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C-2 Monday, May1, 1995 The Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, La. Yoluth Notes Top Tunes Yoluth Section The Town Talk's Yoluth section, which is devoted to teens, appears each Monday in the Features section. Coverage is guided by area teens who are members of The Town Talk's Youth Council. Council members for 1994-95 include Christina Aadahl, Tioga High; Roy Burns, Pineville High; Jon Clayton, Bolton High; Koby Coulon, Bunkie High; Kaycee Lyn Eckhardt, Bolton High; Farrah Field, Alexandria Senior High; Nikila Forest, Pineville High; John Hughes, Pineville High; Emily King, Grant High; Jessica Marsh, Buckeye High; Jennifer Martin, Youth Challenge Program; Allyson Moreau, Bunkie High; Biba Nijjar, Bolton High; and Mahogany Watkins, Alexandria Senior High. Please let council members know of stories and topics you would like to see covered in future sections.

Pop Singles 1. This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan 2. Freak Like Me Adina Howard 3. Red Light Special TLC 4. 1 Know Dionne Farris 5.

Run Away -Real McCoy 6. Candy Rain Soul for Real 7. Strong Enough Sheryl Crow 8. I Believe Blessid Union of Souls 9. Dear Mama 2Pac 10.

Water Runs Dry Boyz II Men Albums 1. Throwing Copper Live 2. Friday Soundtrack 3. Cracked Rear View 4. The Lion King Soundtrack 5.

Me Against the World 2Pac 6. Boyz Men 7. Return to the 36 Chambers 01' Dirty Bastard 8. Hell Freezes Over The Eagles 9, Astro Creep: 2000 Songs of Love Destruction 10. Crazysexycool TLC Rate Continued from C-l three rated the taste as excellent (2 percent) or good (32 percent).

Although fewer teens in the West take advantage of hot cafeteria meals, those that do are more likely than students elsewhere to like them (34 percent to 23 percent). Young men are somewhat more likely than young women to rate the taste as good or excellent (29 percent to 23 percent), which in part explains why more of them eat cafeteria hot meals. mm This week's quiz ASH cheerleaders The Alexandria Senior High School cheerleaders for the 1995-96 school year have been picked. Kimberly Clark and Kim Liner will serve as captains of the cheerleading squad. Tammie Texada, Shannon Despino, Brooke Forbis, Becky Jenkins, Sarah Spruill, Lisa Van Hoof, Aubrey Faircloth, Janice Kendrick, Clarie Larson and Bridgett Roseboom will make up the rest of the squad.

Junior Varsity members are Claire Chapman, Opel Cheney, Suprina Dortch, Claire Lemoine and Lexie Ray. Alicia Young will be the Trojan mascot. Scholarship winners Pineville High School student Kimberly Diane Harper has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs Scholarship Program. Miss Harper, daughter of Bobbie Harper of Pineville, was selected by Rapides Parish Sheriff William Earl Hilton. Named as alternates in the event Miss Harper is unable to take advantage of the scholarship are Bolton High School senior Heather Lynne Williams and Pineville High School senior Kellie J.

Williams. A total of 57 scholarships will be awarded throughout the state. Five local high school seniors were awarded National Merit $2,000 Scholarships. They are: John C. Texada and Michael J.

Texada, both of Alexandria. The twin brothers are students at Holy Savior Menard Central High School. Monroe Milton of Alexandria. He is a student at Rapides High School. Roy Burns of Pineville.

He is a student at Pineville High School. Praveen Ghanta of Leesville. He is a student at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in Natchitoches. Allison Pentecost, the daughter of Ginger Cespiva and Julius Pentecost of Pineville, has been awarded the third annual Books, Etc. scholarship.

The four-year scholarship is awarded to a Pineville High graduate attending Louisiana Tech. Allison plans on majoring in pre-medicine. 'Lion King' concert The Brame Junior High Choral Department will present "A Rhythm of LifeThe Lion King" on May 9. The school's seventh-grade concert choir, the eighth-grade girls glee club, the seventh- and eighth-grade boys glee clubs will perform at the concert. Admission to the concert, which will be held at 6:30 p.m.

in the school gym, will cost $1. Phoenix Magnet Elementary, earned honorable mention. In upper elementary, Kathryn Lemoine, a fourth-grader at Nachman Elementary, earned the top honor. Amanda DeWint, a fifth-grader at Nachman Elementary, was second; Tracy To, a student at Peabody Sixth Grade Center, was third; and Alanna McCarthy, a student at Peabody Sixth Grade Center, earned honorable mention. In junior high, Michael Harper, a seventh-grader at St.

Frances Cabrini School, earned first place. Robert Simpson, an eighth grader at Northwood High School was second; Nancy Kimball, a seventh grader at St. Frances Cabrini was third; and Jessica Vicknair, a seventh grader at St. Frances Cabrini earned honorable mention. Apache Belles named The members of the 1995-96 Tioga Apache Belles Danceline members have been named.

