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Page 2B—MIRROR-HERALD—Thursday, November 3, 1977
Story By Elizabeth Stewart
Where Students Prepare For Life
Photos By Tom McIntyre
LIFE SCIENCE CLASS — Tom Potter, left, Roger
Grant and Kelly Goodson observe protosoan specimens
under a microscope and Kelly holds a cow skull In
seventh grade life science class In which 99 students are
enrolled at Central.
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ii PERSONAL SERVICES LAB - CUnt Retchson
.shampoos Keith Wilson In the Personal Services Lab at
Central where students learn about many areas of
-career exploration.
(From Page IB)
calls the program “very
good and meets the needs
of the exceptional child.”
Mrs. McDowell said
numerous activities are
underway dally In the
Learning Lab. There are
language arts and math
sessions, educational TV In
the morning with "Sesame
Street,” games which
teach, and even macrame
and other skills.
The positive results of
these students is most
encouraging, said Mrs.
McDowell, an eight year
veteran of the KM system
who Is In her third year at
Central.
A favorite spot for Cen
tral seventh graders Is the
Art Lab where Mrs. Jo
Ellis Is instructor. The
popular teacher, in her
fourth year at Central,
started the program here
and students are Invited to
choose from one unit. Most
of them choose macrame
and are turning out beauti
ful Lions, poodles, owls,
wall hangings, necklaces
and pocketbooks. Mar-
grace Mill donates the
yam for these classes, KM
Brick donates wax for
candlemaking..
Ninety-seven seventh
graders are Involved In Art
this nine-week period and
love it.
"We offer the widest
Variety of subject matter
for this age group of any
school In our area,” says
Jo, who la quite proud that
her students always bring
home blue ribbons from
Spring In Shelby Art Festi
val and from area fairs.
“By the time students
reach seventh grade, they
have only learned about
paints, crayons and draw
ing and their knowledge of
other arts like stltchery,
weaving, crocheting and
rug-making Is very little,”
said Mrs. Ellis.
Ptirpose of the textile
unit, of course, is to relate
to the future — careers
exploration, a starting
point for perhaps a life
style for the children.
Personal Services Lab la
also a popular spot as kids
learn to prepare fast foods
and short orders, use the
sewing machine and learn
other skills.
The woodworking shop Is
also a busy lab and here
kids leam about brick
laying and welding, among
oQier things. One of the
projects of this enthusias
tic group is a Solar
Selector which they have
built under the leadership
of Gene Alexander to con
serve energy by storing up
heat. R’s been a real “fun”
project as well as a lear
ning project, said one of
the students.
A student’s first em
phasis on specialised
education Is seen at
Central School.
There’s something for
everyone, says one
student: football, basket
ball and volleyball, wrest
ling, gymnastics, folk
dancing, and Ideas of basic
education continually
stressed.
The “back to basics”
idea, declares Principal
Allen, la very misleading
In that we have at Central
In the past and will con
tinue to teach the basics of
education.
The techniques,
methods, and the variety
of educational experiences
are basically all that have
changed.
Central School, which la
a Century old, has seen
many students come and
go; as a K-13 school, a
Senior High School, a
Junior High School and In
Just the past several years
a middle school that
houses all sixth and
Troop Takes
Camping Trip
’Troop 91 Boy Scouts took
Its first Fall camping trip
Sat., Oct. 33 and the two
patrols competed In con
tests of Scouting skills.
Elagle Patrol won the
Log Ralslng-Knot Tlelng
and Fire Building contest.
Tiger Patrol won the Fuss
Stick Rellay.
The Trotqi) also con
ducted a drawing for a
knife given to the troop by
Scoutmaster Wayne Put
nam. Glenn James won the
prise.
Boggan Will
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SHC Sets
Annual
Bazaar
LEARNING LAB — Mrs. Peggy McDowell, center.
Instructs Larston WUllsuns, left and Rodney Carter,
right. In one of the sustlvitles which the learning lab
provides at Central School. The students are learning to
macrame pocketbooks using heavy yam.
SOLAR SELBCTOR — Instnictor Gene Alexander,
left, and Scott Stawls show off the solar selector which
Central students have built themselves In an energy
project conducted In the woodworking shop and lab.
seventh grade students In
the system.
’The academic portion of
the cu^culum Is given a
strong emphasis on all
levels. A block system of
scheduling gives a child
language arts and social
studies Instruction from
one teacher and math and
science from another.
Principal Allen would
like to see more classroom
space (a mobile unit and
three metal buildings are
now utilised for special
programs) and “dreams”
that someday the students
can enjoy swimming,
along with their other
programs, and a typing
class. He also hopes that a
program can be added for
emotionally disturbed
children and that the staff
for exceptional kids can be
Increased.
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Children are preparing
for life everyday at Central
School.
Central School Is
special place.
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READING LAB — Glenda Ivey, aide. Instructs
Janlne Miller with phonics survey cards In a sixth
grade reading lab. Fifty-five children are enrolled In
this program of which Carole Wheeler Is teacher.
' Jeff , Boggan, Kings
Mountain Senior High
senior student and son of
Rev. and Mrs. Bob
Boggsn, will sing with the
Honors Chorus at the state
Music Educators Con
ference In Winston Salem
this Sunday night at 8 p. m.
at Oonventlan Center.
The Kings Mountain
music student was selected
from auditions conducted
throughout North Carolina
schools. He Is a member of
the KMSHS Chorus, which
Is directed by Mrs. J. N.
McOure.
Saturday, Nov. 13 has
been set as the data for the
Annual BaMar for the
benefit of the various en
deavors of the Sisters of
Mercy of Belmont.
The Baaaar wUl be held
according to tradition In
the Alunuil Gymnasium at
Sacred Heart Oollego In
Belmont. Clothing, hand
crafts, fancy work, baked
goods, home-made candy,
cakes, pickles, hand-made
afghans, aprons, hoalery,
arhlts elephant Items, gifts,
novelties, canned goods,
stationery, toys, knitted
goods, also hand-made
dolls, and other Items will
be on sale.
A Buffet of hot and cold
dishes salads, desserts and
beverages will be served
from S to 8 p. m. Snacks
and treats will be available
aU day. The Buffet Is an
Ideal way to end an after
noon of bargain shopping.
“While enjoying the
Baiasr you can help to
perpetuate the works at the
SlBtsrs of Mercy In educa-
tfcm, health care, and so
cial welfare. The Sacred
Heart Baiaar Is a good
place to meet and greet old
friends because many
Alumni, relatives and
friends plan to attend this
Annual event In Belmont,”
said Slater Mary Joan.
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