School "State competency scores released at board meeting Results of the fall, 1985 admin n. mistration of the North Carolina w- Competency Test were released <v. at the meeting of the State Board of Education meeting held Feb h. ruary 5 in Raleigh. Of the 68,099 juniors who took ebthe tests for the first time, 94.4 - ..percent passes the reading test. i. This passing rate was slightly lower than the passing rate in 1964, but higher than the rates in 1978 through 1983. ? On mathematics part of the Competency Test, 91.5 percent of 69,099 North Carolina public school juniors who took the test passed. The passing rate for 1985 was higher than the passing rate for any previous year except 1994. About M.7 parent of Juniors with no handicap poind the reading test sad M.l percent passed the mathematics teat in 1MB. The passing rate for non hanHiiiawmj Juniors was higher in 1MB than in any previous test administration except 1964. On the average, eleventh graders with handicapping conditions scored lower than Omm with no handicap. According to Dr. William Brown, special assistant for re search with the Department of Public Instruction, the most dra matic improvement on the read ing and mathematics teats, be tween 1*71 and now, has occurred among black students and American Indian students. Passing rates for these groups have inmproved by between 10 and 16 points since 1978. The North Carolina Compe tency Tests in reading and math ematics have been administered to eleventh grade students in the public schools, federal schools, some nonpublic schools and spe cial schools in this state since 1978. Students who fail the read ing or mathematics test have ad ditional opportunities to past the test before graduation. A student survey question con cerning plans after high school was included on the faU compe tency teat. Of the almost 06,000 students responding, over 42 per cent plan to go to a four-year col- /< lege. This group had the highest \ passing rates on the Competency Tests in 1M4 and 1965. The next highest passing rates were for the group of students who plan to go to technical or community col leges. The students who plan to seek employment, enter the mili tary or have other plans gener ally scores lower than the stu dents who plan to continue their education or are undecided. .North Carolina State releases dean's list ~ Chancellor Bruce E. Poul ton has ?- announced that 2,366 undergrad *" uate students earned Dean's List honors during the fall semester just completed at North Carolina State University. Students from 94 North Caro lina counties, 31 state outside North Ca rains and 23 foreign countries were among those who achieved the honor. ' To make the Dean'* List, stu dents must earn an academic av erage of 3.25 or better if they are carrying 15 or more hours of coursework, or of 3.5 or better if they are carrying 12 to 14 hours. Poulton also noted that 481 un dergraduates achieved a perfect 4.0 or "A" average for the semes ter. Of these, 405 were from North Carolina. The following are the Dean's List students from Perquimans County, their fields of study, par ents and addressee: Perfect "A" Record Cheryl F. Stallings, psychol ogy, Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Stallings, Rt. 1, Belvidere. "B plus" Average or Better David P. Trueblood, industrial arts education, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Trueblood, Jr., Route 1, Hot ford. East Carolina plans science camp GREENVILLE? A summer science activities camp for chil dren aged 10-12 years will be of fered by East Carolina Universi ty's Science-Mathematics Education Center June 22? July - 4. " The camp, the eighth annual e~J program sponsored by ECU for students in grades ECU for stu dents in grades 4-6, will be bdd in two one-week sessions at Camp Caroline, near Arapahoe in Pam lico County. Children may enroll for one or two weeks of camp ses sions. Cost is 1200 per week. Emphasis of the camp will be on high interest science activities (Vaignrri to increase an aware ness and knowledge of the envi ronment. Specific activities Will include Ashing, swimming, sail boating, canoeing, quiz bowl, a talent show, campfires and sto rytelling. Certified teachers will lead all science activities. Futher information about the camp program is available from Dr. Floyd E. Ilattbeis, camp di rector, at the ECU Science-Math Education Center, Erwin Hall, East Carolina University, Green ville, N.C. 27834. ^Special Olympics set for early April ~ The Perquimans County Spe cial Olympics will be held on Fri day, April 