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Grover Head Start Talking About Thanksgiving
The Head Start class of Grover School is talking about Thanksgiv-
ing. They have been making Pilgrims, Indian headbands, Indian
vests and drums. They are planning to dress up as Indians and
Pilgrims. They are also going to a turkey farm.
The Grover School gym classes are trying to improve on their
throwing and catching skills.
November is a special month for the first graders. They are ready
for November 24, which is Thanksgiving Day. They are thinking
about things they are thankful for. They have been writing stories,
Sheing songs, and doing art work centered around Pilgrims and In-
ians.
Mrs. Shaffer’s first grade class has been very busy this week. They
are learning rhyming words and doing a daily calendar. In Spanish
they are learning how to count to twenty. They are also learning
songs in Spanish. They have decorated their room with writings and
colored pictures about Thanksgiving. In social studies they are stu-
dying about neighborhoods.
Mrs. Baber’s and Mrs. Ellis’s fourth and fifth graders are sponsor-
ing a school store. They are practicing their money skills while
receiving an experience in business.
Mrs. Stills’s, Mrs. Alexander’s, and Mrs. Phifer’s classes are stu-
dying about Pilgrims and Indians this month. They are learning
poems, Indian songs, and finger-plays. They have an Indian display
- with various Indians. They enjoy listening to Indian stories, too.
They are studying Spanish. They are learning how to say their colors
and numbers in Spanish. They sing songs in Spanish. They are learn-
ing the sounds of the alphabet and numbers.
Mrs. Beam’s second grade class has been studying about the
Grover School News
By KENYA HOUZE
Student Reporter
CSREES
Presidential Election. The children have begun to understand the
election process and have become familiar with important political
words through reading and coloring their own book, ‘‘Choosing a
President.” The children registered and voted in class. They made
election buttons and elephant and donkey pole puppets. The puppets
were carried on a “Get Out the Vote” parade which marched
through Grover. These second graders experienced the thrill of elec-
ting our President.
The class has also begun a study of Indians. The classroom door is
decorated in the shape of a teepee. The children have made in-
dividual teepees for an Indian village. The boys have made Indian
warriors and the girls have made Indian maidens. This theme will be
continued with the Shey of Pilgrims and our first Thanksgiving.
The results of the fifth grade election were as follows:
President: George Bush
Vice-President: Dan Quayle
Governor: Bob Jordan
Mrs. Stewart’s math classes are working on regrouping with
decimals. Mrs. Canipe’s classes are studying about the Aztec Indians
and spanish explorers. Mrs. Martin’s health classes are studying
about the food groups.
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North
School
By BRAD LEONARD
Student Reporter
What Makes North School
Special?
To answer this question I inter-
viewed three students of North
School. The students were: Brad
Short-Mrs. Blanton’s first grade
class, Kim Parker-Mrs. Glad-
den’s third grade class, and
Kevin Allen-Mrs. Hembree’s
fifth grade class. The questions
below are the questions I asked
them.
1. What makes North School
special?
2. What is your favorite class?
(P.E., Art, Music, Library)
3. What is the best thing about
your regular classroom?
Now, here are the answers to
my interview. for the first ques-
’ tion I asked, Brad Short said, “It
is the nice teachers that make
North School special,” Kim
Parker said, ‘‘It is how much you
learn and what you learn that
makes North School special.”
i : Kevin Allen said, ‘The teachers
make North School special.”
The answers to the second
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question were all alike. Brad,
Kim, and Kevin like PE. Better’
than any other class.
Now, for the third question.
Brad Short said, ‘““Activities are
the best thing in my regular
classroom.” Kim Parker said,
‘Mrs. Gladden and Mrs. Dixon
are real nice. I like my
teachers.” Kevin said, ‘‘My best
thing would be my favorite sub-
ject, spelling.” This is my inter-
view.
On October 27, the Edwin Gill
Theater brought one of its plays
to North Elementary School.
The students enjoyed a very
entertaining version of
Thimberlina. The tremendous
larger than life puppets held the
children spellbound during the
entire production.
