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April 3, 2002
Vol. 70, No. 13 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
APR 0 3 2002
CU
Weekly
Education
reform law
affecting
assistants
ANNA GOODWIN MCCARTHY
Correspondent
Several local teacher assis
tants are already seeing the
effects the “No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001.”
Perquimans County
Schools Superintendent Ken
neth Wells said the legisla
tion, signed into law by Presi
dent Bush on Jan. 8, requires
Title 1 Schools, which receive
Federal funds, to re-evaluate
the education qualifications
of present and future teacher
assistants.
WeUs said every school in
Perquimans County is a Title
1 School, so every teacher
assistant in the system wiU be
affected.
According to the new legis
lation, teacher assistants
must have “completed at least
two years of study at an insti
tution of higher education,”
or “obtained an associates
degree” or “met a rigorous
standard of quality and can
demonstrate, through a for
mal state or local assessment
knowledge of, and the ability
to assist in instructing, read
ing, writing and mathematics,
or knowledge of, and the abil
ity to assist in instructing,
reading readiness, and mathe
matics readiness, as appropri
ate.”
WeUs said he has met with
the ■ system’s teacher assis
tants to discuss the new quali
fications for teacher assis
tants that the legislation
requires.
Wells said teacher assis
tants have four years to meet
these qualifications. People
who are applying for teacher
assistant positions must have
met these qualifications to be
hired, said WeUs.
Wells said at least 25
teacher assistants are going
to pursue degrees.
“Our folks have taken this
seriously,” said WeUs.
Wells said he was very
Continued on page 6
PCHS to present ‘Anything Goes’
The Perquimans County
High School Drama Depart
ment is taking to the high
seas with the crew of the S.S.
America for the musical com
edy, “Anything Goes.”
This high-stepping romp
across the Atlantic features
the music of Cole Porter and a
storyline originally written
by P.G. Wodehouse, and is
fiUed with aU the classic ele
ments of American musical
theater: thwarted lovers,
stow-aways, disguises, mis
taken identity, and of course,
a happy ending.
The cast of the show
includes Maude White as the
night club singing evangelist
Reno Sweeney; Ashley
McCleary as the debutante
Hope Harcourt; and Bruce
Park as the out of luck stock
broker Billy Crocker with
whom they are both in love.
Brandon Woodard appears
as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh,
Hope’s fiance; Shara Krause
as her mother and Josh Cram
as BiUy’s boss.
Brandt Kime and Marie
Krepps round out the princi
pal cast as Moonface Martin
(public enemy number thir
teen) and his sidekick Erma.
Reno’s “Angels” and the pas
sengers and crew of the S.S.
America are played by KeUy
Detmer, Katherine Beede,
Felicia Vaughn, Erin France,
Walter Clair, Kevin Gordon,
Skylar Spence, Lavon Miller,
Barrett Gibson, Amber Jack-
son, Anna Raisor, Amanda
Daugherty, Martina Vaughn,
Brandon Castelow, Brandon
Callahan, Nick Hudson,
Submitted photo
The Perquimans County High School Drama Department will present the musical come
dy, "Anything Goes" April 11 and 12 at the PCHS Auditorium. The show features the
music of Cole Porter and a storyline originally written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Bobbie Simmons, Jonathan
Castillo, Michael Everett,
Edward Meadows, Jasmine
Price, Tiffany White and Gil
lian Habeger.
The show will play Thurs
day, April 11 and Friday,
April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the
PCHS auditorium. Admission
is $5 for adults and $1 for stu
dents. Tickets are available
from cast members in
advance or may be purchased
at the door.
Submitted photos
Group to offer over 300 free car seats
TYNER — Wendy Jewett,
Executive Director of the
Chowan/Gates/ Perquimans
Partnership for Children,
announced last week that the
Partnership wiU make more
than 300 free car seats avail
able for children in its tri
county service area.
“Within the next few
weeks, the Partnership wiU
receive a shipment of car
seats to be distributed by
Chowan County Emergency
Services, the Family Resource
Center in Gatesville, and
Perquimans Police Depart
ment,” said Jewett. “We col
laborate with these agencies
to distribute our car seats so
parents are instructed on
proper installation of the
seats to ensure their chil
dren’s safety. None of the car
seats made available by the
Partnership will be given
without the receiving parent/
guardian first participating in
a training that demonstrates
the seat’s proper use and
installation,” continued
Jewett.
