FULL MOON
Volume 61, No. 4
ALBEMARLE HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle NC 28001
982-3711
DECEMBER 1995
Junior Ciuitans Hid the Disaduantaged
By Eloise Odom
The Junior Civitan Club has become very butter were some of the groceries bought with the
active in the community. Raising money for
charity, sponsoring fund raisers, and helping
'unfortunate people are some of the ways that the
club has made apositive impact on Stanly County.
During AHS’s Homecoming Carnival, the
•lunior Civitan Club set up a bowling booth to
raise money for Christian Ministry. $43.90 was
raised to answer the Ministry’s plea for food.
Macaroni and cheese, rice. soup, and peanut
me with their
> students spen
money.
On OcL 29, members of the club sponsored a
Halloween party at the Semor Center for ARC
(Association for Retarded Citizens) clients. Other
sponsors were the West Stanly and North Stanly
Junior Civitans. On Oct. 30, AHS’s club went
to group homes to help the occupants celebrate
Halloween.
Junior Civitans of AHS collected groceries
for Christian Ministries outside of supermarkets
on November 18. Numerous canned foods and
boxed foods were collected at this time to help
unfortunate citizens of the community.
The Special Olympics at Pfieffer CoUege
were aided by members of Junior Civitans who
served as volunteers. This event took place
between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on November 17
and consisted of basketball and aquatic games.
Members of Junior Civitans hope to volui|teer
their services in future community services.
Wanting to m^e life easier for poor and disad
vantaged citizens, the club wishes to make a
positive impact and encourage others to better
the community.
new friends. . .
Odom Competes in DAR Competition
By Kelly Rales
Good luck to Eloise as she enters regional
competition. We hope her outstanding charac
teristics will take her far.
...And the Band Plays On!
By Kelly Rakes
Albemarle High has been recognized for its outstanding sports, academics, and marching band.
The marching band’s superior style and grace has proven that “practice makes perfect.”
AHS's band has done extremely well in numerous competitions. They placed second at Northwest
Guilford's Marching Band Contest and third in the East Randolph Wildcat Classic. The band's
colorguard placed second at Northwest Guilford and first at the East Randolph Wildcat Classic.
The AHS band has been working assiduously on their Christmas concert which will be held at the
Agri-Civic Center on December 18 at 7:00 p.m. “This is an outstanding group of students. They have
worked very hard this year on a difficult show,” says a pleased Mr. Hedrick. The band “worked
together very well” and received one superior rating, three excellent ratings, and played at half-time
at the Wingate football game on September 30.
AHS congratulates the band captains, first lieutenants, drum majors, colorguard captain, col
orguard first lieutenants, drum captains, drum co-captains, drum first lieutenants, and the entire
marching band for an illustrious year in music coordination and talent. -
On Oct. 7, one of Albemarle's seniors, Eloise
^om, competed in Stanly County's DAR
(Daughters of the American RevoluL’on) com'pe-
She competed against students from North,
and South Stanly High Schools who were
awarded the Good Citizenship Award.
This award is given to students who have
®'^tstanding dependability, service, leadership,
patriotism. Once selected, Eloise and the
®'|'er contestants were given a topic to write on
"''thin a specific amount of time. This year s
'°P>c Was "Our American Heritage and the Im-
^ftance of Preserving It." Nominees for the
°od Citizenship Award read their composi-
to the DAR committee at a party held in
honor. These compositions were sent on to
®8>onal comjjciition for the state chapter of the
K to choose the best essays. Students who
the regional competition will receive schol- L. ^.-Diavs her UAR certificate,
jj^ Psfbrcollege along with statewiderecogni- Eloise P
Pucker Up!!!
By Eloise Odom
•jH, decorations arc traditionally used for Christmas, ^ ° mistletoe.
f jolly Wonder is Phoradendronflavescens, otherwise o^ ancient Druids to give
Iq c P®^asite that grows on trunks and branches, mistletoe was irs [j,at old grievances
^^ends and relatives as good luck charms. To them, it was mc ^ j^d two white bulls to
Uig ®’>niities were forgotten. This came about when a priest ° ^^ Scandinavians today pluck
8®ds for a sacrifice that symbolized peace and prospcnty. e tradition that has been passed
f^or generations in order lo show the emasculation o -i share in one of the oldest
Q^^only is mistletoe a festive decoration, but it also allows in i receive a kiss from the
n«. traditions of America. Individuals standing ® , women take full advantage of
iJii ^Slander as a type of Christmas gift. Many young m
®««lilion in order to become closer lo their loved ones.
^^rry Chrisitnas
Ai-iS band stands proudly and ready to perform.
Are You Ready to Interact?!
Odom
By Eloise
One of AHS's seniors, April Bailey, has started
a group called the Interact Club. April learned of
this club when she went to the Rotary Youth
Leadership Conference at Pfeiffer College this
past summer. Interested in the club's diverse
activities, she decided to start one at AHS.
The Interact Club is an extension of the Rotary
Club. It is a service organization that helps the
community in numerous ways. In order for the
club to be started it had to have a representative
from the Rotary Cub and a school sponsor. AHS’s,
representative is Conrad Carter and the sponsor is
Mrs. Harvey.
Students who wish to be members of the Inter
act Club must attend a formal meeting where they
will take a pledge of oath. Once a member,
students must meet the standards of the club, pay
dues, and attend at least 60% of the meetings that
are held twice a month.
Elected by members of the Interact Club, a
council decides what projects the club will take
part in. Some ideas of projects Me to visit day
cares and rest homes, a tutoring program at the
library, meetings with exchange students of Pfie-
ffer College, and a dance at the Senior Center.
April hofxis the club will grow into a group
that is helpful to the community. Not concen
trating on one particular project, the Interact
Club is very diverse and will help S tanly County
in many different ways.
April and Mrs. Harvey discuss the
club's future plans.