Police Take Kids Shopping
Brunswick County Fraternal Order of Police members took 40 children to Southport Saturday for
lunch courtesy of a local restaurant, then Christmas shopping, with a discount provided hy the store
patronized. Lunching with the youngsters above are (from left ) John Goodwin, Ocean Isle Heach Po
lice, Chief Don Troutman, Village of Bald Head ; and Jane Vernon, volunteer. Officers spent SI 00
each on the children, many of whom were from foster homes, using proceeds from a summer fund
raising project. "That was Christmas for me," commented Rodney Cause, Shallotte police chief and
incoming FOP president, of the shopping excursion. Participating officers came from the Long Beach,
Shallotte, Village of Bald Head and Ocean Isle Beach police departments and the Brunswick County
Sheriff's Department.
Fewer Students Choosing To Drop Out
Fewer students dropped out of
school in Brunswick County last
year, rellecting a statewide trend lied
to efforts to keep kids in school.
In Brunswick County, the drop
out rate has shown a steady decline
over the past three years, from 6. 54
percent in 1988-89 to 3.62 percent
last year for grades 9 through 12.
Over the past three years, the
county has consistently performed
better than the state average annual
high school dropout rate. The state
rate has declined from 6.6 percent in
1988-89 to 5.6 percent last year. The
figures include regular students, as
well as those in extended day or al
ternative programs.
For grades 7 through 12, the
county's dropout rate fell from 4. 58
percent in l()88-8l> to 2.39 percent
last year.
In grades 9 through 12, 96 stu
dents dropped out last year, along
with one student in seventh or eighth
grade. The year before, 167 students
dropped out, including seven sev
enth- or eighth-graders. Two years
earlier, 1X9 students dropped out. in
cluding 10 seventh- or eighth
graders
Brunswick County was one of
lour ol the eight systems in .South
eastern North Carolina to show a de
cline in the number of students quil
ting school. Four others saw increas
es.
Drop-out prevention specialists
say the figures are a sign thai at-risk
students arc getting the attention
they need at an earlier age.
A reduction in the dropout rate is
a major goal for school systems and
is part of their annual evaluation Wy
the suite.
Last year, Anne Mitchell, then
drop-out prevention specialist for
the county schools, credited several
programs in place in the schools
with helping reduce the local
dropout rate by giving at-risk stu
dents the help they need ? and giv
ing it to them earlier than in past
years.
These include efforts to build stu
dent self-esteem, hiring of guidance
counselors at the elementary school
level, early identification of at-risk
students, full-day kindergarten, peer
tutoring, supplementary and remedi
al programs aimed at avoiding
grade-level retention, and use of a
variety of instructional methods to
boost student achievement.
She said die typical dropout in the
Brunswick County Schools was a
while male high school student.
Reasons students typically give for
dropping out of school include |xxir
grades, a decision that school is "not
lor them," a decision to go to work,
marriage, not getting along with
teachers, having to support a family
and pregnancy.
Last week the Brunswick County
Board of Education appointed
Wendy Milligan, guidance counselor
BCC Enrollment Sets Record
A record number of students en
rolled for winter quarter classcs at
Brunswick Community College this
month.
As of Friday, IXx. 13, 745 stu
dents had registered for classes, a 24
percent increase over winter quarter
a year ago, when 600 students regis
tered to set the previous record.
BCC President W. Michael
Reaves said the higher figures mean
go?xl news for future funding for the
college. FTE, or full time equivalent
students, is a measure that affects
the amount the state budgets each
community college.
With a higher count this quarter,
Reaves said BCC should be entitled
to 15 percent to 20 percent more in
funding in the next budget year,
which begins July 1.
"Of course, in order to meet the
needs of increasing numbers of stu
dents, more instructors and more
support services will be necessary,"
he said.
BCC had 2(X) new or first-time
students among those registering for
winter term. Better recruitment,
particularly among recent county
high school graduates, accounts in
part for the increase.
Another factor, he said, is the dual
transcript program now offered by
BCC's general education program in
conjunction with the University of
North Carolina at Wilmington.
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West ROCAME
Will Meet Today
West Brunswick High School's
ROCAME chapter will meet today
(Thursday) at 4 p.m. at Brunswick
Bowling Center in Shallouc.
ROCAME is the acronym for
Region O Council for the Advance
ment of Minorities in Engineering.
The chapter participated Nov. 12
in a joint meeting attended by ap
proximately 25 students and coordi
nators from Shallottc Middle, Wacc
amaw Elementary and West Bruns
wick High.
The main purpose of the meeting
was to reactivate the ROCAME
group at Shallottc Middle.
William Flythc, vice president of
the ROCAME board and South
Brunswick Chapter advisor, spoke
and two videotapes on careers in en
gineering were shown.
Upcoming activities were also re
viewed, including quiz bowl compe
titions at the local, county and re
gional levels: a Feb. 29 jamboree: a
suite conference in early March: a
chapter dinner and summer science
camp.
Also, a new competition has been
introduced in which chapters will
compete at their level (middle or
high schix>l) for the highest number
of honor roll students.
Only active ROCAME students
or those who attend at least one third
of the meetings can be counted.
Sandra Robinson and Elizabeth
Jenrette arc coordinators for the
West Brunswick Chapter tins year.
Sheila Smith and Henry Randolph
arc coordinators at Shallottc Middle
and Hilda George at Waccamaw
Elementary.
BCC Campus
Closes Dec. 23
Brunswick Community Col
lege will be closed lo the public
for the Christmas and New
Year's holidays from Monday,
Dec. 23, through Wednesday,
Jan. I.
The switchboard and adminis
trative, faculty and student ser
vices offices will be closed, said
Ann Marie Bellamy, public in
formation officer.
The holiday break for students
will begin earlier, at the close of
evening classes Wednesday, Dcc.
IX.
Students will return to winter
quarter classes Monday, Jan. 6.
School Displays
Holiday Artwork
The students in the Art Dqwrt
ment at Shallotlc Middle School, un
der the direction of Lola Jackson,
have created special holiday dis
plays for the front windows of the
school.
Ms. Jackson said that the artwork
was constructed to Ux>k like siaincd
glass and that "it takes many days
and hours to do this type of display."
The windows were an effort to
beautify the school by using a stu
dent class project. The results can be
viewed through the holiday season
at the school.
"I'm very proud of my students at
Shallottc Middle," said Ms. Jackson.
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