:udents Recognized At Union
[hayle Kester, Ih-incipal of Union High*School, announced the
roll. Mr Kester said "Special academic recognition is extended
students who have earned straight A's or all A's and B's.
riot the same as an honor roll. The Ibllowing students had all
first nine week grading period: Bonnie Cathcart, Ruth
iShannon Smith and Anita Wilson.
entitle a student a Red Academic Card that admits that
to all school activities free of charge. A White Academic Card
S Students to all school affairs at half price. This comes for all
B's (no C's) at this grade period. The following students have
white cards:
Jenny Elmore Chris Forren
Parker Sally Hall John Dameron
Debbie Hess Gina Hess
uardt Melissa Furrow Kristi Hoke
h Howie Forren Crystal Dixon
Eddie Gabbert Rima Franklin
Nikkie Withrow Trac.y Brown
Krais
Crystal Wilson
Melanie Lively
Kristy McDowell
Donna Crews
Melissa Gill
Melodic Dunbar
Renee Carter
Suzanne Hylton
Darrell Gal ford
Jerry Diehl
Steve Dameron
Robert Higginbot ham
Joe Allen
Academic Honor Roll
who have at least
Period at Union High School.
Smith Rima Franklin
Bonnie Cathcart
Melodie Dunbar
('Wellde
McCutcheon
lchols
Purrow
Katie Hughes
Kristi Hoke
a B+ average for the first 9-week
Darrell Galford
Todd Baker
Dennis Newhouse
Joe Allen
Chris Forren
Desiree Thacker
Pairicia Brown
Anita Wilson
Jennifer Marquardt
Brenda Yancy
Jamie Ratliff
Danny Spence
Jimmy Nelson
Warren Thornton
Suzy Porterfield
Rebecca Williams
Patti McMahan
Jenny Elmore
Debbie Hess
Howie Forren
Eddie Gabbert
Jason Johnson
Nikki Withrow
Melanie Lively
Carrie Newhouse
Dawn Ridgeway
Crystal Dixon
Nikky Hudson
Suzanne Hylton
Donna Crews
Melissa Gill
Gina Hess
Chris Dunbar
Jerry Diehl
Steve Dameron
Robert Higginboiham
John Dameron
Renee Carter
7
Lane
MeClung
ton Junior High School
Honor Roll
Grade 8
David Harris
Joyd Adkins
Karen Barbe
Bobby Blankenship
John Boggs
Shalanea Cochran
Dwayne Martin
Cynthia Mattison
Charity Richwood
Raymond Washington
Grade 9 .
April Lewis
Jason Carroll
Grace Duncan
Brady Fitzwater
Kath Kashola
Joyce McClung
Lester Payne
Brady Starcher
Erin Boone,(left) Rhonda Thomas, Doug Boons,
GInny Bennett and Kelly Keadle.
uiz Bowl Kids
Of 'Gifted' Program
I wish I had a dollar for every
time I'm asked, "Jeff, what's
wrong with the teenagers of to-
day?." My answer to this ques-
tion always gets me in trouble. I
feel. with the exception of those
teens who have personality dis-
orders and those who have some
type of psychosis, there is noth-
ing wrong with today's teens.
However, I do feel there is some-
thing wrong with many of the
adults who are in charge of
teens.
Many adults who deal with
today's teens are out of touch
with the way today's teens think
and feel. While adults realize
times have changed since they
were teens, they often fail to re-
alize being a teen has changed
as well. For example, 25 years
ago you could tell a teen to shut
up and go to their room and they
would. They may have whispered
some nasty words behind your
back, but teens usually figured
they weren't old enough to argue
with an adult because adults
were always right. Teens also
knew if they pressed the issue
too much they would probably
have to suffer the consequences,
the adult model being, "spare
the rod, spoil the child," During
these times adults could assume
teens would folIow in their foot-
steps since it was common for
teens to follow the same path
toward success their parents
did. Twenty-five years ago, par-
ents felt good knowing they
weren't the only ones watching
over their children. Parents
could depend on other adults in
the community to keep a watch-
ful eye on their children when
they weren't around. In those
times teachers could teach in
the classroom without having in
worry about problem students.
