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BY ABIGAIL WOLFORD
. Staff Writer
On Friday, two area
National Guard members
addressed classes at Kings
Mountain High School.
They discussed issues from
the situations with Iraq and
North Korea to basic train-
ing to various weapons
used by the National Guard.
Michelle Causby, Sergeant
First Class and recruiter at
the Kings Mountain armory,
8 dures to the students in
& Holly Melton, Tina
Hollifield, and Tami Welch's
classes. Specialist Daniel
| Elliott also came to visit the
© class in order to meet the
students who have been
writing to him and his
place he went when he
arrived in town on
Kings Mountain High
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been stationed at the
© National Security
explained various proce-
friends. In fact, the first
Thursday afternoon was
Administration building in
Fort Mead, Maryland since
September. The NSA build-
ing is one of the top places
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would hit, said Causby.
Elliott's unit has been
guarding the building, she
said. Elliott has been
pulling guard duty and per-
forming random inspections
on the cars of those who
want to enter the building,
she said.
Before September 11, any-
one could drive through the
NSA building. Now, people
are required to have permis-
sion to enter the building, a
badge, and identification.
Elliott joined the National
Guard when he was a junior
in high school. He talked to
his assistant principal, who
had recently gone to help
with a flood somewhere in
North Carolina with the
National Guard. Elliott
joined when he was 17 and
went through basic training
before he graduated from
high school. Elliott said he
has served for two years
and two months so far.
Causby and the classes
discussed likely targets in
the area that terrorists
would hit if they wanted to
strike this area. The lithium
plant, which is not far from
Kings Mountain, would take
out half of Cleveland and
Gaston Counties if it blew
up, she said. She also said
the Bank of America build-
ing in Charlotte would
probably be a target since it
is a major financial center in
Charlotte. She said the
prime target would proba-
bly be Washington, D.C.,
though.
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students
Causby said the situation
with North Korea is just as
serious as the situation with
Iraq. North Korea has bio-
logical and chemical
weapons. They recently
launched a live missile into
the ocean to test it. They
also have activated their
nuclear power plant.
Causby stressed the impor-
tance of watching the news
to the students.
“I watch it because I'm in
the military, but for you
guys, it’s very important,”
she said.
When asked, Causby told
the students that several
countries, including North
Korea and China, had mis-
siles that could reach the
United States. She told
them not to worry, though,
because the United States
has missiles that can take
out other countries’ missiles
before they reach us.
“We've got stuff that you
don’t even know about,”
she told them.
A new spy plane has
recently been featured on
the Discovery Channel, said
Causby. The plane is oper-
ated with a hand-held
device. Nobody actually
needs to be in the plane
while it flies over countries.
The recent threat of the
reinstatement of the military
draft has affected the num-
ber of people enlisting in the
armed forces, said Causby.
People do not want to be
assigned a place where they
have to serve, so they are
signing up while they still
have a choice, she said.
“You see a lot of people
going into the army today
because they're scared.
They want to have a
choice,” she said.
Causby said she believes
the United States will go to
war soon. The question is
with whom we will be fight-
ing: Iraq, North Korea, or
both at the same time. The
main threat: irvthe war is; ‘of ©
course, the biological and’
chemical weapons, she said.
The military has already
been required to give small-
pox vaccinations to all of its
personnel. Other threats
could be mustard gas or
anthrax.
The soldiers really appre-
ciate the support that people
give them in the form of let-
ters, said Causby. Many are
in very stressful situations
and gain much encourage-
ment from those who take
the time to send letters, she
said.
“Anything you give them
and send them gives them
support,” said Causby.
Causby said she has been
in the National Guard for 13
years.
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The Kings Mountain Herald Page 9A
Board accepts results
of State Report Card
BY ABIGAIL WOLFORD
Staff Writer
On Monday evening, Kings
Mountain Board of Education mem-
bers accepted the results of the North
Carolina School Report Card, which
was sent home with students earlier
this school year.
The report card is divided into sec-
ed growth for the year. East was
named a school of excellence for the
2001-2002 school year.
At Grover Elementary, 80.6 percent
scored at or above grade level in read-
ing, while 81 percent scored at or
above grade level in math. Grover
achieved expected growth for the year.
Grover was named a school of distinc-
dents scored above the state average in
every subject except chemistry. The
school achieved expected growth and
was named a school of progress.
The Board also recognized the
achievement of Brandy Rowland, a
high school student. Rowland is the
first KMHS student to become
involved in a McDonalds management
tions, which include a school profile,
student performance, school perform-
ance, school safety, access to technolo-
gy, and quality of teachers.
“The schools performed very well,”
said John Goforth, Executive Director
of Instruction and Curriculum. “We're
very pleased with the results.”
At Bethware Elementary, 85.2 percent
of the third, fourth, and fifth graders
scored at or above grade level in read-
ing, while 87.3 percent scored at or
above grade level in math. They were
above the state average in both cases.
The state average is 79.5 percent in
reading and 84.4 percent in math.
Bethware achieved both high growth
and expected growth for the year.
Bethware was named a school of dis-
tinction for the 2001-2002 school year.
At East Elementary, 89.3 percent of
the students scored at or above grade
level in reading, while 93.9 scored at or
above grade level in math. East also
achieved both high growth and expect-
tion for the 2001-2002 school year.
At North Elementary, 88.7 percent of
the students scored at or above grade
level in reading, while 88.2 percent
scored at or above grade level in math.
North achieved both high growth and
- expected growth for the year. North
was named a school of distinction for
the 2001-2002 school year.
At West Elementary, 90.6 percent of
the students scored at or above grade
level in reading, while 95.6 percent of
the students scored at or above grade
level in math. West achieved both high
and expected growth for the year.
West was named a school of excellence
for the 2001-2002 school year.
At Kings Mountain Middle School,
82.2 percent of the students scored at
or above grade level in reading, while
90.2 percent of the students scored at
or above grade level in math. Students
did not achieve expected growth for
the 2001-2002 school year.
At Kings Mountain High School, stu-
apprenticeship program.
Under the program, Rowland will be
able to continue her education. She
will parallel enroll at the high school,
as well as start a career in McDonald's
management. At the same time, she
will be able to enroll at Cleveland
Community College and earn a certifi-
cate of her choice. Rowland has cho-
sen to study accounting. McDonald's
will pay for her schooling.Once she is
finished with the program, she will be
a certified McDonald's manager.
In other business, the Board named
Stephen Fisher assistant principal of
Kings Mountain Middle School, Gary
Spatler and Roxanne Bridges assistant
principals of Kings Mountain
Intermediate School, and Jada Hardin
assistant principal of Bethware
Elementary. Cheryl Lutz was given a
four-year contract as director of tech-
nology, and Beth McGraw was given a
four-year contract as director of busi-
ness operations.
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