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Dropout Rate Falls Countywide But Not At West Brunswick High BY SUSAN USIIKK Brunswick County's drop-out rate declined this year, with the number ol students in grades 7 through 12 leaving school falling to 44 from 1 75 a year earlier. Dropout Prevention Coordinator Anne Mitchell saul dropout rate de clined from 4.06 last year to 3.0. Jobs were the No. 1 reason cited by students for leaving school, fol lowed by poor attendance. Attendance records were the problem at West Brunswick High School, she said, where 56 regular students and two extended day stu dents dropped out. Many had mis sed the maximum (20) days allowed and chose to quit rather than repeat a grade. While West is the largest of the county's three high schools, it also experienced the highest percentage of dropouts. Ac the school board's last meet ing. members approved a plan pre sented hy Principal Hd Lemon to begin turning around (Ik* situation at West Brunswick through a outcomc based education pilot project for ninth graders that focuses on higher expectations of student success and performance. The project will also rewards gixxl attendance. Lemon said the penalty approach lor absenteeism hasn't worked and isn't working at the school. No students left schix>l this past year at Lcland, Shall otic or South Brunswick Middle, she said, while one 16-year-old eighth grader quit at Waccamaw. North Brunswick lost 20 regular and two extended day students, while South Brunswick lost 13 reg ular students and one extended day student. Scholarship Deadline Nearing Application deadlines arc drawing near for scholarships for the 1991-92 school year at Southeastern Community College in Whitevillc. The two-year school offers a number of scholarships ranging in val ue from S3(K> to $750. Most of the scholarships arc targeted at full-time students in a two year technical or college transfer degree program. Some give priority to minorities, displaced workers or particular majors. Interested students should apply as soon as possible, preferably be fore July 19. For more information, contact the Southeastern Community College Financial Aid Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at M2-7141. Storm Knocks Out Power A severe thunderstorm Sunday night temporarily knocked out elec trical service to several hundred Brunswick Electric Membership Corp. customers and caused related damage at Ocean Isle Beach. Bobby Gore, operations manager with BEMC, said hundreds of cus tomers lost power as a result of the storm. Crews worked through the night, he said, and service was re stored by 6 a.m. Monday. "There were no major outages but it was scattered really through out our whole system in the Bruns wick area," Gore said. Gore said high winds knocked down two trees, which pulled down power lines in the Shallottc and Supply areas. Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Betty Williamson said lightning struck two houses during the storm, but didn't start any fires. She said the electrical storm caused damage to televisions, tele phones or air-conditioning units at more than 50 houses on the island. "It was a very severe storm at Ocean Isle," she said. "But we did need the rain, so something good came out of it." Student Aid Is Offered Various lypcs of financial aid arc available to students interested in attending Brunswick Community College. Federal, state and institutional aid is available to eligible students, a news release indicated. During the 1990-91 academic Dickerson Gains The N.C. Board of Transportation Friday awarded a S4.7 million con tract to a Castle Hayne firm to widen 5.2 miles of U.S. 17 to four lanes. The contract went to the low bid der, Dickerson Carolina Inc. Con tract specifications call for widen ing the highway from cast of Red Bug Road (S.R. 1136) to N.C. 2!1 at Supply. The contract is one of several con tracts awarded by the board since 1987 to widen U.S. 17 from Supply to the South Carolina line. The two remaining contracts, for roadway south of Shallotte, are expected to be awarded by the Ixxird this fall. f ENJOY MORE AFFORDABLE INSURANCE! Nati ->nwide's Home & Car Discount There lias never been a heller nine in insure > our home ami car with Nationwide'! Now . clii;ihlf Nationwide' car insurance polio holders who also insure then home with one ol Nationwide s <//<?