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ES TT EER seg ( i vil gy sx | ES, EE mAh I TH oo i ari AEE Wednesday, October 20, 2010 School News The Kings Mountain Herald Page 1C Carrousel Princess crowned Homecoming Queen Sarah Jane Mauney, daughter of Eddie and Rox- anne Mauney, was crowned Kings Mountain High’s 2010-11 homecoming queen during halftime of Friday’s football game against Ash- brook at John Gamble Sta- dium. Mauney was Noted the honor by the KMHS student body over four other finalists - Ashley Monique Gilmore, Alicia Kimberly Watkins, Emily Connor Yarbro and Alexis Sade Young. She has also been chosen as Kings Mountain’s 2010- 11 Carrousel Princess, was nominated by S.A.V.E of which she serves as Presi- dent. She is a member of the National Honor Society, SADD, Beta Club, Spanish Club and Science Club and has been a Renaissance Club Gold Card member since her freshman year, She is an all- conference soccer player and carries a 4.33 GPA. She hopes to become an orthopedic physicians assis- tant. Sarah was escorted by her father, Eddie Mauney. Gilmore is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry George Gilmore III and was nominated by the Yearbook. She is the yearbook’s busi- ness manager, SPO presi- dent, a member of the Renaissance Club for four years, and is an Ambassador. She enjoys babysitting, bak- ing, reading and spending time with family and friends. She attended the Broyhill Leadership Conference and the SATELLITE camp at .NC State University. She also volunteers at her church’s Vacation Bible School and was a Debutante this year. Watkins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Watkins and was nominated by the varsity cheerleaders. She is also co-captain of the color guard, member of S.A.V.E, SADD, SPO, Fel- lowship of Christian Ath- letes and the KMHS Band Association. She enjoys shopping, spending time with friends and family, and church activities. She has participated in the National American Miss pageant ball, and served as the Kings Mountain representative to the 2009 AKA Debutante Ball. Yarbro is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Yarbro and was nominated by the French Club. Emily is a member of the KMHS var- sity volleyball team and is a member of the French Club, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Science Club and SADD. She has been a Ren- aissance Club Gold Card member since her freshman year and was a Junior Mar- shall for last year’s gradua- tion ceremony. She enjoys working with children and participating in church activ- ities. Young is the daughter of ' Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Wingo. She was nominated by the Spanish Club. She is also a member of HECS Club, Beta Club and Renaissance Club. She enjoys shopping, spending time with family and friends, working with children and helping others. Other nominees were : Elizabeth Bailey Ander- son, daughter of Richard and Janice Anderson; Kasey Rae Batchler, daughter of Tommy and Lisa Batchler; Connor’ Drew Blalock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Blalock; Samantha Noel Brice, daughter of Jessie and Harold Brice; Jes- sica Danielle Burton, daugh- ter of Carl and Annette Bur- ton; Casey Gladden DeVane, daughter of David and Kim DeVane; Johnna Etters, daughter of John and Lesia Etters; Ashley Nicole Fra- zier, daughter of Mark and Lori Frazier; Erica Morgan Hicks, daughter of Eric and Julie Hicks; Savannah Marie Horne, daughter of Paulette Putnam and Kenny Horne; Chelsea Gwen King, daugh- ter of Sandy and Donna King; Amber Joy Lawson, daughter of David and An- gela Lawson; Kimberly Lu- angrath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.: Kham Luangrath; :Tabatha Keonia LeShea ~ Manning, daughter of Sherri : GARY STEWART/HERALD KMHS Homecoming Queen Sarah Mauney with her escort to the court, her father Eddie Mauney. and Shaun Grier; Brandie Leigh Penner, danghter of Gene and Joann Penner; Amanda Brooke Stacey, daughter of Dallas and Jen- nifer Stacey; and Tiffany Dawn Waddell, daughter of Chris Waddell and- Ann Johnson. Disney star shines on East Elementary students photos by EMILY WEAVER Vanyah Roberts looks at her very own special signed autograph of Geno Segers she won dur- ing Segers’ visit to East Elementary last Fy. By EMILY WEAVER Editor Geno Segers starred as “Mufasa” in “The Lion King”, playing in front of audiences in Australia and China, performing to crowds in ten cities across the United States. He appeared in the recent film, “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian”, and now stars on Disney’s “Pair of Kings” television show. But he ap- peared to the students at East Elementary Friday morning not as a lion or even neces- sarily as a Disney star, but as! a role model. Most of the students weren’t sure what to expect as they filed into the school’s gym for the 10:30 a.m. event. “We didn’t tell them who was coming. We just said we're having a special guest,” said Kim Reel, a counselor at East. The program started with a minute clip of Segers’ cur- rent show, Disney’s “Pair of Kings”. And out he walked, towering over the seated stu- dents with a deep voice booming “Hello”. He told the students who he was and ran through a re- sume of career paths and moments in the spotlight that led him to where he stands today. Segers was born in Win- Geno Segers, Disney star, talks to students at East Ele- mentary Friday. ston Soleh. son of Lonnie Segers and Sandra Oliver. In school, he : became a wrestler, football player and track athlete. He won a city championship in football and wrestling while attending Caver High School. At East Forsyth High, he became the