Chronicle Profile She plays in men By IRENE PERRY Chronicle Staff Writer The memory of Michelene Gentry's late father ? still burns bright and serves as an inspiration for the 18-year-old musician studying at the N.C. School of the Arts. When she was four years old. Gentrv'c father taught her the basic keys on the piano. At the age of five, she starte^l taking piano lessons. Today, Gentry not only is a proficient pianist, but an excellent harpist, as well. "If I can see myself doing or obtaining something, / can achieve it. It may be take a dot of hard work, but I know it can be done." -- Michelene Gentry When she received permission tVJQW ^ mIi2VRV _ z*m vi^'m Two-year old Jarett Croumpton gets a look at W official Christmas tree. He's held by his grandi Cunningham. Andrew Thomas looks'on. The cere last Friday night in Winston Square (photo by Ji People On The Move Ray getspromoi Jeff A. Ray has been named an membership i assistant vice president for First Winston-Salem Citizens Bank in Winston-Salem. Commerce. He is manager of the Healy Drive He and his \ branch. Ray, live in Wir The North Wilkesboro native Lawanda Add joined the bank in 1980 and has Bennett Collegi completed the management train- recognized fc ing program. He earned a academic achie> bachelor's degree in economics named to the D< from Appalachian State Univer- A health sclei sity. 0 t?e daughter of Ray has been active in a dison of 3655 Y DST's plan Jabben """I I "II nil I HI l| IF KIT T> I ill * ' t i| iTTh pr1 1" "T iunn ? urtniT n.-r .Jr1-Tff The Winston-Salem Alumnae members of th Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta discussed activit Sorority Inc. will present its an- them as Jabberw nual Jabberwock in March 1985. She then intrc The contestants and their members who v> parents recently were honored the contestants with a pre-Jabberwock Tea at the ship efforts. Delta Art Center to explain the The contests meaning of the Jabberwock. parents are Miss The Jabberwock has several daughter of Mr purposes. First, there are scholar- ron; Miss C ships for each contestant, with daughter of f the girl raising the largest amount Wilbert Rice; M of money through donations, daughter of Mr. j ticket sales, ads and personal ef- Powell; Miss forts being crowned "Miss Jab- daughter of Mr. - berwock," and receiving the Rice; Miss T largest scholarship to a four-year daughter of f college or university of her Richard Tatum; X choice. Perry, daughter ) A second purpose is to provide Clements; and cultural enhancement for the Brown, daughtc community and to the con- thanette Brown, testants. Mrs. Helena T The term Jabberwock of the local cha] originated in Lewis Carroll's contestants and t "Alice in Wonderland," and thanked them fo means a night of pageantry and tion in Delta's m beauty. program and she Seleah Wyche, chairperson for port and best wia the Jabberwock, introduced the testant as they v: contestants and their parents to "Miss Jabberwo lory of her dad become a well-known harpist. She spends several weeks at the homes of different relatives, who also transport her to and from school ? for which she says she's grateful. She credits her love of music to her father, who also introduced her brothers to music at a young age. "My father played the trumpet, the piano and sang opera," says Gentry. "He had a teacher in college who saw he was musically inclined and she brought him a long way." She says her father remains her idol and that he was always into his music. "When 1 came home from school, my father was always practicing," she says. "He was so dedicated, so truly ucunaicu. He passed that dedication for music along to his daughter. While she was in high school, Gentry says she was awakened at 6 a.m. so that she could practice at the piano an hour before going to school. After school, she would practice for two and half hours before she even started her homework. * "My father was always behind me to practice," she says. "At first, I didn't like it and I did it because I had to. I later started practicing more, because then I really, truly enjoyed playing." About five years ago, the long hours of practicing the piano changed to long hours practicing the harp. It began when she enrolled in a piano class during high school. Her music teacher discovered Gentry was too advanced for the class and suggested she enroll in harp classes. "After I started harp classes," Gentry says, "I . . a Nnston-Salem's M mother Mildred : I >mony was held ^ ames Parker). tion , . , .. 8 TrTve roT rrre j Chamber of s AC vife, Valerie W. x iston-Salem. ? ison, a student at recently was r outstanding cement by ian's List. ^IHgWigjWap^lJ.M ice major, she is Mrs. Lula Adale Ave. m tr sorority and ies planned for ||l ock participants. w| >duced sorority glB ill help sponsor lillB in their scholar- ^ :; ints and their Monica Parron, s. Glenora Parhevelle Rice, iMj At. and Mrs. iss Lisa Powell, and Mrs. Rondal IS Sharon Miss Cassandra A Paulette Miss M An- I idwell, president ^ |0~^9^iar,'f 0.8 mg. nicotine av. per cigarett pter, greeted the ^HMT fl heir parents. She ^ r their participa iajor scholarship B Warning: The burgeon Gei pledged her sup- ? That Cigarette Smoking Is Di ihed to each conic for the title of ^|A' ck 1985." -% /5 ? 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