FULL MOON
Volume 62, No. 6
ALBEMARLE HIGH NEWSPAPER
311 Park Ridge Road Albemarle NC 28001
982-3711
MARCH 1997
Senior Citizens Boogie with the Interact Club Block Scheduling Begins Next Year
by Allison Hudson
The Albemarle High School Rotary Interact
Club sponsored a dance for the senior citizens of
Stanly County. This dance was held on Saturday,
March 8 from 7:30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. at the
Stanly County Senior Center. The theme of the
dance was "Dance Through the Decades." There
were light refreshments and lots of music from
the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s for the senior citizens to
enjoy. Some of the guests dressed appropriately
from a particular decade. Music included hits
from Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Dean Mar
tin, Harry James, and Peggy Lee.
All the Interact members who attended seemed
to enjoy the event. Erin Mauldin commented, "I
wasn't too sure about going to a senior citizens
dance on a Saturday night, but once I was there I
had a great time. I now know that senior citizens
can dance and have a good time."
Wesley Bunis noted, "I think it was an enjoy
able opportunity to intertwine with people of
different backgrounds but similar attributes."
Steve Adcock explained, "I had a great time
and I was glad to see that youth and elders can
have so much fun together, and I hope to do it
again soon."
The senior citizens enjoyed the dance and ap
preciated the hospitality of the AHS Rotary Inter
act Club.
Leigh Holt and Leslie Hill plan for the
Interact dance.
Art in English? Civics in Foods Lab?
It’s All Part of Integrated Learning!
by Kelly Rakes
As part of the "High Schools That Work" program here at AHS, teachers are working with
teachers from other subject areas to plan lessons across the cumculum to help students realize that
their classes do not exist in isolation but interlink and relate to other areas. English and art we
two subjects that study similar periods and movements, which allow stude^ to mcrease
“productivity” of the course information and relate it to the everyday world, is yew stu
from social studies helped foods students prepare refreshments for election day. P*™
students helped exceptional students to learn about some basic Spanish. Art istory s n
learned about Shakespeare and the Renaissance period in England. Overa , e grouping o
classes offers many benefits, including letting students get to know some teac rso er
own!
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Mrs. Hopkins' art history 'hf
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Hathcock and created a picture of Renaissance England on the board
Upcoming Events
March 24 - Senior pictures made
March 24 - Student-Faculty basketball game 7:00P.M.
March 27 - April 6 - Spring Break
April 19 -25 - Cheerleading tryouts
April 26 - Prom
by Kelly Rakes
Albemarle High School has been making
numerous changes for the upcoming year. Block
scheduling is one of the new changes for the
students to have more choices and options for
classes. Block scheduling is a schedule where
the regular high school day consists of four 90-
minuteperiods; each course is completed during
one semester. Students will complete four courses
first semester and four courses second semester.
However difficult the change, block schedul
ing is a real advantage to most students grades,
GPA’s, and learning capacities. Each student
will be given the opportunity to earn eight credits
instead of six and encourages the “use of active
teaching strategies and greater student involve
ment.” Other advantages of block scheduling is
the “hands-on” time for labs in math, science,
home economics, art, Spanish, and other areas.
One of the primary reasons for restructuring the
usual school day is so the student/teacher time
becomes quality time; there will be more “inno
vative teaching techniquess,” and more instruc
tional time for student to understand difficult
concepts. Another positive idea for this restruc
turing is the reduction of stress for teachers and
students.
AHS have different opinions about this new
schedule, but time should answer all the fears and
questions about this innovative program.Alicia
Blalock said, "I like the chance of getting more
electives." Jennifer Byrd, however, says she
"dreads an hour and a half for sooie of the
classes."
Block scheduling will begin in the 97-98
school year. Registration will begin after spring
break for grades 9-11.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
by Kelly
The Spanish II and Spanish III students are
not only known for their brain power, but they are
also known for their creativity. Ms. Harvey
assigned a challenging task of creating a car and
a sales ad to present to the class. Each class
divided up into groups of two to four people and
began to design their car. The car had to tie in
with the group members past and with the preter
ite verbs and new vocabulary. So each group
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tried to remember something they all had in
common and designed their car around that idea.
The groups had about two weeks before the “car
show” to plan and prepare their creative cars.
Each class had at least two wiiming groups in
cluding Jason Smith, Greg Nahragang, Tresshia
Smith, Whit Parker, Emily Rogers, Heather
Freshly, Katherine Garrisoit, Amanda Freeze,
Brandon Cooke, and Jennifer Ingram.
These students smile happily with their winning Spanish "coches."
Buy cl SeP^Snt foP a Day
by Wilson Beaver
During the week of March 24-27, the student
council will sponsor an “Indentured-Servant
Auction.” Throughout the week during lunch,
students will be able to secretly bid on their
favorite “indentured servants.” The servants will
be male and female students, teachers, and ad
ministrators. There will be a chart of the bids so
each day students will be able to raise their bid on
their servant. At the end of the week, the student
who bids the highest on a certain servant will
own the servant for a day. The servant will have
to wear a sign notifying who is his or her master.
The duties of the servant are carrying the mas
ter's books to each class, standing in the lunch
line, dumping the master’s lunch tray, and any
thing else the master se^ fit. Show your school
spirit and take part in the auction of the year.
Kamesha Jackson thinks about who to
buy for her indentured servant.