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The Kings Mountain Herald
November 4, 2004 .
ANDIE L. BRYMER/HERALD
Steven Byrd, center, casts his vote Friday in Kings Mountain Intermediate School’s mock
presidential election. President George Bush won re-election by a landslide.
Bush wins mock election
in Kings Mountain schools
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
President George Bush won the youth
vote in Kings Mountain. Teachers at Kings
Mountain's intermediate, middle and high
schools held mock elections to give students
a hands on civics lesson.
At the intermediate school, Bush garnered
250 votes and Senator John Kerry, 61.
Homeland security was the main issue for
students with health care a moderate con-
cern and the environment the lowest rated
issue, according to teacher Linda Frye.
Student Steven Byrd wasn’t impressed
with either candidate. He said Kerry keeps
switching his opinion and Bush wants to
continue the war in Iraq despite no weapons
of mass destruction being found there.
Xavier Jarrett was similarly frustrated.
“Bush and Kerry aren’t explaining them-
selves enough,” he said.
Hector Casey threw his support behind
third party candidate Ralph Nader citing his
support of environmental issues and fire
alarms.
Almost all the students in Frye’s class-
room say they'll vote for real when they
turn 18-years-old. Before the mock election,
most students admitted they had little inter-
est in the political process. According
to Frye, the students tend to support the
same candidates as their parents.
Former Kings Mountain Mayor Scott
Neisler visited the class to talk about the
electoral college. Students used their lap top
computers for that civics lesson. Current
Mayor Rick Murphrey brought sample bal-
lots for the students.
At Kings Mountain High School, 772 of
the 1,311 students voted with Bush at 60
percent; Kerry, 34 percent and Libertarian
Michael Badnarick, three percent. Another
three percent of ballots were improperly
marked.
The big issues for Kami McKay's social
studies’ students are the war in Iraq, abor-
tion, the economy and healthcare costs.
“They have really firm beliefs one way or
the other,” she said.
The issues are hitting home, according to
McKay. Some of the students’ brothers and
sisters are in Iraq. Minimum wage laws
affect teens who work. Healthcare costs
affect some students’ grandparents.
Tenth graders Kyra Alexander and
Kinsley Mashburn support Bush.
Mashburn liked what she described as his
firm stand on the issues. Bush's opposition
to abortion impressed Alexander.
“He's just a really great president,” she
said.
Jennai Pettis disagreed.
She believes the Constitution grants
women the right to an abortion. Pettis
believes gay marriage should be up to the
individual.
“That's giving people freedom. That's
what America is all about,” she said.
Pettis charged Bush with starting the war
in Iraq to avenge his father and to secure oil.
Students conducted exit polls, looking at
how data stacked up by grade and ethnicity.
They were also required to campaign for
both the Democrat and Republican candi-
dates. McKay said that helps students
understand both sides of the issues.
Kings Mountain Middle School participat
ed in Channel One’s nationwide One Vote
2004 October 19 and 20. Bush received 393
electoral votes and Kerry, 145. In the
school’s paper ballot election Bush received
69 percent of the popular vote and Kerry, 31
percent, according to Julie Y. Rikard,
media coordinator.
Rhyne named Who's Who
Kings Mountain High UNC-Chapel Hill. He has percent of our nation’s
School teacher Randy Rhyne taught for 27 years, 24 in teachers. Only high school
has been included in the Kings Mountain. and college studénts who
eighth edition of “Who's Rhyne is married to Vickie have been cited for academ-
Who Among America’s Loftin Rhyne. The couple ic excellence themselves in
Teachers.” Rhyne teaches have three children, Mandy = “Who's Who Among
physics, physical science Rhyne, Justin Rhyne and American High School
and chemistry. Chip Boyd. Rhyne’s parents Students” and “The
Rhyne was nominated by are Roy and Nancy Rhyne of National Dean's List” are
former student Wesley
Griffin who now attends
Duke University.
