N. Buncombe Presents Academic Honors
North Buncombe High School
held an academic banquet last
week to honoring member* of the
graduating class of 1MB.
The dinner was attended by
students, parents, members of the
faculty, school board members
and Eugene Yarbrough,
superintendent of Buncombe
County Schools.
Betty P. Hughes, profesor of
English at Mars Hill College was
the guest speaker.
The awards and scholarship
presentation program was held in
the' James P. Debruhl Theater at
the school. A special plaque was
presented to DeBruhl, drama and
French teacher for whom the
theater is named.
The following students received
awards for achievement in the
various academic categories:
Eddie King, agriculture; Bever
ly Allen, band; Michele Fender,
business; Conald Burnette,
cabinet making; Chris Roberts,
drafting; Mat Wechtle, drama;
Mark Gordon, English CP; Brooke
Barbee, math, science and WCU
English; Kim Coatee, French,
math, physical education and
social studies; Pearl Hicks, health
occupations; Tammy Burleson,
Home Economics; Chad Hodge,
maketing; Keith Saliee, math;
Ben Dorr, NJROTC; Dwayne
Joyce, physical education; Lenore
Hoyt, Spanish; and, Darreii
Burnette, welding.
These students received special
awards: Brooke Barbee, Valedic
torian Award, Scholar Athelete
Award and Faculty Award for
Outstanding Academic Achieve
ment; Dewayne Joyce, Scholar
Athlete Award; Kim Lankford,
Principal's Leadership Award;
Atom Coates, Salutatorian Award.
Scholarships were presented to
these students: Brooke Bartow.
Buncombe County Schools Foun
dation Scholarship; Pearl Hicks,
Big Ivy Historical Society Scholar
ship; Lenore Hoyte and Keith
Sallee, Elks' National Foundation
"Moat Valuable Student" Scholar
ships; Keith Sallee, Mt. Vernon
Mills Scholarship; Alan King,
Pearl Hicks, Rebecca Whit
temore, Randy McDaris,
Stephanie Kirchhoff, Chris
Roberts and Karen Buckner,
North Buncombe Optimist Club
Scholarships.
Scholarship Winner
Dr. Bobby Jean Rice, director of instruction for Madison
County schools, presents a $300 scholarship to Sherry Frisby,
a senior at Madison High School. The scholarship to the col
lege of her choice was awarded by the Beta Upsilon Chapter of
Alpha Delta Kappa International Honor Society for Women
Educators. One of the purposes of Alpha Delta Kappa is to pro
mote educational and charitable projects and activities, to
sponsor scholarships and to further and maintain worthy stan
dards in the field of education.
Ford, Wallin Named
'Outstanding Young Women'
Sandra Wallin Ford of 280 Long
Branch Road in Marshall and Lisa
Kay Honeycutt of 83 Roberts Road in
Weavervilie have been selected as
Outstanding Young Women of
America for 1987.
Ford and Honeycutt were selected
after 150,000 nominations were
received from political leaders,
university and college officials,
clergymen, business leaders as well
as from various civic groups and
community organizations.
This program is designed to honor
and encourage exceptional young
women between the ages of 21 and 36
who have distinguished themselves in
many fields, including service to
community, professional leadership,
academic achievement and business
advancement.
Girl Is Poster Contest Finalist
Melissa Ann Mathes, 8, a second
grade student at Mars Hill Elemen
tary School, has been named a
finalist in the national poster child
contest sponsored by the Council for
Better Hearing and Speech Month.
She was selected from more than
ISO entries from across the United
States.
The Council annually promotes the
contest as part of the activities
leading up to a nationwide public
awareness campaign during May,
which is designated as Better Hear
ing and Speech Month.
Jessica Riley of New London,
Conn., was named the 1988 Poster
Child and will appear with President
Reagan in an upcoming television
spot and in other promotions. Both
Riley and Reagan have a hearing
loss.
The poster child contest is open to
children between the ages of 5 and 8
who have a significant hearing,
speech or language problem.
Melissa, the daughter of Roger and
Nancy Mathes of Mars Hill, has a
speech articulation disorder due to a
cleft palate. She has had numerous
surgeries for this birth defect and her
speech has been greatly improved
through speech therapy.
Since entering kindergarten, she
has been a student of Frances
Cosgrove, speech-language
pathologist for Madison County
schools. Academically, Melissa per
forms near the top of her class,
Cosgrove said.
Melissa Ann Mathes
. . .poster child finalist
Barbee Receives
Award
Brooke Barbee of North Buncombe
High School recently received an
Outstanding Pre-Engineering Stu
dent Award from the Western North
Carolina Chapter of the Institute of
Industrial Engineers.
This award is presented to two
students in the Western North
Carolina area who plan to pursue a
career in some field of engineering.
Selection of the student is based on
academic achievements, extracur
ricular activities and recognition for
various scholastic accomplishments.
Barbee's credits include a host of
awards in math and other subjects
while maintaining a 4.09 grade point
average during her senior year. She
has served as president of various
school clubs and has lettered in more
than one athletic field.
She is the daughter of Tom Barbee
of 1 Maney Branch Road in Weaver
ville. She plans to attend N.C. State
University and receive a degree in
civil engineering.
Madison's Jarrell Wins
Honors Band Position
Emily Jarrell of Madison High
School has won a position in the North
Carolina Honors Band.
Jarrell had to pass two auditions in
competition with players from all
over the state. She participated in the
Honors Band clinic held at N.C. State
University April 28-May 1.
The Madison High band and the
Mars Hill Elementary band also par
ticipated recently in the WNC Band
Festival. The high school band
received a rating of "excellent" and
the elementary band received a
rating of "good."
Enlly Jamil
. . .MbcMI by Hanors Band
Re-Enlisting Again
Master Sgt. Clarence L. Pegg, left, is sworn in for the last time
in his career in the U.S. Army Reserve by CW-4 David For
tune, right, as Staff Sgt. Ricky C. Turner watches. Pegg, a
member of the U.S. Army Reserve since Aug. 19, 1961, will
retire from active reserve on Aug. 15, 1993, after serving 32
years. He is currently serving as senior supply sergeant for
the 2nd Brigade Headquarters in Hickory.
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Displaying certificates for completing a recent leadership ,
workshop are, from left to right, standing: Francis Buckner,
Marion Wallin, Lucille Burnette, Edna Shook, Ethel Wallin
and Ram on a Fox. Seated: Evelyn Rice, Rose Rice, Gladys
English and Emma Lou Wambles.
Leadership Workshop
Held In Spruce Pine
Participants from Madison, Mit
chell, Yancey and Avery counties at
Pinetoridge Auditorium in S|>ruce
Pine Friday and Saturday.
The workshop was provided by the
Family Community Leadership In
stitute, a leadership development
program designed to encourage par
ticipation in public issues which af
fect families. The goal is to improve
the physical, economical and emo
tional well-being of families and com
munities.
Janice Lloyd and Carol Schwab,
specialists of Family Resource
Management or Raleigh, assisted the
Home Economics Extension Agents
of the four counties in conducting the
workshop. Ethel Waliin served from
Madison County.
A panel of elected officials from the
state and local . level addressed the
issue of influencing public policy.
Other topics covered in the FCLI cur
riculum were: resolving conflict,
bases of power, leadership stules,
family and public policy issues,
analyzing issues, a guide to public
testimony and parliamentary pro
cedure.
The FCLI program is specially
funded by the W.G. Kellogg Founda
tion and the Extension Homemakers
Association of each participating
state.
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