Community Calendar
Dealing with mental illness
The Mental Health
Association in Forsyth
County will hold an infor
mational meeting for fami
lies dealing with mental ill
ness Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. and
Aug. 20 at noon. Both
meetings will be held at
The Mental Health Associ
ation, 4265 Brownsboro
Road. Professionals will be
on hand to answer ques
tions and provide informa
tion. For more information
call Donna Camp, 759
9370 extension 229.
Volunteers needed
Single Parents Searching
for Solutions will open a
support center later this
year. The group currently
< has a number of volunteer
positions available. For
more information e-mail
them at spss@alltel.net.
Volunteer opportunity
Volunteers are needed
for "Excellence Triathlon
and Splash-N-Dash." The
event, which will be held
Sept. 18 at Tanglewood
Park, is a benefit for
domestic violence interven
tion programs and the
Forsyth County Women's
Shelter. Volunteers receive
a free T-shirt and admis
sion to the park. For more
information call Jan
Lawlor at 716-4327 or
Mary Teague at 777-3014.
Forsyth County
Department
of Public Health
The department is look
ing for community resi
dents concerned about the
high incidence of
HIV/AIDS and other sexu
? ally transmitted diseases in
the county to serve on a
special task force. For
more information call STD
Action Group at 727-2436
ext. 3855.
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Entertainers needed
: Auditions are open for
magicians, jugglers, come
dians and tumblers to per
form during a vaudeville
show during the "5 by
O'Henry * Plays" at the
Greensboro Historical
Museum. For more infor
mation call Linda Evans,
373-2610. -
Grants available
The Central Piedmont
Regional Artists Hub has
grants available for artists
in Guilford and surround
ing counties. The grants
can be used to cover the
Costs of a host of expenses,
including exhibitions,
training, travel, work facil
ities and equipment. For
more information call The
United Arts Council of
Greensboro, 373-7523
extension 248.
ONGOING EVENTS
"Summer Salon," an
t
exhibit featuring the works
of Greensboro artists, con
tinues through Sept. 12 at
the Greensboro Artist
League, 200 N. Davie St.
For more information call i
333-7485. <
Senior Financial Care
The Winston-Salem
Senior Financial Care ser
vice is available to adults
over 60 years of age who <
live in Forsyth County. A
counselor can help clients
with personal budgeting,
balancing their check
books and writing monthly
checks. For more informa
tion call the office at 725
1972.
Crimestoppers
Crimestoppers needs
your help in identifying the
suspects responsible for the
March 14 arson at Saint's
Delight Church on Barry
Street in Winston-Salem.
Cash rewards of up to
$1,000 will be given for
information that leads to
the solutioii of any
unsolved crime. Your iden
tity does not have to be
revealed. If you have any
information you may call
Crimestoppers at 727
2800. ?
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Hepatitis Education
Support Group
If you have a friend or
loved one coping with
hepatitis and you want to
learn more about this dis
ease and talk about your
experience with others, you
may participate in a hepati
tis support group monthly
meeting every third Mon
day from 7-8:30 p.m. at the
Digestive Health Special
ists building in Winston
Salem. For more informa
tion call 768-6211.
AUG. 12
Ambassador meeting
The Ambassador Club
will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the
Chamber Board Room.
The meeting will include a
briefing from the education
department of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
AUG. 13
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Diabetes screening
A free diabetes screen
ing will take place at the
BestHealth Resource Cen
ter in Hanes Mall from 9
a.m.-noon.
AUG. 14
Pond community reunion
The ninth annual Pond
Community Reunion will
be held at 4 p.m. in the
sanctuary and parking lot
of Union Baptist Church,
1200 N. Trade St.
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Back to school rally
Union Baptist Church,
1200 N. Trade St., will hold
an education rally from 10
a.m.-12 p.m. Activities,
which, include games for
children and speakers for
adults, will focus on the
roll of parents and stu
dents in education. School
supplies will be passed out.
Refreshments will be
served and the church's
Children's Community
Choir will perform.
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Miss America to
talk about diabetes
Miss America 1999,
Nicole Johnson, will dis
cuss the ups and downs of
living with diabetes at High
Point's Oak Hollow Mall.