Rhyne graduated from
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Science bus teaches
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
They had one drop of
blood from the crime scene.
Using DNA testing, it
revealed which of two sus-
pects was guilty.
This scene wasn’t played
out on television or inside
an SBI crime lab. It was part
of a lesson aboard UNC-
Chapel Hill's Traveling
Science Learning Program.
The 40-foot bus visited
Kings Mountain High
School Tuesday.
“I've never seen anything
like it. It’s unique,” said
sophomore Tim Collins.
Over his tee-shirt and jeans,
Collins wore goggles and
and a plastic, disposable
apron and gloves.
Teacher Hank Neal
learned of the bus at a
biotechnology workshop.
The program provided class-
room materials for use the
day before the bus arrived
on campus. Neal also
attended a half-day work-
shop to prepare.
Neal says television
shows which use high tech
science to solve crimes are
getting students more inter-
ested in the field.
“When they can relate it
to something in their world
instead of something they're
made to study they get
excited,” she said.
For Neal science isn’t just
academic. She hopes some
of her students will look for
jobs in bio-tech. A two-year
degree means an entry level
students DNA testing
ANDIE BRYMER / HERALD
Kimberly Dorsey, foreground, and Candy Lewis learn
about science Tuesday afternoon on a science bus from
UNC-Chapel Hill.
bio-tech job making more
than a teacher, according to
Neal.
“The future is in bio-
tech,” she said.
North Carolina is the
third leading state for bio-
tech jobs and, according to
Neal, those aren’t just in the
Research Triangle Park area.
The jobs are all across the
state with some in
Cleveland County.
Sponsored by Glaxo Smith
Klien Pharmaceutical and
UNC-Chapel Hill, the pro-
gram is free to schools
across North Carolina. The
equipment on board is more
advanced than in many
classrooms. The bus and the
labs costs $.5 million.
In addition to DNA fin-
gerprinting, program
Coordinator Betty Brown
leads labs in genetic engi-
neering, sickle cell anemia,
protein analysis and DNA
extraction and preservation.
Operations Manager
Andre Patterson drives the
bus and assists Brown.
“I love it, seeing them
excited, learning something
new,” he said.
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Advanced Placement exams
popular among KM students
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
Cleveland County Schools
passed a policy last week to
* pay for all Advanced
Placement exams. Passing
scores on the exams allow
students to by-pass taking
some introductory level col-
lege courses.
Seniors Thomas Reid,
Marcus Jimson and Megan
Wright are among the 165
Advanced Placement stu-
dents at Kings Mountain
High School.
Reid and Jimson say the
courses look good on college
applications. Wright likes
the challenge, the edge AP
provides scholarship appli-
cants and the six point
weight on grade point aver-
age. Right now she has a
4.667. Jimson is at 4.3 and
Reid, 4.7.
Jimson estimates he
spends 15 hours a week on
homework. Reid takes
advantage of study hall and
class time to review. Wright
typically studies till 9 p.m.
All three volunteer as
tutors. Wright plays tennis
and Reid runs cross country.
The three describe this
semester as “heavy.” A sen-
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Thomas Reid, left, Megan Wright and Marcus Jimson are
among 165 Kings Mountain High School students taking
Advanced Placement classes.
applications mean more
than just homework.
A few of Wright and
Reid's friends are taking AP
classes. Jimson says none of
his friends are though one
can do his homework but is
avoiding the challenge.
“It’s not too popular to be
too smart,” he said.
All three have impressive
college and career goals.
Jimson plans to attend N.C.
State and be a computer
engineer. Reid is hoping to
attend Duke University or
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UNC-Chapel Hill where
he’ll study medicine. Wright
is aiming at Wake Forest.
She wants to work as an
obstetrician.
AP students take their
exam off campus. They say
unlike end-of-course testing,
teachers don’t have as much
information about what will
be on the exam.
Contact Andie Brymer at
704 739-7496 or e mail
abrymer@kingsmountain-
herald.com
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