//// v /// v home owners policies will receive a special inonev saving discount on iheir home insurance AND j another inonev saving discount on their car insurance Phillip Cheers 4920-A Main St.. Shallotte ^ 754-4366 N NATIONWIDE INSURANCE *-? >..? .? , .. ..... V J year, BCC administered approxi mately S275,(X) in student aid to more than 300 students. For more information contact the Financial Aid Office at BCC at 754 69(X). 457-6329. or 343-0203. Of fice hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. U.S. 17 Contract Work on the latest contract pro ject is expected to begin in August, according to Marilyn Williams of Wilmington, area representative on the board. Work is expected to be completed in June 1992. During construction, a DOT news release indicated, safeguards will be taken to protect small streams and wedands from contamination by soil or construction materials. Grass will be planted to cover bare ground caused by construction. Three little steps to a happier pool. * . il i * ' h'ee steps to easy pool care j(B| 1 S.ngy Stick* ? Bum Out* V.-- 0^ 3 Backup* PROFESSIONAL POOL MAINTENANCE Island Village Specialty Shops Hwy. 179, Ocean Isle Beach (Behind IGA) Open Monday Saturday <00 579-8828 gg Daily Maintenance Chemicals, Accessories & Equipment Other Business In other business the board: ?Real turned ;i partnership with the University of North Carolina at Wil mington to serve as a Reading Re covery training site, in which the re medial approach originating in New Zealand will be used in at least three primary classrooms starting this fall. ?Heard from Eugene Bowdcn that 374 students are enrolled in summer school, half in grades 3, 6 and 8 and half in high school courses. Classes end Aug. I. ?Heard a report from staff member Jean Parker on outcome-based edu cation, with several recommenda tions included regarding a pilot pro 15 oss On Wil Bass of Holden Beach was on a thrcc-man leam that placed second at Campbell University and third in the re gion in The Stock Market Gurrie co-spon sored by the university and Charles Leak of Shcarson-Lch man Brothers in Fayetteville. A touil of 682 teams participated statewide representing schools, col leges, universities, and private citi zens. The l()-wcck-:ong game gave students a real life situation in which they "bought" and "sold" stocks at current market prices. Bass and his teammates, who arc second-time winners in the game, increased the value of their NBHS Grctd Four years ago Timothy Boyle's vocational instructor told him "to keep trying" after Boyle entered, but didn't win, a Vocational and In dustrial Clubs of America (VICA) competition. Boyle followed that advicc and last month the 1991 North Bruns wick High School graduate won high school division ? "** **"7 of a national en gine repair competition. He will share prizes with his school and his former voca BOYLb lional instructor, Morris Brown, who accompanied to the competition June 25-28 at the * gram anil related instructional man agement system. ?Set meeting locations as follows: Aug. 6 (change of date), Shallotte Middle; Sept. 9, central office; Ocl. 7, Waccamaw Elementary: Nov. 4 and Dec. 9. central office; Jan. 6, North Brunswick High; Feb. 3, cen tral office; March 2, South Bruns wick Middle; April 6, central office; May 4, Bolivia Elementary; and June 8, central office. All meetings begin at 6:3() p.m. unless otherwise announced. Special meetings arc generally held at the central office. ? Heard from Assistant Superinten dent William Turner that starting this fall a rule limiting bus occupan cy to the scats available will be strictly enforced at all schools. Buses will not he allowed to leave campus wiih more than llietr quota of students, even if several are to be let off at the first stop. ? Heard from Turner about a pilot program with the state in which IS buses serving the county's coastal area will have their roofs painted white and internal temperatures monitored. Based on a similar study in Florida, the lighter roofs are ex pected to reduce heat by 10 degrees to 14 degrees inside lor a more comfortable ride. With the state not replacing worn yellow buses for the second consec utive year. Turner said employees have repainted 31 yellow buses along with other vehicles, in addi tion to summer maintenance work. ?Heard, but took no action on, con ccrns relayed by member Robert Slocki.it that the Brunswick County Law Enforcement Association might be representing itself as rais ing money for school drug pro grams. Two odier members said they had been contacted