first two-time state wrestling champ. After being named to the All State Football Team, he then accepted a full scholar- ship to Western Carolina University * where he’ had tremendous success as a football player, according to his online biography. He made the first team Sport Network All Ameri- . can, he said, but just missed the NFL “by a few pounds and less than two-tenths of a second.” Segers then moved to Charlotte, where he played for the Barrons Minor League Football team. He won a national champi- onship and left to pursue a career in International Rugby. He played for the USA team and then for New Zealand’s “Richmond Rovers”, before he went back to wrestling and be- came New Zealand’s na- tional champion in his weight division. He tried his hand at other sports: cliff diving, Sumo wrestling and full contact wrestling; and then, at other professions: teaching high school algebra in North Carolina and work- ing as a small trader in New Zealand. But his career path took a pivotal turn, according to genosegers.com, when Segers “took a dare and went to a Walt Disney audition which landed him the part as a bass in (‘The Lion King’) chorus.” After two years as a bass ~in-the chorus; he-earned-the- | role of “Mufasa” and toured" performing the show in Aus- tralia, China and back home in the states. It’s been an in- teresting journey for Segers, but the message he really shared with the students was about opportunities along the way. “In life, there are good opportunities and there are bad opportunities,” he said. “We’re going to talk about the good opportunities today.” Around every corner there is an opportunity, he added. There are three things, Segers said, we often do when we run across it. “You’re walking down the road, you turn the corner, see that opportunity and walk past it,” he said. “That’s one thing.” With a playful voice, he explained, what a person who has walked past oppor- tunity sounds like. They whine: “there’s nothing here for me to do” or “I hate this town.” Another person walks around that same corner, sees the opportunity, picks it up and drops it, he said. That’s the second thing. Using different tones of a sullen voice, he said, you can “ hear them say: “she never liked me” or “he’s the one that got me in trouble”. But then there’s the third thing. A person walks around the corner, sees the opportu- nity, picks it up and runs with it. “Do you know what that person is saying?” he asked the ‘students. “They aren’t saying anything. They’re too busy running (with that op- portunity).” “There have been a lot of opportunities in. my: life,” Segers said. “Some I dropped. Some I walked BRIEFS past. But the opportunities that I picked up and ran with have led me here to talk to you.” It’s a common message in this shining star’s “Hold It On The Road Foundation”, through which he reaches out to students across the country. He asked the stu- dents at East what he’s asked so many others: When you turn that corner and see that good opportunity sitting there what are you going to do? Walk past it? Pick it up and drop it? Or pick it up and run with it? KMMS seeks votes to net 5100 grant Kings Mountain Middle School is in the running for a $100,000 grant from Bing.com, but in order to get it they need the public’s help. Votes will need to be cast on line by Oct. 24 to help the boards for the classrooms. - school win the prize that will be used to purchase 23 smart Click on the website - http://ourschoolneeds.dis- coverbing.com/ and give KMMS a rating of five stars to cast your vote. Community support will be needed to take the compe- tition to the next round, says the school’s Technology Fa- cilitator Angela McKee. She said that the new smart boards are needed at KMMS. Only one mounted smart board is currently in op- eration at the school and only a few days are left for the voting process. Students were asked to participate in the process by writing essays of what they would like to use the money for in their school. Most of the kids, McKee said, wanted smart boards - a technologically advanced dry erase board that allows learning to be auditory, visual and hands-on. AIG teacher Joan Shipley,, science teacher Missy Short and McKee pulled from the students’ essays to create their own 500-word essay required in the grant application. They used photos from the school to tell their story and a 1-3 minute video produced by the students. The kids worked in teams to come up with different clips for the film, McKee said. “Our kids were so excited about it,” she added. The grant application was submitted a couple of weeks ago. Votes are recorded by email addresses so the public is encouraged to log on to the website and set up an account to vote. Check the sohoo!’ s website for more information at http://www.clevelandcountyschools.org/schools/kmms/ Head Start accepting applications Cleveland County Head Start is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year for the following schools: Bethware Elementary, East Elementary, Graham Elemen- tary, James Love Elementary, Casar Elementary, Fallston Elementary, Grover Elementary, North Elementary and Washington Elementary schools. This program is for eligible children 4 years of age or who will be by August 31 of this year. They will be given priority, and 3-year-old eligible children will fill any re- maining openings. The program is designed for families with low to mod- erate income, regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, special needs or disabling condition. Bus transportation is available for children who live within the assigned school district.
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