Vol. XXXVI No. 52
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
1 HURSDAY, September 2, 2010
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Morphing of Kennedy continues
Three schools will eventually share the campus
BY UAYLA FARMER
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"It's kind of like having
died and gone to Heaven."
That's how Principal
Donna Horton feels about
the brand new C. Douglas
Carter High School (former
ly Carter Vocational),
Classes started last week
in the new state-of-the-art
building, which is located
off of Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive on the campus of
Kennedy Learning Center.
"We have the latest and
greatest technology in all of
our classrooms - it's
absolutely gorgeous,"
declared Horton. who is in
her second year at the helm
of Carter, which serves stu
dents with physical and
mental limitations.
"Everything is adapted to
make it accessible to the stu
dents who have different
needs."
Kennedy Learning
Center, which offers innov a
tive education programs for
middle schoolers, is under
going some big changes this
year. The school is begin
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Kennedy Learning Center is dwarfed by mounds of earth at the site where the new Career Center is being constructed.
ning the transition to
becoming a county wide
magnet school that will
focus on career technical
education, said Principal
Kay Rogers, who came to
Kennedy lust summer. The
magnet high school, which
will welcome its first stu
dents next school year, will
be comprised of four distinct
academies, health, construe
(ion and design, creative
enterprises and the ProStart
program for culinary arts
and food service manage
ment. In addition to the pro
grams offered in-house at
Kenned>. students will he
able to utili/e the amenities
of the new Career Center,
which is currently under
construction and is slated to
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One Cool Cat
Good's legendary team spirit continues to turn heads
BV LAYLAFARMI K
THE CHRONICl I
Winston-Salem native Cireg Good
has earned national attention just for
doing what he loves best: cheering on
the Carolina Panthers at Charlotte's
Bank of America Stadium
The father of three is a former
Lireen Ha\ Packers tan.
though you'd never hear
him tell it.
Virtually everything
Good owns hears the
Panthers' turquoise and
black colors or the face of
the ferocious animal (pan
ther) that has seemingly
become a part of Good's
very being. Carolina
Panthers bobble heads
crowd the shelves of his
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iiomc. i ne wans art- ueco
rated with hold photographs of Good
as "Catman," one of the best known
"Superfans" in all of the NFL.
Good is instantly recognizable at
Panthers games His full Catman
regalia consists of hand painted pants,
a custom jersey bearing the number
87, a cape, a pair of patent leather
shoes and his signature blue flame
('mod
wig.
When it comes to cheering on his
favorite team. Good, a classroom ther
apist for a local mental health agency,
doesn't do- anything halfway He is
currently in the process of creating, a
new component to his now famous
outfit: a furrs panther with a foam
head and claws that will crawl down
his shoulder when com
plete. He hopes to debut
the new panther at the
team's home game versus
the Tampa Ba> Buccaneers
on Sept 19.
Even his black Ford
I 150 truck, a gift from the
Fox Sports network, is
emblazoned with a screen
printed image of Good as
his popular alter-ego.
Good. 53. an alumnus
of Winston-Salem State University,
has owned season tickets to see his
team play ever since the Panthers
were formed in 1995 Back then, the
team's home field was at Clernsori
University, a three hour drive away.
As a fan. -Good says he is alwavs
looking for ways to encourage the
team. In IWh. he pulled then-wide
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Greg "Caiman" (iood with his son. Chris "Caiboy" Good.
The HH&T on Sew
Walkertown is one of the
hunks with ' bandit harriers.'
Shielded
banks
draw
criticism
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Bank official* sa\ it's a
safety precaution, hut some
residents of the citv's Last
Ward believe the placement
of bulletproof glass shield
or bandit barriers, as the> are
sometimes called is gi\ing
their
communi
I> a had
rap
The
topic of
t h e
shields
came up
on Aug.
17 during
.1 commu
nity meet
McC'artrr
ing .ti the 1 4th Street
Recreation Center called by
tast Ward City Council
Member Derwin
Montgomery Longtime Bast
\\ niston-Salcm businessman
Ed McC'arter and William
Penn. another well-known
resident of the area, led the
way in criticizing the bullet
proot shields, which seem
ingly are only present at bank
branches in l-.ast \\ inston
"You're sending a mes
sage. and the message you
are sending is negative, said
McCarter. who is a customer
of both BB&J and Wachovia
banks, both ot which have
the barriers at their last
Ward locations.
Officials from B 7
and Wachovia ha\e said
that the shields are intended _
to promote the safety of 'their
customers as well as their
employees But McCarter.
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Sunday. Aug. 21 was a good day for Alexandria Miles. Sot only did
she enjoy the sights of Winston-Salem State University's Meet the
Rams Fan Fest at Howman dray Stadium, hut she also heard her
name called when a drawing was held for a $50(1 gift certificate to
the WSSU Bookstore. Here, Chancellor Donald Heaves presents
Miles, a senior exercise science major, with an oversized-version of
the prize.
Local Dems gearing up for November
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRQNICI I
Democrats across the country pouruleil the
pavement on Saturday, going door-to-door to tr\ to
encourage people to vote iW the November election.
Volunteers canvassed neighborhoods .is part ot
the National Democratic Party's "Moving America
Forward Day of Action." The goal was to knock on
200.000 doors nationwide to educate voters about
Democratic candidates and remind them ot the
importance of voting. Some local Democratic Partv
offices also manned phone banks,
C. Jane Johnson, the N.C. Democratic Party's
northwest regional director, said the need to engage
voters is even greater in an off-year election: when
a presidential race isn't on the ballot
"It's not on telev ision 24/7 in an off-year elec
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Photo h\ Todd l.uck
Mary Dickinson (left) and Pecolia Hreathette chat with
voter John McRride.
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