Sixth Grade Teacher
Joins Hawkins Staff
The following is the first of a series of articles to be published by
sixth grade students at Hawkins. The purpose of these articles is to
share some of the pleasant experiences enjoyed by the Hawkins staff
and students.
On Nov. 4, Hawkins sixth grade teacher, Toney Grant, joined the
Hawkins teaching staff. He lives in Rocky Mount and commutes to
Warren County every school day. In the past, he was a guidance
counselor at several community colleges. He now teaches social
studies, health and physical education. During his free time, he en
joys singing in the choir, playing the piano, playing tennis and play
ing basketball.
Mrs. Jane Steelman, a former teacher at Mariam Boyd Elemen
tary School, is now doing research to receive her doctor's degree
at North Carolina State University. She is now conducting an experi
ment with sixth graders at Hawkins Elementary School. The experi
ment started soon after school began. It will be completed near the
end of the school year
The students were given a test before the experiment began. The
test contained a section on the attitudes of the students toward writing
and another section on writing skills. The basis of this experiment
is to find out if computers help students write better.
Mrs. Harris' homeroom will be writing a school newspaper, using
cut and paste techniques. Grant's homeroom will act as the control
group during the study and will be involved in a writing program
used effectively in the past. Both groups not involved in using the com
puter at the beginning of the school year will have the opportunity
at the completion of the study to both use computers and help develop
a school newspaper.
We hope that all students will benefit from the writing experiences
provided.
The Gamma Chi Chapter
of
Delta Kappa Gamma
wishes to salute and thank all
Warren County Educators
for their devotion and untiring I
efforts -Q
on behalf of the county's children
American Education Week
November 13 - 19
Every quitter is a winner.
The Great American Smokeout. Nov. 17.
I AMBSCAN
If you want to make quitting a habit, Call
WCHD 257-1 185.
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Nov 9 18 c
Awareness Breakfast Held
By Special Olympics Group
By THURLETTA M. BROWN
News Editor
Educators, concerned citizens
and dedicated sponsors sacri
ficed the warmth of their beds
early last Wednesday morning to
unite at 7:30 for the second an
nual Special Olympics Aware
ness Breakfast Banquet held at
the Rafters Seafood & Steak
house.
The special guest for the morn
ing's event was Jesse James
Seward? a WCHS student whose
athletic prowess, already well
known to Warren County resi
dents, will soon be known nation
wide, following a soon-to-be
televised "featurette" on the
youth's accomplishments that is
being produced by ABC Sports.
Seward, a Norlina resident,
was presented the "Spirit of
Special Olympics" award on
Aug. 27 during a banquet held at
the Research Triangle Park.
Winners of the award must have
attended one state-level competi
tion and have presented docu
mentation of individual effort for
enthusiasm, achievement and
sportsmanship.
"He's carried himself much
like an adult, showing considera
tion and interest in younger
students," Mrs. B. J. Gill,
speech/language teacher and
member of the Special Olympics
task force, said during a "This Is
Your Life-style" presentation
highlighting Seward's participa
tion in all facets of athletics.
Seward? a winner of silver,
gold and bionze medals in
Special Olympics competitions
last spring was named "Male
Athlete of the Year" in the
regular varsity sports program
at Warren County High School.
He exemplifies the ideals of the
Special Olympics Pledge: "Let
me win. But if I cannot win, let
me be brave in the attempt ! "
In addition to the special
salutation of Seward's athletic
career, videotaped by Mrs.
Peggy Williams of the Warren
County Schools' central office for
possible inclusion in the ABC
broadcast, a status report of the
Warren County Special Olympics
program was presented by Mrs.
Albertha Valentine, an eighth
year participant on the local task
force and Northside faculty
member.
"We've received a Special
Commendation Outreach Grant
of $3,400 to be used for expanding
local games and broadening com
munity support," Mrs. Valentine
said. Plans for that expansion in
clude the addition of shot put and
bowling, as well as the inclusion
of group-home residents in the
competitions.
Mrs. Junell Blaylock, Warren
County Schools' director of pro
grams for exceptional children,
was responsible for the submis
sion of the successful grant ap
plication. "With only a two-day
response time for the application,
I was very pleasantly surprised
on the day that I opened that let
ter from Mrs. Eunice Kennedy
Shriver? especially when the
$3,400 check fell out on my desk! "
Although the receipt of the
grant is good news, according to
Mrs. Blaylock, the "bad news" is
that the funds may not be used to
replace any on-going activities.
"The grant may be used only for
new activities and public rela
tions," she said, as she com
mended the 24 exceptional chil
dren's teachers who had been the
catalysts for fundraising in years
past.
Long-time supporters ot tne
Warren County Special Olympics
program, who have contributed
to the success of the program
through either time and service,
or a combination of both, were
also saluted last Wednesday
morning. Presentations of cer
tificates were made by Leslie
Baskerville, a first-year task
force member and John Graham
Middle School teacher, to:War
renton Furniture Exchange, The
Warren Record, Bowers & Bur
rows, the Warrenton Merchants'
Association, Nekoosa Packaging
and Lake Gaston Supply. "We
thank you for your generous con
tributions and urge you to speak
favorably of the program to your
business associates," Baskerville
said.
The Warren County Special
Olympics Program provides
year-round training and athletic
competition to exceptional stu
dents to enable them to develop
physical fitness. Members of the
task force for 1968 are: Mrs. B. J.
Gill, Mrs. Albertha Valentine,
Mrs. Junell Blaylock, Michael
Coleman, Leslie Baskerville,
John Seward and Ms. Patricia
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