly?
1. For three years, you two have gone ever-
where and done everything together. Now
you are starting to feel sufrocated and want
some space. You
A. Tell them how you feel and ask if they would
mind if you invite other people to hang out with
you.
B. Tell them how you feel and hope some time
apart will help out.
C. Start pulling away with no explanation.
2. You’re friend has been acting strange. You
find out he/she is heavily involved in drucs.
You
A. Make it your mission to get him/her to stop.
B. Don’t do anything, because its his/her life and
you do not want to run it.
C. Try to get him/her some help.
3. You’re friend has a new special someone in
his/her lire-and no time to spend with you
lately. You
A. Call once in a while but work on the friend
ship.
B. Call them everyday, and ask “ Why can’t we
get together?"
C. Stop making any contact at all.
4. Your friend asks you to cover ror him/her,
while he/she goes to stay at their boyrriend/
girirriend's house. You say
A. “Okay, I’ll cover for you if your mom calls.”
B. "Only if you do me a favor”
C. “Sony, I just do not feel right about lying for
you.”
5. Two of your rriends really get into a fight
and you are stuck in the middle. You
A. Stick to the friend you always liked best.
B. Decide to not talk to either of them until they
fix the problem.
C. Tell them you are going to talk to both of them,
because your friendships are too valuable. When
it comes to friendship, where do you stand?
Score yourself by this chart:
1.a-3 b-2 c-1
2. a-3 b-1 c-2
3.1-2 b-3 c-1
4. a-3 b-1 c-2
5. a-1 b-3 c-2
15-11 You think your best friends should be all
but identical to you. You’d do anything for them'
and expect the same in return! Give your friencl*
a little room, and do not expect them to act and
think just like you.
10-6 You’re in the perfect balance with
friends. You know how to enjoy just being
friends without taking it to extremes.
5-1 It’s a really wonder you have any friends
all. All you really care about is yourself. Mayh*
if you thought how much friends really are nccd^'
you woukh’t be so stubborn.