John Graham News
By KAREN HILL1ARD
This week all attentions
seem to be focused on
graduation and the closing
of school, which will both
come on Friday, June 10th.
Thursday will be a break
for most students after
taking nine weeks tests
earlier, as it has been set
aside as a Teacher Work
Day. Seniors and Juniors,
who are acting as marshals
for graduation, will meet
with the Senior Class Sponsors
at 9 a. m. Thursday
morning to practice for
graduation exercises on the
athletic field. Everyone
involved is urged to please
be prompt.
Friday's schedule will be
centered around a special
assembly, and has b£en
titled "Awards Day." The
day will begin with a
lengthened homeroom from
which students will attend a
special "Awards Assembly."
During the assembly
Mr. William E. Terry,
Principal, and Mr. Samuel
Merritt, Assistant Principal,
will present several
awards and the John
Graham Chorus, accompanied
by Mrs. Glendora
Powell, will render several
selections. Also during the
assembly the President of
the Senior Class, Elaine
Tunstall, will present the
Senior class' gift to the
school.
as r naay nigni graduation
exercises ma~k both a
beginning and an ending for
the 161 seniors of the John
Graham Class of 1977 who
will be stepping out into the
adventurous world to face
all kinds of challenges these
thoughts are dedicated:
On Graduating
Today is the day,
There's no more delay,
The waiting has come to a
halt.
Our friends will all smile
As we march down the aisle.
And tears pour just like
Morton's salt.
When we start to cry,
Some will wonder, "Why?"
Such an occasion was never
like this.
But soon they will know,
When they have to go;
■^hey, fill se$JtjjM-e is so
' mireh to miss?
The "Country Day" style,
Meeting friends with a
smile,
Maybe even the old "Dress
Up" day.
Eating lunch late,
It seemed all our fate;
Or simply the old "John
. Graham" way.
A sad time, it's true
But let's not be blue,
For tomorrow the sun will
still shine.
New adventures we'll meet
As new friends we greet,
And the memories will
always be mine.
Norlina High
Happenings
By DANYLU PALMER
Seniors at Norlina High
School are filled with mixed
emotions this week. Both joy
and sorrow fill their hearts.
Graduation is soon coming
and with it many new
responsibilities. The seniors
wish to thank everyone who
guided and helped them
with their 12 years of school
learning and development.
The reality of the Friday
night commencement, lighted
upon the seniors, their
parents and friends during
the Baccalaureate Sermon
on Sunday, June 5. The
sermon by the Rev. R. W.
Perry, the pastor of Shiloh
Baptist Church in Henderson,
was extremely meaningful.
We would like to
thank him for his encouraging
and uplifting message.
All students who attended
the 1976-77 prom and had
pictures taken were very
happy with the photographs
which were returned on
Thursday. These reminders
of the prom are both
cherished and appreciated
by everyone who received
them. Much gratitude is
extended to Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Underwood.
Nine-week tests were
given to seniors on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. A sigh of relief
was evident Wednesday
afternoon but all other students
must await Friday to
take their second and fifth
period tests. Good luck
students!
A day of rest from school
testing will be taken by
students on Thursday while
teachers must work on
completing files, tests, reports
etc.
4 As the 1976-77 Norlina
High School reporter, I
would like to thank everyone
who helped and guided me
in presenting the news of
N.H.S. during the past year.
Keep on reading the N.H.S.
news next year and keep up
with the "N.H.S. Happenings."
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News Of Warren Academy
The Senior Class of 1977
was honored at a luncheon
by Mrs. Nancy Williams at
The Rafters Steak House on
Wednesday, June 1. They
were presented favors of
miniature baskets. Our
thanks to Mrs. Williams for
remembering the seniors in
such a nice way!
Friday, June 3, was a busy
day in the life of the students
at Warren Academy. With
exams behind them, everyone
was animated and was
talking a mile a minute,
trying to get in everything
that had been left unsaid
during the exam period into
the short time remaining.
Assembly time came
rather quickly last Friday
morning. John Capps, president
of the Student Council,
presided over his last
assembly program.
