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By CHERYL WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
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regular feature that focuses on
developments in news and feature
stories previously printed in the
newspaper.
Since the city/county Planning
Board adopted the East Winston
Area Plan in June, the plan has been
revised and sent to the Board of
Aldermen.
When the planning boardadopted
the plan, they approved the
inclusion of several changes in
response to public input at drop-in
sessions. These changes included
improvements at the 14th Street and
Rupert Bell recreation centers as
well as studies on the needs of the
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By CHERYL WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
As National Teacher of the Year,
Donna H. Oliver travels the country
being what she describes as a
"cheerleader" for education.
, She was in Winston-Salem
cheering Tuesday at the city/county
school system's welcome back
convocation for school staff.
Mrs. Oliver, who is often the
keynote speaker for luncheons,
meetings and conferences, said that
she speaks not only to educational
groups but to lawyers groups,
business groups and more.
"I take every opportunity I can
to talk about education," she said,
during a brief interview before
addressing the convocation. "I serve
as the motivational, inspirational
person for education."
Relating what she feels are some
- _of the challenges facing educators
and education, Mrs. Oliver was quick
to point out that the main challenge is
to put out good products - students,
"One of the biggest challenges
we have as teachers is to increase the
percentage of students graduating
from high school with the major
competencies, such as making sure
they can write persuasive letters, can
calculate percentages, and so on.
"One other challenge will be to
get parents working with teachers
and students," she said. "It's
important to get everyone to
recognize the importance of a team
effort to insure our young people get
the best education possible."
Mrs. Oliver said that educators
should also continue to push for some
of the reforms that are beginning to
take place, such as increases in
teacher's salaries, more clerical
assistance for teachers and a
reduction in classroom sizes.
The, challenge in the field of
_ .education should also be to not only
recruit more qualified people to the
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qualified ones that are there, she said.
Mrs. Oliver, a biology teacher
at Hugh M. Cummings III High
School in Burlington, said she has
come in contact with many |
educators during her recent travels.
"1 have observed very many i
outstanding, qualified teachers out
there,'' she said "Teachers who take
pride in the profession. They feel 1
teaching is their calling."
And pride in education is what I
she stressed to the city/county
school staff members gathered for
the convocation.
She said that the key
ingredients to success in any
educational system is good
communication and positive
attitude to meet challenges.
Whether administrator, teacher
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or support personnel, every job in 1
education is important, Mrs. Oliver ?
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that the plan was presented to the
Board of Aldermen at a housing
workshop on Aug. 6. Her emphasis
in.the presentation, she said, was on
the residential improvements
recommended in the plan.
The plan is expected to come
before the aldermen again soon.
The plan takes an indepth look
at East Winston, assessing its
problems and offering solutions. It
recommends improved housing,
more private investment and
improved transportation for the
area.
Vandalism stops
There have been no more
Lake YMCA.rSays Executive
Director Norman E. Joyner.
The Winston Lake facility had
thousands of dollars worth of
damage done to two buses and a
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said., "Through the students we teach
we are touching tomorrow," she said,
"rihvite you to remain optimistic
about our schools."
Mrs. Oliver said that education
is criticized so much that often
educators begin to believe the
criticism. But she told the audience
that as the school year starts,"
educators should remember that they
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van parked in its lot in late June
and early July. Some of the parking
lot lights were also broken in one
incident..
Joyner told the Chronicle in
July that the vandalism was the first
at the two-year-old facility.
Joyner said that the vehicles L
were removed from the parking lot
in an effort to combat the
vandalism. He said that the vehicles
won't return to the lot until school
opens.
The article in the Chronicle
helped increase the community's
awareness of the problem, Joyner
said.
"The article has gotten some
good feedback from the
communityAhe. -said^'Tt drew-their
attention to what was going on."
Joyner said that no one has
been arrested in connection with
the damage and there are no leads
to suggest who did it.
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"second to none."
"The roltTof-cducationhas-nor
changed,?she said?The purpose is
still to-prepare and guide and
improve and enhance upon the
education of our youth. Teaching is
not easy. But it is a challenge which
we accept because we are
committed to what we do bestprepare
our youth for the future." 1
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