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i: Robeson County | Schools ag Walter Oxendine N Public Information Coordinator >: RETIMEMENT ACTIVITIES < AND SENIOR GRADUATION CEREMONIES FILL CALENDAR Schools throughout the Robeson County School Dis trict have hosted special acti vities in honor of retiring ,t! educators and educational support staff. A total of 15 educators and 13 educational support staff members have indicated their intent to retire at the end of the current school year. A toal of 775 high school seniors participated in grad uation ceremonies last week from the eight high schools ?> across the Robeson County School District. ADMINISTRATORS PLAN FOR STAFF RETREAT Plans are underway for the annual Staff Retreat for School Principals and Central Office Administrative Staff for June 20-22 at Mid-Pines in Southern Pines. The three day retreat will be designed to focus on improvement and instruction in the Robeson County Schools. Special con sultants and program speak ers will address topics such as performance appraisal, cur riculum development, effec tive scheduling and system wide goals and objectives. BOARD MfcETlINli SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 14 The next scheduled meet ing of the Robeson County Board of Education is June 14th at 4:30 p.m. in the Board Room. All meeting of the Robeson County Board of Education are open to the public and school patrons and community citizens are en couraged to attend. TEACHER TRANSFERS EFFECTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS MANDATE Extensive teacher trans fers were accomplished dur ing the past few weeks in compliance with a negotiated n . settlement of a mandate from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights dating back to the 1970's. This spring constituted the second year of a three-year plan of a three year plan for meeting the compliance re quirements. The Robeson County School Plan consisted of meeting racial balance with teachers in all schools as opposed to a massive busing plan. In making the 1983-1984 teaching assignments, con sideration was given to as signment of teachers in areas of certification as well as compliance with racial re quirements. RETIREES HONORED Two educational enrich ment specialists with the Title IV-A Indian Education Project of the Robeson County Schools-Ms. lona Oxendine. a specialist ! at Prospect School, and Ms. Vennie Sanderson, a specialist 1 at Pembroke Mid dle School, were honored with a retirees luncheon on Thurs day June 2. The luncheon was held at the Youth Center, and ap proximately 25 co-workers of the honorees. enjoyed the ' lunch and fellowship in honor ing Ms. Oxendine and Ms. Sanderson, who both have been with the Title FV Project since 1978. Ms. Dorothy Blue, coordi nator of educational enrich ment for Title IV-A Indian Education, served as coordi nator for the luncheon, and recognized each honoree by presenting them a corsage, as a token of appreciation for their many years of service with the Indian Education Project of the Robeson County School System. A u/ a nnc ntv i-r /lTTftlll/JI/AI ft t UNION ELEMENTARY Union Elementary School held their awards day pro gram on Thursday, May 31 in the school gymtorium. Mr. Grady Oxendine, Prin cipal. presented a number of certificates for perfect atten dance and academic achieve ment. Graduation certificates were also presented to the three kindergarten classes. Two key awards that were presented with special recog ntion went to Edith Ann Oxendine, daughter of Alex and Betty Oxendine for ha ving a perfect attendance record for six years, and to Tracy Bullard. daughter of Lindburg and Barbara Bullard and a second grade student in Ms. Molly O. Locklear's class, for eading 783 books during the past school year. FAKGROVE GRADUATION % students at Fairgrove School participated in the graduation program and re ceived graduation diplomas on Friday. June 3, J983. The graduation program was very impressive utilizing student participation in spee ch, song and dance before the student body staff and a large number of parents. Mr. Larece Hunt, Principal, gave the graduation address, and challenged the students to ask themselves "Where Do I Go Now." A number of certificates and awards were presented, with Joy