by the group for financial support for a drug education booklet distributed free to advertisers, with no mention of the schools. ?Recognized North Brunswick High School graduate Timothy Boyle for winning first place in a national VICA contest (see related story in this issue). ?Recessed Monday's meeting until Wednesday, July 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the central office. STUDENTS IN THE NFWS Winnina Team .At T ' 'M I I /"II V^VII I IK/MUII SIOO.OOO portfolio by 18.5 percent. Wil is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bass. Attends Conference Percy O. Hcwctt of Supply, an honor student at ? West Brunswick High School, recently attend- ^ JM. p ed the Annual Leadership In stitute For Afri can-American Youth at N.C. State University in Raleigh. " HK.WETT The goal of the program is to provide sclccted rising high school seniors with lead ership development training which should increase opportunities lor them during their senior year and their cntrancc into collcgc. Pcrcy is the son of Percy M. Hcwclt and Margaret B. Hcwctt. In Who's Who Tara McDonald, a rising senior ai West Brunswick High School, has been named to appear lor the sec ond consecutive year in Who's Who Among American High School Students. Students arc nominated on the basis of their performance in schol arship award contests or e.xtra-cur ricular activities. Final selection is based on criteria that include high achievement in academics and lead ership in school activities, athletics or community servicc. Tara is the daughter of Doug and Ada McDonald of Varnamtown and presently holds the title of Miss Varnamtown. In Who's Who Danielle Campbell, a rising se nior at West Brunswick High School, has been named lo Who's Who Among American lli^h School Students for ihc second year. While only 5 percent of ihc nation's high school students are included in Who's Who ?./? ?" nn.i. each year, less than 1/2 of 1 percent arc honored for two or more years. Danielle is a member of the Spanish Club, HOSA and SADD at West Brunswick. She is the daughter of johnny and Rhonda Rabon on Holdcn Beach. Wins National VICA Engine Repair Event Kentucky Fair & Exposition Ccnicr in Louisville. He was the only North Carolina entrant in the V1CA nationals to bring home a gold medal, and the first student from Brunswick Coun ty to win a gold medal in VICA's automotive contest, and possibly the first in national VIC A competition in general, said Brown. Boyle received a toolbox, a 3.5 horsepower engine; gold medallions and tools for himself and the school: and a gold-plated ratchet for Brown. Brown said the number 13 proved lucky for Boyle. As contestant No. 13, the 18 year-old mechanic tore down and rebuilt a Tecumseh engine on his way to winning the VICA United Suites Skill Olympics air cooled gasoline engine repair competition. His was one of only 13 of the 50 en gines in the contest to start alter re pairs. Boyle also ha<l to tronblcshoot/ analyze problems with Briggs and Stratton and Kohler engines and complete written tests on all three engine makes. The skills of each contestant were graded not only on their product knowledge, but also on their ability to follow the manufacturer's recom mended procedures for service. "Academics and vocational skills bo'h counted." said Brown. "Those written tests are lough. His (Boyle's) academic teachers helped hirn to win too." At North Brunswick, Boyle's vo cational training included 30 pcr ccnt classwork and 70 percent shop. "If you can't read the manuals and do the schcmatics, you can't work on these incxlern engines," said Brown. Brown said Boyle is his first stu dent in seven years to earn a gold medal, though some have earned second or third place. He has worked with Boyle since ninth grade, and seen the student show steady improvement, he said. That first year, Boyle's contest entry didn't place. As a sophomore, he won a regional competition and placed fourth in the state. His junior year he placed second in both the regional and state contests. Boyle hopes to attend technical school in the fall. "He may get a scholarship or oth er financial aid out of this," said Brown. "We're hoping he docs." ""\Ma\Zside YARD SALE! 571 ? IN OITR li/HITF FI FPHA1VT DHAM INTERIORS ADDITIONAL SAVINGS THROUGHOUT OUR SHOWROOMS WE IMPORT QUALITY RATTAN AND WICKER IN OUR WHITE ELEPHANT ROOM THAT IS OVERFLOWING INTO OUR PARKING LOT! SAT. 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