Motion For Life
The Motion for Life program designed for youths aged
H to 15 years, points out the importance of nutrition
and physical fitness through exercise. The program
offered through the Duplin County Extension Service
iDvolved five teams of volunteers stationed in Pink Hill,
Kenansville, Wkrsaw, Wallace and Teachey which will
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offer 12 one-hour sessions in the Motion for Life
program. Interested groups should contact the exten
sion service in Kenansville for the name of their Motion
for Life area volunteer. The program can also be
adapted for adults. Pictured above, Motion for Life
volunteers receive instruction for session activities.
Counselor
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Joe Tillman, counselor al James
Sprunt Technical College, has re
cently devised a new career interest
inventory to aid career counselors in
helping students determine their
interests and suitability for various
career fields.
Published in January, the inven
tory is called "The Four Dimensional
Career Assessment," and is being
marketed by Wilde and Associates of
Rocky Mount.
Tillman says he was prompted to
develop the new inventory because
of his belief in the importance of
good career planning.
"Many students change their
majors three or more times during
the course of their college careers,"
says Tillman, "mainly because they
have not realistically explored and
evaluated their own. abilities and
interests in relation to career re
quirements."
In Tillman's view, many other
Inventories available are either too
broad or too narrow in their scope
and usually deal only with student
preferences. Recent studies show
that effective assessment tools
should include references to the
knowledge, experiences, values, and
self-concerns of the student, as well
as preferences.
To construct a more effective
career analysis tool, Tillman came up
with the assessment. By responding
to items about their own abilities,
values, interests and experiences,
students come up with an evaluation
that indicates their interests and
abilities in four "work dimensions:"
data, peoole. things and ideas.
For example, if a student's re
sponses most often occur in the
"things" dimension, the indication
is that he would most enjoy a career
working among machinery or physi
cal processes such as farmer, dress
maker or bricklayer. The "people"
dimension, on the other hand,
indicates more of an affinity for
helping other people through social
contact and activities such as a
teacher, nurse or social worker.
Although designed with the com
munity college student in mind, the
assessment is also suitable for high
schools, universities, businesses and
industries. Before marketing, the
inventory was tested and evaluated
by students and counselors at nine
Community colleges in North Caro
lina. It received high ratings by both
groups, with 85 percent of the coun
selors recommending it for use over
other available assessment fools.
Thus far it has already been adopted
by several schools in the state and by
a number of other schools through
the nation.
Another attractive quality of the
FDCA is that because the inventory
is self-scored, students receive im
mediate feedback on the results.
They do not have to wait several days
for results to be tabulated and
returned. Students thus become
more actively involved, along with
the counselor, in planning their
educational program with a realistic
assessment of their interests and
abilities.
So far, Tillman is pleased with the
response the new inventory is re
ceiving. "I'm just happy that so
many others feel the tool is a good
one," he says. "It gratifies me
personally and professionally to feel
I'm helping students make better
informed decisions about their edu
cation and careers."
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Beulaville Tables Pay Increases
Beulaville Commissioners tabled
the motion to award five percent pay
raises to town employees during the
July 2 meeting.
After bringing the issue before the
Board. Commissioners Joe Edwards
and S.A. Blizzard withdrew the
motion for a straight five percent
raise to all town employees.
"I think some town employees are
due more than others," S.A.
Blizzard said. He cited responsibility
levels and merit as the basis for pay
raises.
Beulaville Commissioners Elvis
Sumner and Joe Edwards were
appointed to study and make a
recommendation on raises for town
employees at a future meeting of the
Board.
In updating personnel policies, the
Beulaville Commissioners voted four
to one in favor of additional vacation
time for town employees. The new
policy allocates 10 vacation days
annually for personnel employed one
to 10 years, and 15 days maxim each
vear after 10 years. Commissioner
Rabon Maready amended the motion
first brought before the board by
Blizzard requesting five vacation
days annually for personnel em
ployed one to five years; 10 days, six
to io years; 15 days, 11 to 15 years
and a maximum of 20 days per year
after 15 years. Bli//ar<< opposed the
amended vacation policy.
Town personnel had been re
ceiving five vacation days annually
during their first 10 years of service
and a maximum of 10 days per year.
Commissioners renewed town
contracts with Attorney Russell
Lanier and Auditor Doug Clark. The
contract for SI, 100 with Lanier was
unanimously approved. A $300 in
crease was requested by Lanier for
the new contract and approved by
the board.
Commissioner Mareadv opposed
the S2.250 contract with Doug Clark.
The contract with Clark will be
renewed on a four to one vote by the
board.
In order to connect to the Beula
ville sewer system Anthony Ramson
was instructed he would be required
to purchase pipe to hook on and pay
a tap fee. Beulaville public works
employees would install the pipe on
town right-of-way. The tap fee and
pipe were estimated to total more
than S800.
Commissioner Maready dis
agreed with the ordinance requiring
Ramson to pay a tap fee and the cost
of extending lines for sewer service
to his residence.
"1 agree we (Beulaville Com
missioners) have to go by the ordi
nance, but I think in this case the
ordinance has outlived itself,"
Maready said.
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