KMHS GRAD - Pam
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 28, 1986
band plays
seniors from Kings
Scholarships and grants University of North Carolina
totaling more than $100,000 in at Chapel Hill to Donald
academic and “athletic Mauney; merit scholarships
scholarships were won by 29 to Sandy Batchler and Pattie
graduating seniors at Kings McGinnis to Appalachian
ountain Senior High School. State University, Patrick
Hamrick, a four year
The 45 scholarship reci- scholarship to Duke Universi-
pients, including 40 academic ty, John Webster, Campbell
and five athletic, were an- University, Lynn Starr,
nounced during Awards Day Catawba College, Lisa Ham-
ceremonies Monday. bright, a music scholarship to
Scholarships included an UNC at Greensboro, Fluvan-
NROTC scholarship to the na Ferebee, a combustion
Insurance Commissioner
Joins Probe Of Masters
PROCESSIONAL - The Kings Mountain Junior ninth grade
A second probe by a state
agency of funeral home
owner Bennett Masters was
underway this week, when
the N.C. Commissioner of In-
surance’s Office entered the
case.
Masters, his wife, Betty,
and Masters Funeral Home,
Inc. are under investigation
by the Secretary of State’s of-
fice for allegedly fradulent
stock sales.
Shelby lawyer Charles
(Skip) McCartney, court ap-
pointed receiver for Masters,
said that SBI Agent Barry
Lee brought all the Masters
files to his office in Shelby
Tuesday but McCartney
estimated that it will take at
least three weeks for him to
go over the files.
Max Powell of the in-
surance commissioner’s of-
fice and Thomas Knox of the
legal section of United Fami-
ly Life Insurance Co., Atlan-
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A number of graduating scholarship, the Mauney
seniors won awards during Mills, Inc. scholarship, the
Awards Day Monday at National Honor Society
Kings Mountain High School. scholarship and Outstanding
Patrick Hamrick won the in Physics award and U.S.
coveted Kiwanis Citizinship Army Reserve scholar.
Award and Donald Mauney Karen Biddix, winner of the
and Mary Whetstine the Helen Logan Memorial
Outstandin
Boy Awar
Legion Post 155.
Scholarship
four years of study,
scholarshi
Chapel Hill.
included:
Lynn Grigg,
the mathematics award,
Other top award winners
Legion Auxiliary Unit 155
scholarship to a veteran’s
child.
Lisa Buchanan, winner of Award and Rotary
scholarship.
Sybil Patterson, winner of
Kings Mountain Jaycees
Senior Girl and scholarship.
of the American
Revonda Crockett, winner
of the Audacian Club Scholar-
Hamrick also received the ship.
Bonnie M. Summers History Patricia Jeffries, winner of
Award, in addition to a Dover the Delta Sigma Theta sorori-
and a Duke ty scholarship.
University scholarship for
and the Cleveland County Food
Mauney received an NROTC Services scholarship and
to attend UNC in Fellowship of Christian
Beth Webster, winner of
Athletes service award.
Tracy Horton, winner of
the Woodman of the World
American History award.
Lisa Hambright, winner of
the John Phillip Sousa Band
award and DAR Good Citizen
u
engineering scholarship to
Virginia Polytechnical In-
“stitute and University, Jen
nifer Bradley, a grant to
Duke University; and
atheltic grants in aid to Susie
Moore to study at Gardner
Webb College, Tracie
Williams to study at
Elizabeth City State Univesi-
ty, Edwin Sherer to study at
Mars Hill College, Calvin
Stephens to study at the
University of South Carolina
Photo by Gary Stewart
Gamble Stadium during commencement exercises Tuesday
“Pomp and Circumstance’ as the 251 graduating night.
Mountain High School march into John
Scholarships Total Over $100,000
and Otis Brooks to study at
Mars Hill College.
Beth Webster won the Lutz
Yelton Foundation Scholar-
ship, and Gairdner Webb
Scholarships also went to
Chip Caldwell, the Presiden-
tial scholarship and summer
theatre scholarship, Karen
Biddix, the Gardner Webb
honors scholarship and
Merinda Arrowood, A.G.
Fletcher Music Scholarship.
to 251 graduating high school
seniors Tuesday evening.
Marching to ‘Pomp and
Circumstance’’, by the KM
Junior High Ninth Grade
Band, the graduates in black
caps and gowns walked onto
the athletic field at John
Gamble Stadium to receive
their diplomas from KMSHS
Principal Ronnie Wilson and
Supt. Bill Davis, assisted by
Chief Marshal Andrew Faust
in the presence of crowds of
friends and families who had
feared that rain and threaten-
ing skies would force the
ceremonies indoors to Barnes
Auditorium.
Officers of the Class of 1986
led the graduation program.
Roderick Boyce gave the
invocation and SPO Presi-
dent Patrick S. Hamrick
gave the welcome. The
KMSH Choral Union sang
“My Wish For You” and
‘“Encore’’.
