Elk of the Year |
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Past Exalted Rulers Council
101 honored James M. Webster
Sr. as Elk of The Year on June
8. The Sixth District 31 st Annu
al Elks Day was held at New
Birth of Christ Church, hosted
by Camel City Elks Lodge 1021
and Garden of Iris Temple 220.
Presiding officers PGDR
James A. Tatum, chief antler,
and PGDR Deborah McAllister,
loyal daughter ruler, were in
charge of the service. Rev. Vic
tor Davidson was the speaker.
Many family members, friends,
brother and sister Elks were
present for the celebration.
Webster has served well in
many capacities in the local
lodge and the council. He
served 12 years as exalted ruler
of Camel City Elks Lodge 1021
and is currently financial secre
tary. His other memberships
include P.E.R. Council 101.
Past State President Degree,
American Legion 220, Mt.
Moriah Masonic Lodge 168,
Williamson Temple Scottish
Rite Shrine.
He ;s a graduate of Atkins
High School, where he was an
outstanding athlete in football
and basketball. He served five
years in the U.S. Navy. He was
inductecCinto the Winston
Salem/Forsyth County High
School Sports Hall of Fame. He
was captain of the football team
for three years at Winston
Salem State University and is a
retired supervisor from R.J.R.
He is a member of Dreamland
Park Baptist Church.
Several awards were pre
sented to Webster, followed by
a full-course meal after the pro
gram. His wife is Dr. Sadie B.
Webster. They have three adult
sons, five grandchildren and
three great-grandsons.
James M. Webster, honoree
Hope Julia Jackson selected
as state finalist in pageant
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Hope Julia Jackson, age 6,
has been chosen as a state finalist
in the National American Miss
North Carolina -Pageant to be
- held Aug.
2 at
Hilton
Charlotte
Towers in
Charlotte.
The
pageant is
held for
girls ages
4 through
6.
i n e
winner of the pageant will
receive a $1,000 cash award, the
official crown and banner, bou
quet of roses, and air transporta
tion to compete in the national
pageant at DisneyLand in Cali
fomia. Pageants are held in each
state for girls aged 4 to 18, in five
age groups.
The National American Miss
pageants are dedicated to cele
brating America's greatness and
encouraging its future leaders.
Each year, the pageant awards
thousands in scholarships and
prizes to recognize and assist the
development of young women
nationwide. All activities are age
appropriate and family-oriented.
Families interested in receiv
ing information about this unique
and outstanding youth program
may visit www.NationalAmeri
canMiss.com.
The National American Miss
pageants are for "Today's Girls"
and "Tomorrow's Leaders." The
pageant program is based on
inner beauty, as well as poise,
presentation, and offers an "All
American spirit of fun for family,
and friends." Emphasis is placed
on the importance of gaining
self-confidence, learning new
skills, learning good attitudes
about competition, and setting
and achieving personal goals.
The pageant seeks to recognize
the accomplishments of each girl
while encouraging her to set
goals for the future.
Miss Jackson's activities
include school, drawing, dancing
and singing. She also enjoys
reading, math, playing dodge
ball, running, watching positive
cartoons, children's church, play
ing with her sister, helping others
and more.
Her sponsors include family,
friends, churches, jobs and sever
al businesses.
Her parents are Valerie and
Chris Jackson.
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Jackson
Photos by Courtney Gaillaril I
Barbara Norman and her students make believe their classroom has been transformed into I
a California beach.
Head Start
from page CI
their Head Start funding.
Some members of Congress
fear the bill's push to reduce
government involvement will
weaken the program's funding
and operation.
Renna believes the bill itj a
result of a new emphasis in
Washington on children's lit
eracy.
"I think the concern in the
Head Start community is the
baby in the bath water (sce
nario). Some of w.hat makes
Head Start successful is its
social programs that surround
the academic pieces in the
classroom," Renna said. "It's
not all about academics; it's
all about the children....The
issue isn't just about success
in school but success in life.
Sometimes I think that gets
lost. Everybody's is trying to
get these kids to have better
grades by the third
grade....Success in life has to
be the measure, not success on
a test."
The new bill will alter pro
grams and standards by which
they operate, said Renna, but
he's not sure if it will do more
harm than good. Renna does
n't oppose' the bill's call for
staff members to improve
their credentials, but he does
worry about certain programs,
such as adult development,
losing funds. The Head Start
adult development program
encourages parents to become
volunteers in Head Start class
rooms aTid work their way to
becoming teachers and men
tors with the program.
"I think the concern is the
securing of the resources....It's
a delicate issue....There is a
lot of success in Head Start
adult development, and a lot
of our staff came out of Head
Start programs. They're Head
Start parents who started years
ago....The first Head Start
child is around 40, and he or
she is somewhere today as a
result of being in Jhis pro
gram."
These
preschoolers
try on their |
masks to
participte in
Mardi Gras
activities
made
famous in
the Big Easy
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