The Warren Academy
Chorus, conducted by Charlie
Currin, sang "0 Lord
Most Holy." The scripture
was read by Jeff Andrews,
incoming president of the
student council. The prayer
was given by Burges
Burrows, incoming vice
president.
The senior class sang the
Alma Mater for the last time
as members of the student
body. With this thought in
mind, some of the seniors
had tears in their eyes, and
some had lumps in their
throats as did some of the
student body.
Perfect attendance certi
utovea WCIC y.cacnvcu iu
Heather < Hurst, Renee
Jones, first grade; Marsha
Robertson, fifth grade;
Karen Fleming, Harriett
Ellington, eighth 8ra^®'
Linda Seaman, Kevin Williams,
ninth grade; Donna
Coker, tenth grade; Donna
Reid, eleventh grade.
Honor certificates and
plaques were awarded to the
students who had averaged
94 on every subject for each
six-week grading period.
Also, they had to maintain
an A on conduct for each
six-week period. "Academic
Honors" was engraved on
the plaque with the student s
name and year-. These
certificates ana plaques
were awarded to Joanne
Robertson, Cynthia King,
Paula Hayes, sixth grade;
Burges Burrows, Jesse
Young, tenth grade; Donna
Reid, Mary Lou King,
eleventh grade; John
Capps, twelfth grade. These
students are to be congratulated
for achieving this
honor. It takes a lot of hard
work and long hours of study
to maintain a high academic
average.
Presentation of medals
for outstanding achievement
was made by Mr. King
to the following students:
Jesse Young, science,
Laura Burrows, typewriting;
Mary Lou King,
history; Robert P"ter,
citizenship; Mary T. White,
home economics; Diane
Waters, English; John
Capps, mathematics; John
Burgess, French. Congratulations
to these students!
Friend of the Academy
Awards were presented to
the following: Jonathan
Waters, mathematics; Vejesh
Patel, language; Victor
Coleman, science; Mike
Stegall, history. These $25
awards are given to the students
who have shown the
most improvement from the
beginning of the school year
to the end of it. Congratulations,
students!
A gift from the senior
class to the school was
presented by Jan Gardner
and A1 Williams. This gift
was something that the
academy has needed for a
long time and one that will
be used for almost every
activity taking place in the
gym. The much needed gift
was a public address
system! We thank you,
Senior Class, for this most
worthwhile gift.
Coaches Jimmey Kearney
and Bobby Fleming presented
monograms and awards
to students who did not
receive them at the Athletic
Banquet. Some of the
awards had not arrived at
the time of the banquet. Carl
Quails received the Carolina
Academy Conference
Medalist Trophy, and Chip
Capps received the All
Conference Baseball Trophy.
We are very proud of
these two boys.
A special presentation
was made by Mrs. Pat Daily
and Mrs. Elaine Coleman on
behalf of the mascots. Two
beautifully framed wildflower
pictures by the late
Dr. Daniel McLaurin was
presented to the school in
honor of the Senior Class of
1977. Whenever we at
Warren Academy see these
beautiful pictures, we will
think of them! We thar.k the
mascots and their parents
for such a lovely gift.
a uc diuiudi sidii diiu mc
paper staff presented monetary
gifts to the school to be
used where ever needed.
These were made by
Beverly White, editor of the
annual, and Laura Burrows,
editor of the school paper.
Our thanks for these gifts
for we know that they can be
put to good use.
Gifts and awards to the
seniors were made by Mr.
King. Books, certificates
and a Lamp of Learning
medal was presented to
each senior. The Salutatorian
Award was presented to
Chip Capps, and the
Valedictorian Award to
John Capps. John Capps
then replaced the plaque
with his name engraved to
the growing list of valedictorians
on the "Lamp
Learning Trophy" kept at
Warren Academy. (
Mrs. Mildred Johnson and
Mr. King presented gifts to
Mrs. Lucy Hundley from the
students and the faculty.
Mrs. Hundley, we are sorry
to say, is leaving Warren
Academy and will be
making her home in
Florida. Mrs. Hundley accepted
the gifts in her "Lucy
way" and there was hardly
a dry eye in the gym. We
will miss her very much.
