ROPraON COUNTY SCHOOL? NEWS AND BRIEFS BYLOFETTAHUW . Offic*rt Elected At DiitrictPartnt Advuory Council Meeting Members of the Chapter 1/Migrant Education District Parent Advisory COuncil for the Robeson County School System met Monday, December 8, in the Administrative Board Room to elect officers, prioritize and schedule topics for future meetings, and receive orientation as members of the Parent Advisory Council. Elected ss officers for the 1966-87 term were Lela Lewis, president, representing the Magnolia School District; Betty Oxendine, vice president, representing the Pembroke School District and Loretta Smith, secretary, representing the R.B. Dean/Town send School District Ms. Ruth Dial Woods, Assistant Superintendent for Compensatory Education, welcomed members and reported on upcoming changes in the Chapter I programs which includes focus on preschool and after school tutorial services. "As members of the District Parent Advisory Council, you are an extension of the Chapter VMigrant Education'programs. Your recommendations and suggestions along with teachers are a valuable "part of the fix teal planning and evaluation of the program services provided to countys tudents,'' stated Alfonso McRae, EC LA Supervisor during the orientation as tot he role of the District Parent Advisory Council and program services ine chapter 1 program provides reading and mathematics instruction to students in grades fourth through tenth at twenty- three school sites. Eligible students must score at or below the 49th percentile on the California Achievement Test to receive program services. Participants in the Chapter I program receive remedial instruction through either of three approaches* pairing, pullouta and/or resource instructional assistance in the regular classroom. Approximately e.uOO students are served through the Chapter I program with funds made available to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction by the United States Department of Education. Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. In addition, computer assisted instruction is provided at Magnolia, Fairgrove, Pembroke Junior High and Union Elementary Schools. * * As an extension of the services provided in the regular classroom. Chapter I tutorial services in reading and mathematics are provided to eligible students living in the Odum Home, a North Carolina Baptist Children's Home in Pembroke. Fnitv mIm-im! students in the Chanter I nrosram from various school sites are currently participating: in the Saturday Academy at Pembroke State Univeraity which meets for a total of 24 Saturday mornings throughout the regular school year providing remedial and enrichment instruction ift life science, mathematics, computer science, and language arts. Robe $ on Student Wins State Contest A Robeson County student was announced as the state winner of the Keep North Carolina Beautiful essay contest during an award luncheon on December 4 in Raleigh. April McCarty's essay was selected over 11,000 entries submitted by 8th grade students throughout the state. Representing Parkton School April k$p a $1,000 savings bond and a future! kppearance in a public servic*v announcemeifl sponsored by WRALTV, Channel 5, of Raleigk to be taped in January and aired in the early spring across North Carolina. "I'm happy about winning the Region IVjfrize of a $60 saving* bond and $1,000 savings bond awanied as the state winner. "I plan to save the bonds until Tm eighteen and then use them on a cadi' stated April. The essay contest was designed as a teacher student project which entitled both equal representation of prizes. Yet, more important, it provide^ opportunities to fehhance writing skills, and stimulate awareness of nature. April's essay is descriptive. In fact, it is very poetic," stated Ms. Dickey Spencer, 7th and 8th grade Language Arts teacher at. Parkton School. "When lasaeo her to write the essay, 'Why We Should Keep North Carolina Beautiful,' I knew she would be interested because of her talent and interest in writing. "It was not a mandatory essay and hers was the only entry from the 8th grade at Parkton School. "Originally, she wrote two to three pages in length for the essay contest Then the hardest part was cropping it to meet the requirements of 150 words for entry. "My strategy was to motivate April into bringinpin more information than was needed ' stated Ms. Spencer. Hie four geographical land areas of North Carolina are indeed poetically described in April's essay: Imagine a sunset.:. Think of a foggy morning... Visualize a grassy field... Daydream of waves....North Carolina's beauty belongs to her people, but we have a commitment to those who followjjs in trine. We must cherish and preserve 'the North Carolina experience. '' a tarepbed to wtts ah sua theeer main mm of land by a former