DON'T FORGET TO
BE THANKFUL...
ROCKETEER
...YOU'LL BE
GLAD YOU DID!
VOL. 2
ROXBORO HIGH SCHOOL, ROXBORO, N. (;., 27573, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1967
Senior Gayl Talbert learns how to operate the library’s
microfilm machine, which constitutes part of the new demon
stration library program at RIIS.
RHS Given Special Funds
For Demonstration Library
Roxboro High is one of sixteen North Carolina schools partici
pating in a demonstration library program this year, with a col
lection of audio-visual materials valued at $14,000.
because it will constantly grow
and get better.”—Larry Forrest.
RHS Seeks Accreditation
Dr. Charles F. Carroll, State
Superintendent of Public In
struction, stated in a letter to
Superintendent of Person
County Schools, Walter Rogers,
“You and the Roxboro High
School staff are to be congratu
lated on the development of a
center to which administrators,
teachers, librarians, school
board members, and civic lead
ers may come to observe an ex
emplary school library pro
gram.”
In order to participate in this
program, RHS had to submit an.
application to the Department of
Public Instruction which re
viewed and approved it in that
RHS had met the required stand
ards.
Funds that were allocated to
the RHS Demonstration Library
Project were used to purchase a
number of needed audio-visual
materials. They included film-
strips, tapes, art prints, maps,
8mm film and microfilm, and
transparencies.
In addition to these items, a
great number of books relating
to all subject areas have been
added to the library shelves.
Comments from RHS students
include: “RHS is indeed fortu
nate to be able to participate in
such a program. I believe the
student body will profit a great
deal if it uses this addition to the
fullest capacity.”—Ann Clay.
“The audio-visual department
should be a great asset once it
has been fully developed. I envy
the future students who will
really benefit from the library
RHS Report
Rotary to Sponsor Four-Way Test
Is it the truth? Is it fair to all
concerned? Will it build good
will and friendship? Will it be
beneficial to all concerned?
These are the questions set
forth in the Four-Way Test de
vised by the Rotary Interna
tional to give the business world
a code of ethics by which to
abide.
The questions are also the
topic of speeches now being pre
pared by the RHS public speak
ing students, who are working
in cooperation with the Roxboro
Rotary Club in its attempt to
present these basic principles to
the public.
Dr. John H. Freeman, para
psychologist from Duke Univer
sity and co-worker with Dr. J.
B. Rhine, world renowned re ¬
Herd
In
the Halls
Economics teacher Royce
Gillis warning his students not
to buy Runny Rreau because
all the bunnies have got the
louse or something” . . . The
sound of music from Mrs.
Crumpton’s typing classes . . .
Senior Jimi Slaughter spinning
a $40 globe in Mrs. Perkins’
room to pinpoint the location of
his home when he “grows up,”
only to be told that he wouldn’t
grow up unless he returned to
his seat ... Mr. Earl Johnson
sitting on a radiator during sec
ond period D.E. class croaking
like a frog . . . After a projector
explosion in English, senior
Bennie Tillet commenting, “It
sure did sound mean.” . . . Dor
sey Gillis serenading his fellow
homeroom students with med
leys each morning . . . Bewild
ered parents at Open House try-
to go up the down staircases...
After a heavily fought round
with the Law of Sines, advanced
math student Pat Redford con
fessing to Mrs. Hester that he
had just considered becoming a
preacher, with Julie Wood add
ing, “Learn how to fix the books
and you can take money out of
the offering.”
searcher in the field of ESP,
was the guest speaker at the
science club meeting last Thurs
day afternoon.
Dr. Freeman’s topic of discus
sion centered around the major
branches of parapsychology and
related experiences of people
which were explainable only on
the basis of ESP.
Students wishing to partici
pate in the English Literature
program offered by the Ameri
can Institute for Foreign Study
may do so by making arrange
ments with Mrs. Pat Gilliland.
A fee of $775 includes the
costs of a round trip ticket to
Europe, chaperone service, four
weeks at summer school, and
ten days of sightseeing in Lon
don and Paris.
RHS is presently seeking ac
creditation from the State De
partment of Public Instruction
and the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The Southern Association,
which is comprised of 11 states,
is one of six regional accredit
ing agencies which sets stand
ards by which its members must
adhere.
RHS must first obtain accredi
tation from the state before she
will be considered for member
ship in the Southern Associa
tion.