After the introduction of
the new Student Council
officers, the assembly ended
with the "School Fight
Song."
Friday night, June 3, 8 p.
m., was upon us before we
were ready. It was hard to
accept the fact that we were
losing our senior class, but
after the commencement
exercises we knew that it
was so.
Dr. David Frazier gave
the seniors and the audience
thought-provoking words of
wisdom. Truthfulness, honesty
and willingness to say
"I'm sorry" were among
some of them. These traits
should be developed by all
who do not already have
them. These traits are
necessary in order to
succeed in life and to get
along with one's fellowman.
We hope that the seniors and
the students at Warren
Academy listened with both
ears open and will be
susceptible to his advice.
Our thanks to the Warren
Academy Chorus for their
beautiful music and to Mrs.
Janet Coleman for her help
with the chorus. Our thanks
also to Mrs. Jean Williams
and Mrs. Harriet Banzet for
their lovely music. All of
this helped to make our
commencement exercises
extra special.
a special inanns iu juiiii
T. Harris and Sol Fleming
for letting the academy use
the baseball field adjacent
to The Rafters Steak House.
We sincerely appreciate it.
Our thanks to Mr. B. L.
King and to all of the
teachers, and to each and
everyone who had a part in
making our school year the
success that it was. We hope
that all of you have a good
summer, and you will be
hearing from us next fall!
Marshals for the 1977 commencement exercises at Warren Academy Friday night
included [left to right] Donna Held, Rhonda Eeid, Mary Lou King, chief; Elizabeth
Newman and Jill Wemyss.
Camp Willow Run Opens Season
By RUTH MINCHER
LITTLETON — Summer
camping at Camp Willow
Run began on Sunday with
students from Cameron
Morrison in Hoffman. As
was customary last summer,
each weekend the
students present a musical
program under the direction
of Mrs. Dottie Scott, music
and crafts director.
Volunteer Firemen
Report Two Calls
Two fires were reported
by the Warrenton Rural
Volunteer Fire Department
during the past week, one on
Thursday and the other on
Friday.
Five men and two trucks
responded to a fire at 3:45 p.
m. Thursday at the home of
Nat Towns in Parktown. A
woods fire was extinguished
after 11 acres had been
burned over. The cause of
the fire was not reported.
Five men and a woods
truck responded to a brush
and grass fire at the home of
Park Brant, Route 2, at 1:35
p. m. Friday. From onefourth
to one-half acre was
burned over. Cause of the
fire was reported as unknown.
The musical program for
this week's students will be
presented on June 10 at 8 p.
m. in the Activities Building.
There will be good
singing, instrumentalists
and puppets on the program,
Mrs. Scott says. She
also stresses that each
program will be entirely
new.
It means a great deal to
these students to have the
public attend, so make your
plans and come on out!
Next week there will be
students from Stonewall
Lawyer Speaker
For Promotion
Frank Ballance, Warrenton
attorney, will address
the student body at North
Warren Middle School Friday
at the annual Promotion
and Awards Day Program
to be held in the auditorium.
Ballance is a former
chairman of the Warren
County Board of Elections
and is a partner of the
Clayton and Ballance Law
Firm located on West
Franklin Street in Warrenton.
The program will start at
10 a. m.
Jackson in Concord and the
Juvenile Evaluation Center
in Swannanoa. Camping for
the general public begins at
CWR on June 25.
Jaycee Chapter
Seeking Teams
The newly formed chapter
>f Soul City Jaycees, in
injunction with its comnunity
action program, will
sstablish little league teams
;hroughout Warren County
ind the surrounding areas.
An extensive advertising
:ampaign will be conducted
within then the next two
weeks to attract young boys
and girls between the ages
of 7W and 13.
Parents are urged to
encourage their children to
participate in the venture.
All interested parents and
children are urged to be
present on June 11, at 1 p.
m., at the SoulTech I Building
in Soul City for
registration. Jaycees say
they are looking forward to
an "enthusiastic response
from all factions of the
community."
"This is truly an opportunity
for all advocates of fun
and recreation to come
forward and contribute to
the success of a wor hwhile
venture," a spokesman
said.
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