600 students
Some 6(X) students and 125 adult
volunteers attended the sixth annu-
al Project Graduation May 27 at
the Cleveland County Fairgrounds.
A new computerized, bar-coded
ticket system tracked 368 seniors
and 232 students through the gate.
That translates'to 43 percent of the
eligible seniors actually attending
Project Graduation this year.
This year 54 percent of the local
high school graduates chose to pur-
chase $5 tickets for Project
Graduation with access to all the
food they could eat, games and ac-
tivities and a professional dj with a
light and sound show and the op-
portunity to win 720 prizes donated
by area businesses with others pur-
chased through financial donations.
Prizes this year included a 19-
inch color television purchased by
Vickie Franks' art students at Kings
Mountain Middle School. The stu-
dents sold original artwork in order
to raise the funds necessary to pur-
chase a major gift and to show
their support for Project
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attend Project Graduation
Graduation.
Also among the prizes were
eight mini scholarships of $250
each and six savings accounts
ranging in amounts from $100 to
$1500.
The Cleveland County Schools
,Shelby City Schools, Kings
Mountain District Schools and the
Cleveland County Fair Association
were principal sponsors of the
event.
The concept for Project
Graduation developed in the early
1980s out of a tragedy in a New
England state when several high
school students were killed in alco-
hol-related accidents on graduation
night. Concerned parents, school
officials and community leaders
came together to create an alterna-
tive celebration to combat the al-
lure of hotel beer bashes and pri-
vate home keg parties.
"Graduation parties should be
fun, not fatal," said Tom Black, a
prevention specialist with CODAP,
the Community Organization for
Drug Abuse Prevention, a United
Way agency that served as coordi-
nator of PG '94.
"Project Graduation was a
healthy, positive choice for the
graduates and even though not all
students chose to attend they had
fun," said Black.
"So far this community has been
very supportive of PG," said Black.
"Together we've all sent a couple
of important messages to the kids.
We've told them this community
cares about the well-being and fu-
ture of its youth and we've provid-
ed them with proof that you can
party and have a great time without
tobacco, alcohol or other drugs. I
hope the community will con-
sciously choose to continue to pro-
vide the support and to send those
messages to each succeeding se-
nior class."
Courses offered at Cleveland College
The Continuing Education
Department at Cleveland
Community College will offer a
variety of courses during the sum-
mer quarter. Unless otherwise not-
ed, registration will be at the first
class meeting and cost is $35, al-
though NC residents age 65 or old-
er may register free.
Upholstery meets each Monday
and Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. in
. 5
campus room 1019. Instructor is
. Judy Ledford.
Upholstery meets each Tuesday
and Thursday from 9 a.m.-noon in
campus room 1019 with Charles
‘Knight.
Beginner quilting meets each
Tuesday from 1-4 p.m. in campus
room 2007 with Brenda Arrowood.
Arrowood instructs a quilting
class each Tuesday from 9 a.m.-
bose .
STUDENTS GET REWARD - Kings Mountain Middle School sev-
enth graders in the accelerated reading program got their reward
from Principal John Goforth, above. Left to right, Elise Mayse,
Constance Simmons, Andy Leigh, Goforth and Robin Perkins.
Goforth told the students if they accummulated as many as 10,000
points on a computer based reading program where they read books
and completed reports on the computer that he would dress as a wom-
an. "Miss Josephine" dressed up and visited all the classes in blonde
wig, panty hose,and high heels. Seventh graders of Ms. Elliott racked
up 11,000 pooints.
noon in campus room 2007.
Diving class meets each
Wednesday from 6-10 pm. in cam-
pus room 1134. Barney Peeler is
instructor. Cost is $260.
Introduction to Windows begins
June 13 and will meet each
Monday and Wednesday from 6-9
p.m. in campus room 2084.
Instructor is Jennifer Jenkins.
Introduction to Computers be-
gins June 13 and will meet each
Monday and Wednesday from
8:30-11:30 a.m. Instructor is
Jennifer Jenkins.
Microsoft Works begins June 14
and will meet each Tuesday and
Thursday from 8 a.m.-12 noon in
campus room 2084. Instructor is
Lisa Bridges.
Auto Maintenance begins June
16 and will meet each Thursday
from 610 p.m. in the automotive
shop. Instructor is David James.
Sewing begins July 11 and will
meet each Monday from 6:30-9:30
p.m. in campus room 2007.
Instructor is Jeanne Burks.
Georgia Wilson will instruct a
knitting class each Tuesday begin-
ning July 12 from 9-11 a.m. at
Shelby Senior Center.
Notary Public Education starts
Monday, July 25, at 6 p.m. in cam-
pus room 1138. Instructor is Louise
Dubesko.
CCC to host
workshop
Cleveland Community College
will host an encore performance of
the Burns High School workshop
production of "Love Letters" June
14 at 7:30 p.m. in the College
Auditorium. ;
The performance is directed by
Linda Elliott and features Alonso
Gonzales and Selena Williams. The
performance is free and open to the
public.
Bradshaw graduates
from UNC-G May 15
Camiel S. Bradshaw, of 723
Canterbury Rd., was graduated
May 15 from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
Bradshaw earned her Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree.
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Scholarships totaling $16,500 were awarded to high school seniors from a three county area. Front row,
from left, Siamphone Phanthalack, Jamie Smith, Jonathan Frost, Cameron Travis Hamrick, Jody Lynn
McKinnon and Jill Bradley. Back row, Jennifer Joan King, Jeremy Crocker, Brannigan Chima
Thompson, Matthew David Barker, Kevin Parton and Ryan Arrowood. The 16th annual awards luncheon
was held May 17.
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A total of 126 students were inducted in the Honors Club at Kings Mountain Middle School Monday.
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who scored 3.5 grade point averages or above for the school year. Eighth grade teacher: Jane Blake pre-
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