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The Kings Mountain Herald
‘Jane Morlan in SC
| Music Hall of Fame
Jane Morlan, daughter of
“i Ruby Birmingham of Kings
Mountain and the late Van
Birmingham, was recently
inducted into the South
Carolina’ Music Educators
Association Hall of Fame.
Morlan is choral teacher at
Hillcrest High School in the
Greenville County, SC School
District.
The honor salutes outstand-
ing band, choral and orchestra
teachers on the elementary, high
school and college levels.
Morlan received her award
from her friend, Lynn Grimsley,
the association’s vice president.
Morlan was her supervising
teacher when she began her
teaching career.
Li “The first thing that went
through my mind was that I'm
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JANE MORLAN
too young,” Morlan said of her
selection. “But this really does
mean something to me. This is
an affirmation to me. I am enlly
proud of this.”
To be considered for induc-
tion, one must be a member of
the association. Morlan was
nominated by Betty Jo Fersner, a
retired music educator.
Morlan, a native of Gastonia,
is a graduate of East Carolina
University and became active in
the association while a student
there. She has 32 years experi-
ence in teaching, including the
last four at Hillcrest High. Her
first year at the school only one
student was named to the All-
State Chorus. This year, 14 were
named.
Morlan has served as vice-
president, president-elect and
president of the organization.
High School students face
tough graduation requirements
4 By SHEILA SISK
More demands have been
placed on the high school stu-
dent. Beginning with current
10th graders,
students are
facing new
rigorous
graduation
requirements
under the
North
Carolina
Standard
Course of
Study.
As a compo-
nent to that,
students must choose a course
: of study before entering the
ninth grade - courses that will
guide their decisions about
classes to take throughout their
high school career.
With the 2002-03 registration
SHEILA SISK
3. process just around the corner,
it is time to start realizing the
—. importance of registration deci-
sions to Sdenis and parents.
Students tly have fous
courses of o choose from Ii
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when they enter high school:
Career Prep, which will prepare
students for the workforce
immediately after high school;
College Tech prep, designed to
help students who plan to enter
a two-year college after gradua-
tion; College Prep, for students
who want to continue their edu-
cation at a four-year college or
university; andOccupational,
which is designed for students
with disabilities.
A student who chooses
Career Prep will be required to
pass four English classes and
three math classes, science and
social studies. No second lan-
guage is required. The student
must also demonstrate comput-
er proficiency through state
testing. Two credits of health
and physical education are
required for the Career Prep
student, as are four credits in a
career pathway.
The College Tech prep stu-
dents must have four English
credits, with three credits in |
h, science and social studies.
econd language isnot |
required, and students must
demonstrate proficiency in com-
puter skills. Two credits in
physical education are required
and students are required to
take four credits appropriate to
their career pathway, including
a second level or advanced
course.
A student pursuing a College
Tech Prep course of study may
meet the college/university
course of study by completing
two credits in the same second
language and one additional
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unit in math.
The student who chooses the
College Prep track must pass
four English courses and three
courses in science and social
studies.
Beginning with 2002-03 ninth
graders, a fourth math is
required and two credits in the
same second language as well
as two credits in physical edu-
cation.
No career or technical classes
are required but it is recom-
mended a student take at least
one credit in arts discipline. All
four courses of studies must
demonstrate computer profi-
ciency through state testing.
Three electives are required
and the student must pass the
high school competency test.
The Occupational Course of
Study requirements include
four credits in occupational
English, three credits in occupa-
tional math, two credits in life
11, skills science, two credits in
squial studies, two,creditsyin, i
physical education, four credits
in career / technical electives and
six credits in occupational
preparation. No foreign lan-
guage is required. A career port-
folio is required of the
Occupational Course of Study
track.
It is very important that stu-
dents take seriously the process
of choosing their course of
study and registering for its
classes.
Registration for next school
year at Kings Mountain High
School is March 4-8. Students
~ start the registration process in
mid February with the coun-
selors and teachers. It is very
important that parents become
actively involved in the registra-
tion process by discussing and
reviewing the registration
process with their son or
daughter. The student needs to
choose a Course of Study
(College Prep or College Tech
Prep) and a Career Pathway
(Career Technical / Arts). The
Course of Study choice should
be selected according to the stu-
dent’s interests, abilities, career
and further educational plans.
The registration sheet needs to
be signed by the student’s par-
ent.
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NANCY HALL
GASTONIA - Nancy Sue Hall,
43,4705 S. York Road, died
"February 13, 2002 at Gaston
Memorial Hospital.
A native of Gaston County,
she was the
daughter of
the late Josep
Wesley and
Betty Lowery
Hall.
She was a
former
employee of
Belmont. She
was a 1976
graduate of
Hunter Huss High School and a
graduate of Miller-Mott
Business College of Gastonia.