The discussion is part of
the mall's first annual Dia
betes Health Fair. Johnson,
who suffers from the dis
ease, is crisscrossing the
nation to educate the mil
lions of Americans afflict
ed with diabetes. The event
will begin at 10 a.m. Miss
America will speak at 3
p.m. For more information
call 768-1027.
Soccer clinic
Soccer clinics will be
held Aug. 14 and 21 at
Happy Hill Park. * Each
event is open to boys and
girls ages 6-10. Transporta
tion will be provided from
14th Street Recreation
Center, Reynolds Park
Recreation Center and
Salem Gardens. The event
is sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Justice
Weed and Seed Initiative,
The Winston-Salem Opti
mist Youth Soccer League
and the Winston-Salem
Recreation and Parks
Department.
Bodybuilding
championships
The eighth annual
Atlantic Coast Bodybuild
ing & Fitness Champi
onships Pro-Qualifier will
take place at The Carolina
Theater, 310 South Greene
Street in Greensboro. The
event features some of the
nation's top ,male and
female drug-free amateur
bodybuilders and- fitness
competitors. Special guest
posing appearances will
feature Richard "Tricky"
Jackson and Eric "Big E"
Harris. Prejudging starts at
noon with finals at 7 p.m.
For additional information
call 812-8085 or call 333
2605.
Art auction
The Winston-Salem
Jaycees will sponsor an art
auction at the Benton Con
vention Center starting
with a preview at 7 p.m.
and auction at 8 p.m. For
ticket information call 777
3663.
AUG. 15
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Poetry contest
Hollywood's Famous
Poets Society is sponsoring
a new poetry contest. To
enter, send one poem on
any subject and any style,
21 lines or less, to: Free
Poetry Contest, 1626 N.
Wilcox Avenue, Suite 126,
Hollywood, CA 90028 or
enter on-line at:
www.famouspoets.com.
The deadline for entering is
today and a winners list
will be sent to all entrants
on or before Sept. 30.
AUG. 17
Stress seminar
A free seminar on stress
will be held at the Carver
School Road Branch of the
Forsyth County Library.
Catherine Jourdan, a
licensed counselor, will
suggest ways to ease every
day stressors. The library is
at 4915 Lansing Drive. For
more information call 716
3Ci66.
ADA to meet
The Forsyth Chapter of
the American Diabetes
Association will meet from
7:30-8:30 p.m. at Calvary
Baptist' Church, corner of
Country Club and Peace
Haves roads. Dr. John But
terwotlh will discuss anes
thesia, snrgery and recov
ery. For store information
call 945-2563. v
Task force to meet
Th? 'Greensboro Task
Force on Citizens Review
Board issues will meet at
noon hi the plaza level con
ference room of the Melvin
Municipal Building., The
Commission on the Status
of Women will meet at 1
p.m. in City Council cham
ber.
Study results released
Forsyth County Early
Childhood Partnership will
release the findings of a
major study on the needs
of young children in the
county. A special session
for child-care providers
begins at 4:30 p.m.; a full
session for the community
opens at 5:30 p.m. The
event will be held at The
Children's Center, 2315
Coliseum Dr.
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AUG. 19 .?
Conflict management
workshop
The Family Support
Program of St. Peter's
World Outreach Center
will hold a special work
shop on conflict manage
ment at 6:30 p.m. for par
ents of young children and
child care providers. The
church is at 3683 Old Lex
ington Road. The event
will held in Mobile Unit
#2. For more information
call 784-9339.
Children of divorce
A two-session workshop
for parents on helping chil
dren deal with the prob
lems of divorce will be held
Aug. 19 and 26 from 7-S
p.m. at the Family Life
Council of Greater
Greensboro, 301 Washing
ton St., Suite 204. ?or reg
istration and fee informa
tion call 333-6890 exten
sion 221.
BLR to meet
The Black Leadership
Roundtable of Winston
Salem will meet at 6 p.m. at
the Winston Mutual Build
ing. Pot more information
call 784-9373.
Youth Expressions
Greensboro's African
American Atelier will pre
sent "Youth Expressions,"
an exhibit of works by
young people who partici
pated in the organization's
youth program. The exhib
it runs Aug.?20-27. The
Atelier is at 200 N. Davie
St. in Greensboro.
AUG. 21
Boston Reunion
The Boston Round-Up
is a community day of fel
lowship when past and pre
sent residents and friends
of the community are
brought together for a day
of fellowship. The event
begins at 3 p.m. at the
Grassy Knoll between
13th, 14th and Cherry
streets.