teacher rin came to mind as I began to write the essay which I did within five minutes," stated April. The Keep North Carolina Beautiful Essay Contest was sponsored jointly by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the North Carolina Beautification Committee, Kk. and open to eighth grade students throughout the state. Entries were judged on originality, grammar, spelling and penmanship. April McCarty is the daughter of James and Helen MrCarty of Parkton. Mi. April McCtartvJMfcm School TEACHERS TO RECRUIT OUTSTANDING SI UDtNTSINTO PROFESSION Six Robeson County teachers have been selected to assist the state in recruiting high school students to the teaching profession. The student recruitment effort is a part of the new Teacher Enhancement Program funded by the General Assembly and developed by the Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh. Teacher recruiters from the six Robeson County high schools include: Janet Howell from Little field Junior Senior High School: Eton Scott from Magnolia Hi eh: Wanda Hams from Omim High; Walter Jackson from Parkton High; Janice Hunt from South Robeson High; and Dolores Jones from West Robeson Senior High. One teacher selected irom each high school in the state, along with the regional winners in the state Teacher of the Year competition, will work toward improving the image of the teaching prafesaion; providing information about the teaching profession; and identify and attract talented high school students, especially minority students into the teaching profession. Teacher recruiters may assist in identifying possible candidates to receive scholarship loans; prepare presentations on the teaching profession for student clubs and parent- teacher groups; . and plan career day activities. State Superintendent Craig Phillips said be was "pleased that some of the very best North Carolina teachers bad Joined the effort to recruit more good teachers into the profession." Enacted into law durine the 1906 General Asaemblv the Teacher Enhancement Program eells for up to 600 awards of 60,000 per year beginning in the spring for high school seniors who agree to pursue a career in teaching. The total value of the scholarship would b 020.000 over a student's college career. ttsyond the sfce ot the awara, nowever, the intent as the Program is to create a More bead-like program for prospective teachers. Only nine of the forty-four teacher training insfftutiona in North Carolina will pilot the Program which includes Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Western Carolina University and North CarnH"? A * T Univeisitv. Members ot the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission who drafted the leacner training program included: Tom Lambeth, the Eaecutive Director of the Z Smith Reynolds Foundation, Chair of the Commission; Dr. Joseph Cowan, Superintendent of Jackson County Schools; Dr. Benjamin Quina. Superintendent of New Bern-Craven County Schools; Dr. Kmmeth Newbold, retired feperintendent ot Greensboro City Schools; Ms. Linda little, Madpal; Dr. Leroy Walker, former Chancellor of North Carotin# Central College; Dr. Herbert Exuum, the Associate Dean of North Carrtpa State University; Mrs. Marydeil Bright, the termor Admissions Offlear of Bon College; Gladys Graves, the NCAE President-Elect; and Rofcy Shore, a public member. Orrum, Proctorville plan to Hold concert In conjuction with the Robeson County Bi-centennial celebration, the towns of Orrum and Proctor ville are planning a gospel sing and a homecoming for the people who have lived in the arc-. Gospel concert is probably a better description of the event the folks are planing in the two small towns in southern Robeson County. The event is scheduled for May 2,1887, but organizers are trying to get all the churches, gospel groups and others to commit to performing in the concert by Jap. 1, 1987. Any giuup uneresieu iu per forming in the concert should contact any of tho following people: Wilton Caulder.. .628-8501 Hal Ivey.AM-ioo* ? Jim Atkiaaoa (2M727 HoUia Ivey >39-3790 Florence Bardrn. 628-8697 Gaston Sealey.... 628-7665 Lizzue Lawsoa... 739-4052 Robert Wilkes.... 628-6595 The event is being emphasized an outing for the entire family full of goou ciean tun. "We hope'people will be able to come and bring the whole family and a picnic lunch," Robert Wilkes, one of the organizers, said. "It's important if we are going to organize this event properly that we get all the names of the churches and groups interested in performing," he added. In addition to the gospel con cert, the group is also organizing a kind of homecoming through the local high school. DIAMONDS X OOLD% Special Gifts For Special People Pot "Gold | 254? FoyotfovtlU Rood T.I 739-9677 lumber ton loyowoy VISA CHOICE MON Sot lOo.m. 6 pm. MASTER CARD I ; I ? ? JESSSSS^^^^SSS^S