She was a member of New Life
Family Worship Center, Kings
Mountain.
She is survived by her sisters
and brothers-in-law, Ruth and
James Summey of Gastonia,
Rachel and Richard Welch of
Kings Mountain, and Martha
and Jimmy Smiley of
Fayetteville; brothers and sis-
ters-in-law, Billy and Susan
Lowery of Gastonia, Jimmy and
Patti Westmoreland of Gaffney,
SC, Eddie and Katie Hall of
Greenville, SC, and Robert
Lyman of Gastonia; eight nieces
and five nephews.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. David Scruggs, Lamar
Creel and Jimmy Westmoreland
at 3 p.m. Saturday at Carothers
Funeral Home. Entombment
was in Gaston Memorial Park
Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to
National Kidney Foundation,
5950 Fairview Road, Suite 550,
Charlotte, NC 28210.
NANCY HALL
BUDDY DEAN DAVIS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Buddy
Dean Davis, 49, 1412 Colony
Park Drive, Johnson City, TN,
formerly of Kings Mountain,
died February 15, 2002 at
Catawba Memorial Hospital,
Hickory.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was the son of the late
Hershel and Carrie Falls Davis
Sr. He was also preceded in
death by his sister, Donnie
Davis Morehead.
2X ended Calvary Baptist
ewlon, and was a for-
of Duke Fluor®”
Daniel Co. of Charlotte. He
served in the United States
Navy during the Vietnam War.
He is survived by his son,
Carrie Davis of Concord; son,
Travis McKay of Belmont;
brothers, Hershel Davis Jr. and
wife Teal of Kings Mountain,
Roger Davis and wife Jackie of
+ Belmont, and Chester Davis and
wife Sandra of Gastonia; sisters,
Aileen Doty and husband
Charles of Newton, Shirley
Harrelson Davis of Kings
Mountain, and Catherine
Gibson and husband Rick of
Shelby; and numerous nieces,
nephews, aunts and uncles.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Dean Coffey and Pastor
Claudia Harrelson at 11 a.m.
‘Monday at Oak Grove Baptist
King earns Juris
"Jack D: King, son of Mrs.
‘Ruth Ware King of Kings
Mountairf and the late City
' Commissioner W. Norman
King; received his Juris Doctor
from Barry University School of
‘Law on February 16 at the
+ School of Law Baccalaureate
Mass and graduation ceremony. -
«~~ Barry University is an inde-
If you have any ae ey
about registration for the 2002-1
03 school year, call Kings
Mountain High School.
(Sheila Sisk is the Director |
of Workforce Development
Education/Community
‘
Relations for Kings Mountain’
District Schools).
i Sena
pendent, coeducational Catholic
international university accred-
ited by the Commission on
Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools and the American Bar
Association. The main campus
is located in Miami Shores, FL
“and the law school is located in
Orlando, FL.
King, a 1971 graduate of
* Whitney Roper, Andrew Bunch and Ruby
Whitson celebrated their 14th birthday at
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House in
. Mark Blanton
of Mink
Church. Burial was in Westview
Gardens, Bessemer City.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
JOEY MORROW
GROVER - Joseph Alan
“Joey” Morrow, 35, 351 Runyan
Road, died February 18, 2002 at
his home.
He was a native of Burke
County and was employed as a
foreman with Precision Walls of
Charlotte. He was preceded in
death by his grandparents,
Grady and Sue Bridges, and his
grandfather William Morrow Sr.
He is survived by his father,
William Morrow of Morganton;
mother, Jane Bridges Bradley of
Forest City; step-mother, Judith
Morrow of Morganton; step-
father, Bill Bradley of Forest
City; fiancee, Pamela Canipe of
Grover; daughter, Roxanne
Cooke of Grover; brother, David
Morrow of Grover; sister, Renee
Morrow of Morganton; aunt,
Suzanne Bridges of Shelby; and
grandparents, Max and Grace
Chapman of Morganton.
The funeral was conducted by
the Revs. G.B. Brown and Roger
Hudson at 3 p.m. Wednesday at
Clay-Barnette Chapel in Shelby.
Burial was in Sunset Cemetery.
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
DR. CHARLES E. EDWARDS
FLAT ROCK - Dr. Charles E.
Edwards, 95, died February 12,
2002 at Pardee Care Center.
A native of Rio Verde, Mexico,
he was the son of the late mis-
sionaries Dr. John R. Edwards
and Amelia Brown Edwards. He
was the husband of the late
Dorothy Edwards. He was pas-
tor of Boyce Memorial ARP
Church in Kings Mountain from
1969-1979.