Following the performance a
member of the touring group met
with the kindergarten classes to
tell them more about the play
and answer their questions.
Bethware
School
By MELISSA BIRDSONG
Mrs. Susan White’s Class
Bethware School
Kindergarten — In Mrs. Gib-
son’s class they are studying In-
dians. While studying Indians,
they are going to dress in head-
dresses and have a pow wow. The
person who memorized the
Spanish colors is Kyle Lovelace.
In Mrs. Webb’s kindergarten
class the two helpers are C.J.
Van Dyke and Wade Wiggins.
The class won the free ice cream
for “good behavior in physical
education. Their good citizen is
Che Bell. In Miss Wright's class
is Leebo Henderson, Jr., as. the
special student. The good
citizens are Richard Carpenter
in the classroom, Miranda Dixon
in music, and Alan Gibson in art,
physical education and library.
First Grade — In Mrs. Hughes’
_.class they are voting for presi-
dent and studying Indians. They
won the golden trash can for the
cleanest room. In Mrs. Kiser’s
class they are studying Indians
also.
Second Grade — In Mrs.
Wallace’s class is Charisse
Nichols as the citizen of the
month. Birthdays in her class are
Miranda Byers and Carlos
Smith. They are also drawing In-
dian pictures. In Mrs. Lovelace’s
class these people have cele-
brated birthdays: Connie Bell
and Jonathan Baily. They have a
new student, Lee Neely. In Mrs.
East
School
Bethware Kindergarteners
Are Studying About Indians
Clark’s class the citizen of the
month is Lance Butmem. Her
birthday people are David Lamb
and Krissy Wheeler.
Third Grade — In Mrs. Ham-
bright’s class Christy Randall is
the special student. They are all
studying animals. Mrs. Kiser’s
class went on a trip to the Train
Museum in Spencer, N.C. on
Wednesday, November 9. They
visited the museum, saw a film,
and went on a train ride.
Fourth Grade — Mr. Mec-
Dowell’s class won the golden
trash can last week for the
cleanest room. Mrs. Smith’s
classes are writing stories on
what they’re thankful for.
Fifth Grade — Mr. Lemons
class won the golden trash can
for the. cleanest room. Mrs.
White’s room won the free ice
cream for good behavior in P.E.
The class also is working on
multiplication. Mrs. Allen’s class
is studying the eyeball and the
ears.
Special Class — In Mr. Bolt’s
P.E. class, they are working on
soccer. The ice cream winners
for October are Mrs. White’s
class, Mrs. Webb’s class and
Mrs. Wallace’s class. Mrs.
Echols is beginning the first fifth
grade chorus. Auditions have
been held and rehearsals are
scheduled to begin November 18.
AMY RAY
TASHA ADAMS
KM
Junior
High
By STEPHANIE JONES
Students Tour Chapel Hill
Friday, Nov. 11, was a day off for some of the students. Other
students went on a field trip to Chapel Hill. The school took five tour
buses and traveled to Chapel Hill. When they arrived at Chapel Hill,
the students toured the campus of the University of North Carolina.
Many students went to the huge library to see exactly how big it
was. Plenty of the sports fans visited the Dean Smith Center or the
Dean Dome, as Carolina fans call it. Students were allowed to tour
campus until 1:15. At 1:15 the students went into Moorehead
Planetarium and saw a presentation. The trip to Chapel Hill was
educational and also very fun.
The volleyball team was ready to play Tuesday, first game, after
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Central
School
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By JADA BROWN AND JAYDA BIDDIX
Central Printing Paper
Central School has a number of
clubs going on this year. We have
the Pioneer Press that is trying
to put out a paper every month.
There are 17 members. The spon-
sors are Miss Johnson, Miss
Elliott and Mrs. Moffitt.
on the Science Fair. The Math
Club is working with them for the
Math Fair.
The Art Club is busy working
and making props for the
Chorale’s Christmas program.
Keep up the good work!
The Student Council has been
very busy with some activities.
