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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2
ill aims to make students more respectful
iVIN WALKER
RONICLE
lonth after some black legislators in South Car-
kened a proposal by that state’s governor to
ang, one of the two women vying for North
a’s second highest post has introduced a similar
would be left up to individual school boards, according
to the bill.
Funds would also be attached to the bill to help sys-
;e Sen. Beverly Perdue, who convincingly won
mocratic nomination for lieutenant governor
introduced a bill last week in the General
Dly that would give local school boards autho-
1 to require students to use courtesy titles like
ad “ma’am” when addressing teachers, princi-
d other school officials.
Cementation and development of the policy
“Even something as benign and non-
controversial as this does carry racial
Carlton Eversley
terns implement programs that teach students respect.
If a student persistently ignores the courtesy title rule.
his or her parents may be required to attend such pro
grams with their children, according to the bill.
“By teaching and requiring respectful forms of
address in our schools, our local school districts can
strengthen the relationship between parents and teach
ers,” said Perdue in a statement. “We want to reinforce
in our public schools what is already being taught in
our homes.”
Perdue’s bill is similar to ones that have already
passed in states like Kentucky and Alabama. It also
mirrors a much debated proposal by Gov. Jim Hodges
of South Carolina.
The proposal has struggled to find support, even
among those in Hodges’ own Democratic Party. Many
See Perdue on AS
Sen, Bev Perdue, center, campaigns
Salem earlier this year .
unttng
Photos by Chens Hodges
fvice Corps participants receive instruction earlier this week. The Service Corps program can
ts of physical training, education and training.
brps helps turn lives around
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
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ton-Salem,
clears
downtown
Ten years and countless success stories later, the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Service Corps is still
changing lives and brightening the tomorrows of the
many young people who enter its ranks.
The highly structured education and training
program started in 1990 with lofty goals. Service
Corps was designed to provide viable employment
skills to men and women between 18 and 23, espe
cially those who would not have anyplace else to
turn.
That goal, and many others, has been realized
over the past decade, according to the program’s
coordinator. Reginald McCaskill says Service Corps
has continually thrown a lifeline to young people
who have had scrapes with the law or who are trying
to break free from cycles of welfare.
“This has been the last resort for some people,”
McCaskill said. “It’s either here or jail.”
McCaskill estimates that about 80 percent of
those who enter the Service Corps do so at the rec-
See Service Corps on A10
Officials kick off National
Law Enforcement Week
BY CHERIS HODGES
THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem police officer
Vincent Stephens didn’t think he
did anything spectacular when
he stopped to help a family who
had been in a car accident. The
car was overturned and it was
pouring down rain.
“Any Winston-Salem police
officer would have done the
same thing,” he said.
Stephens wasn’t in the city of
Winston-Salem when he risked
his life to save the family of
three; he wasn’t even in North
Carolina.
Stephens and another officer
were attending a conference at
S.C. State University in Orange
burg.
Stephens said it feels great to
be recognized for what he did,
but, he added, “When you see a
car flipped over, it’s your duty to
do something.”
When Stephens returned to
Winston-Salem, he didn’t tell
Photo by Kevin Walker
Assistant Police Chief Mike McCoy, from right, shares a laugh with
Capt. Tim Samuels and Capt. Terry Jones at a Hanes Mall ceremony.
anyone of his heroic actions.
“I was doing my job,” he
said. “I felt like talking about it
would have been bragging.”
But his supervisor did find
out and he was awarded the
medal of valor at Monday’s cer
emony to kick off National Law
Enforcement Week.
Members of the Forsyth
County Sheriff’s Department
See Officers on A11
Inmates warn young people
BYT KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Don Ormsby merely isn’t talk
ing the talk when he speaks to
young people about the dangers of
drugs and a life of crime.
The path he took in life led him
to a prison life sentence 25 years
ago for seeond-degree murder.
Ormsby was just 22 years old.
He’s still serving his sentence at
a Winston-Salem detention camp;
13 chances at parole have come
and gone with no succesk
Ormsby is in a work release
program that allows him to do
Inmate Don Ormsby talks to
at the Winston Lake YMCA,
kids
electrical work in the daytime while
spending his nights and weekends
behind bars. Over the years he has
also been an enthusiastic volunteer
in the Think Smart program, urg
ing youngsters at local schools and
community centers to avoid the
mistakes he has made.
“Think about what you are
doing,” Ormsby told about two
dozen young people at the Win
ston Lake YMCA last week.
Ormsby told the students, who
are participants in the Urban
League’s Project SELF program.
See Inmates on All
raduates say goodbye to books, look toward real world
Forsyth Tech
grads excited
about future
plans
BY PAUL COLLINS
THE CHRONICLE
Photo by Paul Collins
> right: Melissa Smith, Sheila Cunningham, Doris J. Vaughns,
die Jones, JoAnn W. Frazier, LaKisha King.
About 425 students received
degrees, diplomas and certificates
during Forsyth Technical Commu
nity College’s spring commence
ment last Thursday night at Wait
Chapel, on the campus of Wake
Forest University.
Family members and friends
snapped photographs and watched
with pride during the service.
Derrick Davis, president and
See FTCC on A3
Preparation is
key to success,
speaker tells
WSSUgrads
BY CHERIS HODGES
THE CHRONICLE
Commencement day at Win
ston-Salem State University saw
540 eager young adults make the
transition from the college world to
the real world.
More than two-thirds of the
degrees earned were in technical
fields like math and the sciences.
This is a trend at WSSU and across
the nation.
The job market is looking for
Photo by Cheris Hodges
Winston-Salem State University graduates prepare to walk across a
stage at Joel Coliseum to receive their degrees.
See WSSU on A9
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