This was a time when ministers
could depend on a large number
of teens filling their churches ev-
ery Sunday morning. A few of
those teens would fall asleep but
at least they were there. It was a
simple time with simple values,
when things were black and
white. There were problems but
those problems didn't really af-
fect teens as adults did a good
job insulating teens from the
outside world, or so they
thought.
Teens have changed drasti-
cally over the past 25 years. To-
day, teens want to know why.
They want to know why they
have to go to their room when
they are told to go there. They
want to know why they can't dis-
agree with adults without being
made to feel foolish. Today's
teens want to know why they
can't form their own values and
have their own definition of suc-
cess. They want to know why
they have to go to school or go to
church. They don't like adults
looking over their shoulder,
making sure they don't make the
same mistakes adults did when
they were teens. They want to be
their own person. Today's teens
want to know why adults always
have to have the last word, espe-
cially when they feel the adults
they are talking with don't make
any sense or are full of contra-
dictions. "teens want to know
why they aren't respected and
treated like regular people. They
don't want to be treated as
brainless beings who have no
feelings. Unlike 25 years ago,
teens are more vocal, and more
likely to show their feelings in-
stead of going with the flow.
Many adults don't realize this.
Other adults don't want to reN-
ize this. The end result is a
troubled teen who has adults
wondering where they went
wrong in raising their child.
Adults have to realize they
won't get anywhere with today's
teens by calling them stupid
when they don't do well In
school. It may be possible they
don't know how to study prop-
erly and need to be shown how.
Adults need in realize they won't
slop teen pregnancies by accus-
ing girls of sleeping around with
every boy under the sun. Talking
to teens about responsibilities
may do a better job. Those old
stories adults tell about life
when they were teens don't do
anything but give teens some-
thing to joke about.
They could care less about
what adults did when they were
teens. Adults need to stop living
their lives through their chil-
dren. Just because you got in
trouble at age 15 doesn't mean
all 15 year olds will do the same
thing.
When asked about today's
teens, I usually reply nothing's
wrong. However, many adults
are simply out of touch.
q'ill next week.
Childrens' Book Week
Celebrated At Alderson
Junior High won top lor High gifted education pro-
a~ the annual Junior gram in Greenbrler County. Stu-
education quiz bowl dents spend from six to seven
~o' ember 16. Members weeks researching selected top-
winning team were ics. Their research and study
l'homas, team captain;skills are tested against those of
tie; Doug Boone; Ginnytheir peers in other schools at
and Kelly Keadle. the quiz bowl held annually at
g In second and third Greenbrier Community College. Mack Dolan's second-grade class at Alderson Elementary School
teams from Lewlsburg Adults who helped with score celebrated Children's Book Week November 12-16 with a varietyof
daily emphases, including "Hats Off to Reading" November 14. The
lgh. Other schools rep- keeping and other chores were students wore hats to school and took part in numerous reading
at the bowl were Crich- Phyllis Boone, Dennis Bozic, activities. November 15's theme was "Drop Everything and Read."
nelle, Reniek, Smoot, Joey Fitzwater, Joe Vincent, Students brought sleeping bags and pillows for the observance.
Sulphur Springs. Sharon White, and Margaret "Sock It To Reading" was the motto November 16. The children wore
is a part of the Jun- Golden. a wide variety of creative socks to class that day. Each classroom
had its own observances for the week at the AIderson school.
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Local Doctors
National Meet
Fuel Help
James Stookey, D.O., dean for
academic affairs at the Wet Vir-
ginia School of Osteopathic
Medicine, attended the American
Osteopathic Association's (AOA)
first Graduate Medical Educa-
tion Leadership Conference in
Chicago recently.
The conference brought to-
gether experts in graduate medi-
cal education and healthcare de-
livery to review directions for os-
teopathic postdoctoral educa-
lion.
The theme of the conference
was "Changes and Innovations
in Graduate Medical Education"
and stressed the need to review"
and revise osteopathic specialty
training to maintain academic
competitiveness and to meet the
challenges of healthcare delivery
in the 21 st Century.
Greenbrier Community Setx,-
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come Energy Assistance applica
tions. Applications will also be
accepted at 205 West Washing-
ton Street, Lewisburg. Please
take Social Security numbers,
proof of income for household,
and electric or gas bill (if heating
with either.
Applications will also be taken
at the following location. Decem-
ber 3, Rainelle City. Hall --. 9
a.m. 3 p.m.; December 4,
White Sulphur Springs --- 9
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