The Partnership, which has
already provided a combined
total of approximately 400 car
seats to children in Chowan,
Gates and Perquimans Coun
ties, will make available car
seats to accommodate
Submitted photo
Brodie is now "riding saf
er" in a car seat provided
by the Partnership for
Children.
children up to 40
pounds, including those
appropriate for premature
babies. “It is not necessary
that recipients of our car
seats meet any eligibility
requirements, other than
proof of residency in the
county from which parents
request their seats,” Jewett
stated.
Any parent who would like
to be put on the waiting list to
obtain a car seat in Chowan
County should contact Patty
Madry at Chowan County
Emergency Services, 482-4365,
where car seats are distrib
uted by appointment on Tues
days only. In Gates County,
parents should contact Sheila
Riddick at Gates County
Regional Transportation in
Gatesville at 357-4487 to be
wait-listed for a car seat.
Trainings in Gates, which
take approximately four
hours, are conducted by mem
bers of the Highway Depart
ment staff at the Regional
Transportation Office on a by-
appointment basis.
Perquimans parents should
call Betty Thornton at the
Hertford Police Department,
426-5587, to request their
names be put on that county’s
waiting list. Car seat
distribution/information ses
sions for Perquimans parents
are held on the last Friday of
each month from 8 a.m. to
noon at the Hertford Police
Department.
The Chowan/Gates/
Perquimans Partnership for
Children can be contacted at
221-3030.
Donations to the Partner
ship can be made payable to
“CGP/PFC” and sent to the
Partnership at 123 Dillards
MiU Road, Tyner, N.C.
Habitat group seeks
owner for next home
Habitat for Humanity
is interested in hearing
from families in the
Chowan-Perquimans
area who would like to
become the owner of a
Habitat house.
Habitat has completed
two houses, one in the
Edenton area and one in
Hertford. The chapter
will soon begin building
its third house, which is
to be located in the
Edenton area. If you are
interested in being con
sidered for ownership of
this house, or if you have
questions, write to
Chowan-Perquimans
Habitat for Humanity,
PO Box 434, Edenton, NC
27932 or phone 482-2579 or
482-2686.
Habitat for Humanity
is a Christian ministry
where Faith in Humanity
is restored, with every
nail and every board.”
There are a number of
important requirements
families need to meet to
be considered including
the fact that the partner
ing party (you) must cur
rently reside in substan
dard housing. The yearly
income, for a family of
four, must be about
$20,000 or less. It would
be higher for a larger
family.
The family that is cho
sen must agree to put in
400 hours of “sweat equi
ty” working at the con
struction site. You may
invite family members,
friends, or church mem
bers to help with those
hours. You must agree to
participate in a number
of courses relating to suc
cessful home o\ynership.
After making a minimum
downpayment, the Habi
tat families pay about
$250 a month on an
interest-free mortgage,
including taxes and
insurance.
The cast of the "Anything Goes" from Perquimans
County High School practices during a recent dress
rehearsal (above, left). The musical promises plenty
of thwarted lovers, stow-aways, disguises, mistaken
identities, and of course, a happy ending.
Board
tables
hunting
resolution
ANNA GOODWIN MCCARTHY
Correspondent
A controversial hunting
amendment was tabled
Monday after the
Perquimans County Com
missioners couldn’t agree
on what was best for the
county or its hunters.
“Until we can come to a
consensus with the hunters
in this county, there is no
point in taking any action,”
said County Commissioner
Charles Ward at a Board of
Commissioners meeting
Monday.
Commissioners were
debating a resolution that
lowered the minimum hunt-
ing stand
height to 6
feet. Present
ly, hunters
must build
their stands
at least 8 feet
high.
However,
there was
disagree
ment on
whether hunters would
oppose the change.
“I’m tired of hearing
about it,” said County Com
missioner Mack Nixon.
Nixon said he could not
even go to the store without
someone coming up to him,
and talking about it.
“They are all angry over
it,” said County Commis
sioner Ben Hobbs.
County Manager Paul
Gregory said he had not
received any calls about the
amendment, but he had dis
cussed it with hunters.
In some densely popu
lated counties, the stand
height is not a big issue,
because rifle hunting is pro
hibited, said Gregory.
Gregory said that would
be very unpopular in
Perquimans County.
Ward made a motion to
table the issue. Nixon
agreed with tabling the
motion but asked commis
sioners to consider and
make a decision at their
next board meeting.
Gregory
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