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A&l
signs on
to help
students
New partnership will
allow local students
to take college classes
,'BY COURTNEY GAILLARD
?THE CHRONICLE _
I Winston-Salem/Forsyth
'County high school students
?will have a chance to earn
^college credit before graduat
ing next year. The school sys
tem has
part
nered
with
N . C .
A & T
State
Univer
sity to
offer
students
a dual
enroll
m e n t
Lee
credit course program wun
the university's technology
.education department.
Students taking a course
sequence for technology edu
cation in the school system
will be able to register for
Evolution and Social Impli
cations of Technology via
distance learning at N.C.
A&T. Because it is consid
ered an honors course, stu
dents will receive an addi
tional quality point after suc
cessfully completing the
cpurse. Beginning in the the
2003-04 school year, the
course will be offered online
only. A tuition fee must be
paid to take the course.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools students are
also able to take courses and
receive college credit
through Guilford College,
Wake Forest University and
the University of North Car
olina at Greensboro in the
Fast Forward program.
Lee Harper, work force
development program spe
cialist for Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Schools, developed the idea
for the dual-enrollment pro
gram to accommodate stu
dents approaching graduation
who might be short a tech
nology credit.
"I'm ecstatic....This is a
tremendous step, for students.
It tells you a lot about our
school system and our super
intendent and School Board.
See A&T on A4
Photos by Kevin Walker
Jim Shaw prepares eggs at Azalea Terrace Tuesday marning. He cooks for residents there once a month.
Food from the heart
BY T KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
When Jim Shaw's older
sister moved into Azalea Ter
race a year ago. he was so
impressed wilh the senior cit
izens facility that he wanted
to do something to show his
appreciation.
"This is a great facility
they have. Walking in here is
like walking into the Waldorf
Astoria." he laughed. "They
really take time with the resi
dents."
Shaw and his wife,
Clementine, have been com
ing to Azalea Terrace the sec
ond Tuesday of every month
for the last 13 months to cook
breakfast for Azalea Terrace
residents. The Shaws buy the
food themselves and often
spend up to two hours prepar
ing it.
"We said that we would do
it for a year, but after that they
asked if we could continue to
do it. and I could not say no."
Jim Shaw said, as he rhythmi
cally scrambled eggs in a
large frying pan.
Tuesday's menu included
biscuits, sausage and grits.
The Shaws arrived at Azalea
Terrace - a facility in Kimber
ly Park Terrace funded by the
Housing Authority's HOPE
VI grant - about 8:30 a.m..
arranging pots and pans in the
facility's communal kitchen.
Smells from the kitchen
are a sign that it's the second
Tuesday, said Claudette Hol
ley. president of the Azalea
Terrace Residents Council.
"We really appreciate what
he does because we know he
does it from his heart." she
said. Holley said residents
also give Shaw a pat on the
hack for being creative in the
kitchen. On some Tuesdays,
he prepares what Holley calls
an "old-time" breakfast, with
grits and fried fish, country
ham or salmon croquettes.
Faye Brice, case manager
for the complex, tries to make
sure that residents are 'aware
See Shaw on A9
Azalea Terrace residents have applauded Jim Shaw for his cooking and generosity.
Mendez
wary
after trip
to Iraq
Local pastor was
among group trying to
stop mounting conflict
BY COURTNEY GAILLARD
III! ( HRONKXE
A multiracial and interfaith .
delegation of U.S. spiritual
leaders delivered a peace peti
tion to Iraqi president Saddam
Hussein last week. In it. they
conveyed a united message of
peace, opposition to war and
sympathy to the citizens of Iraq
who have endured a decade of
suffering since the Gulf War.
This Prayer Pilgrimage for
Peace was the first African
American-led delegation to
visit all parties involved in this
conflict
from
'U.S.
govern
mental
officials,
United
Nations
officials
and Iraqi
ambassa
dors to
the Unit
?Ki ^ iC I
Mendex
ed Nations. >
Rev. John Mendez. pastor
of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
\yas among the ministers who
traveled to Iraq on this peace
mission. Before leaving the
country, Mendez and the othVr
ministers met with Lawrence
Wilkerson, chief of staff from
the U.S. State Department.
Mendez said that Wilkerson
encouraged the coalition to
reiterate the U.S. government's
warning to Hussein of his need
to disarm.
Mendez joined Rev. Her
bert Daughtry of the House of
the Lord Pentecostal Church in
Brooklyn, N.Y.; former U.S.
House of Representatives
member Walter E. Fauntroy,
president of the National Black
Leadership Roundtable and
pastor of New Bethel Baptist
Church in Washington. D.C.;
Rev. James Fitzgerald of River
side Church in New York City;
Dr. Faiz Kahn. a medical doc
tor from New York City; Imam
Shaker El Sayed and Imam
Mahdi Bray, both of the Mus
lim American Society in Wash
ington. D.C.; Traci West of
Drew University School of
Theology in Madison. N.J.;
Min. Edgar Nkosi White of the
Sec Mendez on A10
Children's author visits local school
Phoui hv Kevin WnlVer
Meredith Roberts, a senior at Kerwin Baptist Christian School, hugs her
grandfather after winning the Talent Hunt competition sponsored by
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity on Sunday. See A10 for complete story.
BY COURTNEY GAILLARD
THE CHRONICLE .
Middle school students at Mineral Springs
spent the day with author David Haynes on
Monday. To show their appreciation for his
visit, the sixth-grade students presented
Haynes with a box of spitballs. Haynes wasn't
offended by the unusual gift. In fact, he was
moved to laughter by the reference to one of
his children's books.
"Not only do I know what (the spitballs)
are. but I actually know how to use them."
said Haynes. a professor of creative writing at
Southern Methodist University.
Haynes is the author of the West Seventh
Series of books: "The Gumma Wars." 'Busi
ness As Usual." "Who's Responsible'?" and
"The Kevin Show" - about elementary- and
middle-school characters of different ethnic
backgrounds The series was first published
five years ago.
Middle school students have spent the last
month reading Haynes' book series as part of
See Haynes on A4
Photo Courtney Gaillwd .
David Haynes answers questions Mineral Springs Middle students.