Coup Is Scored
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of Rt. 2, Norlina. Combining
athletics and scholarship,
Alexander was a member of
the MathCounts team in 1986
at Norlina Middle School, is a
member of the Future Teach
ers of America and is on both
the junior varsity basketball
and football teams, serving as
captain for the latter. He will
attend the SITE program at
N.C. State University this
summer.
? Trezelene Kearney,
daughter of Mrs. Luvenia M.
Kearney of Macon. Miss Kear
ney was a member of the
MathCounts team at Norlina
Middle School in 1986 and a
participant for two years in the
WCHS Odyssey of the Mind
team in regional and state
competitions. She served as a
volunteer for the Special
Olympics in 1987 and 1988, and
is a member of the Super
Eagle Chorus.
Applicants for the school
must complete a rigorous ad
missions process that includes
screening by state leaders in
scientific and educational
communities and members of
the NCSSM faculty and staff.
Semi-finalists are interviewed
personally and rated on crea
tive potential, internal motiva
tion, intensity of interest and
intellectual ability. Finalists
must meet additional criteria
that includes high scores on
achievement tests, superior
school performance in science
and mathematics, evidence of
analytic thinking and imag
ination.
"Preparation for admission
to NCSSM begins in the ele
mentary school," Mrs. Ardith
Roddy, Warren County in
structor of the gifted and
talented, herself a mother of
two NCSSM graduates, said.
"It's a great deal of hard work,
but these students are really
prepared for it."
NCSSM provides a residen
tial, rigorous and comprehen
sive education for academ
ically-gifted secondary stu
dents. The state legislature ap
proved Governor Jim Hunt's
plan for the institution in 1978.
The "xhool enrolls 478 students
from across the state, repre
senting a sample of the state's
finest young scholars, from 89
counties, at a cost to the state
of $10,000 per pupil. In 1988, 49
NCSSM students were de
clared National Merit Scholar
ship Program finalists, the
highest number for any school
in the nation. It was the third
consecutive year that NCSSM
has led the nation in finalists
identified. Each NCSSM grad
uating senior typically at
tracts more than $2 million in
scholarship offers from post
secondary institutions.
Shown above are the Warren County High School scholars that were
named at the Scholar's Banquet held last Thursday at the high school.
They are, front row, left to right. Charlene Burchette, Tomeka Carter,
Sabrina Coleman, Antonio Davis, Nadlne Davis, Rachel Eaton,
Rachel Harmon and Erika Roddy (NCSSM). On the second row, left
to right, are Karen Harris, Melissa Holcomb, Ginger Meek, Laura
Scott, Gregory Wilson, Angela Ballance, Dana Clary, Dena Clary,
Paul Dickerson and Opherral Eaton. On the third row, left to right,
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are Kimberiy Fuller, Leigh Anne Perkimco, Christy Harmon, Aimee
Anderson, Ponchlta Baker, Timothy Evans, Charlotte Myrick, Steve
Odom and Sarah Pierce. On the back row, left to right, are Chris
Williams, Lisa Alexander, Adrian Alston, Kenra Davis, Greg Shearin,
Laurie Holloway, Richard Meador, Elizabeth Pierce, Craig Sipe and
Tayla SomervOle. Not pictured are Timothy Carter, Wendy Little,
Terry Light and Tammy Meador.
(Community Schools Photos by Mary Hunter)
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Those students In grades four through eight who were honored at
the Scholars Banquet last Thursday at Warren County High School
are shown above. They are, front row, left to right, Carlecia Bullock,
Rhonda Long, Kyiandra Somerville, Tracey Caulder and William
Fuller. On the second row are, left to right, Angela Gardner, Carisa
Kearsey, Angella Townes, Carlisa Alston, Lucas Reid, Pamellne
Silver, Nattiki Williams, Sarah Jackson and Christopher Rathjen. On
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the third row are, left to right, Crystal Cooper, Amy Copley, Chad- '
wick Hedgepeth, Tammy Stegall, Todd Short, Amy Tant, Natalie
Brayboy, Mary Parker Coleman and Leslie Copley. On the back row,
left to right, are Car la Norwood, Tanya Terry, Earlene Woodard,
Sallie Byrd Daniel, Lisa Slmes, Calvin Jones, Craig Limer, Rhonda
Kearney and Roy Pierce. Not pictured are Naomi Bnshnell, Jennifer
Richardson and Allyson Smiley.
