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Carver Students Get- Lessons In Drunk Driving By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer The first rule of thumb when taking the driver's seat in the simulator demonstration is to fasten your seat belt Your com puter voice guide takes you through thi^ee driving scenarios that show reaction times when the driver is normal, slightly intoxicated and heavily intoxi cated. There's a big difference between each. Reaction times decrease when a driver has alco hol in their body. The differences definitely shook up Carver High School sophomore Jamika Trannon. During the third demonstration, her reaction time was so slow she almost hit the little boy who jumped out in the street from behind the car to get his ball. The simulator from the N.C. Highway Safety Exposition proved the point about reaction times to students at Carver on Friday. "It was scary," Trannon said. "I thought I would hit the boy." The safety exposition is a one-of-a-kind display that is ded icated solely to highway safety. A 50-foot mobile trailer features a display that contains state-of the-art animation, robotics, laser video sound and music with a mission- to drive home important information and education about safety bells, air bags, speed, drunk driving and safety features of roadside environment. Integon Corp. brought the exposition to Winston-Salem because the company thought it would be a good program for the company's busi ness partner, Mt. Tabor High School. Nigel Alston, vice pres- . ident of commu nity relations, said the company wanted to expose the exposition to more students and Carver was chosen.. Ginger Amos, advisor to CADDY (Carver Against Drugs and Driving in Youth, said this was the perfect program for the organization. About 70 students participate in CADDY and its message is somewhat different from SADD (Students Against Driving Drunk). SADD's message says if you drink,, get a designated dri ver. CADDV's message preaches complete abstinence. Jamina Johnson, a junior at Carver, said she joined CADDY because she felt it was her duty. "I felt it was my responsibil ity as a student to inform my classmates about drinking and driving. ? ' One of the most recognized programs the group does is It's My Call. Students Qommit to being drug free and about 88 percent of fhp gtiirfcnt body agree, to random drug screening, Amos said. ^ The organization has won awards from the Governor s Highway Safety Program, MADD, SADD and the Win Carver students learn first hand hazards of drunk driving. ston-Salem Alcohol and Drug Coalition. Before the simulators, a life like robot of race car driver Richard Petty begins the show with a talk on the importance of seai belts. He is accompanied by Suzie the seatbelt and Arney the airbag. During his talk, a video screen shows how Petty escaped car-crushing accidents on the race track with minor scrapes by wearing bis seat belt. He also talks about safe driving and the hazards of driving while impaired. ?? Journalism Student to Study on Capitpl Hill By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Stiff Writer Holly Stepp decided she wanted to be a journalist while working on the student newspa per at Paisley Middle School. Her first assignment was to write a story on her English teacher who was retiring. That became her first "clip" and remains in her scrap book. "Actually, it wasn't a very good story, but everyone kept telling me 'Good job, Holly' and I thought this was something I wanted to do," she said. Committed to the profession at that point, Stepp continued to work on student publications. She was editor of her high school newspaper at Glenn High .School and now isjthe special assignments editor at the Daily Tar Heel, the student publication at the University of North Car olina at Chapel Hill. Now with a more focused interest in political reporting, Stepp has been chosen as one of the student to participate in the Politics in Journalism Internship sponsored by the Washington Center for Politics and Innrnal ism. Interns spend a semester on Capitol Hill working with vari ous news agencies and attending seminars to gain experience in political reporting. . Stepp said she decided she wanted to concentrate on politi cal journalism because of the challenge. She added that many A Holly Slepp * journalists are not trained well enough in that particular area and this opportunity will give her experigjnice to be able to dis sect issues within government and present them to the readers. "There's so much garbage and gobble de-gook 'coming from town hall that the average reader can't understand," she said. Stepp has also served in other editor positions at the award-winning%ar Heel. She has been the assistant university editor and was the first black - university editor. She was also the first black to run for editor in-chief for the 101-year-old publication. There are only about eight blacks on the staff of more than 300 and no more than 20 minorities. On Jan. 30? Stepp will begin her internship with the other six students that were chosen from a pool of about 40. She will J receive some academic credit and a stipend of about $1,500 to be used for housing and other things. Stepp