Edie Herndon, class presi-
dent, presented the Class of
1986 at which time Lisa Ann
Rhyne, secretary, read the
list of 27 honor graduates who
received Scholar Diplomas.
They were Amy Austin,
Karen Biddix, Roderick
Boyce, Jennifer Bradley,
Lisa Buchanan, Revonda
Crockett, Beth Eskridge,
Fluvanna Ferebee, Lisa
Hambright, Pairick S.
Hamrick, Edie Herhdon, Pat
Jeffries, Sonya Leach, Todd
Lovelace, Donald Mauney,
Pattie McGinnis,
Muench, Lorie Pressley, Lisa
Rhyne, Victoria Shaw, Kathy
Simpson, Tra¢y Smith, Lynn
Jones received a lon|
applause from her 250 classmates and hu
guests at Tuesday night's graduation exercise. Pam
earned her high school diploma while battling cancer.
Diplomas were presented
Jenny
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Graduation
Held Tuesday
Starr, Walter Wade, John
Webster and Beth Webster.
Patricia McGinnis, class
treasurer, on behalf of the
graduates, presented the
class gift, a gift of money to
start a fund for a sound
system for B.N. Barnes
Auditorium and the gift was
accepted by Bill McDaniel,
chairman of athe KM Board
of Education.
Susan Darlene Moore,
class treasurer, pronounced
the benediction.
At Sunday evening’s bac-
calaureate service before a
packed audience in B.N.
Barnes Auditorium, Dr. Eric
Faust, pastor of First
Presbyterian Church, used a
sermon from John 14 in which
he spoke of Jesus as ‘‘the
way, the truth and the life”
and compared poel Shel
Silverstein’s ‘‘Where the
Sidewalk Ends’ as he talked
of students leaving
graduating services and look-
ing for the way, reminding
that another student, the
Biblical character, Danijei, a
student under a full scholar-
ship, had chosen the way of
the Lord instead of the king
and God gave Daniel learning
ten times better than all the
others. Faust closed ie ser-
mon with a third pity
mother’s hand ot Alig. 22,
the first day of ‘school and
congratulated her and all her
classmates for being
members of the class of 1986.
“Where will the Class of 1986
go” he asked.
KIM HORD
KM Is Seat Belt Winner
Kings Mountain Senior
High School is the county-
wide winner of the Seat Belt
Incentive Program Contest!
During the May 26, Awards
Day Ceremony, Kings Moun-
tain High was presented a
video-cassette recorder
(VCR) donated by K-Mart of
Shelby.
In order to win the VCR,
Kings Mountain Senior High
students had to maintain a
seat belt wearing rate
average higher than the other
three senior high schools in
Cleveland County. At the end
of the year-long project,
statistics computed by the
UNC Highway Safety
Research Center revealed
the following averages:
Kings Mountain Senior High,
71%; Shelby Senior High,
55%; Burns Senior High,
43%; and Crest Senior High,
39%. :
Not only did Kings Moun-
tain students maintain the
highest wearing rate, they
also showed the greatest seat
belt usage increase from a
low of 16% to the average
wearing rate of 71%.
Paula Hildebrand, Health
Coordinator for Kings Moun-
tain District Schools, is
especially pleased with the
student interest and par-
ticipation in the project.
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PATRICK HAMRICK
the Outstanding Business
Student Award.
Jennifer Bradley, winner of
the N.C. Insurance Agent’s
scholarship, the biology
award for two years and a
grant for study at Duke
University.
Mike Woods and Ginger
Whales won the Danforth “I
Dare You’ awards.
Pattie McGinnis won the
Sallie Southall Cotten
MARY WHETSTINE
scholarships and the Rotary
Club scholarship.
Asa Nord, Swedish ex-
change student, was the
outstanding student in
academic achievement.
Amy Austin, KMSHS cor-
respondent for The Kings
Mountain Herald, received
an appreciation plaque from
The Herald.
Tamara Brown received
the Zeta Mu Chapter of Alpha
DONALD MAUNEY
Rappa Alpha Sorority
scholarship.
Revonda Crockett won the
Gastonia Alumni chapter
Delta Sigma Theta sorority
scholarship.
Sandy Scates received the
Clyde Cash Memorial
Scholarship.
Roderick Boyce received
the U.S. Army Reserve
Scholar Athletes Award and
Awards Day Honors Outstanding KMHS Seniors
the Albert G. Myers scholar-
ship.
Chip Caldwell won the
Kings Mountain Little
Theatre Performing Arts
scholarship award.
Becky Penley won the
Kings Mountain Educational
Office Personnel Business
Scholarship.
The Scheussler Award
went to Carl McWhirter and
awarded upon vote of the
faculty to the person who had
contributed much to the
school. The award was begun
in honor of Ralph Scheussler
who taught Latin at Kings
Mountain High School for
many years.
Kathy Simpson received
the Superintendent’s Choice
Art Award.
An academic award went
to Swedish exchange student
Asa Nord who was also
presented an American flag
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