The Monday Message
09.14.09
‘CANES CONTINUE TO MAKE A STRONG SHOWING
FOOTBALL
The Louisburg College football team made history
Sunday, September 6th by defeating Erie Community College with a 36-19 margin. This marks
the first NJCAA win for the football team since the
program became a sanctioned member in 2008.
During the game against
Erie, Kick Returner and
Wide Receiver, Jameze
Massey (5’ 8”, 190 lbs.),
racked up 362 all-purpose
yards and scored three
touchdowns for the Hurricanes. As a wide receiver,
Jameze Massey returns a kick-off during the game against Erie
Massey hauled in four
Community College
receptions for 108 yards
NJCAA Football
National Special Teams
and a touchdown with one catch accounting for 64 yards. As a kick returner he
“Player of the Week,”
tallied up 226 return yards on five returns and returned two for touchdowns. He Jameze Massey
also had three carries for 22 yards and one punt return for six yards. As a result
of his outstanding performace, Massey was elected the NJCAA Football National Special Teams “Player
Of The Week.”
The ‘Canes also handily won their game against Fork Union Military Academy on Sunday, September
13th, defeating them by a margin of 42-16. Their next game will be Sunday, September 20th when they
take on Christopher Newport University at CNU in Newport News,VA.
SOCCER
The men’s soccer team played two games this past weekend, defeating Montgomery Rockville (4-2)
and Essex (3-0). Their next matchup will be at home against Wake Tech Community College on
Wednesday, September 16th at 4:00 pm.
The Lady ‘Canes were defeated Sunday, September 6th by Catonsville (1-2). With two goals scored
early by Catonsville and a team suffering from sickness, it made the task a tough hill to climb. Rosa
Losa scored a goal for the ‘Canes at the 35-minute mark. The ‘Canes managed to outshoot their opponents, but they couldn’t find the second goal to tie the game. “We are obviously disappointed with the
result. Had the whole team been well, I feel the result may have been different,” said Head Coach Andy
Stokes. Their next game is scheduled for September 22nd (away) at Spartanburg.
VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball team takes it on the road Monday, September 14th to play Lenoir Community College at
7:00 pm.
GOLF
The Louisburg men’s golf team won its first tournament of the season on September 3rd at Cedarbrook Country Club in Elkin, NC. Justin Foster was medaled with a score of 74, followed by runner-up,
Brandon Smith, with a score of 76. Eddie Huckabee scored a 77, with Trent Becker scoring a 79 for
third and fourth place, respectively. Team scores were Louisburg College 306, Johnston CC 334, Surry
CC 354, and Central Carolina CC 392.
In a Region X golf match held at Johnston County Country Club in Smithfield, NC on Thursday,
September 10th, the junior varsity golfers earned third place in competition with five other teams.
Sandhills Community College won the 18-hole meet with host, Johnston Community College, earning
second place.
Despite some golfers being unable to compete because of the flu, the Louisburg College golfers
earned third place in competition with eight NCAA and NJCAA colleges on September 12th -13th.
The North Carolina Wesleyan College Fall Championship was played at Ford’s Colony Golf Course in
Rocky Mount, NC. Cape Fear Community College eked out a 1-shot victory over host North Carolina
Wesleyan College. Coach Charles Sloan indicated that the Louisburg team
shot a record score of 299 during the first round, played on Saturday.
Competing for Louisburg College were Floridians Trent Becker and
Brandon Smith; North Carolinian Eddie Huckabee; Chris Tucker from
Maine; and Adhemar Perez from Venezuela.
The team plays its next tournament against Chowan University at Valley
Pine Country Club in Lasker, NC on Tuesday, September 15th at 2:00 pm.
SOFTBALL
The Lady ‘Canes softball team lost to the NC Wildcats on Saturday, September 12th by a margin of 7-3, but came back the same day to defeat Patrick
Henry with a 6-5 win.
During the game against the Wildcats, freshman Chelsea Davis, a standout
hitter, went 1-2 with two runs batted in.
Taylor Shelton pitching at the
game against Patrick Henry
The game against Patrick Henry was close the entire time. LC came from behind to score a run in
the bottom of the seventh inning to stay alive and tie the game. In extra innings, we scored the game
winning run with bases loaded and one out. Standout players include, Brittany Shotwell (2-4); Megan
Murray (3-4), who scored the game winning run; Chelsea Davis (1-1) with a run batted in; and Taylor
Barker, who hit in the game winning run. Pitchers were Taylor Shelton and Brittany Shotwell.