said that's not much, but her parents have really been helpful and she's looking forward to the experi < ence. As far as her journalism career, Stepp said she would like to work at a daily metropolitan paper, preferably on the east coast no further south than Atlanta. j She is the daughter of Henry Sr. and Vera Stepp of 1011 Treadway Court. , v; JEWEJ.RY GALLERY ^ * I at The Pavilions WAKE FOREST PEN * PENCIL SETS CUSTOM DESIGNED JEWELRY FINE DIAMONDS JEWELRY REPAIR ESTATE JEWELRY ? ?yy GOLD, SILVER 4 DIAMONDS EVENTS CALENDAR ' THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 " ? You arc invited to join the Cub Scouts "Something To Get * Into" Recruitment Night, at Kimberly Park Community Center on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 6:00 pm. Guests will be Alderman Nelson Malloy and Coach "Bighouse" Gaines. Refreshments will be served. ? The YWCA invites the public to attend a performance of A Christmas Carol on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA, 1201 Glade St. Since his first performance at the YWCA in 1989, this one-man performance by Bill Trotman has become a Winston Salem tradition. Trotman has delighted local audiences by transforming himself into Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the other . Dickens' characters. The performance is free and open to the public. Donations ; ,will be accepted with proceeds going to the YWCA. Light refreshments will be served. Seating available on a first-come first-served basis the night of the performance. ? The Cook Middle School PTA will meet on Thurs., Dec. 15, at 7:30, at Reynolds Auditorium. After a brief business met V ting, there will be a Christmas Concert by the band. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 ? The historic district is decorated for the Christmas season ; with the sights, sounds and smells of an old-fashioned holiday from December 1-31. Old Salem Christmas, a special holiday 1 event with surprises for all ages, is on December 17 from 1-7 pm. Formore information and tickets, call (910) 721-7352. ? The Salem Academy Glee Club will present a Christmas 'concert Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11:00 am in Salem Fine Arts Cen '.tcr. The concert will feature 13th-century chant, medieval Latin ^ Christmas carols with harp accompaniment, and traditional car *ols accompanied by acoustic string instruments. It is directed by ; .Carol Burnett, musical director of the Academy, who will also :appear at the Grace United Methodist Church in Greensboro, .Sunday, Dec. 4. ? ? _ . _ : ONGOING ? The High Point Central Family YMCA is in the final week of registering for the 1994-1995 Indoor Soccer League. ? There arc two Uague&; -open league for 14 29-yrsr-an4 eo-ed league for 30 and older men and women 14 and up. All games arc held on Saturday beginning De?. 10. Call YMCA at 869 $151 for more details. ? Seniors of Forsyth County, is this you? "My bank state ment and checkbook never seem to match." "I thought I paid that bill." "I paid the doctor so why hasn't my medical insur ance paid me?" "I really do not know what my insurance will cover." "If I pay that bill now I will not have money to last until the end of the month." Help is available through Senior Financial Care. Call 725 1972, for an appointment We make house calls. UPCOMING ? The North Carolina Black Repertory Company will hold auditions for its 10th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Celebration on Dec. 21, at 7:00 p.m., in the Arts Council The atre, 610 Coliseum Drive. Actors, dancers, singer, poets, musi cians and other literary artists, along with young talents, are encouraged to auditions. Contact LarryLeon Hamlin at (910) 723-2266. You don i need a million bucks to m-frn m ? k\\ 1 1 iBH lM lIMH I get the attention, respect and answers you need. When you want to buy a home, come to Wachovia. We have two kinds of affordable homeowner loans that work with lower down payments. They're called Wachovia Advantage loans, and one may be right for you. To get started, just ask yourself if these five statements are true: 1. You plan to live in the house you buy. 2. You've been continuously employed for the last two vears. Wfm -V i- i ? -JH 3. Your credit record has been satis factory for the last twelve months. 4. There are no uncleared judgments or collections on your credit record. ? 5. You've never declared bankruptcy or been under a wag? -earner plan. These are the kinds of questions we'll ask. At the same time, we'll be happy to answer your questions about the whole home buying process. And we also offer free seminars and brochures. So call or drop by any Wachovia office. We may have the keys you've been looking for. \pCH(MA To determine which loan is best for you . ask your Wachovia lender Eligibihty ts determined by comparing your income to that of the avera#t income in your ana If you make no mere than 100% o< thai averagt. LaaaJ vou are eligible to apply for a Community Home Buyers Program CHBP^loan If you make no more than 80% of your area's average , vou are eligible to apply lor a Neighborhood Repudiation Program { NRP) loan Subject to credit approval C 1904 Wachovia Corp * < -
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