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Kings Mountain Middle School
students are book worms.
Just ask students like eighth
grader Elise Mayse who has read
112 books during this nine weeks
of school and is into the classics
and Paula Mercer, eighth grader,
who loved R. L. Stine's horror sto-
ries and probably has read at least
100 books.
It's all a part of the school's ac-
celerated reading program where
kids are reading more and selecting
better books.
"They tell us we are going to
have dark circles under our eyes
from so much reading," said
Mercer, who started reading more
in the Accelerated Reading
Program which tracks a student's
progress with computerized tests.
Mayse can recite the entire book
of "Gone With The Wind" and
even reads on school field trips. It
takes about two hours to read
Christian books by Janet Oak but
Elise has finished some of them al-
though they don't give points for
reading.
Mayse, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Scott Mayse, and Paula,
daughter of Cheryl and Brantley
Mercer, are running neck and neck
for Principal of the Week, an award
which goes to the top reader in the
program this semester. Elise
likes to swim and play tennis, hates
basketball but likes other sports.
She can read two books in a day in
the sixth grade level materials she
selects from the local school li-
brary or from Mauney Memorial
Library.
Elise scored 45 points for
Accelerated Reader
program is popular
"David Coppertield" and 65 points
for "Gone with the Wind" and just
finished "Ben Hur," not one of the
selected books for computer test-
ing. Both Paula and Mayse found
"Anna Karwina "a boring story of a
Russian woman who threw herself
under a train.
Eighth grader Tanna Morgan and
seventh grader Avery Bess agree
that reading is more fun in the new
program in its first year school-
wide.
After the student reads the book
he or she takes a test on the com-
puter and some of the questions are
difficult and range from true and
false to 20 questions.
There's no way to skim through
a book because you are asked
tough questions on the test.
Free gifts also await the top
readers in the program and at the
end of the year a dance will honor
the winning team among nine
teams vying in the competition.
Carole Elliott and Penny Canipe,
coordinators, see much improve-
ment in the reading program and
the networking system.
Accelerated reading began in
1988 with one teacher and spread
with more interest and this year the
program is full scale.
Slow readers are benefiting from
the program and some students
who never liked to read have told
the teachers that now they enjoy
reading at school and at home.
Elliott said the school readers
have already surpassed the 50,000
goal and are shooting for 75,000.
Last year Principal John Goforth
Elise Mayse. left, and Paula Morrow, Kings Mountain Middle
School eighth graders, take computer tests in the Accelerated Reading
program in its first year.
was challenged to dress up like a
female if the students read more.
This year Goforth hasn't decided
what he will do when the students
top the goals.
Canipe said that the PTO and.
Library staff have been very sup-
portive of the program as well as
parents operating school stores
where gifts are distributed and
planning special events to honor
top readers.
The top readers by teams are
Mercer, Voyagers; Judy
Kakhankham, Stargazers; Mayse,
Rockets; Wendy Neisler,
Beachcombers; Stevie Foster, Sea
Creatures; Tasha Crocker, Whales;
Virginia Ware, Cats; Donnis Bell,
Gators; and Lindsey Gaffney,
Turtles.
So far the Sixth Grade Cats are
running ahead with 6th grade Sea
Creatures running a close second
and 6th grade Turtles in third
place.
Teachers send home to parents a
computer printout of the reading
practice with each report card.
The computer lists 2,666 titles
and most of the books are available
at the school library or public li-
brary. Each book has been evaluat-
ed as to reading level and length.
Each book is assigned a point val-
ue. The test measures the compre-
hension of the book.
Cleveland County Senior Games need participants Racing results
The 1995 Cleveland County
Senior Games will be held April
24-28. Entry packets are available
at the Kings Mountain Senior
Center and the Council on
Aging/Senior Center in Shelby.
Cleveland County residents age
55 and older are eligible to partici-
pate. The entry fee is $4 and in-
cludes all sporting events,
ceremonies and two meals.
Senior Games events include:
Monday, April 24 - Fun walk,
Hullender, Barrett going down to frame ten
With just or:¢ week remaining in
spin casting, shot put, discus, soft-
ball throw, football throw, long
jump, track, billiards, table tennis,
opening ceremonies and lunch at
Gardner-Webb University.
Tuesday, April 25 - Cycling,
track, tennis at Gardner-Webb;
swimming at Kings Mountain High
School; golf at Pine Grove Golf
Course; bowling doubles at Shelby
Bowl.
Wednesday, April 26 -
Shuffleboard, horseshoes, basket-
nents Tuesday, with Hullender
the Tuesday Mixed “Duckpin——beatingJohn Dilling (22-34) and
Bowling League season, R.W.
Hullender and Jack Barrett are run-
ning neck and neck with 32-24"
records.
Both teams swept their oppo-
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Thursday, April 27 - Croquet at
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Friday, April 28 - Closing cere-
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Bowling roll-off to determine champ
The Heavy Hitters completed
their big roll to the second half
championship of the Mixed
Duckpin Bowling League
Thursday night at Dilling Heating,
and next week will meet the first
half champion Alley Cats for the
league championship.
The Heavy Hitters (81-39) swept
the Alley Cats (36-84) to win by
one game over Jack Barrett (80-40)
who swept Tommy Barrett (43-77).
Many of the bowlers saved their
best for last. Jack Barrett's team
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team set of 1400) as Barrett rolled a
155 line and 409 set and Ron
Scruggs rolled a 148 line and 390
set. Margo Spargo also had a big
night with a 115-306.
- John Dilling rolled a 141 line
and 387 set, Bob Rathbone had a
124-325, and Carol Quinn added a
118-310 to lead the Heavy Hitters
over the Alley Cats. Allen Myers
led the Cats with a 117 line and
316 set.
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