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TPS BAAS Page 6A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, October 31, 1991 Bethware Flementary fi fth- grade teacher Dianna allen and one e of her students, Bridget Barrett, help decorate the room for Halloween. Allen's fifth-grade class is known as Allen's Angels. By RENEE WALSER of the Heral ff The first thing you see when you walk into Bethware Elementary School fifth grade teacher Dianna Allen's room is a sign over the door that says "All Children Can Learn." After crossing the threshold, you don't know where to look next. In the center of the room is Allen's desk, a round table sur- rounded by the children's desks, all neatly labeled with the student's name. Every wall is covered with mot- toes like "All Children Can Learn" and "Be the Best You Can Be." And tucked away in one corner sits a rocking chair for reading or just resting after a long day. It's a room for staying busy, but 1's a comfortable room, too. About the banner, Allen said, Ap This year marks the 26th an- niversary of the Head Start pro- gram and Cleveland County's Head Start centers will join more than 13,000 Head Start centers across the country in celebrating the pro- gram's founding. . . but the local ogram director has decided not to join in the nationwide balloon launch this year. For the past ten years, Cleveland . County Head Start has participated in an informational balloon release _ in an attempt to inform the people of the country and surrounding ar- cas of the program's services. Each of the Head Start enrollees has pre- viously released a helium filled balloon containing a message that October is National Head Start Awareness Month with a number to call for more information. This year the program will not release balloons and will use this opportunity to advocate against the use of balloons with young chil- dren. Balloons are a common cause of choking infants and young chil- dren. Helium filled balloons that float away to become lodged in trees or pastures are also a threat to the environment and may be dead- ly to animals. {th Di (which w: "We understand all children can't learn at the same rate, but all chil- dren can learn." Her philosophy of education is just that gentle. "I try to get the students to see the good things about themselves," she said. "I try to treat them like I would want someone else to treat my children." Allen said she felt a teacher should be patient, kind and under- standing, "You need to let them know that you love them and care about them," she said. "And, of course, a teacher has to be industrious to stay up till 11:00 at night to grade papers," she said, chuckling, Allen said Bethware was an es- pecially good school to work at be- cause she and the three other fifth grade teachers work so closely to- celebrated on October 7th) focused on prevention of childhood injuries this year. Injury is the single great- est killer of children, causing more deaths than all diseases combined. Injury (including choking) is also a leading cause of disability. An esti- mated 30,000 children suffer per- manent disability from injury each year. The cost of injuries to the na- tion's children is estimated to ex- ceed 7.5 billion dollars each year. Most injuries are predictable and preventable. "To protect our chil- dren from these preventable in- juries, we need to improve our knowledge, and make some changes in our environment and behaviors," said Mrs. Norman, lo- cal program director. "We must be dedicated to protecting children from injuries that threaten their lives or jeapardize their futures," she said. Over the last decade, the nation has taken several important steps toward preventing injuries to our children. People have begun to use smoke detectors in their homes, child safety seats, seat belts and air bags in their cars, and safety hel- mets when bicycling. Safety pack- aging for medicines and household iecreased early nings Mountain Weather Report Oct. 23-29 Total precipitation 0 Maximum one day 0 Year to date 43.42 Minimum temperature 35 (29th) Maximum temperature 84 (28th) Average temperature 65.4 fv {Compiled By Kenneth Kitzmiller) Year Ago 1.30 1.30 (25th) 51.36 32 (26th) 74 (23rd) 51.1 *Krost this year on Oct. 29. Last year, three frosts with a slight damage on Oct. 26. _ Planting Time... We have all you will need. Pine Needles Grass Seed Hoes & Rakes a EEE, Co Oe llen: Teachers must love gether. They have a team approach and communicate a great deal. The parents are supportive, too, she said. "The want the best for tem (the children)," Allen said. PTO meetings are usually stand- ing room only because so many parents attend, she said. Allen has been at Bethware for 15 years and a teacher for about 20. She is a Kings Mountain native and has three children. Her hus- band, Larry, is associate superin- tendent of Kings Mountain schools. “I rely on him a lot for support and help,” she said. "In fact, my whole family helps me." Allen believes that there is a rea- son for every event in life. "There is a divine reason why we've been put together this year," she said. ad Start notes anniversary childhood poisoning. Safety stan- dards have served to minimize in- juries caused by consumer prod- ucts. Several states have enacted gun control laws. However, far too many children are still dying or suffering from severe injuries that could be prevented. "We must act together for a safer community," said Mrs. Norman, This year the program celebrated with the annual free games of putt putt and refreshments at Putt Putt Golf and Games on Monday and Tuesday, the 28th and 29th. An ex- hibit of children's artwork and in- formation about the Head Start program was on display at the Cleveland Mall through the 29th, also. Since its establishment in 1965, Head Start has provided compre- hensive health, education and so- cial services to approximately twelve million preschool children and their families. The program See Head Start, 8-A Concert at Cleveland College The Cleveland Community College Visiting Artist Program will present Kevin Ayesh and James McLeland in a piano/violin concert, on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2:30 p-m. in the college auditorium. Aycsh has performed widely across the United States. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, Dr. Aycsh is presently N.C. Visiting Artist for both Cleveland and Gaston Community Colleges. He begins his residency for Cleveland in January of 1992. A resident of Hendersonville, he was formerly Visiting Artist at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, McLcland is presently Toe nast-r ¢ Ark nsa Symphony Orchestra while serving as Adjunt Assistant Professor of vi- olin at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He holds a Bachelor STORIES From Page 3-A my old police siren and I put it on the floor so that I wouldn't acciden- tally make it sound. I could scarce- ly see out my closet door but I saw in the moonlight a man. That sec- ond I just knew that he was the es- caped convict. First, he went into the den. Then, he came in my room. He went into the kitchen, then back in my room again. From the light from my window I could see that he had a gun. I was so scared that I accidentally set off the police siren. The man dropped his gun and ran for the door. Then I woke up. Terrified, I got out of bed and on my floor. I felt a weird shaped object under my feet. Then I looked down and saw it was a gun. I turned on my TV and saw that the police had captured the convict They also said that they found him on the corner of my street. To this very day I still don't know what really happened. ONE HALLOWEEN NIGHT By FRANKIE COLEMAN One Halloween night T went trick or treating. I got lost. I had my watch with me. It was 12:30 at night. I saw a car light. It was lam- borghini. I tried to follow it but it was too fast. I'm glad that I had a flashlight. When I turned it on it did not come on. I went to the nearest house. I went in it but no one was there. I went in the kitchen and I saw a leg and it wasn't a chicken leg. I went to the pantry. I saw trick or treaters parts, head, hands, legs, stomachs and feet. I screamed. Doors, cabinets opening and shutting. When I went to the door, it shut. I tried to open it but it was locked. Screaming and holler- ing, trees scraping at the windows. I couldn't stand it any longer, I climbed out of a window. I started running. The screaming got louder and louder. Something touched me on my shoulder. I woke up and it was all a dream. breckenridge? 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