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April 25, 2010 126th year No. 115

FIRST LEADER: Officials name principal for new education center. 2A

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Ralph K. Shelton will be awarded an honorary degree at North Carolina A&T State University’s annual spring commencement May 8. Shelton is the founder and chairman of Southeast Fuels Inc. Southeast Fuels, founded in 1984, is headquartered in Greensboro. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE

T. Wingate Andrews High School drum line: (front row, from left) Quintas Hall, Leonardo Carrera, Cyril Jefferson, Maria Carrera, Jasmine Ramatar; (back row, from left) Treybian Ingram, Samuel Medley, Jahkeem Murphy, Peter Emiohe Jr., Teonce Jones, Damian Ballard.

It provides students opportunity to play in a huge venue Before you read...

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This week, High Point-area students will join their peers for “On Stage!,” a talent showcase that will allow some of the best performers from local schools to take the stage in a large venue and perform for a big crowd. This three-part series looks at three local schools that will participate and gives the stories behind the scenes, from a drum-line group that hopes to restore morale for its school and shed its rocky past to a group of elementary school students who show a dedication beyond their years. And musicians and singers from one local high school hope to show off one of the school’s best-kept secrets. BY VICKI KNOPFLER ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – When “On Stage!” a talent showcase featuring Guilford County schools and students, is held for the fourth year Thursday night in Greensboro, High Point area schools will be well represented. Four schools – Florence Elementary, Andrews and Ragsdale high schools and Penn-Griffin School for the Arts – will be among the 17 selected by audition to perform, and two of those schools each will send two groups.

The showcase is sponsored by Guilford Education Alliance, an independent nonprofit group that supports Guilford County Schools, to point to the value ON STAGE! of arts education in schools and to raise Local youth money for arts protalent in the grams. spotlight Peripheral ben■■■ efits are many, say teachers and students involved in this year’s show. Being selected is a point of pride for schools, teachers and students. Some of the students plan careers in arts performance, and they gain valuable experience. “It’s a chance to play in a huge venue, ... and they get an idea of what it’s really like in the ideal real world,” said Michael Connors, who leads the guitar group at Penn-Griffin that will perform. Several teachers whose groups have been in previous “On Stage!” shows said the way the showcase is organized and the backstage structure has grown more impressive each year and is an example for students of a professionally staged production. “I attended ‘On Stage!’ last year and decided I wanted to participate,” said Susan Moorefield, who leads the choral group at Florence

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HIGH POINT – The struggles that Oak Hollow Mall has faced in recent years and the uncertainty of its future isn’t a unique situation, according to some reports. The High Point Enterprise reported Thursday that Oak Hollow Mall was listed for sale for $15 million on the Web site of

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Shifting shopping preference has impact. 1B

Price Commercial Properties Inc. The announcement follows a difficult year for the mall when several tenants closed shop, including Finish Line and New York & Co., two of its original tenants

Drum line makes big difference at Andrews. 3A

IN BRIEF

What: “On Stage!” When: 7 p.m. Thursday Where: War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro Coliseum, 1921 W. Lee St. Tickets: $15 for reserved seats, available at the coliseum box office, some Lowe’s Foods stores, online at www.Ticketmaster.com, by calling (800) 745-3000 Extra: Students at GTCC Middle College in High Point will film the show and create DVDs that can be ordered for $15 at the show or online at www. guilfordeducationalliance.org. T-shirts will be available for $15. Cost for both the DVD and T-shirt is $25.

Elementary School that will join the show for the first time this year. “I was struck by how well it was organized and the quality of musicianship from students,” she said. Drama students at Weaver Academy for Performing/Visual Arts in Greensboro form the backstage crew, and two Weaver drama teachers are stage managers, said Louise Courts, director of develop-

from when it opened in 1995. Traditional malls across the country also have experienced recent turmoil, losing tenants and customers to outdoor shopping centers. Reis, a New York-based real estate research company, reported this month that vacancy rates at malls in the top 77 U.S. markets rose to 8.9

MALL, 2A

TRUE CALLING: Professional chain saw carver’s work a cut above. 1E

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Penn-Griffin students reflect on rewards of performing. 1F

OBITUARIES

ment for Guilford Education Alliance. Nathan Street, arts curriculum specialist for Guilford County Schools, directs the production. ROTC students from some of the high schools act as guides to get students from holding areas to backstage. The fact that the show is not a contest with winners also is a plus, said Cheri Stokes, who leads the dance group at Penn-Griffiin chosen to perform. “Since it’s not a competitive thing, (students) can have fun, and everybody gets along, and they can meet other dancers,” she said. For the first time this year, visual artists will be represented, and their work will be displayed in the lobby of War Memorial Auditorium. Artists are judged, and the Superintendent’s Choice Art Award will be announced during the show. An average of $25,000 is raised from “On Stage!” each year, and a portion goes to arts programs in Guilford County Schools, Courts said. vknopfler@hpe.com | 888-3601

Experts, reports say mall’s struggle isn’t uncommon BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

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William Childs Jr, 79 Mildred Edwards, 80 Millie Page, 92 John Russell, 79 Obituaries, 2B

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Storms likely High 81, Low 57 8D

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