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Vol. 108 No. 15
HAZEL FRYER
Reception
to honor
Mrs. Fryer
Retired Mauney Memorial
Librarian Hazel Herndon Fryer,
affectionately called "Kings
Mountain's walking historian" and
author of her first book of poetry
entitled, "One Brash Mockingbird"
will be honored by the Kings
Mountain Historical Museum
Foundation -at a reception Sunday
at 3:30 p.m. where she will read
from her recent published work.
The reception will: be held at
Weir Auditorium of Mauney
Memorial Library and the public is
invited.
Herndon retired two years ago
but recently donated 100 copies of
to bene e remod-
ical museum.
Fryer started poetry classes at
Blue Ridge Community College
about a year ago and the love of
poetry that she began 20 years ago
with a homemade book of poems
for her children was rekindled and
she wrote "One Brash
Mockingbird."
Although Fryer says she retired
two years ago, she works full time
as the librarian at the retirement
village in Hendersonville where
she has an efficiency apartment
and oversees a staff of 23 who run
seven satellite libraries in the com-
plex of 350 families.
The title; "One Brash
Mockingbird," comes from the first
eight-line
poem, "March" in the book. She
dedicated the book to her grand-
children, Chad and Brodie Brown
and Cheryl and Carrie Fryer. The
introductory page to the book is
appropriately about The Battle of
Kings Mountain and she recalled
on President Hoover's visit "I as a
curious youngster stepped up to
him and spoke to him but what I
remember most was his lipstick
and rouge."
Fryer calls her book of poetry
her "letter to the world," basing her
poems on the beauty of nature, the
lessons she learned in life and her
close knit family.
Fryer's interest in the Kings
Mountain Historical Society is leg-
end. She was one of the organizers
and first president and is still push-
ing the city to renovate the old Post
Office building to show off the
more than 2,000 artifacts and his-
torical pieces that are stored in the
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rdan Cole and Brandon, Jessica and Chase Panther, left
take advantage of a day off from school to enjoy a day in the park at
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Schools considering tax hike
Kings Mountain citizens may be
asked to dig deeper in their wallets
for schools if county commission-
ers don't approve the $2.5 million
funding package adopted by the
school board Monday night.
The proposed budget for operat-
ing expenses represents a 14.2 per-
cent increase over the current fund-
ing level and projects a five
percent raise for teachers, a five
percent supplement increase, 4 1/4
new teaching positions, $5 per
child for instructional supplies and
an after-school remedial program
for K-8 students. Money would al-
so be used for fax machines for the
schools, state contracted work in
maintenance and for athletic insur-
ance.
"We need to lobby the county
board to approve the funds because
they are badly needed and we
haven't had any additional monies
in two years," said Chairman
Ronald Hawkins.
The options are to raise the 18-
cent supplemental tax paid by
Kings Mountain property owners
in the Kings Mountain school dis-
trict which brings in about $1.5
million annually in revenue or use
sales tax revenue for education.
Unless the system gets money
from some source Supt. Dr. Bob
McRae warned that the system
could be forced to cut programs.
Assuming full funding, there are
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dents for random acts of kindness Friday. Ty < fi utumn Edsall
as Katie Subler, Kimberly Belt, Tim Morrow, Misty Smith, Tim Schwantes and Allen Ware, left to right,
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S.A. V.E. making difference
Keeping kids focused is the goal of Students
Against Violence Everywhere, says Autumn Edsall,
president of the Kings Mountain High Chapter.
Friday, Edsall and other members distributed 16 cas-
es of soft drinks to students who had shown random
acts of kindness on campus. This could mean they
opened a door for someone or helped tidy up a class-
room.
According to Edsall, S. A. V. E. is making a differ-
ence.
"In the past when someone yelled fight, everyone
would run to see what was happening,
The last time that scenario occurred students booed.
Edsall said the reason is because of the "Fight free"
campaign underway by S. A. V. E. at the school.
"It's about pride," she says.
"A few years ago no one would have cared if there
was a fight. Now, fighting is not popular because kids
know it's bad for our school."
Edsall says the fight-free campaign was coordinated
by the S. A. V. E. Chapter in 1995 with assistance
from the School Resource Officer Maurice Jamerson
and the administration and encourages students to
solve differences in a less violent manner. Placed
throughout the school are update posters that let stu-
dents know how many fight free days they have ac-
complished. A time frame goal ic set and if the student
body reaches that goal, certain incentives such as free
drinks at lunch, early dismissal from school, school-
" said Edsall. students.
wide field day and picnic or pep rallies are offered the
If a fight occurs, the update posters return to zero
and the work for incentives begins again.
Edsall, a senior, and Sangmani Philvanh, a junior,
were accompanied by advisors Diane Bridges and
Suzie Hughes to the recent S.A. V. E. Summitt in
Raleigh which featured an address by Governor Jim
Hunt. .
curriculum includes the state-re-
no fund balances included in the
current budget but the budget pro-
poses no increase in the current 18
cents supplemental tax.
The capital outlay budget of
$281,155 was also adopted by the
board and would provide money
for painting schools, mechanical
upgrades, roof repairs and money
to individual schools for them to
use for special projects.
McRae said he would make the
request to the county commission
in May and funding levels are ex-
pected to be set by the county com-
mission by June 30.
"This is shoestring budget for
what we want to do and the system
is getting perilously close to doing
the job without making cuts," he
told the board.
McRae said the anticipated cost
of $38,000 for after school remedi-
ation is a small price to pay to help
students from having to go to sum-
mer school.
School Board sets hearing
on sex education curriculum
Public hearing by the Kings
Mountain Board of Education on a
proposed revised ninth grade fami-
ly life curriculum will be held May
9 at 7 p.m. at the Administrative
Building at Central School.