Warren County High School Drama Guild
Will Unveil First Offering On Friday Night
The Warren County High
School Drama Guild will make its
debut on Friday, May 27, with the
performance of the two-act com
edy, Hev Teach! "We have a
good group of students working
on the production," says Artelia
Covington, the play's director.
"They're enthusiastic and
dedicated. I'm really pleased
with what we've accomplished in
such a short time."
Friday night's performance
will take place at 7 : 30 p.m. in the
high school theater. It is the
culmination of many weeks of
planning and hard work by Ms.
Covington and the 21-member
cast of students.
The play deals with contem
porary high school students and
Arrests Made
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p.m., but was not reported until
9 p.m.
Sgt. Lawrence Harrison is the
investigating officer in the case.
He was assisted by Deputy J. A.
McCowan, Jr.
Following investigations by
Warren County law enforcement
officers and two SBI agents, on
Friday, May 20, Ms. Delores
Cheek Bryant of Lincoln Avenue
in Henderson was arrested and
charged with arson in the recent
fire at the residence of Mrs.
Penny Arlington. Damages to the
trailer and its contents have been
estimated at $4,000.
Ms. Bryant has been housed in
the Warren County Jail under a
$10,000 bond pending her pre
liminary hearing. Sgt. Lawrence
Harrison was the local investi
gating officer.
Cochrane
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employs 600 workers and assem
bles component parts manufac
tured in Warren ton? and War
renton plant manager Bob
Harold in February visited
plants in Europe of a design
which may be incorporated in
the new Warrenton facility.
They plan similar information
gathering trips during upcoming
months in this country and
Canada, Cochrane said.
Cochrane'! Warrenton plant,
known as the Eastern Division,
is housed in a 125,000-square
foot facility built on a tract
covering 40 to 46 acres. It is the
company's only plant located
outside Lincolnton.
Labor sometimes goes at a
leisurely pace in a Chinese fac
tory, since all workers receive
the same bask- wage and find
that earning a bonus can bring
envy and wrath from co-workers.
their reactions to the arrival of a
new teacher in the middle of the
school year. Key characters in
the comedy include a smart
aleck, a lover, a know-it-all, and
an oddball. "I hope the per
formers will be challenged by the
material, and that they will enjoy
putting their theatrical skills on
display," says Ms. Covington.
The WCHS Drama Guild is the
brain-child of Ms. Covington, who
also teaches English. She was
awarded a mini-grant by the
Warren Education Fund for the
project. In order to help make the
event a success, the WCHS
Parent-Teacher-Student Associa
tion pledged support to the pro
gram early-on. Members of the
PTSA and the Drama Guild will
MRS. HARRIS-LYNCH
Warrenton Native
Given Promotion
Mrs. Jennifer Harris-Lynch, a
native of Warrenton, has recent
ly been promoted to director of
sales at Sheraton Kinston.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Harris of Warrenton
and is married to David Lynch,
also a native of Warren County.
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be selling tickets to the play.
Money raised from ticket sales
will be used to support special
programs like the Drama Guild,
the Debate Club, and other pro
jects of the PTSA.
Tickets for the affair are still
available from any cast
member; Ms. Covington, the
director; Sara Shearin of the
PTSA Ways and Means Commit
tee; Janice Crump, PTA Presi
dent; and Bernadine Ballance of
the Program Committee.
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Members of the Warren County High Drama
Guild who will make their debut Friday night are
shown above. They are front row, left to right,
Kimberly Hawkins, Jeri Gregory, Tonya Prince,
Jamie Meadows, Stacy Mushaw and Cheryl
Young; standing, left to right, Carrie Hawkins,
Angela Harris, Teresa Alston, Dexter King,
Charles Burton, Mary Boyd, Ms. Covington, Jason
Crump, Keith Jackson, Clara Powell and Brant
Powell. ( Staff Photo by Howard Jones )
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