Carver Roundup Week is coming
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The Carver High School
Alumni Association will hold
its annual Alumni Roundup
Reunion Week Aug. 18 - 24.
Founder's Day will be on
Tuesday,
Aug. 19
at 9:30
a.m. in
the
Carver
High
School
Media
Center.
The
Atkinson speaker
will be
Keith Grandberry,
President/CEO of the Winston
Salem- Urban League. He will
speak on community partner
ships for J>etter education.
On Thursday, Aug. 21, at
6:30 p.m. in the Carver High
School Tennis Area,
Community Night will be
held. The special guest will be
State Superintendent June
Atkinson, who will speak on
community involvement and
high school dropout rates.
Those who plan to attend
are asked, to e-mail President
Ike Howard at
ilhoward@peoplepc .com or
call him at 336-767-8564.
Please contact Howard before
Friday, Aug. 15th.
The Urban League's Keith Grandberry will speak.
Justina Garrett and Carolyn Jones with winner Stella Davis, center.
Eastern Star queen is crowned
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. The 30th District Order of
the Eastern Star. Prince Hall
Affiliated, held its annual Miss
OES Queen's Contest at the
Prince Hall Masonic Temple on
E. 14th Street on Aug. 3.
Stella M. Davis, a member
of Sisters of Bivouac Chapter
#530 in Winston-Salem, was
crowned the 30th District
Queen for 2008-2009. Sister
Gloria Jeralds is the outgoing
Matron, and Sister Cynthia
Acker is Worthy Matron of
Sisters of Bivouac Chapter
#530.
First runner-up was Sister
Justina Garrett, a member and
present Worthy Matron of
Beauty of the West Chapter #36,
and Sister Carolyn Jones a
member and present Worthy
Matron of Sisters of James H.
Young Memorial Chapter #592.
Another contestant representing
her chapter was Sister Theresa
Rake, a member of Rose
McCloud #608, located in
Walkertown.
Winner Stella Davis has
been a member of Sisters of
Bivouac Chapter #530 for three
years and currently holds the
position of Conductress. She is
a member of Goler
Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion
Qiurch, where she is a
Deaconess. Sister Davis has
been employed with R.J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company for
32 years and has won numerous
awards within the company.
She has certification in mer
chandising and marketing and
took courses at Cheyney
University in Pennsylvania and
attended Forsyth Technical
Community College, where she
studied computer/web design.
She is an avid photographer and
web designer, who has two
grown children, Lisa and
Reggie, and five grandchildren.
Davis is actively involved in
many organizations, including
the National Black Repertory
Company, where she is a board
member, the National Black
Theater Festival, where she is a
transportation coordinator, and
the "Marvtastic Society." Her
favorite quote is "Lord. corttTB
ue to increase my faith."
Sister Stella Davis will rep
resent District 30 at the annual
Grand Chapter Order of the
Eastern Star Prince Hall
Affiliated Grand Session's Miss
OES Queens banquet to be held
in Winston-Salem at the Benton
Convention Center on Sept. 6.
At the contest, Past Matron
Eula B. Colter, member of
Queens of Olympic Chapter
#620, was Mistress of
Ceremony. Past Matron Lenner
JefTeries, member of Queens of
Olympic Chapter #620, opened
with the prayer, and Past
Matron Shirley P. Cheeks, of
Queens of Olympic Chapter
#620, welcomed all attendees.
Maxine Gwyn f harmed the
Queen Stella M. Davis.
attendees with three beautiful,
soul stirring gospel songs. Past
Matron Sylvia B. Gwyn, mem
ber of Sisters of James H.
Young Memorial chapter #592,
introduced all the contestants
and gave the results. The 2007
2008 Queen, Sister Betty Joyce,
of Beauty of the West #36,
crowned the new queen and pre
sented her with a dozen roses
and a plaque. Lisa Banner,
daughter of the newly crowned
queen, delighted the audience
with a surprise gospel presenta
tion.
Past Matron/Grand District
Lecturer Myra W. Clinton pro
vided the music for tKe pro
gram, while District Deputy
Grand Matron Barbara P.
Martin presented plaques and
gifts to all other contestants.
Activity at a recent Habitat of Forsyth build.
Meet Habitat's new
development director
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Anita Mendoza has been
named director of develop
ment for Habitat for
Humanity of Forsyth County.
Mendoza has held a vari
ety of positions in program
and grant development,
affordable housing, fund rais
ing, historic restoration and
other non-profits in her native
California, including serving
as deputy director and pro
gram administrator for
Neighborhood Housing
Services of the Inland Empire,
a NeighborWorks organiza
tion in San Bernardino,
California.
NeighborWorks, a national
nonprofit organization, is an
official Habitat for Humanity
partner in affordable housing
efforts across the United
States. Most recently,
Mendoza was executive direc
tor of the historic Kimberly
Crest House & Gardens in
Redlands, Calif.
Anita Mendoza
Globe-Trotting
Rams
Photos courtesy of WSSU
A group of students from Winston
Salem State University is halfway
through its educational trip to
China. Here, the group, which
includes WSSU faculty members,
pose in front of the Summer Palace
in Beijing, which was built around
1115 AD. as a retreat from the sum
mer heat. Below, student Darrell
Southern stands at the Great Wall
of China.
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