Get your own Free Home PageSpring break is a time for rest, a time to travel, a time to play catchup and a time to ruminate about the last six weeks of school.
What did Golden Eagles do last week? Well, sophomore Dominick Nichols stayed at home with her family and relaxed. Meanwhile, senior Parthenia Dupree traveled to New York to be with her relatives.
Other students looked for ways to get away from the house, away from family and away from seeing the same surroundings that they see every single day. Of course, when people hear the words spring break, the first thought that instantly comes into their minds is rounding up a few of their freinds and driving down to the coast of North Carolina. That's exactly what junior Leigh Anne Hunt did. Hunt went to Wilmington for two days.
"I laid out and put my toes in the water," she said. "It was still too cold to go swimming."
Sithina Sengsourinha, a senior, went to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., with her boyfriend, Alex Yong, and her sister, Pat Sengsourinha, and Pat's husband, Tommy Phok. The Seng-sourinhas also went fishing at Jordan Dam near Sanford before celebrating Laotian New Year's.
Others, though, had to work. Senior Rocky Passmore worked with children at Chucky Cheese. Senior Bojana Kara logged her hours at T.J. Maxx.
"I also took a trip to Charlotte with my brother (Rade Karac)," she said. "On the way back the air conditioner went out in my car. Somebody said it will cost $400 to fix."
Amanda Hampton, another senior, took part in the cotillion at BLS Auditorium last Saturday night.
"I danced with my escort, then my father," said Hampton, who will attend Winston-Salem State as a mass media major in August. "It was a lot of fun."
Junior Greg Duke took second place in the 400-meter run at the North Rowan Classic track and field meet April 2-3.
Duke was also on the 4x200 relay team that took second. His teammates on that relay included Mike Able, Deshon James and Darsharn Russell. The 4x400 relay also finished second and is now ranked fourth in the state. Team members are Duke, Russell, Chris Sharpless and Brian Woodward. Overall, Smith placed third in the meet. Second-year Golden Eagle coach Chris Lassiter was very pleased with the outcome.
"North Rowan and West Charlotte finished ahead of us," Lassiter said. "North will probably win the state 2-A championship and West Charlotte will probably win the state 4-A title. This says we can compete with the best in the state."
Brandon Summers also turned in a solid meet. Summers finished second in the 300 hurdles and third in the high jump.
Casey Johnson took third in the triple jump.
Senior Jamie Totten received an award in the Tandy/Radio Shack Scholars program for his work in science, mathematics and computers. Other BLS students honored were Yolanda German, Bojana Karac, Pou Keophakhoun, Chris Mitchell, Kinja Patel and Dwayne Wilson.
In conjunction with National Library Week, Smith will have a read-in April 15 at 2:55 p.m. The BLS media center is also having a contest each day during the week.
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