Education Spotlight
resent duties include reinforcing reading and math sie
seeafuaets of ith ndvidual help. Clecieal and supervisory
sctiities round out her day.
Mrs. Johnson and her husband Denny, an employee of the
fitston DuPont plant, liv in the country near Ayden, Thee
‘win sons, Ron ernest ate tain ale spat
aibuslasts; daughter Rebecca, an active fith grader, lcs
cajogee kites. Inher esuretime, Mrs. Johnson particularyVolunteers Honored
VOLUNTEERS ... The volunteers pictured above a group of second grade children entertain them,
‘were honored Monday at Ayden Elementary School (Photo by Page Adkins)
for their service to the school. They watch closely es
At Elementary School
School volunteers contribute a service that cannot be
legislated or funded by the state or eounty—their earing and
sharing is a gift, truly, from the heart. Ayden Elementary
School honored & diverse group of volunteers with a coffee
hour Monday morning. Among those present were
participants in the Listeners, classroom volunteers, and
‘Adopt-A-Schoo! program. Expressions of praise and thanks
Were given to the group by Prineipal Stuart Tripp, Assistant
Principal Page Adkins, N.C. Representatives Walter Jones,
Jr. and Ed Warren, Pitt County Volunteer Coordinator Carol
Barwick, Pitt Community Schools Director Alice Keene, and
Mrs. Eddie West
An average of thirty-five volunteers a month have given
ver fifteen hundred hours of direct service to the schoo, in
addition to many other contributions of gifts and services by a
total of over sixty people
Mrs. Adkins closed the group meeting by reading a letter
from Gov. Jim Hunt, commending the service and long-range
benefits from these volunteers at Ayden Elementary Schoo!