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SCHOOLS
The Kings Mountain Herald
Senior projects combine
creativity and hard work
ALAN HODGE/THE HERALD
Craig Ledford’s hand built barbecue smoker was his entry in
the Kings Mountain High School senior project event. Ledford
said the cooker could hold 40 turkeys.
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BY ALAN HODGE
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Kings Mountain High School
12th graders combined creative
spirits and superior work ethics
to come up with this year’s
Senior Project presentations.The
projects were judged Tuesday
afternoon.
Judging of the individual
projects began at 4 p.m.
Tuesday with 87 entries divided
up throughout the campus. The
students were assigned to pan-
els of five judges and their pre-
sentations ranged from five to
eight minutes each. Project top-
ics varied from future occupa-
tions to personal interests and
hobbies.
“The projects teach students
the principles of time manage-
ment, responsibility, indepen-
dence and decision making,”
said English teacher Donna
Russ. “They learn what work in
the real world can be like.”
Russ also said that the pro-
jects count as 30 percent of the
student’s overall English grade
for the semester.
Projects were as varied as the
students themselves. For her
presentation, Miranda Dixon
performed a clown routine. Her
choice of project has proved
practical as well as entertaining.
“I go to Bethlehem Baptist
Church where we have a clown
ministry,” Dixon said. “At first I
thought clowning would be
easy, but it’s not.”
Dixon says it takes her at
least 20 minutes just to put on
Bridges inducted
into Phi Beta Kappa
; 4 Wesley, Hudson Bridges, a se-
nior biology major from Kings
Mountain,
was recently
inducted into
Phi Beta
Kappa, the
nation’s
highest aca-
demic hon-
orary society,
at the
BRIDGES University of
North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Bridges is the son of William
and Barbara Bridges of Kings
Mountain.
To be inducted, a senior must
have completed at least 105
hours - not including physical
education - with a 3.65 grade-
point average. Those hours
must include at least 45 graded
hours taken at UNC-CH.
Won by One group
sets Christmas party
The Won by One Christian
singles group will hold a
Christmas party December 9 at
6:30 p.m. at Penley’s Chapel.
There will be a covered dish
dinner, carols and other
Christmas activities.
For more information call the
church at 739-9064.
the face paint. She’s been
clowning for about a year now
and did an act for the judged
part of the project judging.
Curiosity drove senior Chad
Yates to his project choice of
taxidermy. Using a variety of
chemicals and techniques, Yates
tanned a deer hide and brought
it for all to admire.
“First you have to get the
flesh off, then you soak it in a
solution.” Yates said. “After
that, you let it dry and put oil
on it.”
Yates said it took about 30
days to do the hide. He plans to
use it as'a wall decoration or
rug. ps
The smell of cooking barbe-
cue is in the future for student
Craig Ledford. Taking an old
home heating oil drum, Ledford
worked for three months fash-
ioning it into a full blown ‘cue
cooker that can be towed be-
hind a car.
“It can cook up to 20 turkeys
or shoulders at one time,” said
Ledford. “It’s gas fired and can
also cook 40 hamburgers at
once.” a
Ledford plans to custom
make the cookers and sell them.
He reckons he has about $1800
in the one he used for his pro-
ject.
A departure from term pa-
pers and computers, the senior
project experience at Kings
Mountain High School serves as
a practical example of what stu-
dents can do when they put
their minds to projects that
have personal meaning.
Rogers Sisters to sing
at KM Baptist Church
The Rogers Sisters of Shelby
will present a mini concert of
Christmas Music at Kings
Mountain Baptist Church, 101
W. Mountain St., Sunday, Dec.
10 at 10:50 a.m.
Dr. Charles Horton will be
the guest speaker. The public is
invited.
For more information call
739-2516.
First Baptist Church
sets Family Christmas
First Baptist Church’s Music
Ministry will present “A Family
Christmas” Sunday at 7 p.m.
