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Mondale Visits
by Cathy Moses
Visits from important persons such as government
officials, citizens from the community, and even health
inspectors seem like daily occurrences for NCSSM, but
a visit from a former United States vice president
captured almost everyone's attention this past February.
Walter Mondale, vice president under Jimmy Carter, was
traveling through North Carolina, making preparations
for the 1984 Presidential election which he plans to
run in. While in North Carolina, he stayed with Governor
James Hunt, a fellow democrat. NCSSM, Governor Hunt's
pet project in educational advancement, was on Mondale's
agenda, so he could see how the state-funded school was
organized and how it worked for both teachers and students.
Part of Mondale's visit included a session in the
Conference Room where he spoke with some students about
their life here at NCSSM. Mondale praised the school
as a good place to learn with the importance of science,
technology, and engineering continually growing in the
state and the nation. One thing Mondale was concerned
about is the gross negligence in American education in
establishing a strong foreign language program for its
high school students. He also asked students why they
came to NCSSM, did they like it here, and what benefits
were they receiving. Mondale stressed the importance
for all of us NCSSM students to keep open minds about
career opportunities and never to restrict ourselves to
just one or two choices. Also, during the visit Mondale
toured the campus and facilities,.spoke with the teachers
and students, and even tried out an Apple.
Dear Unicorn
Dear Unicom,
Winter is melting away, and so am I. I
just don't understand myself anymore. I'm
constantly springing around, like a silly frog
or a drunken kangaroo, and de-scumming the
sinks doesn't even dampen my spirits. Ify
homework actually seems manageable, and I'm
staying awake through over half of my classes.
The less sleep I get, the more energy I have,
and I've started sprinting up the stairs to
get to my classes on fourth floor Bryan.
Sunshine makes me feel like a long-whiskered
mouse zipping through a field of daffodils.
Sometimes I want to grab hold of the nearest
sunbeam, swing up into the clouds, and somer
sault through them. In physics, I'm a molecule
of water with high kinetic energy, jumping
around and trying to evaporate, and in math,
I'm the graph of an exponential function where
x>0. I'm really too happy to worry about
what's happening to me, but I am a bit curious.
Any ideas?
Happy and Hyper
Dear Happy,
Surprise! You are one of the many
NCSSMers who has already caught the spring
fever epidemic. But relax; no nasty pills
or syrups will cure you, and you won't be
thrown in the infirmary. You'll have to let
the fever wear off by itself, but, while
you're in the clouds, why not slide down a
few rainbows?
Musicians Herald Spring Events
by Hih Song Kim
Busy activity best describes NCSSM's music department
this spring. Involved in a multitude of projects, con
tests and concerts headline the list of events, featuring
students.
Recent accomplishments attained by NCSSM music
talents start with the Choral Solo and Ensemble Festival,
which was held February 26-27 in Raleigh. Five soloists,
Robin Carter, Thomas Gilchrist, Herman Goins, Eugene
Murray, and Janeen Vanhooke, along with the chorus and
madrigals attended the contest/festival. Dr Joel Carter,
from UNC-Chapel Hill, served as the judge and assigned
ratings ranging from superior, excellent, good, fair, to
poor to all participants. Proving their musical ability,
NCSSM performers clinched ratings of superior and excel
lent.
Eastern Regional Honors Orchestra followed, taking
place in Chapel Hill March 6-7. Statewide auditions were
held in January to select orchestra members. Six NCSSM
instrumentalists were invited to attend: Ellen Dixon,
Kurt Indermaur, Hih Song Kim, Cliff Mercer, Marty Schwartz,
and Shauna Tilly.
Other contest clips center around All-State Chorus
and Honors Band. UNC-Greensboro will host All-State
Chorus on May 6-7. NCSSM will be represented by Robin
Carter and Bebe Harmon. Kurt Indermaur will travel to
Raleigh for Honors Band on April 23-24.
A large-scale cooperative effort will be staged the
week of May 24 at NCSSM. Titled the "Creation Project",
the series will involve the science, dance, drama, and
music departments at NCSSM. All are committed to explore,
through their specialized fields, the beginning of the
world. The music department, headed by Randy Foy, will
highlight two pieces, both entitled "The Creation of the
World". The chorus and orchestra will perform both
pieces, one by Darius Milhaud, and the other by Franz
Joseph Haydn.
Other upcoming events scheduled are listed in the
following calendar of events, subject to change.
May
May
May 13
Nicolson-Kitchen Duo--features
violinist Dorothy Kitchen and
James Nicol son on the harpsicord.
Specialty: Baroque music.
Student recitals (2)
Spring Concert--chorus and band
Chamber music concert
Chorus singing for the Kiwanis Club
Wild West Jamboree
by Meg Gatling
March 27th was no ordinary Saturday. After students
discussed the implications of the space shuttle and
tended to their usual Saturday afternoon chores, they
began transforming campus into the days of the cowboys
and Indians. The Wild West Jamboree, sponsored by the
Student Council and made successful with the help of
history teachers Wilson and Litle, had begun.
One could detect more than the usual degree of
uncivilized living as tomahawked Indians emerged and
bonneted ladies in full-length gowns graced the grounds.
Around 3:00, students from E.K. Powe between kindergarten
and 3rd grade began trickling onto the field between
Hill and Wyche, where they bobbed for apples, held still
while tarheels were painted on their cheeks, sipped
lemonade, shot baskets, threw bean bags, and fished for
prizes. Of course, many became captives of vicious
Indians who forced them to tour the museum in Hill base
ment. Once our visitors left at 5:00, a line of ravenous
NCSSMers soon formed beside Hill, where they heaped
baked beans and cole slaw onto their plates beside
barbequed chichen and hot dogs that were still warm from
the coals. The are was quite nippy, so most dined in the
lounges.
But the action didn't really start until 7:00,
when a square dance cranked up in the assembly hall and
people began counting their chips at the casino in
Wyche basement. Armmd 9:00, an authentic five-member
bluegrass band set up and entertained their heel-stompin'
audience until midnight. By then, most of the students
were tuckered out and the luck of the gamblers had been
determined, so those who hadn't conked out already gladly
returned to their dorms.