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We have a sixth grade and
seventh grade Science Club.
They are both presently working
WEST SCHOOL NEWS
By BECKY TAYLOR AND KRISTI GARRIEPY
East Holds Mock Election
Nov. 7 was Election Day at
East School. The fifth graders
held a mock election. In every
class they had a paper to register
to vote. On Election day we gave
the students a ballot if they
registered. The students marked
their ballots. We put the ballots
into a box and the fifth graders
counted the votes. The result of
East School’s Mock Election was
the following: Bush got 168 votes.
Dukakis got 108 votes. Bush won
the election by 60 votes.
Students Pan For Gold
West School had done many things the past few weeks. Fifth grade
students went to Reed’s Gold Mine. They went into a mine where
miners used to mine. It was exactly as they had imagined. The most
S3tiiing thing they did was pan for gold, and lots of people found
gold.
Third, fourth, and fifth grades went to the farms. First they went to
the dairy farm. They learned about farming with cows. At the dairy
farm they drank chocolate milk. Then they went to the Scism’s farm.
They grow cotton and different grains, like soy beans, oats, etc. They
gave the students some roasted soy beans to taste.
West finally finished their Partners in Excellence Program that
lasted for seven weeks. With our money we will get World Book
resource books. The biggest money earner from Mrs. McDonald’s
class was Holly Parker. She will get a gold medal. The most books
read in Mrs. McDonald’s class was by Chad Smith.
AGRICULTURE STUDENTS - Craig Mayes, second from left, instructs Sherry Yarboro, left, Eric
Ross, Jerry Yarboro, Teddy Jefferies and Jermaine McCluney in an agriculture class at KMSHS where
students in vocational education work with computers.
This Is American Education
Week At Kings Mountain High
A total of 1,847 students in the Kings Mountain
District Schools are involved in vocational educa-
tion courses on a daily basis, 93 percent at Kings
Mountain Senior High and the remainder in the 7th
grade at Central Middle School and 8th grade at
KM Junior High.
Mrs. Betty R. Gamble, Director of the program
since 1981 and a veteran Kings Mountain school
teacher, said that 77 of the group are high school
juniors and seniors who participate in a co-op pro-
gram and work in jobs related to the skill class
they are taking at the high school.
Some of the students work from 12 to 40 hours a
week and take a minimum of 20 hours classwork.
The high school classes available to students are
varied and include cosmetology, principals of
technology, drafting, welding, carpentry,
agriculture production, horticulture, automobile
technology, consumer homemaking, occupational
home economics, keyboarding, business law,
computer applications, computerized accounting,
administrative support, occupational occupations,
vocational assessment coordinating, industry
assessment coordinating, and support services in-
structor.
A staff of 27 directs the programs and in the 7th
and 8th grades classes are given in career ex-
plorations.
Mrs. Gamble said that the program received a
Sex Equity grant in the amount of $12,000 to en-
courage both male and female students to get in
areas not predominately noted for males and
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Students Work On Jobs
To Earn School Credit
Vocational education helps young people decide
what to do with their lives and gives them the tools
to get started, a group of KMSHS vocational
students agree.
Penny Blue, Janet Ledford, Vickie Ellis, Stacey
Goode, Richie Adams, Tammy Vestal, all seniors,
and James Goad, Alison Parizo and Shannon
Sanders, juniors work in various indusiry and
business in the city and go to school every day.
taking 20 hours of class work each week.
Penny Blue has been working at TG&Y as a
cashier since May. she enjoys working with people
and has found that the business world is quite dif-
ferent from school. Working on the floor too, she
helps customers with their shopping lists.
James Goad works for his father at Frank R.
Burgers in Charlotte. The Goads live in Grover and
every day after school James travels to Charlotte
to work as a cashier. and cook in the family
business. He learned at an early age to work as a
jack-of-all trades in the food business and occa-
sionally helps out on weekends at the family-run
business, Golden Fried Chicken, in Marion. James
says his work as a cashier will help him in his
career choice, banking. James’ goal is to be a
bank president.
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