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~~ / Page 4A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, November 4, 1982 Central: Old School With New Ideas (ED. NOTE: During the re- mainder of the school year, a different school in the Kings Mountian District will be spotlighted in a series of monthly articles submitted by the Kings Mountain Association of Educators. To- day's feature is on Central Middle School.) By GRACE COSTNER Central Teacher : On September 21, approx- * imately 500 people packed the auditorium of Central School, waiting eargerly to find out more about the educational program that awaited their sixth and seventh grade children during the 1982-83 schoool year. It was a record crowd. As the evening proceeded the: parents learned a great deal about what goes on - behind the doors of Central School. Having attended Central when it was a high school, many : parents were surprised to see how up-to-date the building had | been kept. During the spring and . summer of this year, fresh paint ; and badly needed carpet improv- ‘ed the already air-conditioned ' classrooms. The daily upkeep of : an old building is no easy job, but Central is fortunate to have : an excellent custodial staff to tend to these needs. Central’s first priorty is to the ' education of its students. This . year, much emphasis has been placed on the reading program. Money has been provided over the years through Title I to pro- ; vide a reading lab to meet par- ticular students’ needs. This year the reading lab teacher is work- ing jointly with the classroom teacher to include twice as many students in this program than was possible before. Along with the new reading program that has been initiated at Central and a new Tachomatic machine, Central’s students are receiving intensive instruction in reading. The math program at Central is also looking great for this year. Last year, teachers were able to purchase math kits for each room and duplicating workbooks that correlate with the new textbooks. For the first time, a checklist of math skills has been developed to be kept in the cumulative records. This will inform teachers what skills the studentd were exposed to previously and which ones were mastered. ; Besides the basic curriculum courses offered at Central, students also attend classes in art, music and pre-vocational personal services. Students receive quality instruction from teachers certified in these areas. ‘A wide variety of programs is also available for students with special learning problems. All of the instruction that goes on a Central requires much money. To help obtain materials that state and local funds do not provide, a Spring Festival is held each year. The community hear- tily supports this events, last year helping to raise $4,692. A guidance program is provid- ed to help students deal with the particular problems of their age group. In conjuction with this, an in-school suspension program is in its third year at Central. Students are able to continue their academic work, although being suspended from the regular classroom for discipline problems. Extracurricular activities at Central offer a variety of after- school programs. The seventh grade band boasts of a record group of 118 students. The chorus is practicing in the morn- ings this year and has 45° members. For the second year, Central has a Student Council which gives students an oppor- tunity to become involved in planning and carrying out ac- tivities for the school. It has been a great success. An outgrowth of the Student Council is the school newspaper, the Central Pioneer, which is written by the alternate Student Council members. Six of Central’s seventh grade boys are members of the Junior High football team. So much is going on at Central to meet all the educational needs of the students. Without a staff of well-trained teachers and prin- cipals, this could not be possible. Central has seventeen teachers who have received their Masters Degree, most by attending night school and three teachers that are presently working on this. { Central may be contained in an old building, but the educa- tional program going on there is very up-to-date. Mentioned here is only a fraction of the work go- ing on at Central. It must be remembered that education is confined not to the schools alone but is a cooperative effort bet- ween the school system and the communmity. "SCIENCE CLASS - Central Science teacher Sherrill Toney, right. gives individual instruc- tion to Shawn Smith while Pam Wall, left. and Photo by I.G. Alexander Tina Roper identify insects during a class at Central. Back Pain There can be many reasons for back pain. 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