The hearing must be held prior
to the adoption of the curriculum
by the board.
The curriculum, if approved by
the school board, would be imple-
mented in the fall.
Wanda Amay, chairman of the
Kings Mountain Health Council,
said the group had spent months
reviewing the course of study. The
major change is that all references
to sex are included in a single unit
called "self protection." Parents
may opt to exclude their children
planned by schools
‘each month as the pay date for ten
month Kings Mountain District
rom participation in this phase of
bs bas
quired teaching of AIDS education
and materials on how teenagers can
relate to peer pressure.
"Any touchy subjects relating to
sex education have been pulled in-
to one section only where parents
can exclude their children from
that period of study and yet have
the full benefit of the other health
materials," said Ammay.
The material is available for
public review at the administration
building.
Dr. Jane King, superintendent of
public instruction, said teachers of
the course would be involved in
staff development prior to fall
opening of school.
"We feel very good about this
study,” she said.
Patsy Rountree, a member of the
Health Council and a parent, said
See Hearing, 9-A
ing of new policies on home and
Pay date change
Senator Dennis Davis (R-
Cleveland) will introduce a bill in
the State Legislature at the next
session to rescind 1991 legislation
that established the 15th day of
‘school employees.
Supt. Dr. Bob McRae said that
since the new school calendar sets
ithe opening of school earlier next
‘fall that the move is necessary.
:Local school boards, under law,
have the right to establish pay
dates for each school year.
The Board heard the first read-
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‘world and millions of individual
‘promise for instructional purpos-
‘es.” Kings Mountain Schools has
tone pilot project at Kings
{Mountain High paying a $25
said he had no hard costs for the
{system to be utilized system-wide.
| McRae said that typically the
‘system enrolls three to five stu-
dents a year who come from home
school situations. The new policy
deals with students who return to
the system from non-accredited
private schools. The policy spells
out that home schools must register
with the public schools, operate on
a full calendar, maintain attendance
records and submit credentials for
the teacher.
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stronic highway connecting thou- f
sands of computers all over the |
tsubscribers, has a “great deal of |
‘monthly subscription cost. McRae f
Fourth grade added to required summer school
The addition of the fourth grade
means that students in grades 3,4.,6,
and 9 will be attending the state-
funded summer school June 19-
July 18 and other students will be
going to summer classes both at
the high school and middle
schools.
Testing Administrator Jean
Thrift said that grades 3,4,6 and 8
will report to Kings Mountain
Middle and Grade 9 will report to
Kings Mountain High School.
Students who are not proficient
in both reading and math (Level III
or IV on end-of-grade tests) will
Kings Mountain Parks and Recreation Department.
to right,
attend summer school for four
weeks.
Students who are not proficient
in reading only will attend summer
school for two weeks and will be
taught reading only.
Students who are not proficient
in math only will attend summer
school for two weeks and will be
taught math only. :
Students in grades 6,8, and 9
who fail state standards and local
students in reading or math can at-
tend state funded summer school’
for two weeks at no cost and tu-
ition summer school for two weeks
at cost of $75. With satisfactory
performance, they can receive a
unit of credit.
The hours for students are 8
a.m.-1 p.m. and lunch will be pro-
vided.
A tuition summer school for
current 6th, 7th and 8th graders
who failed local standards for
math, language or reading who are
not eligible for state-funded sum-
mer school will be held June 19-
July 18 and cost is $150. This class
will meet at the Middle School
from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. daily with
lunch and transportation provided.
For current 6th, 7th and 8th
graders who failed local standards
for Science or Social Studies the
classes will meet June 10-14 from
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost is $40 and
transportation and lunch won't be
provided.
For sixth and eighth graders who
failed local and state standards for
reading and math the classes will
be held from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. June 19
-July 2 and July 3-18. Cost is $75.
Transportation will be provided.
The tuition summer school at the
high school will be held June 19-
July 18 with a July 4-5 holiday
Morrow gets West Point appointment
Thomas Keith "Tommy" Morrow II, a senior at
Kings Mountain High School, has received a fully
qualified offer of appointment to the United States
Military Academy at West Point, NY, for the class en-
tering July 1996, Senator Jesse Helms announced to-
day.
Morrow is the son of Keith and Avis Morrow of 112
Robinson Drive, Kings Mountain. He is the grandson
of Charles and Virginia Owens of Kings Mountain,
and T.F. and Marcella Morrow of Kings Mountain.
"Thomas has demonstrated impressive determina-
tion and ability in athletic and extracurricular pursuits,
and has an outstanding academic record," said Senator
Helms. "I know that his family and friends are just as
proud of him as I am, and join me in wishing him the
very best of success in pursuit of a career of profes-
sional military service to our country."
service.
to get in."
years there.
Morrow, 18, recently visited West Point and said he
is excited to become a Plebe in July. After graduation
from West Point, he will enter the military as a Second
Lieutenant and is committed to five years of military
"I look forward to going," he said. "It will be pretty
much like regular college courses during the school
year, with military training in the summer."
Over 13,000 high school seniors apply for the
Academy each year, and only about 1,000 are chosen.
"I have always been interested in the service,” he
said. "My grandfather was in the War. I just heard that
West Point was a real good school and I thought I'd try
Morrow plans to pursue an engineering degree.
Morrow ranks third in the senior class of 200 at
_KMHS. He has ranked in the top ten each of his four
See Morrow, 3-A"
break. Cost is $150 for one unit
with payment due on registration.
Class offerings are for students
presently in grades 9-12 and will
be based on average enrollment of
15 students per class. The class
meets from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. daily.
Summer school for current 9th
graders who failed the new compe-
tency test and local standards for
English or. Math will be held June
19-July 2 and July 3-18 with a July
4-5 holiday break. Cost is $75 and
courses will be offered on basis of
student demand from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
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