11, 1966 from 9:30 a.m. .until 1:00 p.m. at Perquimans I Central School. ; Each athlete can participate in T up to three events. The events in clude standing long jump, run ning long jump, distance running of 30m, 100M, 200M and 400M, re lays, race walking softball throw, shot put and friabee throw. The Special Olympic Commit tee is presently seeking financial _ support from local business and any interested persons. If you would like to assist financially or volunteer your services in any way; please call Kathy Ansink at Perquimans County High School at 4J6-577S, Debbie Roberts at Union School at 42S-73S6 or Alma Banks at Central School at 06 5332. Donations to support Special Olympics may be mailed to: Alma Banks, P.O. Box 128, Cen tral School, Winfall, NC 27965. Your donations will be greatly appreciated! jElizabeth City State fall honor lists ? ; The following students have ?.achieved academic honor recog nition out at Elizabeth City State ? University during the fall semes ter. HONOR ROLL LIST (3.00 to 3.49) Margaret Ann Foreman, of Hertford, Bethany Ann Godfrey, of Hertford, Janice Boyce, Hert ford and Pamela N. Jennings Owens, Hertford. VICE CHANCBLOR'8 LIST (3.M U 3.74) Carolyn Denice Thomas, Hert ford, Sandra Dandle Gregory, Hertford, Jacquelyn Thomas BarneU, Winfall and Beverley A. Carter, Hertford. CHANCELLOR'S LIST (3.7S or Above) Louise Ivey Knight, Hertford, Sally Ann Morgan, Hertford, Benjamin C. Durant, III, Hat ford and Ester Gminder Smith, Belvidere. Elaine T. Copeland, Hertford, Deborah Ann Rauschenbach, Hertford, Dwayne Keith Stal ling!, Hertford, and Willie Lowe, III. Hertford. School lunch menus A pencil equipped with an water , the firat of ita kind, waa patented by Hymen L. Upman of Philadelphia in ISM. The following is a list of school lunch menus for the Perquimans County schools for the week of March 3?7. Monday-NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS. Tuesday? breakfast, pop tart ?* or cereal, fruit or juice, milk. J Lunch, pizza or foot long, hash Z brown, tossed salad, baked beans, fruit, milk. Wednesday? breakfast, sau sage biscuit or cereal, fruit, juke or milk. Lunch, chicken pattie on bun or steakum, tater tots, corn, green beans, fruit, milk. Thursday? breakfast, cinna mon bun or cereal, fruit or juice, milk. Lunch, grill cheese or peanut butter k jelly sandwich, french fries, vegetable soup, congealed salad, fresh fruit, milk. Friday? breakfast, danish or cereal, fruit or Juice, milk. Lunch, hamburger or rib sand wich, shoestring fries, fried okra, tosied salad, fruit, milk. Cadet earns medal at East Carolina J GREENVILLEI Ten cadets in ; the East Carolina University Air J Force ROTC detachment have * received medals for having j achieved superior academic > grade point averages. ? The awards signified the ca ll dets' leadership in their respec 2 tive Air force ROTC classes, cu S mulatively or by semester. ? Awards were also given to cadets who compiled the "most Im proved" academic records. From Perquimans County, Te resa Schallock, cadet staff ser geant, sophomore geography major and graduate of Perqui mans County High School? re ceived the highest cumulative grade point average of her Air Force ROTC class. The Great Dismal Swampr an Historic Legacy A Humanities Lecture Series Tuesday, March 4 OK. TOM PARRAMORE Department of History, Meredith College Topic: History of the Canal Tuesda v. March 11 DR. LINDLEY BUTLER Historian-in-Residence, Rockingham Community College Topic: The Disnpl Swamp Canal: An economic link to river nlvigation of the Roanoke system Tuesday. March If DR. GERALD LEVY Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University Topic: Folklore Associated with the Swamp Tuesday, March 25 Panel Discussion including: Karl Kuhtmann. Recreation Resource Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mary Keith Garrett, Biologist, Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge; Barry Jacobs, newspaper reporter, fslorth Carolina Independent; Yates Barber, local historian Each lecture wiH begin a t 7:30 pm in the lecture auditorium, room B-202, College of The Albemarle. Spwworadby: College of The Albemarle Museum of the Albemarle c North Carolina Humanities Committee ? \ T ? Heavy-duty extra large capacity waaher. ? 2 waah/rlnae temperature aelectlona. ? Unbalanced load control ayatem. ? Porcelain enamel cover, lid and baaket. ? Up to 130 minutee drying for heaviest loads. ? Removable up-front lint filter. ? Smooth porcelain enamel drum.

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