Importance to RIIS
The purpose of belonging to
such a program, as disclosed in
a publication of the Southern
Association, is to provide “a
beneficial experience for all par
ticipants in helping them to
clarify purposes, identify prob
lems, recognize strengths and
weaknesses, and coordinate ef
forts in strengthening the entire
school program.”
Elements to be evaluated in
this self-study include:
(1) the philosophy of the
school staff
(2) the objectives of the
school
(3) the alertness of the
school administration
(4) the vitality of the cur
riculum
(5) the competence of per
sonnel
(6) the sufficiency of equip
ment and materials
(7) the adequacy of building
and grounds
Committees at Work
The Steering Committee,
chaired by Miss Mary Alice El
liott, is in over-all command of
the project. Other major
branches are the Committee on
Philosophy and Objectives and
the Committee on School and
Community.
Twenty-three subject area
committees have been formed,
with each RHS teacher being a
member of at least two.
Each subject area committee
must complete a scope and se
quence, a complete outline of
subject matter and when it is
taught, for each subject in the
JR. SR. TEST SCHEDULE
Dec. 2—SAT & Achievement
Tests at RHS
Jan. 13—SAT & Achievement
Tests at Durham
Feb. 24—National Merit
Scholarship Qualify
ing Test
Attention Seniors’ Don’t for
get to turn in your college
applications!!!
To Charlotte Carrousel
...And the
Members of the Roxboro High
School Band will spend their
Thanksgiving holiday tomor
row marching in the five-mile-
long Charlotte Carrousel.
The band, directed by Mike
Cannon, will be one of thirty
other bands from the Carolinas,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania par
ticipating in the parade, the
largest non-commercial Thanks
giving parade in the nation.
The ninety-two-member en
semble will perform before one-
half million people under the
Roxboro High’s Agriculture
Department will enter three
contests in Hillsborough on De
cember 14.
The FFA boys will be com
peting in three areas, parlia
mentary procedure, public
speaking, and tool judging in
which they will apply their skill
in identifying tools.
Last Friday, three delegates
from the library science club,
accompanied by their advisor,
Miss Ann Shaw, attended the
East Central District meeting of
the North Carolina High School
Library Association.
RHS delegates were Linda
Gray, Wanda Fox, and Diane
Salley.
nation’s largest non-
inese drummers will march with the rest of the RHS Band
tomorrow in the Charlotte Carrousel, the
commercial Thanksgiving parade.
Beat Goes
leadership of Drum Major Cal
Berryhill. Plans are underway
for a national color television
hook-up next year.
In order to enter competition
in the parade, a band must have
a float and a sponsor. The RHS
band will not enter competition.
“The band brought back the
Honor Band Trophy last year
and we hope to do it again this
year,” states Mr. Cannon.
Two days later, on November
25, the band will play in the
annual Roxboro Christmas pa
rade.
Majorettes that have accom-
Panied the band this year are
Vickie Denny, Ruth Bryant,
Celeste Montague, and Karen
Dean. These majorettes, advised
vii 1 ^ 0 ^ ^ ei l>H S itself each year about this time as Miss
Elliotts U. S. History students turn in their Freedom Founda-
.” P^°j. ects - Pictured here are Texie Penry and Bobbi Brooks
with their project entitled “The Cradle of Freedom.”
RHS curriculum which will
later be sent to the state depart
ment for evaluation.
Classrooms To Be Visited
Committees from the state and
the Southern Association will be
visiting RHS periodically for the
remainder of the year. Members
of these committees will be at
tending classes and asking ran
dom questions of students con
cerning the improvement of the
RHS curriculum.
Student Council President
Mike Slaughter has commented,
“It seems only fitting that along
with our beautiful building and
wonderful facilities comes ac
creditation.
“If RHS is accredited it cer
tainly will give future gradu
ates a better opportunity for
college selection.”
On and On
by Mrs. Patsy Perkins, have
plans for new uniforms in the
near future.
This year’s band officers are
as follows: President, Cal Berry
hill; Vice-President, Don Shot
well; Secretary-Treasurer,
Claudia Berryhill; Librarians,
Janie Nichols, Becky Gentry,
Cindy Woody; and Reporter,
Vickie Denny.
A women’s organization from
Ca-Vel has recently donated
American, state, and school flags
to the band to use in Roxboro
High’s first color guard. When
not in use by the band, these
flags will hang in the gym for
use at assemblies and ball
games.
The color guard will also dis
play two M-1 rifles.