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The Kings Mountain Herald
August 30, 2007
Old pictures,
stories needed
for A Place
Called Home
The Kings Mountain
Herald is getting ready to
publish its second “A
Place Called Home,” in
November.
The special publication
will be the biggest of the
year for the Herald and
its sister papers in
Cherryville, Belmont and
Mount Holly, and we
need your help to make
it the best.
Last year’s section
brought raves not only
from the readers, but
throughout the state as it
was judged the Best
Special Section in the
North Carolina Press
Association contest.
~The Herald needs read-
_ ers to provide pictures of
the way life used to be in
_ the city and area. The
: older, the better.
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about that too. .
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| ing pictures is Thursday,
| October 4. Bring them by
our office at 824-1 Hast
| King Street, mail the
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First school day goes well
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
On Monday morning the
doors of schools were flung
open to welcome kids back to
another year of fun and learn-
ing.
Some parents drove their
little ones to school. Some
older students drove them-
selves. Others arrived on the
big yellow taxi, a Cleveland
County School bus.
“I think everything went
very smoothly for the first
day,” said East Elementary
Principal Jerry Hoyle on
Monday afternoon. “We
picked up about 20 extra kids,
who came in to register
today.”
Kings Mountain Middle
School Principal Stephen
Fisher said that they also had
a great day. “We had a very
good, very calm day,” he
added. “Most of them, I think,
were excited to get back.”
At East, Hoyle said, “Most
of the students seemed very
happy to be back and the par-
ents seemed happiest of all.”
He didn’t notice any
Kindergarten parents crying
over their child’s first day of
school, although some tears
over their speedy-growth
were probably shed. Some,
who may have missed the bus
or had a hard time getting up
after summer break, arrived a
little late. But he said atten-
dance was good.
Kings Mountain
Intermediate Principal Henry
Gilmore III said that they had
a “picture perfect” day. “The
students were ready for
school! The 5th graders had
lots of questions about their
new school,” he said. “We had
grade level assemblies this
(Monday) morning to share
information to place everyone
on the same page for success
in school.”
Kings Mountain High
School Principal Ronny
Funderburke said that he also
thought the first day ran
rather smooth. “As always
with the first week of school,
the cafeteria is crowded and
EMILY WEAVER/HERALD
West Elementary 1st grade teacher Amy Bailey meets with parents and students during
Orientation. Former student Courtney Henderson (third from right), 8, tells Ms. Bailey about her
summer. Left to right: Susan and Doug Allen, Lori and Courtney Henderson, Ms. Bailey, and
Michael Allen, 6.
we get behind a little bit until
the kids and workers get in
the routine. But I tell the kids
to sit down and eat, even if
you will be late because that is
important,” he said. “We were
bussing students every period
to the BIT (Business &
Industry Technologies) build-
ing. I thought for the first day,
it went outstanding.”
“I feel that the faculty and
staff were well prepared,”
Gilmore said. “The custodi-
ans have done an awesome
job of making sure the build-
ing was ready. Food service
was ready to feed the stomach
and teachers were well pre-
pared to begin feeding the
minds of our students.”
Students spent a good part
of the first day at the high
school getting lockers, getting
familiar with homeroom and
learning about the classes
they will be taking this year.
Kids chose their classes for
the fall semester last spring. “I
walked in several classrooms
today and kids were attentive,
working hard and the teach-
ers were working hard,”
Funderburke said. “I'm excit-
ed about the new crop of
teachers that have come in
this year. We have a quality
group of new teachers here.”
Fisher said that they are
excited about the 2007-08
school year, as well. “We're
looking forward to this next
school year and excited about
the opportunities we have to
help develop the future of
Kings Mountain,” he said.
“We have a great staff and
look forward to a great year.”
With books and bags in tow
and no “heelies” (shoes with
wheels on the heels) under
foot, students are ready for
another year.
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