THIS I BELIEVE...
Ever try to
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easiest assignment,
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for sure. But, by the end of the fall semester, all LC
freshman
freshma will do just that as part of an assignment in their Crossroads
Class. B
Based upon the book, This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies
of Remarkable
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Men and Women, a selection of essays compiled by Jay
Allison
Alliso and Dan Gediman, Crossroads students will explore the idea of
what they believe, and, as a final assignment, write a personal essay on
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belief.
Thi I Believe is an international project engaging people in writing
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and
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chronicled
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featured
in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the popular
1950’s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
A BUSY, FESTIVE WEEKEND IN AND AROUND LC!
This past Saturday was a busy one for the Louisburg College Community.
The morning started off with the Tar River 5K Run/Walk, the proceeds of which will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Louisburg.
The LC cross country team competed in the run, along with LC
President Mark La Branche. We had strong finishes with three
people medaling in the race. Tymir Williams-Parks came in first
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with a time of 18:43; Efrain Valenc
cia finished third with a time of
19:30; Brooke Miles finished third
ffor the women with a time of
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27:31; and La Branche ran it with
a time of 25:26.
Franklin County United Way Director Kathy
SGA President Ethan Fontaine paints
the face of a young attendee during
the Tar River Festival
Harrelson (center), LC football players, and
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Throughout the day, forty memcommunity members take a break from their
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bers of the LC football team
hard work to pose for a photo
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volunteered with the United
Way’s “Day of Caring.” They worked with the Franklin County 4-H to clean
a home and do yardwork in Franklinton, and also cleaned out a storage
shed for a couple who has chronic heart/health problems. The shed is
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going to be used for a Bible study class in a neighborhood
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The College set up a
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booth at the Tar River
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and staff members
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manned the booth
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Mrs. Frances Boyette Dickson (second from left) with her
daughters in front of her portrait which now hangs in the
lobby of the auditorium named in her honor
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The College’s concert
series opened its
2009-2010 season with
a performance by the
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Kingston
Trio in the
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newly-named
Frances
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Boyette
Dickson Audit
torium.
Mrs. Dickson,
a 1935 alumna of the
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College,
was present, LC Board Chairman John Cameron read a
of Mrs. Dickson’s lifelong gifts and
along with her several citation
achievements at the dedication
members of her family, for a special dinner
a the dedication of the auditorium just before the show.
and
The Kingston Trio performs Saturday evening on the stage of the
Frances Boyette Dickson Auditorium
BUSINESS FRATERNITY
SEEKS
NEW MEMBERS
By PBL Public Relations Officer Brittany Hunt
HONOR SOCIETY
TO INDUCT NEW
MEMBERS
The Induction Ceremony for the LC Chapter
of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international
honor society of two-year colleges, will be
held Tuesday, September 22nd at 11:00 am in
the Frances Boyette Dickson Auditorium. The
following are returning and invited members:
Returning Members
Casey Allen Bolton
Valerie Lynn Downing
Ryan Brett Garrett
Rashanda Denise Holden
Brittany L. Hunt
Kristen Danielle Johnson
Blaine Britton Jones
Jeremy Ishmael Jones
Beaman Clark Massey
Tracy N. Potter
Carey Lynn Poythress
Grace Fiona Purnell
Lauren Nicole Riley
Nicholas Latham Short
Shekanah Elisa Solomon
Preston Lauffama Tate
Efrain Valencia
William Preston Miles Walker
Michael Ryan West
Nathan Anthony Woods
Freshmen to be invited
Jonathan Terrell Jones
Amannel Samuel Negasa
Sophomores to be invited
Justin Dewayne Davis
H-Wing Eban
Gerald Allen Edwards
Sarah Jane Griffiths
Bradley Gerald Holmes
Rosaelia Loza
Joshua Paul Mulvany
Samantha Celeste Pendergraft
Jessica Rayo
Douglas Linwood Saul
Is your resume looking a little bit dull? Needing
an outlet from hours of Rock Band and walks down
the streets of Louisburg? Do you like meeting new
people, traveling on school days, and winning
cash prizes? Then Phi Beta Lambda may just be
the fraternity for you!