The program will be present-
ed by the Sanctuary Choir,
Youth Choir, Older Children’s
Choir, Younger Children’s
Choir, and Special Adult
Ensemble.
The congregation will be in-
vited to sing the old familiar
carols at various times during
the service.
The public is invited.
Choirs to present
program at East Gold
“A Christmas Invitation:
Come Just As You Are” will be
presented Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7
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Kings Mountain High School seniors presented their special
semester projects to judges on Tuesday. Miranda Dixon was
serious about her project of clowning around.
OBITUARIES
ROY E. SMITH X
BALTIMORE, MD - Roy E.
Smith, 76, formerly of Kings
Mountain, died September 30,
2000 at Stella Maris Hospice-
Mercy in Baltimore.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the’
late Bennett Alexander and
Bessie Truberger Smith. He was
also preceded in death by his
wife.
He was retired from the in-
- surance industry as a collector.
He is survived by his brother,
Bobby Smith of Kings
Mountain.
A memorial service was con-
ducted by the Rev. Dale
Swofford at 2 p.m: Wednesday
at Mountain Rest Cemetery. :
Hartis Funeral Home wasin
charge of arrangements.
MARY STEWART
KINGS MOUNTAIN- Mary
Stewart, 74, 408 Chestnut Ridge
Church Road, died December 4,
2000 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
A native of Gaston County,
she was the daughter of the late
Julius Fredell and Carrie
Yandale Fredell and wife of the
late Cofard Lee Stewart. She
was also preceded in death by a
son Vernon Lee Stewart and
daughter Cheryl Ann Stewart.
She was a member of
Pentecostal Holiness Church,
Kings Mountain and retired
from the textile industry.
She is survived by sons Eddie
Stewart and wife Susan of
Kings Mountain, Steve Stewart
of Bessemer City, Jimmy
Stewart of Kings Mountain;
daughter Elaine Stewart
Owensby and husband Larry of
McAdenville; brother Roy
Fredell of Lincolnton and
Herman Fredell of Kings
Mountain; sister Betty Faye
Patterson of Kings Mountain;
also 16 grandchildren and eight
great grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Wednesday at Chestnut Ridge
Baptist Church at 3 p.m. by the
Rev. Mitchell Pruitt. Burial was
in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home served
the family.
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DONALD FRANKLIN
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Donald Robert Franklin, 51, 217
West Ridge Street, died
Mountain Hospital.
A native of Madison County,
he was the son of the late James
and Annis Cody Franklin. He
was a textile worker.
He is survived by his broth-
ers and sisters-in-law, Terrell
and Barbara Franklin of Kings
Mountain, Johnny and Glinda
Franklin of Shelby; sister, Jane
Sexton of Kings Mountain;
nieces and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Gene Ware at 6 p.m.
Saturday at Greene Funeral
Service Westside Chapel. Burial
was a 2 p.m. Sunday at
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Michael
Franklin, Terrell Franklin,
Johnny Franklin Jr., Shane Neal,
Johnny Neal Jr., and Johnny
Franklin Sr.
Memorials may be made to
Funeral Fund, c/o Terrell
Franklin, P.O. Box 966, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
LUCY WIGGINS
Lucy Cash Wiggins, 81, for-
merly of 1622 Craven Street,
Gastonia, died November 28,
2000 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daughter
of the late Ralph Cash and
Nancy Jane Watson Cash and
wife of the late George Wiggins.
She was a member of Unity
where she belonged to the
WMU.
She is survived by her son
and daughter in law Ronnie A.
and Joyce Wiggins of Dallas;
grandson and spouse Billy and
Elaine Wiggins of Burlington;
great grandchildren Jessie and
Jacob Wiggins.
The funeral was conducted
Friday at 3 p.m. at Sisk-Butler
Funeral Home Chapel by Rev.
Larry Bostian. Burial was in
Gaston Memorial Park.
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