Commentary I’ll be the judge of that Times have changed since I was in high school,
and I didn’t go to school when it was just a one room school house. In fact, they’re still having high school in the building where I went, so no, I’m not that old.
What I did not have to do in high school is a senior
project that Buncombe County seniors do now in or- der to graduate. I had the pleasure of being one of the
Clint Parker
judges last week as the schools caught a break and were able to get the event in between snow days. Tese senior projects are judged by a panel of four
or five judges from the community. After enjoying a small feast created by the consumer science depart-
ment and receiving instructions on judging, each panel hears about four or five student presentations that last approximately six to eight minutes. Te judges will ask questions and score the students on their presentations. In all, my panel heard a variety of topics that
ranged from changing a muffler on their truck to working with horses to physical fitness to pottery to Parkour (a type of gymnastics). Te students’ presentations were all interesting,
and it was great to watch the enthusiasm they had as they presented their work to the judges. Tis was my first year as a judge, but many of the judges were old hands at this. I would certainly like to do it again next year, only
I hope I have lost some weight because those student desks we sit in are a lot smaller than I remember.
Four other NBHS alumni represent at Rose Bowl Parade
Four other former North Bun-
combe High School graduates played for Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains marching band during the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Ca- lif.
Karah Garrison, Class of 2006, is a colorguard member and seamstress
who is majoring in elementary edu- cation and on course to receive a mi- nor in theatre. Christopher Wilson, Class of
2007, is a trombone section leader who is majoring in music education. Joshua Rice, Class of 2008, is an
alto saxophone player who is major- ing in history education.
Writers at Home monthly series Te Writers at Home monthly series will take place at 3 pm on
Sunday (Jan. 16) at Malaprop’s. Tis event is presented by UNC- Asheville’s professor Tommy Hays and the Great Smokies Writers Program. January’s program features readings by students in Kather- ine Soniat’s Fall 2010 Great Smokies Poetry Class. Featured readers include: Starshield Lortie, Michael Beadle, Steph-
anie Berry, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin, Weaverville resident Leslie Cunningham, Big Ivy Book Club organizer Nancy Dillingham, Me- sha Maren-Hogan, Gary Miller and Jerry Willis. Cunningham will be reading a chapter from her new book “Im- prints of Birth.”
Weaverville Garden Club presentation Ox Creek residents Lenore and Joe Baum will be showing slides of their
recent trip to Japan at 2:30 pm on Saturday (Jan. 15) in the community room at the Weaverville Public Library.
David Mompoint, Class of 2008,
is a trombone player who is majoring in commercial music and electron- ics.
Along with Shaley Haney, all five
were a part of the band named most outstanding in the famed parade.
Tis special to the Tribune.
Weaverville Music Study
Club concert A free concert will be pre-
sented at 7 pm on Jan. 21 in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Weaverville. Featured musicians will be Cynthia Roop and Barbara Scott on violin with Linda Jones and Pamela Bal- lard as piano accompanists. Te Weaverville Music Study Club is sponsoring the event. For addi- tional information, contact Har- riet Burnette at 645-5798.
All-County Middle/High School Band concert rescheduled
Te All-County Band concert will now be held at 7 pm on March 1 at North Buncombe High School. For more information, contact Dr. Susan Hensley at 255-5951.
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