Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Kid’s Halloween party at Armory
On Saturday, Oct. 31, from 1-5 p.m., there will be a chil-
dren’s Halloween Party at the Kings Mountain Armory, 300
Phifer Road. Jade Truett, a senior at Kings Mountain High
School, and Gale Warlick, with the American Red Cross,
have come together to make this happen.
~ Jade wanted to do something to benefit the military for £
her Senior Project. She joined with Gale who is the Serv- h
ice to Armed Forces coordinator for Cleveland County to j
. serve as her mentor. They determined that a children’s party
would benefit both the service members and their families.
All military families in Cleveland County are invited to
attend the Halloween party with a Military ID. There will
be movies, popcorn, and candy for the children. Costumes
are welcome for both children and adults. /
‘Westover Fall Festival Saturday
The annual Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat at Westover
Baptist Church, 114 Westover Dr., will be held Saturday
from 2-7 p.m. and feature “Wrestling Matches and Testi-
monies” with All Star Promotions and American GI vs. Jay
Batista in a World Title Match. Kids can enjoy a Bouncy
Dalmatian inflatable, and hot dogs with all the trimmings,
cake walks followed by trunk or treat after supper will be
featured.
RIBBON CUTTING - Tommy Hawkins, his wife Kay
and daughter Zena Johnson, all behind the bow,
prepare to cut the ribbon on their Hwy. 161 Pro-
duce. Joined by Zena’s husband, Don, they sell
produce, crafts, rockers, swings and homemade
canned and baked goods as well as their trade-
mark copper-roofed birdhouses. Hawkins said the
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business has created six jobs including the two WEAVER/HERALD
employees who craft the birdhouses on site. The Matt Morton, a
line of birdhouses has been expanded to include sixth © grade
student in Mrs.
Tippett’s class
at Kings Moun-
tain Intermedi-
ate, set up a
less expensive models as well as custom-built
houses like the one pictured here being built for a
Charlotte doctor. Hawkins said they now build
about 1500 birdhouses a year. Joining them for
the ribbon-cutting were city and chamber of com-
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Food Lion, on i
Shelby Rd, i
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SCHOOL VOTE Continued from Page 7B Finest. Choco-
late” - candy
We have just combined our
alternative efforts into the
new Turning Point Acad-
emy (TPA) now located on
South Post Road. Plans are
to move TPA to the old
Shelby Middle School site
and hopefully serve more
students.
Falls - Discipline is a big
problem in our schools. Our
teachers need to be sup-
ported by their parents and
principals when there is a
problem. Working together,
teachers and parents can
find a way to help correct
the discipline problems fac-
ing our schools today.
Grant - Discipline begins
with parents and teachers
and that's why parent train-
ing has been a successful
part of my job. Some par-
ents work double shifts and
they count on the teachers
to let them know how their
children are doing in school.
I have found that by calling
a parent at the very sign of
misbehavior in the -class-
room that the misbehavior
. does not happen again.
Benton - We should not
allow one student to disrupt
a classroom. That student
should be removed to an al-
ternative school until his be-
havior changes. I am for
transfers but sadly many of
them transfer, not for aca-
demics, but to play sports on
a winning team. (I love
sports and attend the
games.) If a student is
granted a transfer, I think
that student should not be
permitted to play sports for
a year until he or she be-
comes acclimated to their
new campus.
Oliver - I feel it is important
to have good strong rules in
place, however, it can al-
ways improve. I am aware
of a new code of conduct
that has been adopted and I
believe it will strengthen
discipline in the schools.
Being proactive is a large
part of discipline concerns
and it is up to the school
system and parents to re-
solve.
Q) What are your
opinions on the
drop-out rate and
how can it be cor-
rected?
Glover - We are in the
process of changing the
grade configuration of some
of our schools. Having sixth
grade in the intermediate
school will give these stu-
dents the guidance and con-
fidence needed to succeed.
The freshman academy in
high school has proven to be
successful in helping the
students adjust to the high
school setting. Giving these
students the support should
prove to be very successful.