Phi Beta Lambda, better known as PBL, is the
“largest business career student organization in
the world” according to FBLA-PBL’s official website. Louisburg College’s local chapter has been
reactivated and is currently looking for new members of all walks of life. Basically, each member is
allowed to choose two competitive events, which
are completely up to the member, and will attend
a state competition in Charlotte, North Carolina to
compete for a place at the national competition.
No talent or interest is too small or too difficult to
place with a competitive event. Some of the
numerous events students may enter include,
but are definitely not limited to, community
service projects, computer game and simulation
programming, contemporary sports issues,
future business teacher, public speaking, and
word processing. A full list of competitive events
can be reviewed by contacting PBL’s advisors,
Ms. Nealon or Ms. Hammersley.
Meetings have already taken place with six
officers being elected in the following categories:
President - Elizabeth Blackmore
Vice President - Nate Goodno
Secretary - Rashetta Bellamy
Treasurer - Quincy Rubin
Historian - Awa Jagne
Public Relations - Brittany Hunt
The next meeting will take place on September
15th at 5:30 in Taft 323. There is a $25 dues fee that
may be waived by three scholarships available to
all students interested in joining PBL. The scholarships are based on prospective members writing
an essay of at least 100 words stating why they
deserve the scholarship and what they can bring
to the fraternity. Essays are due to Ms. Nealon or
Ms. Hammersley by October 1. The final dates for
dues are October 7.
If interested, please stop by the meeting on
September 15th or contact Ms. Nealon at
pnealon@louisburg.edu or Ms. Hammersley at
nhammersley@louisburg.edu for more information.
If you would like to learn more about this fraternity,
visit fbla-pbl.org.
H1N1 (SWINE FLU) UPDATE
Dear Louisburg College Community,
Symptoms of H1N1 flu infection
H1N1 Influenza is circulating in many communities in
in humans are similar to classic
North Carolina, including Franklin County. This influenza
flu-like symptoms, which might
is acting like a mild seasonal influenza that circulates
include:
every year. Most people who get the virus are back to
normal activities in three to five days. The major
difference between this strain of flu and the normal
• Fever above 100.4 °F
seasonal flu is that it is occurring out of the normal flu
• Cough
season sequence (typically October through March), and
• Sore throat
it appears to spread a bit more quickly than the normal
• Headache
flu, especially among young adults. This virus spreads
just like the usual seasonal influenza by coughing and
• Chills
sneezing, and by coming into contact with a contaminated
• Muscle aches
surface or within 6 feet of an infected individual. It is not
• Diarrhea
spread through heating and air ducts and can be killed by
• Vomiting
normal household cleaners. We are working closely with
the Franklin County Health Department and using information and updates from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) and the North Carolina Division of
Public Health to help slow the spread of the virus. One
critical step in slowing the spread of the virus is for individuals with flu-like symptoms to isolate
themselves immediately for a period up to 24 hours after their fever is gone without the use of
fever-reducing medications.
We are asking affected students as well as roommates and suitemates to take some standard
precautions that have been well outlined in previous communications: practice good respiratory
etiquette, clean high touch areas with disinfectant wipes, go home if possible if the student is sick,
and, if not, remain isolated in the residence hall room. Please note that if a student is unable to go
home, we are mandating that they isolate themselves in their room until they have been fever-free for
24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications. We have arranged for meals to be delivered
on schedule by our campus dining service. Refer to the Patient Care Protocol (below) for complete
information.
The College’s Pandemic Response Team regularly communicates with one another and monitors the
spread of the virus with the NC Division of Public Health and the CDC. New information is communicated to the campus community in a variety of ways, including LC Alerts, campus-wide emails,
student portal and website postings, posters, flyers, and other methods. The College has been
planning for the possibility of a pandemic since 2007, and an in-depth pandemic flu response plan
is in place. At this time, we anticipate being able to finish the semester with minimal disruption to
classes and personal health.
Sincerely,
Jason Modlin
Vice President for Student Life
If you have news or events to share, please email them to me at
amcmanus@louisburg.edu, call at 919.497.3330, or stop by my office in the Main building.
Submission deadlines are every Monday before 10:00am. I look forward to hearing from you!
Amy Scoggin McManus
Director of Marketing and Communications