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Jim Shew joins
Phi Beta Kappa
James I. Shew, a junior at
Hampdcn-Sydney College, has been
elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Membership recognizes the high
est academic achievement, moral
character, responsible citizenship
and broad intellectual curiosity.
Shew, an applied mathematics and
economics major, is an Allan Merit
Scholar, participates in the cross
country team and was named to
“Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and
Colleges” in 1997. He is the son of
Mr, and Mrs. James S. Shew of
Long Beach.
Byron Batson earns
Williamson honor
Byron Joe Batson of Winnabow is
the recipient of the Virginia A. and
Odell Williamson Living Endowed
Scholarship at Campbell University.
Batson is a sophomore majoring
in pre-engineering and computer
information systems. He is a mem
ber of the Presidential Scholars
Society, the varsity baseball team,
the wind ensemble and the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Batson is also a member of the
Campbell Pep Band.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Batson.
Academy honor
for cheerleading
Summerlee King of Southport has
been named a national award win
ner in cheerleading by the United
States Achievement Academy.
She attends South Brunswick
High School and was nominated for
the award by Julie Ellison Justice,
teacher/eoach.at the school. She will
appear in the United States
Achievement Academy official
yearbook.
She is the daughter of James and
Stephanie King of Southport.
Kiwanis donate
items for school
The Kiwanis Club of Southport
Oak Island presented eighth, grade
teachers at Leland Middle School
with school supplies that were per
sonal losses to staff in recent fire
damage to the school.
The materials were provided “in
appreciation for their efforts in
teaching children in the communi
ty,” a Kiwanis release noted.
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A Career Expo for students at South Brunswick High .School and eighth graders at South Brunswick
Middle was held last week.
South Brunswick
Career Expo presents
students with choices
A Career Expo at South Bruns
wick High School hosted approxi
mately 600 students, including
vocational seniors and juniors and
all eighth grade students from South
Brunswick Middle School, expos
ing them to career choices within
the community.
The annual event was corspon
sored by South Brunswick High
School, South Brunswick Middle
School, Southport Rotary Club and
Southport-Oak Island Area Cham
ber of Commerce. Committee mem
bers included Russ Thompson,
Southport Rotary Club/First Citi
zens Bank; Sue Sellers and Reeda
Hargrove, South Brunswick High;
Dr. Richard Lawson and Ilene
Palmer, South Brunswick Middle;
Jean Hrdlicka, chamber of com
merce Education Committee chair/
‘Great Expectations’
students are honored
The Great Expectations program at UNC-Wilmington will recognize
African-American males from three Brunswick County high schools at an
awards banquet April 30.
Wilmington television news reporter Ken Lemon will be the guest speak
er at the annual Great Expectations banquet honoring 38 students from
throughout the region for their academic achievement and community ser
vice.
The Great Expectations program, now in its fourth year, was founded by
Dr. Eugene Wright, a prominent African-American physician and former
UNC-Wilmington Board of Trustees chair. It seeks to inspire, nurture and
challenge rising high school seniors in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender,
Columbus and Onslow counties. The banquet recognizes the achievements
of these young men in the presence of their mentors, family, school princi
pals and community leaders.
Great Expectations recipients from Brunswick County are:
■ South Brunswick — Terrence LaMar Bryant, Cameron Parker*. Mario
Tooley, Allen R. Weaver.
■ North Brunswick - Alaun R. Balloon, Jason C. Brown, Brandon
Dethrow, Chris Graham, Tierre Henderson, Allen Howard, Jamie Williams,
Jimmie L. Willis Jr.
■ West Brunswick - Jomondre Frink, Eric Shonari Lovett, DeAnthony
Wilson. .
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St. James Plantation; Teresa Bohrer,
Brunswick County Communities In
Schools; Julia Messino, Brunswick
County Literacy Council; Tiffany
Clements, Ocean Aire Aviation;
Amy Saunders, JobReady;Jerry
Smith,, Job Broker Brunswick
County Schools.
