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Wf)e Cljarlotte THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1996 14 A: Let’s get physical at local exhibit Discovery Place invites you to a traveling exhibit, Get Physical, an highly interactive display allowing visitors to explore wellness concepts in a fun atmosphere. The exhibit opens Saturday and will continue to March 3. One area offers all ages a chance to perform a computer ized projected life exchange and health risk assessment. Visitors can explore how fit ness is assessed through blood pressure, pulse rate, body fat, a step test and cardiovascu lar/respiratory measurements. Get Physical was created by Discovery Place in 1991 and has toured science museums in Kentucky, Texas and Michigan teaching children good physical and mental health habits. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for children 6-12 and senior over 60; and $2.75 for children ages 3-5. Children under 3 get in free. Exhibit hours are 9 a..m.-5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 372-6261 or 800-935-0553. Scholastic art awards showing The 1996 Charlotte/Mecklenburg Scholastic Art Awards of 1996 competition and exhibition will be held at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Feb. 9 through April 8. The show will be shown throughout the public galleries of the baggage and ticketing areas. Art work by public and private high school art students in the Charlotte/Mecklenburg area. Participation is open to grades 7-12. Registration began Jan. 29. There is no entry fee. For more information, call Paulette Purgason, 704-359-4011. I^KIDS Corner KID OF • •••••••••• Hampton Harrison • • MONTH Age - 8 Parent(s) - Denise Jones School - Highland Elementary Favorite Food - Shrimp Favorite Music - Reggae Favorite Subject in School - Spelling Favorite Sport/Player - Basketball/ Michael Jordan Role Model - Taft Stinson What does he want to be when he grows up - Artist Favorite TV show - X-Men Favorite Teacher - Ms. Hammond/ Ms. Gunn. Photos/James Brown -* « HONOR ROLL STUDENTS • Waiting to exhale? Eight students from the Anita Stroud Youth Development Center were honored recently for mak ing the Honor Roll or showing measurable progress in their studies during the first quarter of the school year. At a luncheon in honor of Mrs. Stroud, founder of the program, the young sters heard Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools teacher Demitria Braxton speak about her life. Ms. Braxton is a product of Miss Neets’ program. Pictureed below (left to right) are: (Front row) Trinika Reid, first grade, Reedy Creek; Ebony Allen, first grade, Reedy Creek; Aaron Jordan, 3rd grade, Reedy Creek; and John Wallace, kindergarten, Shamrock. (Second row) Shereta Davis, 2nd grade, Druid Hills; Kristina Cunningham, 3rd grade, Barringer; Jackquelyn Hoover, 3rd grade, Druid Hills; and Ashley Reel, 1st grade, Reedy Creek. Not pictured are: Shawntrica Johnson, 1st grade, Druid Hills; Jacolby Lucky, 1st grade, Reedy Creek; and Shemicka Allen, 4th grade, Reedy Creek. Since 1974, the Anita Stroud Foundation has provided counsel and guidance to keep Anita Stroud’s dream and min istry alive. Financial assistance comes form individuals, churches, civic clubs, men’s and women’s social clubs, local and national busi ness and foundations. Anita Stroud’s apart ment in Fairview Homes was a mecca for children. In her home, they found love, acceptance and sta bility. She told stories about biblical heroes, encouraged children to develop their own abili ties and instilled in them that they had the poten tial to “be somebody.” She freed them from aimlessness, temptation and danger. 1,1 PHOTO/JAMES BROWN J ason Spearman of the 100 Black Men’s youth group tries out scuba diving gear with aid of instructors Ray Swain, left, and Fred Mills, center. About 50 young African American males attended the scuba diving demonstration at Cochrane Middle School last Saturday. Swain, a certified diving instructor, is president of the Nubian Divers of Charlotte. Mills is vice president of the year-old organization, an affiliate of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers. The local divers are available for dfemon- strations to groups of all ages. Contact Swain at 567-5459. i PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON Science Bowl advances Six middle school teams have advanced to the Science Bowl fiuaals this week and two winning teams will win expenese- paid trips to the National Science Bowl. The national contest will be held in Detroit, Mich., in April. The semi-final teams are eigth grade minority stu dents from Cochrane, Kennedy, Quail Hollow, Sedgefield, J.T. Williams and Wilson middle schools. The competition will be Saturday, at 9 a.m. at the Hoechst Celanese Dreyfus Research Park, 2300 Archdale Drive. It is modeled after the College Bowl television program. Each semi-finalist wins a scientific calculator. The third place team members will each receive a $50 Savings Bond. The Science Bowl is sponsored by the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemist and Chemical Engineers, Hoechst Celanese, Charlotte- Mecklenburg School Minority Achievement Program and Johnson C. Smith University.
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