Savell - I would propose
providing more opportuni-
ties for parents and volun-
teers in the community to
become involved as mentors
for at-risk students. Re-
search cites caring relation-
ships as a significant factor
in keeping kids in school. I
also think teachers need
support for training and
using strategies to address
diverse cultures and learn-
ing styles.
Litton - It is my hope and
desire that all our students
will complete their high
school education. A high
school diploma is the very
minimum needed for suc-
cess today. We need to take
all steps possible to reduce
the drop out rate. I believe
that our schools are working
hard on this problem. How-
ever, dropouts are not just a
school problem. Dropouts
are a family, community,
and economic problem. Stu-
dents drop out mainly due to
dysfunctional families and
poor support from home.
When a student falls behind
due to excessive absences or
failure and can no longer
graduate on time they are
most likely to dropout. We
have established the Early
College High School, estab-
lished new counseling pro-
grams in elementary and
middle school, established
freshman academies, fol-
low-up on every drop out,
and provided remedial pro-
grams to help keep our stu-
dents in school.
Falls - I think we need a
Teen Drop-out Prevention
Program to target students
that are dropping out of
school. The group should
then focus on each individ-
ual student and find a solu-
tion to their own individual
situation. If students do drop
out, we need to find a way
to allow them to re-enter
school without being penal-
ized. -
Grant - I would like to see a
Drop-In Academy and this
would mean that a Drop-
Out (for instance at 16)
would not have to wait until
he or she is 18 to enroll at a
community college for a
GED. I am an advocate for
a non-traditional program
where these students could
study via computer at the li-
brary, for instance, and then
work on what I think is an
awesome community col-
lege network in this state.
Working with the Math
Academy, a summer pro-
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Kings Mountain
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gram funded by the commu-
nity to address 60 percent of
African American students
failing math on end-of-
grade tests, as a parent
group facilitator training
parents to become involved,
I have seen a complete turn
around of students meeting
their yearly progress goals.
CORE, Close the Gap and
Project Teach are all av-
enues for helping children,
our greatest asset.
Benton - We can correct the
drop-out rate by offering vo-
cational classes, such as
auto mechanics, courses
that a student can learn and
then get a job when he or
she graduates. Many of our
students can't afford college
“and we would be doing a
real service to offer some
type of training that would
afford job opportunities.
Oliver - I feel that the rate is
too high! There are pro-
grams in place such as
Freshman Academy, early
college and expanding our
alternative programs to
name a few that, in time,’
will continue to decrease the
number of drop outs. I am
aware that our High School
staff are working hard to im-
prove the number and it is a
focus of theirs.
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Moffitt earns Merit
Scholarship honor
Kings Mountain High
School is proud to an-
nounce that Bryan Moffitt
has been named a “com-
mended student” in the
2010 National Merit Schol-
arship Program.
Commended students
are placed among the top 5
percent of more than 1.5
million students who en-
tered the 2010 competition
by taking the 2008 Prelimi-
nary. SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT/NMSQT).
Bryan is the son of Steve
and Beverly Moffitt. He is a
member of the Art Club,
‘Drama Club, Beta Club,
WIT Improv Troupe, Na-
tional Honor Society, SPO,
and Spanish Club. Bryan
served as a Junior Marshal,
was selected to attend Pres-
idential Classroom, and has
been a Renaissance Gold
Card Holder all four years
of high school.
Bryan plans to attend a
four year college and major
in either Biology or Psy-
chology.
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What you need to know about Phillip Glover:
+ Child passenger seat
technician/instructor
* Member of Lafayette Street
+ Married with two children _
+ Employed with the NC
Highway Patrol since 1988
community.
+ Member of Safe Kids/Safe United Methodist Church
Communities «+ Former PTO President
+ State Employees Credit + Member of Communities in
Union Advisory Board School
Chairman
* Woodman of the World
Member
What Phillip Glover wants to do for you:
+ Maintain and improve the quality of education for our children
+ Continue to improve the condition of our schools
+ Continue to make our schools a safe environment
+ Maintain communications with parents, teachers, students and
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