SCHOOL
Child nutrition - The way it's seen today
Recent studies indicating pos
sible links between various phys
ical ailments and nutrition are
coming into public conscious
ness. People are concerned these
days with their general health
and wellness? how the food they
eat may relate to heart disease,
high blood pressure, diabetes
and colon cancer. This interest in
changing one's food habits is
powerful. If adults can effect
changes to improve health at
their age, how much more im
pact can there be if youngsters
learn appropriate eating pat
terns in childhood.
Impetus was provided nation
wide by Congress in 1977 through
the Nutrition Education aqd
Training Program (NETP).
Children who were involved from
the beginning should now be
more knowledgeable about their
food selection and feel comfort
able with their decisions. Though
national studies are limited at
present, those that are available
tend to show an improved atti
tude toward food, an interest in
wide variety of foods, and the
awareness that individual con
trol of food eaten affects health.
Children in Perquimans
County schools participating in
the program appear to be health
ier and are selecting more
healthful foods at school than be
fore NETP.
LeClaire Anderson, Director of
Child Nutrition, Mid that the nu
trition education program began
in 1982 in the elementary schools
and with expansion is currently
in all schools reaching all chil
dren.
The initial activity by the De
partment of Public Instruction
was directed toward training el
ementary level teachers. With
that instruction and the ensuing
Nutrition Education Supplement
to Textbooks and Using Food Ex
periences to Reinforce Academic
Objectives, teachers began new
classroom nutrition activities.
Since the first guides, state
curriculum specialists and nutri
tionists have cooperatively de
veloped study units for higher
grades in line with required
courses. This year, seventh
through ninth grade teachers are
using units concerning the food
situation in developing countries,
North Carolina agribusiness, and
other nutrition issues.
At the senior high level, stu
dents with their teachers,
coaches and health coordinators
are exploring the areas of food
fitness and sports as well as
weight management to look and
feel great. An indication of the
popularity of the weight manage
ment project is the number of
Union highlights
The Perquimans County Union
School's Career Exploration
Club of North Carolina had a
most rewarding first experience.
We had the privilege of manning
the club booth at the State Fair
on Friday, October 18, 1985.
The manning of the booth is
done by selected counties, on a
rotating basis.
Two students, Ersal Overton,
an eighth grader, and Denesha
Askew, a seventh grader, were
chosen to make the trip to Ra
leigh, N.C. Mrs. L.W. Duers was
the chaperone.
Ersal and Denesha answered
questions about the display
which depicted the fifteen job
clusters that encompass the Pre
vocational Education Program
and made friends with club
members manning other booths.
Our county and school was well
represented by the students who
were selected. We are looking
forward to more trips as an ex
tention of our learning process
because these experiences are
long treasured and well remem
bered.
School lunch menus
The following is a list of school
lunch menus for the Perquimans
County school system from Nov.
18?22.
Monday? breakfast, pecan
twirl or cereal, fruit juice, milk.
Lunch, pizza or steak biscuit,
tri taters, lima beans, corn, furit
cup, milk.
Tuesday? breakfast, danish or
cereal, fruit juice, milk.
Lunch, grill cheese or luncheon
meat sandwich, french fries,
vegetable soup, mgrs. choice
veg., apple crisp, milk.
Wednesday? breakfast, ham
biscuit or cereal, fruit juice,
milk.
Lunch, steakum with bun or
chicken charms with hot roll,
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persons who attended training
sessions during last school year.
Five-hundred teachers, adminis
trators, health educators and nu
tritionists from one-hundred
twenty local systems formed
teams to bring the program
back.
Educators who need additional
resources can refer to North Car
olina's Annotated Bibliography
of Nutrition Education Re
sources ; or they may borrow any
of the volumes of materials
available at regional education
centers; they may also take one
of the credit courses offered at
colleges throughout the state; or
once a week they may view vi
deotapes in a series currently
showing.
Nutrition education in schools
has evolved over several years.
But the Program's federal finan
cial support has fallen to a mere
token amount. Nutrition educa
tion is a subject whose time has
come, and one which belongs in
every youngster's schooling.
Let's not fall back after such
great gains.
ACC nursing graduates ranked
first in North Carolina
WILSON, N.C. -Atlantic
Christian College's 1965 nursing
graduates ranked first in the
state in the number of graduates
of baccalaureate degree pro
grams passing the state board
examinations, according the
North Carolina of Nursing. The
passing rate for the group was 94
percent.