Oxendine receiving a plaque for an eight year perfect attendance record, academic achievement certi ficates were presented. The girls basketball and volleyball teams and the boys basketball and baseball teams were presented individual trophies in recognition of their winning county champion*hips, and the boys baseball coach. Jackie Davenport, was pre sented a special plaque in recognition of his baseball teams having won SI consec utive baseball games without a loss. The graduates, after recei ving their diplomas inarched Out and many were already anticipating beginning their high school days in the fall, and looking forward to the day when they would be gradua ting from high school. CONVERSE RUBBER CO. DISTRIBUTES TENNIS SHOES Representatives from the Converse Rubber Company in Lumberton distributed thirty pairs of tennis shoes to students at Bryan's Learning Center as part of their annual plan for community service. Representing Converse were Bill Evans. Larry Aubin, Bill Perritt and Benjie Williams. . ACME ELECTRIC CO. DEMONSTRATES COMPUTER OPERATIONS As part of the school's annual plan for computer awareness and literacy, Mr. Rudy Barnes, manager of the Quality Control Department of ACME Electric Company in Lumberton. demonstrated the basic opertion of a Commo dore 64 Computer to approx imately 82 third and fourth grade students at Souihside Ashpofe School. Using edu cational games which Mr. Barnes had developed for math enrichment for his son, several students were provid ed an opportunity to experi ence the keying in of respon ses on the computer's termin al as they participated in "Guessing Games" and "Times Table Game." Mr. Barnes is a 1980 graduate of PSU and resides in Rowland with his wife and three sons. LAST COLUMN UNTIL THE FALL This column will com plete the first year's public relations activity irt conjunc tion with the Year of the Public School as proclaimed by Governor Jim Hunt and the North Carolina State De partment of Public Instructi on. Many thanks are extended to the Public School Informa tion Coordinators, the ad ministration and staff of all of the public schools in the Robeson County School Dis trict. and to the students wo who participation in the many educational experiences and activities which were news worthy for their contributions, support and interest in the "Robeson County Schools: News and Briefs." A happy vacation to all and an enjoyable summer. f . Local | Students Visit Duke 'v!t ? North Carolina seventh graders who participated in Duke University's Third Ann ual Search for mathematically and verbally brilliant students were honored at a ceremony held on the Duke Campus on May 15. 1983. The students invited to the ceremony had obtained scores on at least one of the three sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) which were equal to or greater than the average score obtained by college bound high school seniors. These very capable seventh graders or 12-year-olds took the college-level SAT as par ticipants in Duke's Talent Identification Program (TIP).* "TIP was initiated in 1980 to identify bright young stu dents. to help develop their special abilities, and to direct them toward special academic programs for the gifted and talented. The 1983 Talent Search involved more than 23.000 students and covered 16 of the southern, south western and niidwestern U.S. and is the largest search of its type in the country," said Dr. Robert Sawyer, "Director of the Program. The 546 students invited to the North Carolina awards ceremony had to score at least 450 out of 800 points on the mathematics portion of the SAT (500 for boys);, or 430 out of 800 points on the verbal portion, or 52 out of 60 points on the Test of Standard Written English. All partici pants receded certificates of merit in recognition of their achievement and the very highest scorers also received scholarships and book awards. Bobbie Renee Locklear. 7th grader at Piney Grove School, was among the students hon ored at this ceremony. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. - Ambrose Locklear, Jr. of Route 10, Lumberton. Learning About Computers Mr. Rudy Barnes, manager of the Quality Department at Acme Electric Company, de monstrated the basic opera tion of his Commodore 64 Computer to approxmately 82 third and fourth grade stu dents. The children played a "Guessing Game" and a "Times Table Game." Some answers were given orally. Several students were given the experience of keying in a few responses on the compu ter's terminal. Mr. Barnes stated that computers serve as valuable teaching aids and that their versatility and capabilities are unlimited. "However," he added, "A computer knows only what it has been told." Mr. Barnes' computer has the memory of 64,000 differ ent bytes. The programs demonstrated were educa tional games he had prepared to enrich and extend his son's mathematical skills. Mr. Barnes is a 1970 graduate of Pembroke. State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathema tics. Currently, he attends Computer Science night class es at PSU. He resides in Rpwland with his wife and three sons. ??? I'" 1 Tnicy Bollard received special award for reading 783 booka from principal Grady Oxen dine, Union Elementary. Shown left to right are Dorothy Bine, lona Oxen dine, Veanie Sanderson and Donald Loddear. Joy Oxendlne recognized Jac kie Davenport for 8 yean perfecet attendance record at Fairgrove. Show left to right ?fending Gafl William*; BUI Evaao; Larry Aobln; Bill Perrltt; Benjie Williams and Zoe Ann WoodeD. Seated are Jennifer Mew and Mark DU. Wi rH . . 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M Officer 1 . 40 ADULT EDUCATION PARTICIPANTS EARN THEIR GED DIPLOMAS by Patsy Lawcry To mark the end of another year of hard and work and a job well done, the Lumbee Indian Adult Education Pro ject (L1AEP), a component of Lumbee Regional Develop ment Association (LRDA), held Its annual graduation exercises. The graduation was held May 29. ? 1983, in the Pembroke Elementary School Gymnasium at 3 p.m. Ap proximately 32S relatives, friends and supporters were in attendance to honor the 40 graduates from the three Developmental Learning Centers. The centers are located at Smyrna Baptist Church in Lumberton; the Rex Rennert Day Care Center in Shannon, and the Evans Crossing Volunteer Fire Dept. in Maxton. The number to call for further information is 521-9703. The program began with Rev. James A. Woods, a member of LRDA's Board of Directors, giving the invo cation. Mr. Kenneth R. May " nor, LRDA's Executive Direc tor, then welcomed everyone on behalf of LRDA and introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Grady Locklear. principal of Piney Grove School. Mr. Locklear was a high school dropout who "dropped back in," eventually earning a college degree, so his speech was very inspiring to the graduates and audience. He has. been very active in the Robeson County School Sys tem since 1963, devoting much of his expertise and time to working with others such as with boy scout troops and adult education classes at Robeson Technical College. Mr. Locklear proves beyond a doubt that one can overcome any educational handicap and go on to achieve whatever goals one sets his eyes on. Following the address, Ms. Marilyn L. Locklear, L1AEP Director, presented the GED diplomas to the students and a number of certificates of appreciation to t staff and community people who assis ted the project during the year. Ms. Locklear was pre sented a plaque on behalf of her staff in appreciation of her support, dedication and out standing leadership. The pro cessional and recessional was provided by Ms. Paulette Locklear. Immediately following the graduation, a reception was held. MISS LUMBEE 1983 WILL BE A CONTESTANT IN MISSN.C. PAGEANT The reigning beauty queen, Rhonda Flanagan, Miss Lumbee 1983, will be competing in the Miss N.C. Pageant June 22-25 Expenses incurred in her entrance in such a prestigious pageant are great. That is why there will be a chicken and barbecue plate sale Fri day, June 10, in the Pembroke Town Park, beginning at 11 a.m. and ending at 7 p.m. Proceeds will be used to purchase Miss Flanagan's wardrobe she will be wearing in the Miss N.C. Pageant. So come on o?t and dine with Rhonda and all her fans and supporters. Let's show our support for the beautiful and charming queen who has represented us so well this mi, 'I Rhonda is the daughter of Ms. Magnolia Flanagan. Hope to see you in the Park Friday. LUMBEE HOMECOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS Jane 29-July 3,1983 ?Little Miss Lumbee Pageant Wednesday, June 29, 7:30 p.m., PSU Performing Arts Center. Admission, $3 for those 12 and under, and $4.00 for general admission. ?Lumbee Homecoming Kick-off Dance, Wednesday, June 29, 10 p.m. until. Old Foundry Banquet Room, Lumberton, N.C. Admission, S3. ?Lumbee Homecoming Awards Banquet, Thursday, June 30, 7:30 p.m.. Pembroke Jaycee Hut. Pembroke, N.C. Admission, 7.50 each, which includes dinner and enter tainment. ?Miss Lumbee Scholarship Pageant, Friday, July 1, 8 p.m., PSU Performing Arts Center. Admission, $5.00. ?Miss Lumbee Coronation Ball, Friday. July 1, 11 p.m. Old Foundry Banquet Room, Lumberton, N.C. Admission, $10 per couple, which in cludes breakfast. ?Lumbee Homecoming Pa rade, Saturday, July 2, 10 a.m. in downtown Pembroke. ?Saturday In The Park and Field Day Activities (includ ing such events as a 6.2 Mile Run and weight lifting com petition). Saturday, July 2, 8 a.m. until. Pembroke Town Park. There will also be arts and crafts for sale and display ?Lumbee River Art Guild Display, Tuesday, June 28 thru Tuesday, July 5. Native American Resource Center (Old Main), PSU. ?Lumbee Homecoming/ Lumbee Art Guild Reception, Saturday, July 2, 12 Noon, Native American Resource Center (Old MaiA). PSU. * Agriculture Awards Banquet, Saturday, July 2. 4 p.m. Auxiliary Gym, PSU Can^pus. Admission, S3. ?Lumbee Homecoming Ar chery Contest, Saturday, July 2, S p.m. '?Lumbee Homecoming Pow Wow, Saturday, July 2, 8 p.m., Pembroke Senior High School Football Field. ?Strike at the Wind. Sat urday, July 2, 8 p.m.. River side Country Club, lakeside Amphitheatre. Admission: General-$4. Prcferred-SS. ?Lumbee Homecoming Gospel Sing. Sunday, July 3. 2 p.m.. PSU Performing Arts Center. Admission free. 1 strongly encourage you not to miss any of these exciting events. THRIFTY FOOD CO-OPS FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES LRDA's two Thrifty Food Co-ops. where food items can be purchased as much as 35% below regular retail store '^jj 9 1%m# ft tisdtaNi rttiiilfll received Mr GEO (Gmmi?I jsurstr prwiMiii I Elementary School. dales on your calendar. Saturday, June 11-Accord ing to Shirley Locklear, direc tor of the Thrifty Food Co-ops. there wil) be a Yard Sale Saturday. June 11, in the Pembroke Town Park. If you are looking for bargains this will be the place to visit. But you had better come early because there will be bargains galore at unbelievable prices! Proceeds will be used to finance an upcoming cultural enrichment trip for the Food Co-op participants. Saturday, June 18?In case it's not convenient for Lum berton Food Co-op partici pants to visit the Pembroke Yard Sale June 11. fear not. For your convenience, there will be a Yard Sale in your area Saturday, June 18, at Spivey's, located on Highway 41 in Lumberton. But the Yard Sales are not soley for the Food Co-op participants. They are sche duled with bargain hunters everywhere in mind. So, come on out and browse around. Show support for these two ttrorthwhile projects. Wednesday, June 15-lf the recently held spaghetti dinner is any indication of the good things to come, you won't want to miss the upcoming 's Mexican Dinner the Thrifty ' Food Co-ops are sponsoring Wednesday, June IS. The dinner-will be held in the spacious and beautiful Pern broke Thrifty Food Co-op ?> (located at Revels Motel .? Complex) and will consist of two tacos. re fried beans and Mexican rice. The price will ' be S3.00 and dinner will be served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Hot tamale! Don't miss out on this Mexican delight. More looas ot in> mm type (such as chNm) 1094ther in the refrigera tor. Make a special cor ner for leftovers. That way, you'll be lure to um li them before they spoil. . \ The Dutch once believed 4 that if a stork built its nest 1 on the roof of your house, j it meant the best of luck. ?' . J1 Triamituc* Syrup Triaminicin? Tablets or Triaminic-12* Tablets Fbr^Allerg^ Relief ?-> .M . , kw at I>: 1?k IrnMr ] d After graduation exercises, Patsy Lower?, Curriculum Developer, presented Marilyn Locklear, Director of the Adult Education Project, a plaque on behalf of her staff for her support, dedication and outstanding leadership.
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