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The Perquimans W eekly
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Vol. 64. No. 42
The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County people
Hertford, North Carolina 27944
Perquimans Schools name Teacher of Year
Spivey will
represent schools
at district level
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Carolyn Spivey was recent
ly named Teacher of the Year
for Perquimans County
Schools.
Spivey will now represent
the school system in district
competition.
According to members of
the Teacher of the Year
Committee, all four candi
dates, one representing each of
Perquimans County’s schools,
were truly top teachers, mak
ing the job of the selection
committee very difficult. In
addition to Spivey, who repre
sented Perquimans Middle
School, Teachers of the Year
from individual schools were
Linda Long, Hertford
Grammar School; Melissa
Fields, Perquimans Central
School; and Dean Hedley,
Perquimans High School.
A photograph of each
teacher at work has been
framed by the school board
and will be displayed at each
school. A photograph of the
group will hang in the schools
administrative office. The pho
tographs wiU be updated each
year.
A little about each teacher
follows.
Carolyn Spivey
Special Education
Number of years teaching:
10
Educational and
Professional Development
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SUBMITTED PHOTO
Perquimans County Schools Teachers of the Year (left to right)
Melissa Fields, Dean Hedley, Linda Long and Carolyn Spivey
recently competed in the local system Teacher of the Year com
petition. Spivey will represent Perquimans County Schools in
district competition.
A TOUR OF THE TOWN
PHOTO BY SUSAN HARRIS
Students in Linda Layden’s first grade class at Hertford
Grammar School took advantage of last week’s Indian
Summer weather to tour downtown Hertford. One stop was
at the police department, where children saw lights, heard
sirens and learned how patrol cars, bullet-proof vests and
other law enforcement equipment works. The entire class
got a laugh when the officers locked Miss Layden in the car
to show how the doors work.
Day
light
Savings
Ends!
Don’t
Forget
To Turn
Clocks
Back 1
Hour
Sunday
Four on commissioners ballot
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Perquimans voters will
choose three county commis
sioners during the general
election on Nov. 5 from among
the four candidates running
for the office.
Democrats Wayne Howell,
Archie Miller and Shirley
Yates and unaffiliated candi
date Bert Hayes, who is sup
ported by the local Republican
Party, will appear on the coun
ty commissioners ballot. Each
registered voter will be
allowed to choose only one
candidate. The top three vote-
getters will be elected. County
commissioners are sworn in
in Decemeber. They serve four
year terms.
Each candidate was sent a
questionnaire by The
Perquimans Weekly. This
week, only one question and
answer from each candidate
will be published. Next week,
photographs, brief biographies
and the rest of the questions
and answers will be published.
Election
^o^ U You C.Ol'NIS
Why did you decide to run for
county commissioner?
Hayes: I feel I can do a bet
ter job of representing the
interest of the tax payers of
this county. My only interest
in serving is to make certain
the residents of this county
always have a voice at all
County Commission meetings.
I don’t have a business in this
county and the only property I
own is our home. Since I am
retired I have the time to meet
with groups and bring their
concerns to the commission
meetings.
Howell: My family history
dates back to well over 100
years in Perquimans Co. I
would like to see the heritage
that I have enjoyed continue
for the generations to follow. I
feel that I could help preserve
that, that we have.
Miller: Being a lifetime res
ident of Perquimans County, I
know and love this county
very well. I feel that I have
gained much experience in the
past four years that will help
me to make the sound deci
sions that will be necessary. I
feel that I have the qualities to
do a good job as a county com
missioner for Perquimans
County for the next four years.
Yates: I decided to run for
re-election county commision-
er because I felt due to my mil
itary training I have good
leadership skills. I am well
versed in personnel manage
ment. I have knowledge con
cerning budget. I am interest
ed in people. And I want to try
to help improve the quality of
life for all people in
Perquimans County, especial
ly senior citizens.
Activities: Graduate of
Middletown High School,
Middletown, N.Y.; Guilford
College in Greensboro with a
bachelor’s degree in special
education; and UNC-Chapel
Hill with a masters degree in
special education. Attended
the Northeast Leadership
Academy and the National
Crisis Prevention Institute,
Nonviolent Crisis
Intervention.
Factors that influenced the
decision to become a teacher:
Both of my parents were teach
ers and my mother was a spe
cial education teacher. A
senior elective as an assistant
in the resource room further
increased my exposure to the
special education population
and helped me realize that I
had the ability to teach.
Community involvement
activities: New Hope United
Methodist Church; helps with
activities at Durants Neck
Volunteer Fire Department;
former Special Olympicscoach
and youth soccer coach.
Rewards in teaching: The
rewards I find in teaching
come directly from the stu
dents. Watching them succeed
is how I know that I am a suc
cessful teacher.
Linda Long
Reading Recovery
Number of years teaching:
21
Educational and
Professional Development
Activities: Graduate of
Atlantic Christian College;
Reading certification. East
Carolina University; Reading
Recovery certification, UNC-
Please see Teacher, page 7
It’s homecoming
week at P.C.H.S.
Parade, dance,
pep rally and
bonfire planned
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
P.C.ELS. students, parents,
alumni and fans will gather at
Memorial Field Friday
evening to celebrate the end
ing festivities for homecoming
‘96.
The highlight of homecom
ing week win be crowning the
king and queen during half
time activities of the
Perquimans-Creswell football
game.
On the homecoming court
are freshman representatives
Faith Dean, Brandi Dennison,
Brian Holland and Ryan
WoodeU; sophomore represen
tatives Brandy Hollowell,
LeAnn Ferrell, James White
and Drew Harris; junior repre-
sentatives
Julie Bunch,
Jennifer
Rountree,
Toby
Crandall and
T a V a r u s
Ferebee; and
senior repre-
sentatives
S h i k a r a
Elliott, Erica Ennis, Korey
Moore, and Brian White. The
representatives were closen by
members of their classes.
Overall winners for Mr. and
Miss Class of 2000, Mr. and
Miss Class of 1999, Prince and
Princess and King and Queen
will be chosen this week by the
entire student body.
Homecoming will end with
a dance for Perquimans High
School students. Only those
students with current P.C.H.S.
student IDs will be admitted.
The dance will end at 11:30
p.m.
For the first time in many
years, a Friday afternoon
parade will be a part of the cel
ebration. Sponsored by the
high school Students Against
Drunk Driving Club, the
parade theme is “Drinking and
Driving, A Deadly
Combination.” The parade wiU
feature the band, homecoming
representatives, and entries
from most of the clubs and
activities at the high school,
along with others from the
middle school.
Participants will leave the
high school at 4 p.m., proceed
down Edenton Road Street,
Grubb Street, Church Street,
Dobbs Street, and Edenton
Road Street back to the high
school. Vehicles not in the
parade will not be allowed in
the line-up area.
Activities leading up to the
parade included Monday-
Pajama Day, Tuesday-Twin
Day; Wednesday-Creative Day;
Thursday-
Homecoming events
Friday
Pep rally
Patacle4p.m.
Game 7:30 p.rn.
Dance post-game—11:30
Class Color
Day (seniors,
blue; juniors,
black; sopho
mores, white;
freshmen,
red); and
Friday-
Spirit/Black
and Gold Day.
On Thursday night, there
will be a bonfire beside the bus
garage.
Friday’s pep rally will be a
prelude to the parade and
game.
SADD Club members wUl be
at the gate at the football game
passing out red ribbons to
remind students that home
coming should be a fun, safe
time, not a time to drink and
drive.
Homecoming activities are
sponsored and organized by
the Student Council.
Outside
FRIDAY
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FAIR
PARTLY CLOUDY
PARTLY CLOUDY