Submitted Photo
Scholarship winners pose with NAACP leaders.
NAACP scholarships and honors presented
CHRONIC II STAFF REPOR1
Bright students and
community pillars were the
stars of the Winston-Salem
Branch of the NAACP's
2014 Freedom Fund
Banquet. The annual event
drew a healthy crowd to
Mt. Zion Baptist Church on
the evening of Friday, April
25.
The church's pastor, Dr.
Serenus T Churn Sr., wel
comed the crowd, while
greetings were brought by
Mayor Pro Tempore Dr.
Vivian H Burke. WX11 12
News Anchor Wanda
Starke delivered the
keynote address, elucidat
ing on the national
NAACP's theme, "Forward
Together, Not One Step
Back."
The following 12 high
school students were pre
sented with college schol
arships: Alexus Rose
Acree, Reynolds; Timothy
Jordan Behnke, East
Forsyth; Samassa K Boko,
Mt. Tabor; Aja Lauren
Grant, Reagan; Tinesha
Lasha Johnson, Parkland;
Herbert Breshaun Liles,
Carver; Jihoon Lim, Mt.
Tabor; Shannon Wayne
Patterson, Mt. Tabor;
Barbara Ashley Robinson,
W-S Prep; Brandon
?m.
Matthew Rogers, Atkins;
and Steve Doral Stowe II,
North Forsyth.
Doris Herrell (chair),
Rev. Dr. Marcus Barr and
Mos6 Delaine Belton are
the members of the
branch's Scholarship
Committee.
Community service
awards were presented to
legend gospel deejay Anita
"Boss Lady" Dean-Arnette
and longtime mentor and
anti-violence advocate Ben
Piggott. Barr. who is also
the branch's youth and col
lege advisor and ACT-SO
director, received the
President's Award for all
the work he did to make the
Freedom Fund Banquet a
success.
Attorney S. Wayne
Patterson is the president of
the Winston-Salem Branch.
Schools
from pane A!
disrupting the learning
environment for all. You
have to have a balance."
Dr. Gwendolyn
Johnson-Green, director of
Alternative Education, said
solving the problem is any
thing but simple.
"That's an ongoing
issue in education." she
said. ".. .There are so many
variables all over the coun
ty that influence those
reports in that there's no
one thing (to blame)."
Lamaya Williams, a
marketing consultant for
Communities in Schools,
says she believes the serv
ices offered through CIS
and other agencies that pro
! vide mentoring and aca
demic support are con
tributing to the decline in
long term suspensions and
expulsions.
"What they were doing
was one-on-one mentoring
to help those kids stay in
1 i ?? ?i
scnooi, me
mother of three
said of CIS. "...I
was really
impressed with
that and the fact
that they were
able to have such
success in such a
short period of
time."
Montague
Davis agreed that
relationships are an impor
tant piece of the puzzle.
"To me. the most
important things that make
a difference in a kid's
behavior is the kid building
a relationship with some
one," she said. "If they feel
they have a relationship
with someone in that build
ing, you will see a differ
ence in that child ...
because they feel they have
an advocate, they have a
voice."
Johnson-Green said the
data bears out a trend the
school system has been
cultivating for years,
through a variety of indi
vidualized programs that
are designed to meet the
unique needs of each stu
dent. Alternative learning
programs are now available
:jji.
m cvciy iiiiuuic
and high
school in the
county, offer
ing opportuni
ties for stu
dents to contin
ue their aca
demics in an
in-house learn
ing environ
ment after hav
ing been
removed from the tradition
al classroom setting due to
behavioral issues.
"It is not punitive," said
JohnSon-Green, who also
serves as president of the
NC Association of
Alternative Educators
(NCAAE) Board of
Directors. "...We support
behavior modification
while we continue the aca
Venable
demies."
Howard Venable, the
founder of Silver Lining
Youth Services and a long
time advocate of at-risk
youth, says he has seen
some changes in the
schools he visits and is cau
tiously optimistic about
trends being touted by the
district.
"Now, you have indi
viduals taking a more
direct approach and talking
to kids, trying to figure out
what makes them tick," he
said. "Prior to that, they
were taking a more hands
off approach. Now they're
becoming more hands on."
As a mother of African
American children in the
school district, Williams
said she has been con
cerned about the disparities
in suspension and expul
sion rates for some time,
and she is heartened to
learn that the local officials
are taking action on the
issue.
"I definitely think it's a
good sign," she said of the
decline in suspension and
expulsion rates sys
temwide. "1 definitely think
the more you can keep a
kid in school, the better."
Photo hy Lay la Garms
Lamaya Williams with her sons Ira III, 6 and Issa,
almost 2.
Retail
from [Hiye A!
income. The campaign
seeks to demonstrate that
not all of these jobs are
behind a cash register.
"Retail is extremely
vibrant in North
Carolina, and we are for
tunate to have several of
the retailers we are pro
filing serve as leaders and
respected executives on
our Board of Directors,"
Ellen said. "Companies
like Ashworth's, Family
Dollar and Food Lion
proudly serve their com
munities in ways the pub
lic may not even recog
nize, and we want to help
tell their amazing stories.
We are excited to be a
part of the NRF's cam
paign and to add North
Carolina's voice to This
is Retail."
NRF chose North
Carolina as the pilot part
ner of its "Retail Across
America" initiative
because the industry is
the state's largest private
employer, with more than
60 retail brands having
headquarters or distribu
tion center locations
across the state.
Additionally, 30 of North
Carolina's top employers
are retailers.
For more information
about the national This Is
Retail campaign and
Retail Across America,
visit www .this is re tail .org.
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I filed as a candidate for District Court Judge because I have 30 years of experience practicing
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rendering fair and impartial decisions in cases appealed from Small Claims Court and selected
District Court civil cases. I have practiced in every area of the law that is heard in District
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For the past thirteen years I have successfully run a sole law practice. I have a strong work
ethic gained from starting work at an early age in rural North Carolina. I have many years of
volunteer experience in Guilford and Forsyth Counties. I strongly believe in the democratic
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FOR DISTRICT COURT
Family:
? \larml .M) \ears to IWIi\ Jo IVterson-Buie.
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? North Carolina Central University School of Law. J.I).. 1981
? Klon College. B. A.. 1978
? % ingitr f.ollrf!!'. A.A.. 1976
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?Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
?Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
? American Association of Justice
?North Carolina Advocates for Justice
?North Carolina Bar Association
?National .Association of Consumer Baiikrupte\ Attorneys
?National Bar Association
?Federal Bar Association
?Bivouac Lodge No. 503-Prince Hall
?Set hos Temple No. 170-PH A
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