He was a graduate of Erskine
College and received his Master
of Theology from Princeton
University Theological
Seminary in 1934, and received
an honorary Doctor of Divinity
from Erskine College. He wrote
the words to the Erskine College
alma mater.
He served in. many churches
in Arkansas, Missouri,
Kentucky and Sentenial and
Columbia, SC, and Atlanta First
ARP Churchsin Georgia.
Alter he gtired he supplied
th&ARP Chireh in Due West,
SC. He served as Moderator of
Associated Reformed
Presbyterian General Synod. He
served as Chaplain in the Army
during World War II.
He is survived by one son,
Harry Roddey Edwards and his
wife, Rhea, of Bartow, FL; one
daughter, Beverly Edwards
Cooper and husband Dr. Harry
A. Cooper of Atlanta, GA; seven
grandchildren; and six great
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Charles B. Evans III on
February 16 at 11 a.m. at the
Associated Reformed
Presbyterian Church in Due
West, SC. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Bonclarken Youth Activity
Kings Mountain High School,
earned a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration from
Gardner-Webb University in
1975 and a Master of Business
Administration from Pfeiffer
University in 1988. He also com-
pleted all professional schools to
which assigned while serving in
the United States Marine Corps
for 11 years to include the 93rd
Officer Candidate Course,
Marine Corps Development and
Education Command, Marine
Corps Base, Quantico, VA; The
Basic School for Marine Officers,
Class 2-76, Marine Corps
Development and Educational
Command, Marine Corps Base,
Quantico, VA; United States
Naval Flight School, Naval Air
Training Command, Marine Air
Training Support Group,
Pensacola Naval Air Station,
Pensacola, FL where he earned
the coveted “Wings of Gold”
INSURANCE
BILL
February 21, 2002
Building, 500 Pine Drive, Flat
Rock, NC 28731.
Thos. Shepherd & Son
Funeral Directors were in
charge of arrangements.
DOROTHY R. EDWARDS
FLAT ROCK - Dorothy R.
Edwards, 84, died February 1,
2002 at Pardee Care Center
A native of Hamburg, Ill., she
was the daughter of the late
Harry W. and Viola Ringhausen.
She was preceded in death by
two brothers, Hamilton and
Douglas Ringhausen.
She was the wife of Dr.
Charles R. Edwards, former pas-
tor of Boyce Memorial ARP
Church in Kings Mountain. Dr.
Edwards died on February 12.
She was a graduate of
Elsberry, MO., High School and
attended Erskine College.
She was active in church
work and served as president of
the Women's Synodical Union.
She is survived by her son,
Harry Roddey Edwards and his
wife, Rhea, of Bartow, FL;
daughter, Beverly Edwards
Cooper and husband Harry A.
Cooper of Atlanta, GA; sister,
Shirley Ringhausen Swiney of
Anderson, SC; seven grandchil-
dren and six great grandchil-
dren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Charles B. Evans III at
11 a.m. February 4 at Pinecrest
Presbyterian Church. Burial was
in the Associated Reformed
Presbyterian Church cemetery
in Due West, SC.
Memorials may be made to
Bonclarken Youth Activity
Building, 500 Pine Drive, Flat
Rock, NC 28731.
Thos. Shepherd & Son
Funeral Directors was in charge
of arrangements.
HELEN DOBY
SPENCER - Helen Lucille
Wilson Doby, 80, died February
17, 2002 at Rowan Regional
Medical Center, Salisbury.
A native of Rowan County,
she was the daughter of the late
James Wilson and Bessie
Honbarrier Wilson and wife of
the late Johnny Clayton Doby.
She was a homemaker and a
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Salisbury Business College.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter, Judy Doby Camp of Kings
Mountain; brothers, Jim Wilson
and Homer Wilson of Salisbury;
sisters, Edith Sims of Spencer,
Ruth Dodge of Chesapeake, VA
and Jewell House of Taylors, SC;
two grandchildren, and two
great grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by
the Rev. Mike Motley at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Lyerly Funeral
Home, Salisbury. Burial was in
Rowan Memorial Park,
Salisbury.
Memorials may be made to
Trading Ford Baptist Church,
3600 Longs Ferry Road,
Salisbury, NC 28146.
Lyerly Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Doctor
and was designated a Naval
Aviator; and United States
‘Naval Intelligence School,
Naval Landing Force Training
Command, Little Creek Naval
Base, Norfolk, VA. He also
earned the rank of Major.
While teaching at University
High School and St. Cloud High
School, King attended the law
school’s evening division and
also attended local colleges to
obtain his professional teaching
certificates in Economics and
Business Education. He is
employed by the Osecola
County School District.
King plans to take the Florida
Bar Exam in July.
King is married to the former
Hope Hathcock of Charlotte.
They have a daughter, Lauren,
15, and reside in Oviedo, FL.
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