RENEE PAYNE
Meets rigid requirements
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—Charlottean Renee Payne
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Receives National Award
By Loretta Manago
Post Staff Writer
..Several years ago the
White House noticed that
millions of America’s;
school-age children were
unfit physically. As a re
sult of this diagnosis, the
President’s Physical Fit
ness Award was estab
lished. This award was
given to students who dis
played in excellence.
While children every
where began doing callis
thenics, the academic
level began to decline.
Therefore, another award
was formed - the Presi
dent’s Academic Fitness
Award.
Charlottean Renee
Payne was one o{ the 108
J“ students at East Mecklen
£ burg High School who re
v ceived this high recogni
J' tion of academic excel
’ lence in the initial pro
* gram of the awa^d.
The Presidential Aca
demic Fitness Award was
founded basically to recog
nize graduating seniors
who have attained a high
level of academic achieve
ment and pursued a solid
core of academic cours
es, encourage students to
achieve and maintain aca
cemic fitness, encourage
parents to support and su
pervise their childrens’
efforts at home and sus
tain a national interest in
the academic fitness of our
nation’s youth.
By becoming a recipient
of this award, there were
certain rigid requirements
that Miss Payne had to
meet. Throughout the
ninth, 10th, 11th and the
first semester of the 12th
grade, Miss Payne had to
attain a B-f average (equi
valent to 3.3 on a 4, scale).
In addition to this require
ment Miss Payne had to
place in at or above the 80th
percentile on any national
ly recoginized standard
ized achievement test bat
tery or any nationally
standardized college ad
missions test as well as
completing by graduating
at least 12 high school or
high level course units in
the “New Basics.” The
National Commission on
Excellence in Education
recommended the “New
Basics” to include English,
mathematics, science,
social studies, foreign lan
guage and computer sci
ence.
Miss Payne, a 1984 grad
uate of East Mecklenburg,
received both a pin and a
certificate in recognition
of her accomplishments
She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Payne.
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Young Wesley Paige Acts
Out People’s Problems
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
..FOCUS, a teen theatre
company sponsored by
Planned Parenthood,
played to about 9,000 people
this past season.
Among the 12 members
which make up the troupe
is Wesley Paige. Perform
ing with FOCUS two years,
some of his roles include
parent of a young daughter
who becomes pregnant,
and a teen drug abuser.
“These aren’t problems
that I’ve had in my life,
but problems' many people
can relate to when they see
me perform in FOCUS,”
Paige explained Accord
ing to the actor, a min
ister watching Wesley,
helped him to communi
cate with his young, preg
nant daughter
What qualifies this 18
year old to go on stage at
churches, schools, and con
ferences and act out peo
ple's problems and more
so help them find an
swers to their problems?
"It’s his genuine interest
in people,” director Phil
Hines stated proudly.
“When Wesley came into
my office two years ago for
his interview, I knew I
didn’t need to have him au
dition. “His warmth for
others was apparent,”
Hines stated.
The director explained
when he’s scouting talent
he isn’t necessarily looking
for someone who has years
of singing and dancing ex
perience. “I'm looking for
someone who really cares
Wesley Paige
Former FOCUS performer
about people and who’s
enthusiastic," Hines as
sured. “The person may
have never been on a
stage: but that’s o.k. We
can teach anyone to act,
but we can’t teach every
one to care about others."
FOCUS performs skits
about teen life from the
teenager's point of view
There are no scripts.
“Everything I do while on
stage comes from within,"
Paige stated with sincerity
It doesn’t matter if the
group is performing at
Jackson Training School or
before a church group,
Paige emphasized neither
he nor his colleagues are on
stage to resolve problems
for people
“We act out a scene and
then let the audience dis
cuss ways they’d handle
the situation," Paige
stated. The messages
which the troupe delivers
have been inspiring, many
organizations have invited
the students to perform
more than once.
Hines is already casting
for another season. “I’ve
cast all the girls that I
need, but I still need boys,’’
he commented. Hines isn’t
looking for anyone who can
act exactly like Paige.
“I usually have 12 dif
ferent kids with 12 differ
ent backgrounds," Hines
stressed He explained the
differences in race, age,
sex, and cultural back
ground is why people in
every audience can relate
to FOCUS.
Being a part of FOCUS
requires dedication and a
willingness to render hard
work. The troupe will re- ■
hearse two nights weekly
beginning June 12. The per
formances begin in Sep
tember, and participating
students receive one aca
demic hour if they remain
with the troupe—for- the j
entire season. “We have a
few out-of-town trips, but
the students never seem to
mind that.” Hines laughed.
As for Paige, he won't be
eligible for any more per
formances with FOCUS.
However, he stated he will
drop in on some of the
performances and will al
ways be available to assist
Hines.
Paige commented he
won't ever forget FOCUS.
“It has opened my eyes,” -
he said This summer he is
looking for a job preferably
in a restaurant. "I know
that whenever I find a job, I
should always just be my
self,” Paige stated con
fidently. ‘That’s what .I’ve
learned as an actor in
FOCUS
”1 gotta be me,” he
reiterated Paige men
tioned FOCUS has also
taught him to avoid mak
ing hasty decisions. “If I
have a problem I never try
to do anything about it,
until I’ve thought it out,"
Paige insisted.
He feels wherever he's
employed this summer,
like FOCUS, it will be a
treasured experience.
"The more people 1 work
with the better, because I
like people,” Paige as
sured. By listening, I
learn from them and I also
like helping them," he
noted.
If you want to be a part of
the learning experience
which FOCUS can provide,
telephone Hines at Planned
Parenthood, 377-0841, Mon
day through Friday.
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