Phi Omega Chapter sponsors 'ON TRACK' program
Special Iq THE CHRONICLE ?
The Phi Omega Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. is on a
mission to boost the academic
achievement and decision-making
skills of selected third-graders at
North Hills Elementary School in
Winston-Salem through the "ON
TRACK" program. "ON
TRACK" is the signature program
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. for the
next three years.. An acronym for
Organizing, Nurturing, Team
Building, Respecting, Achieving,
Character Building and Knowl
edge. the program takes aggressive
steps to close the gap between
underachieves and their pees
The co-chairs of the committee
for Phi Omega are Soros Daisy
Chambers, Annie Hairston and
Wilhelmena Lash. Boasting more
than 115 yeas of experience in
education between them, they
work very closely with the curricu
lum coordinator of the, school.
Sorer Carolyn Henderson.
Phi Omega Chapter and North
Hills Elementary have formed a
partnership to support families in
achieving the goals of improved
self-esteem, heightened self-con
sciousness and coping strategies to
curtail deviant behavior. Twenty
eight third-grade students who
have been identified as under
achieves according to test scores
and their parents will participate in
the program. It is scheduled to
operate from January 1999 - 2002.
The expected outcome after three
yeas of service is to have these 28
students enter middle school "on
track" academically, socially and
physically. The ON TRACK"
committee met Jan. 26 to plan for
the parent-student orientation,
which was held Feb. 2. The tutori
al sessions began on Feb. 9. The 23
sorors who are involved pair up
with the students who have been
identified for the program to work
on math and reading skills. Soror
Henderson, curriculum coordina
tor, assisted the volunteers with
evaluating the math and reading
levels of the participants.
The program includes a three
Daisy Chambers works wMi Shane Colin and Petreese Sanders on
their math skills.
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Annie Hairston works with third-graders James Williams and Juan
Haney on expanding numbers.
pronged attack toward progress:
tutorial, cultural and social. The
goals of the tutorial component
are manifold, to identify grade
level areas of weakness; to provide
parent information sessions; to
provide weekly tutorial services; to
encourage parent participation; to
train proctors to assist with the
administration of the EOG testing
process. The cultural component
consists of field trips, programs
and other incentives to build self
esteem and enhance cultural
awareness. The social component
will offer exposure to proper eti
quette for various social settings.
Co-chair Daisy Chambers
notes that the rewards for their ser
vices are great. "We get paid with
smiles, kisses, and the privilege of
watching students learn."
Soror Man? Williamson works with Michael Robinson on rmading.
Young People's Art Exhibit opens
; Special to THE CHRONICLE
The fifth annual Young Peo
ple's Art Exhibit opened Friday,
April 16, at Diggs Gallery on the
campus of Winston-Salem State
University. This exhibit opened
concurrently with that of Win
ston-Salem State University's sev
enth annual Senior Art Students'
Exhibit. The opening reception
began at 6 p.m. and featured
music from the .WSSU String
Ensemble. \
The Young People's Exhibit is
a project of the Winston-Salem
" Chapter of The Links Inc. -and is a
special event of the Arts Facet.
Collaboration with Diggs Gallery
and Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools provides students,
kindergarten through 12th grade,
the opportunity to have their art
* hung in a real gallery and to expe
rience the excitement and pride of
a true opening, with the exhibit
extending fpr three weeks This
event brings parents and friends of
the exhibitors to the gallery to
view the excellent works of stu
dents from the university and the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
School System.
WSSU String Ensemble at opening reception of Young People'? Art
Exhibit at Diggs . Gallery April 16.
This year's Young People's Art
Exhibit featured more than 75
entries fronfi students in kinder
garten through 12th grade. Each
of the entrants received a certifi
cate of participation. The first
annual Outstanding Collaboration
Award 1999 was presented by the
chapter to Diggs Gallery director
Brooke D. Anderson by president
Rosa Wilson.
Wilson presented the chapter's
Appreciation Award to Betti Lon
gionitti of the Winston
Salem/Forsyth County School
System for her efforts in produc
tion of the exhibit.
Guests for the opening recep
tion included parents, other family
and friends of the artists as well as
members of the chapter and com
munity, with the total exceeding
175 individuals. Refreshments
were served.
Sorority inducts new members
Special 10 The Chronic u
The Chi Chi' Chapter of Chi
Eta Phi Nursing Sorority Inc.
recently inducted three new mem
bers into the organization.The cer
wnonies were held at the Francis
L. Atkins Nursing Building on the
camous of Winston-Salem State
University. The organization
recruits and inducts graduate nurs
es once a year.
Those inducted are nurses who
have committed themselves to car
rying out the purposes of the
sororitv and its motto, "Service for
Humanity." These nurses <ye
Yolanda Holmes. R.N.; Sylvia
Flovd. R.ty: and Pamela Rorie.
R.N
Holmes is a 1995 graduate of
Youngstown State University.
Yciungstown, Ohio. She lives in
Greensboro and is employed in the
operating room at Wake Forest
University/Baptist Medical Cen
ter.
Floyd is a 1994 graduate of
Forsyth Technical Community
College. She lives in Winston
Salem and is employed at Forsyth
Medical Center in behavioral
health. Rorie is a 1993 graduate
of Winston-State University. She
lives in Winston-Salem and is
employed by Cross Care of Win
ston-Salem.
Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority
Inc. is an organization of profes
sional nurses and nursing students
dedicated to elevating nursing and
recruiting more individuals to
enter the field of nursing. The
national organization was founded
in 1932 in Washington, D.C. The
local chapter was founded in 1932
in Winston-Salem.
Home ownership workshop planned
Special to THE CHRONICLE _ .
The Piedmont North Carolina
Association of Urban Bankers will
sponsor a homeowner workshop on
Saturday. May 1, 10 a.m. until noon
in the East Winston Library. 1110 E.
7th Street. The workshop will be led
by Ms Donna Fogle. loan officer,
community development sales rep
resentative for Norwest Mortgage
Inc. Fogle provides service, educa
tion and counsel about mortgage
products to communities through
out the Triad She has several years
of real estate experience and has
been licensed since 1984 She serves
on the New Horizons Fair Housing
Committee and is a member of the
Winston-Salem Urban League
Some of the topics that will be dis
cussed in the workshop are: prepar
ing for home ownership, first-time
home buyers, finding problems
before they become yours, home
ownership retention and the dos anc
don'ts of refinancing. The workshop
will benefit those who are pursuing
home ownership as well as those
who are already homeowners
Refreshments will be served. Foi
transportation call Beulah Baptisi
Church (336) 722- 2907.
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