Of the school's 34 graduates
taking the examination, 32
passed on their first attempt. It
was the second time in five years
that Atlantic Christian has
ranked first.
Commenting on the announce
ment, Dr. James B. Hemby Jr.,
president of the college, said,
"This announcement proves that
Atlantic Christian College has
one of the best baccalaureate
nursing programs in the South
east. These results demonstrate
the rigor of our excellence of the
nursing faculty, and the ability of
students admitted to the pro
gram. We are all extremely
proud of the Nursing Department
and this outstanding accomplish
ment."
Dr. Sue Hunter, chairman of
the ACC nursing department,
said, "Having achieved the high
est passing rate on the state
board examinations twice in five
years demonstrates our commit
ment to the college's 'Design for
Excellence.' Our program is
strengthened by its strong liberal
arts foundation and its
relationship to other excellent
hash browns, green beans, let
tuce & tomato, mixed fruit, milk.
Thursday? breakfast, waffle
with bacon or cereal, fruit juice,
milk.
Lunch, chicken pot pie with
toast or ham & chese sandwich,
yam patties, green peas, vegeta
ble sticks, fruit, milk.
programs at ACC. Our perfor
mance illustrates the profes
sional dedication and enthusiasm
evident in our faculty and stu
dents. There is no doubt that we
have an excellent nursing pro
gram
Dr. Hunter had high praise for
the Wilson community. "The
support we receive from the
community plays a large part in
the quality of the experiences we
are able to provide for our stu
dents," she said. "Wilson Memo
rial Hospital, the health depart
ment, clinics, and schools? all of
them share in making our pro
gram what it is today."
There are 11 bacalaureate de
gree nursing programs in North
Carolina. The percentage rate
for passing the state board exam
inations ranged from a high of 94
percent for Atlantic Christian to
66 percent. The passing rate for
several rate for several schools
was significantly lower this year.
The N.C. Board of Nursing is un
able to identify specific reasons
for the decline.
Three 1985 graduate of Atlantic
Christian's program are serving
at Wilson Memorial Hospital and
commented about the board
scores.
Trudy Lamm, staff nurse on te
lemetry said, "I felt that we had
a good class.
The ACC nursing program ex
posed me to many different as
pects of nursing? some which
are not offered in other area
schools. That helped me to de
cide on which clinical area that I
would focus."
"It makes me feel great, said
Jerry Wadsworth, staff nurse in
the emergency room. "I feel that
the ACC Nursing Department
provides for the nurses a com
prehensive and realistic pro
gram that emphasizes primary
nursing care."
Donna Holloman, staff nurse
on 2 west, said, "I am delighted
with the news. Our placement in
the state reflects how good the
program and the students were."
Martin Community
College offers
electrical course
During Winter Quarter, Martin
Community College will offer a
National Electrical Code class.
This course provides a review to
assist individuals who are pre
paring to take the National Elec
trical Code test.
The class will be taught on
Monday and Wednesday nights
from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. on campus
at MCC in Wiliamston. Buck
Deaver, Electrical Installation
and Maintenance instructor, will
teach the class which has a $21.25
registration fee.
Registration for this class will
be held on Monday, December 2
through Thursday, December 5
from 9a.m. to 12 p.m., 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The
class begins on Wednesday night,
December 4 at 6:30 p.m.
For additional information
about this National Electrical
Code class, contact Buck Deaver
by calling toll free 1-800-682-2231.
November
Birthdays
Carson Stallings
November 1
Margie Penny
November 8
Dwayne Panlio
November 10
Quinton Jordan
November 1 1
Linda Felton
November 14
November
Flower
The Worlds most
popular soft
drink was the
creation of a
druggist named
John S. Pember
ton of Atlanta,
Georgia. After
his death , his
heirs sold his
drug business to
another pharma
cist, and later
two men from
Tennessee
bought the for
mula and set up
bottling plants to
make their new
drink available
all over the
country. The first
ads for Coca
Cola read, "Sold
at all fountains
and carbonated
in bottles, 5"'.
Since its inven
tion in 1886, the
secret formula
for making Coca
Cola has been
known to only
about ten people
and it has sold
all over the'
world.