Back-to-School
Extravaganza
The Black Child Devel
opment Center of Greens
boro will hold its annual
Back-to-School Extrava
ganza Aug. 21 at Shiloh
Baptist Church, 1210 S.
Eugene Street.
Experts will be on hand
to discuss social promo
tion, the Parent-Teacher
Association and the Indi
vidual Education Plan
process. The first 100 stu
dents to show up will
receive free school sup
plies.
AUG. 24
The Kernersville Little
Theater will hold auditions
and volunteer sign-up for
the musical "Big River." A ;
free pre-audition workshop :
will be held today at 7 p.m.
Auditions and sign-ups
will be held Aug. 27 at 7
p.m. and Aug. 28 at 10 a.m.
All events will be held in
the Kernersville School
Auditorium., For more
information call 993-6556.
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AUG. 26
St. Peter's Family Sup
port Program will hold a
workshop for child-care
givers at 12:30 p.m. The
workshop is open to par
ents of small children and
professional child-care
providers. Limited child
care will be provided. The
event will be held at St.
Peter's World Outreach
Center, Mobile Unit #2,
3683 Old Lexington Road.
For more information call
784-9339.
Revival
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Wade. "We don't want little cofi
ored grades. What are your
expectations for yourself?"
Wade explained that once he
made up his mind tq do what *
smart kids always did such as
going to the library, going to the
computer lab, completing
homework daily and staying
focused, his instructors began
to see him differently and he
saw himself differently.
Although he was an outstand
ing athlete, he discovered that
he needed to be competitive
academically also.
"People began to treat me
like I was smart. You don't have
to wait until you are in your
sophomore year of college to
find out you are smart. There is
no shame in the good grades
game," Wade said. "I know that
when you get good grades, kids
talk about you, and often girls
would rather get C's and D's so
that the boys won't distance
themselves from them. They
will get good grades or you
should leave them alone.
Demand that they get good
grades, and the J' will."
Wade also called for parents
who were willing to stand and
be counted in the learning
process.
"We need stand-up parents,
parents who will support
schools. We need parents who
will stand up for the child and
stand up to the rhild....The
world is not understanding, so
we must be. The world is not
compassionate, so we must be,"
Wade said.
Fields stressed that Latham
uses an expectation guide to
explain what they want from
teachers, students and parents.
He advocates that when examin
ing standardized test results,
item analysis reveals what is
being taught and whether con
cepts are being grasped.
"Testing in this state is not
diagnostic or prescriptive. It is
political," Fields, said.
He encouraged parents to
read to their kids, talk to them,
hug them and tell them that
they love them. Reading soup
cans, creating chore lists, read
ing and writing back for Com
prehension of the Bible or other
materials can be helpful for^
their development.
^ Johnson of thegphool board
expressed his finflmgs about the
standardized tesr scores.
"When I looked at the per
formance of black kids, 1 saw
such a wide gap between the
black and white kids....Church
es are getting involved. I'm glad
to see this revival. We need to be
concerned about this problem,"
Johnson ..said. He encouraged
students to practice daily atten
dance and drderly discipline.
"Black youth comprise 42
percent of the student popula
tion, but they make up 62 per
cent of students' who are sus
pended, put out of school and
in in-school suspension," John
son said. "Parents, every chance
you get praise your children.
Don't put them down..!.If he is
wrong, scold him. Parents
should visit their kid's school at
least four times a year to find
out tl\e trouble and straighten it
out. It works. We will have to
get back to where we were. Par
ents should be concerned about
when their kids learn."
Johnson noted that the kids
enrolled in the Equity + schools
tended to do better on the.end
of-grade tests than those at the
majority of schools. He pointed
to the smaller class sizes and
additional funding for these
schools, which make the envi
ronment more conducive to
working individually with a
child.
The next academic revival is
set for Oct. 17, and Wade
expects more to attend. He also
plans to conduct the following
workshops: "Boys to Men (Ages
9-13): Personal Development
and Academic Achievement" on
Sept. /U; "Boys to Men (Ages
14-18): Personal Growth and
Academic Achievement" on
Sept. 18; and "Seven Strategies
for Moving to the Next Level
Personally and Professionally"
on Oct. 2.
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