Excitement Mounts For 31 Debutantes, Their Parents And Their Sponsors
By Loretta Manago
Poat Managing Editor
The excitement mounts. And 31
young ladies are only a week away
from participating in the Delta
Sigma Theta'8 Debutante Cotillion.
Not only will this occasion be •
special time for each participant,
but April 5 will mark a high
moment in the lives of each
sponsor, parent and sorority
member.
This week, the last of the con
testants are featured. They are:
Dawn Shropshire, Michelle Spears,
Mia Sterling, Tonya Taylor,
Adrienne Truesdale, Julie Waters
and Moya Welch.
A senior at Myers Park High
School, Dawn is a very active stu
dent. She is the secretary of the
NAACP, the vice president of
marketing in Junior Achievement,
as well as a member of Keyettes,
Red Cross, the Drama Club, and
Distributive Education America
Clubs, At Salem Baptist Church,
where Dawn attends, she is a
member of the usher board.
The daughter of Rev. Harvey and
Mrs. Cassandra Shropshire, Dawn is
' a past “Miss Junior Zodiac,” a
former second place winner in the
Optimist Club’s Oratorical contest
and a recipient of a scholarship to
Queens College. Dawn was also
involved in Project Excel.
After graduation, Dawn plans on
attending AftT State University and
majoring in business and manage
ment and cosmetology.
After Michelle Spears completes
her undergraduate studies at the
University of Dallas, she aspires to
open her own fashion business.
Michelle is the daughter of
• Scarley and Rosa Shipp. A senior at
Independence, Michelle is a letter
girl, a majorette, a member of
DECA and the NAACP. She has
' assisted in the Special Olympics and
Kid's Day. Included among her
honors is being the DECA District
winner.
: The daughter of Barbara Sterling,
Mia Sterling is a student at Inde
pendence High School. There, she
2 has been active in a musical,
• “Finnian’s Rainbow,” as a student
1 representative and as a co-captain
2 of the lettergirls.
• A former "Miss Independence"
2 contestant, Mia has also been
2 honored by Who’s Who, the Beta
» Club and by being named a march
2 ing band squad leader.
2 Her post-secondary goals include
> attending UNC-Chapel Hill and ma
; joring in computer science and
> business administration.
1 A lettergirl, an order of the Patriot
2 and a member of the senior eta—
- council constitutes Tonya Taylor’s
' involvement at Independence.
2 A superstar girl nominee, Tonya is
the daughter of Walter and Gloria
; Pott Taylor.
2 She plans to either attend the
• University of North Carolina*
2 Greensboro or the Atlanta Art and
; Fashion Institute and pursue a
2 career In Interior design.
Ultimately, Adrienne Truesdale
< wants to become a lawyer. To get
there she will attend either UNC
Charlotte, UNC-Wilmington or UNC
Asheville.
Presently Adrienne is a senior at
South Mecklenburg High School. At
South Adrienne is a member of the
ROTC, a cheerleader, a lettergirl, a
homeroom representative, a mem
ber of GQ-Vogie and a member of
the Renaissance Club At the church
Adrienne attends she is a member of
the choir and an usher. -
LaSbeta Price
.Gov enar’a Page
Working As
Governor’s Page
W« Gnat Oiallenp
1
With little argument, 15-year-old
LaSheta Price admits that the week
she spent working as a Governor’s
Page was one of her greatest
challenges yet
She and 11 other young ladies from
across the state were occupied with
assisting with mass mailing and
.general office work, running
errands, delivering messages,
“We worked from • to 5 andbythe
end of the day I was tired,"
responded Miss Price.
Having heard about the Gover
nor's Page Program through the
Girl Scouts of which she in a Senior
Girl Scout, Miss Price expressed an
interest In the program. "I Just
wanted to see how the government
works,” expressed Miss Price.
Although she stated that she does
not have any political interests, Mias
Price, a sophomore at West
Charlotte High School, Is active In
the NAACP. Also at West Charlotte
Mias Price is a member of the
marching band She plays clarinet.
Dawn Shropshire
.Active in school
Her mother is Delores Fraizer
Truesdale.
With an interest in working with
money Julie Waters has narrowed
her career options down to either
working in accounting firm, working
as a bank teller or owning her own
business.
She is the daughter of Leroy and
Angela Waters.
Having taken an interest in
school activities at West Charlotte,
Julie Is a member of FBLA, DECA,
a co-head cheerleader, a keyette, a
home room representative and a
member of the Red Cross. At church
she participates in the youth group
and the Sunday School. Julie is also
a member of the Freedom Mall Teen
board.
A Who’s Who honoree, Julie was
the first runner-up in West
Charlotte’s homecoming queen
pageant and she attended Project
Excel.
After graduation Julie will attend
either UNC-Greensboro or North
Carolina Central University.
Moya Welch’s time is divided
between school, church and a part
time job.
A senior at Myers Park, Moya is a
member of DECA.
At Mt. Zion Holiness Church
Moya is a member of the youth r
choir, the pastor’s aide and the
young people’s Willing Workers
organization. Moya was also
honored with the title of “Teen
Queen” at Mt. Zion. “
The daughter of Lawrence and
Mary Welch, Moya plans to attend
AAT or Winston-Salem State Univer
sities. Once there she intends on
j - exploring a career in business or
computer science.
Michelle Spear*
.College bound
* Mia Sterling
:. . ...Lettergirl co-captain
Moya Welch
.Headed for A AT or WSSU
Julie Water*
.Aspiring businesswoman'
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.Superstar Girl nominee
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.Involved In church
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