Those who participated in the
expo included:
Eric Padgett, Wayne Berry and Tasha
Helms of Brock, Padgett & Chandler,
CPAs; John Thompson, John Thompson
Architect & CPS Inc.; Chris Boney,
Boney Architects; Derek Dingcss, U. S.
Air Force; Milton Cross and George
Dunn. I'. S. Coast Guard; Staff Sgt.
Fiedler, U. S. Marine Corps; Sgt.
George Millsap, U. S. Army National
Guard; Bill McAbee, U. S. Navy; Betty
Cowan, First Citizens Bank; Bea Haik,
Judy Cluett, Bill Lee, Ron Grainger and
Anita White, Brunswick Community
College; Jonathan McDonnell, Bruns
wick Computer Center; Jamie Reden
baugh, IPS; Fred Walker, McDonald's;
Larry Hall, N. C. Forestry Service;
Matthew Hoffman. International Paper
Co.; Chris Skoog, Peacock-Newnam
Funeral Home; Karen Semmens and
Craig Stewart, Wilsons/Hannaford;
Clay Fairley, A. G. Edwards &
Company; Fred Baldwin, JTPA; Bill
Miller, Brunswick County Sheriffs
Department; Deborah A. Kidd, magis
trate; Ken Campbell of Prevatte,
Prevatte, Campbell Attorneys at Law;
Steve Voyles. Brunswick County
schools; Tim Parent, Oak Island
Accommodations; Jane Myers, Bald
Head Island Management; the Rev. Bob
Beasley, Rotary Scholarship and
Exchange; Jane Gilbert, retired special
education teacher; Bell Lester, wildlife
officer; Margaret Rivera. Hugh Nobles,
Pat Ab-Hugh and Jocelyn Coleman,
Dosher Memorial Hospital.
Exploring the Wild
program to expand
The Brunswick Learning Center
has been awarded a $1,500 state
grant to fund its Exploring the Wild
program, a hands-on environmental
education course for middle school
and high school students.
Over $200,000 in state Project
Tomorrow Environmental Educa
tion grants were awarded statewide.
Learning center teacher Betsy
Amos said the grant will sponsor
field trips, books and videos for the
Exploring the Wild program.
Upcoming activities include canoe
trips in area marshes to view birds
and wildlife first-hand, water testing
in the Cape Fear River, a trip to the
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort
Fisher and trips to local beaches to
hunt seashells and assess erosion
damage.
“We want to thank the recipients
for their role in instilling a conser
vation ethic and a sense of steward
ship in students and adults,” said
Harry Lancaster, deputy secretary of
the N. C. Department of Environ
mental and Natural Resources. “The
goal of environmental education in
North Carolina is more informed
environmental decision-making by
individuals in any profession.”
Kindergarten sign-up
at elementary schools
Registration for Brunswick County children entering kindergarten
for the first time will be held Monday through Friday, April 27-May
1, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The registration will be held at Southport Elementary, Bolivia
Elementary, Supply Elementary, Union Elementary, Waccamaw
Elementary and Lincoln Primary schools.
To register a child, parents must provide a certified copy of the
child’s birth certificate (the child must be five years old on or before
October 16, 1998), an immunization record signed by the family
doctor or health department, and the child’s Social Security number.
Scholarship funds
aided by donation
A Brunswick County Schools/
Brunswick Community College Ad
vantage Scholarship program will
be available to high school students
through a $28,000 donation to the
college from The School Room in
Shallotte.
Business owners Doug and Pat
Brown raised the money by selling
resources and classroom materials
for teachers.
College president Mike Reaves
said the donation will “significantly
increase the number of scholarships
available to Brunswick County stu
dents to attend Brunswick Com
munity College.”
After three years of providing
resources for county teachers, Mrs.
Brown said she and her husband felt
it was time for them to give some
thing back to the cofnmunity in a
different way.
• “We asked the community college
to use our gift in a way that would
do the most good for the most young
people,” she said.
The Advantage Scholarship will
provide up to $595 per semester for
two semesters to be used for tuition,
fees, insurance, books and supplies.
The application deadline for the
fall 1998 semester is May 26.
Applications are available at county
high schools and the Brunswick
Community College student devel
opment office.
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