CAROL PEELER
Dawn Hardin, left, President of the Kings Mountain High School
Beta Club chapter, inducts sophomores into the club in ceremonies
Beta Club ho
The Kings Mountain High
School Beta Club inducted new
members Monday night at B.N.
Barnes Auditorium,
Sophomores who achieve and
maintain a 3.2 grade point average
are invited to become members.
Inducted were Micheal Bell,
Jayda Biddix, Ginger Blalock,
Amanda Blanton, Kenny Bunch,
Melissa Carpenter, Shannon
Caveny, Carlee Chambliss, Nikki
Christopher, Binh Davis, Aaron
Ford, Courtney Goforth, Melissa
Griffin, Windi Goode, Jennifer
Halter, Amanda Halmes, Robert
Heath, Tiffany Howze, Melanie
Hoyle, Michelle Jones, Stephanie
Jones, Jim Depew, Jody Putnam,
‘Chuck Kaylor, Allison Kiser,
Michelle Martin, Betty Mellan,
Susan Melvin, Janey Ollis, Chan
Phanthalack, Simphone
Phanthalack, Jason Powell, Stacy
Reynolds, Christy Robbs, Tracey
Robertson, Ann Marie Sanders,
Jennifer Sloan, Denise Small,
KMHS French teacher
Peeler
makes
French fun
When first year French students
enter Carol Ann Peeler's class at
Kings Mountain High School, they
have no idea what she's talking
about.
Peeler speaks in French -- no
English -- that first day.
"I can point things out and
they'll pick up on things like that,”
she said.
Peeler has taught French at
Kings Mountain High for 19 years.
She says, "I wouldn't teach any-
where else. The people are just so
open and friendly. We've really be-
come friends."
Peeler, a native Cleveland
Countian, graduated from Shelby
High and the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte.
She said she really liked French
and thought teaching was just what
she wanted to do.
"I like to vary things," she said.
"Play games. They think they're
having a free day."
"Some students find it boring --
they have to take it," she said. But
Peeler allows them to do things
like learn French cooking and
walch French commercials.
She takes a group to France ev-
cry other year. This year they lcave
June 15 for 10 days. They'll travel
to Nice, Paris and Monaco.
"I want them to learn the impor-
tance of foreign language and to be
open to other cultures,” said Pccler.
"Other cultures are just as impor-
tant as ours."
Peeler lives in Shelby with her
husband, Greg, who is maintc-
nance supervisor at Kemet
Electronics, and Jonathon, 16, and
a sophomore at Shelby High.
She likes to water ski, read and
travel when she's not busy grading
papers.
Monday night at B.N. Barnes Auditorium. Students who achieve and
maintain a 3.2 grade point average are eligible for the Beta Club.
s induction
Sheldon Smith, Travis Smith, Dee
Stewart, Molly Subler, April
Thornburg, Anita Whitaker and
Shani Smart.
Dawn Hardin, President, induct-
ed the new members. She was as-
sisted by Aaron Allen and
Principal Jackie Lavender.
Seniors received their cords
from Mrs. Lavender. They includ-
ed Aaron Allen, Allison Allen,
Stephen Black, Kevin Blalock,
‘ Kelli Bowen, Kelly Broome, Paige
Brown, Emily Campbell, Michelle
Corn, J.J. Downey, Alexandra Ely,
Jennifer Gibson, Jamie Goforth,
Dawn hardin, Gail Hardin, Holly
Harmon, Angela Hawkins, Matt
Heavner, Karen Helms, Kimberly
Hoyle, Leigh Kendrick, Maranda
Ledbetter, Christy Love, Lori
Lewis, Douangchit Mounghane,
Gina Lewis, Danielle Nolen, Jason
Rayfield, Jonathan Sherrill,
Sengdeuane Silapheth, Leigh Anne
Stewart and Chastity Williams.
Thursday, May 21, 1992 -THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3A
WELCH
From Page 1A
sweetheart just after he graduated
from high school. Bobbi Welch, a
homemaker most all their 40 years
of marriage, worked at Griffin
Drug Store. She was 16 and Don
was 20 when they tied the knot.
The three children arc Don Jr.
and Ricky Welch, both of Kings
Mountain, and Linda Wilson of
Bessemer City. There are three
grandchildren. Don Jr. runs a car
body shop in a building behind
their home where his father opened
his first TV repair shop 35 years
ago.
During his spare time Don sings
with the gospel group, "Singing
Disciples”, a trio in which he sings
"lead baritone or bass or whatever
is needed." He started singing at
POULTRY
From Page 1A
Rev. Wayne Attes, Arabia, GA
humorist, was the entertainment
speaker and interspersed his re-
marks with serious philosophy. He
said a healthy sense of humor will
help you cope with life's problems.
Don't take yourself too seriously
and laugh. Love unselfishly, work
productively, and laugh appropri-
ately, every dark cloud doesn't
have a tornado in it. Be proud of
what you do in life. To live without
worry, have a positive attitude. The
most important thing about you is
not what happens to you but how
you take it.
Poultry Council President John
Hendrick presided. Randy
Sweating, Cleveland County
Agriculture Extension Chairman,
recognized guests. The National
Anthem was sung by Lynn Bryant.
Local poultry farmers Jack
Hughes, Jim Yarbro, James
Childers and Robert Childers were
among those in attendance. Hughes
and Yarbro are on the advisory
committee of the Council which al-
so includes Hendrick, Sweeting,
* Frank Spencer and Jerry Scruggs.
Yarbro is vice-president and Gary
A. Hastings is secretary-treasurer.
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age 16 and loves it.
Singing requires practice and the
group rehearses on a regular basis
and is in demand for singing en-
gagements at churches. The Welch
family is active in East Side
Baptist Church but Don and his
sisters, Joy Tolbert, Pat Black, Sue
Horton, and Barbara Ann Stroupc
grew up in Macedonia Baptist
Church.
Another important part of Don's
lifc is Bethware Progressive Club,
which he joined 20 years ago. The
immediate past president, he is the
voice on Radio WKMT during fair
season with live broadcasts from
Bethware School, site of the agri-
cultural fair. The Progressive Club,
a vital part of the community since
1947, has helped many children
and underprivileged families of the
KM School District with proceeds
from the fair.
Except for one year in the ser-
vice Welch has always lived in
Kings Mountain. He loves the
community. When friends come to
his shop to chat or seek his advice
on appliances he gives his father
the credit for being the fix-it man
in the family but customers say he
runs a close second.
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