Tasha Quebedeaux will serve as captain of the Tioga High danceline, while Krissy Bennett is co-captain. Chanda Scroggs is secretarytreasurer. Other danceline members are: Ashley Smith, Alina Carlile, Summer Edwards, Christina Hyde, Jennifer Kelly, Christie Mayeaux, Kim Petroskey, Allison Plemmons, Marcy Sasser, Jessica Schellenger, Jenny Gaydon, Kristie Brown and Julie Johnson. Lieutenant governor Ashley Kern, a junior at Alexandria Senior High School, was named Outstanding Lieutenant Governor of the year at the 52nd annual LaMissTenn District Key Club Convention in Biloxi, recently. She is the daughter of Larry and Judy Kern.

Achieves honors Valerie Richards, a junior at Chamberlain-Hunt Academy in Port Gibson, has achieved several honors. She was re-selected as a varsity cheerleader and was named dorm commander. She was also promoted to second lieutenant. Valerie is the daughter of Carrol and Donna Richards of Alexandria. Teen lauded for bravery, scholarship By Michelle Chapman San Francisco Examiner HANCEVILLE, Ala.

Shana Hammons is a cheerleader and National Honor Society president. But it's not those attributes that make the 17-year-old senior outstanding. And it's not those things that have earned the smiling teenager the attention of everyone around her. It's the fact that she is doing all those things while fighting a second bout with acute lymphatic leukemia that has touched hearts. Miss Hammons, whose bald head distinguishes her from classmates, is sometimes too sick from the effects of chemotherapy to attend class.

But she has been known to cheer at basketball games just hours after a treatment and even attended a banquet with an intravenous drug pump in a fanny pack. "I guess I'm here to be an inspiration to people," said Miss Hammons, whose twice-pierced ears sport both hoop and stud earrings. "Even though you have tough times, you can get through them and make the best of them." Miss Hammons has been chosen for a Horatio Alger National Scholar Award, which is given to 85 seniors who have shown great academic promise and leadership, despite obstacles. Principal Bob Burgess is impressed by Miss Hammons' tenacity. "She refuses to let it make any difference except when it has to," he said.

"There's more to her than this physical body." Kaycee Continued from C-l easier it is to love." I haven't heard truer words in a long time. As for Mr. Crimson, he sat, silently listening to the conversation, with an occasional nod of his head or a word of input. Finally, he explained his subdued behavior. "I'm sort of shy," he grins.

"Anything I have to say, I say in my lyrics." But he was agreeable to describing Pilate. "He's a very talented musician, good at coming up with ideas. He been a big inspiration to me; always there for me. He's just a really good friend." The two of them explained to me that their friendship was one of brotherly love they can't remember when they first met, more than three years ago, but have always been able to work together and stand each other ever since. "Paul's a little psycho," says Pilate, sending the other into gales of laughter.

"But he's very emotional and talented." A dream for Coffin For Mary is to have a group of faithful followers. Feeling it too hard to reach the older generations, who aren't open-minded enough to accept their music, this band wants to reach our generation. Coffin For Mary is a unique band of people, at the very least but, not only do they seem to have highly ethical feelings, they have a strong, if not contorted, grasp on the meaning of today's society and the world they live in. And they would love to hear from you. If you have any interest in either music comparable to Nine Inch Nails or Ministry, or in what Coffin For Mary has to say, write them: Coffin for Mary, 811 Ridgeview Drive, Pineville, La.

71360. Robby closes with a final thought. "We embrace our childhood, and we thank everyone who has ever come to see us, or who believes in what we can do. Give us a chance and then interpret us in your own way. In a way, I was created by society.

Now, society will have to live with the results." AUxanbria Sails Qtasm Eall Country 1. I Can Love You Like That John Michael 2. The Keeper of the Stars Tracy Byrd 3. Little Miss Honky Tonk Brooks Dunn 4. Gonna Get a Life Mark Chesnutt 5.

Refried Dreams Tim McGraw 6. Song For the Life Alan Jackson 7. What Mattered Most Ty Herndon 8. The Box Randy Travis 9. Give Me One More Shot Alabama 10.

That's How You Know Lari White Soul 1. This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan 2. Ask of You Raphael Saadiq 3. Freak Like Me Adina Howard 4. Dear Mama 2Pa 5.

Can't You See Total featuring the Notorious B.I.G. 6. Grapevine Brownstone 7. Red Light Special TLC 8. Think of You Usher 9.

Candy Rain Soul For Real 10. Baby Brandy Most schools are making an effort to be in accord with teen tastes; better than nine students in 10 (93 percent) report that their school cafeteria offers snack foods such as pizza, hamburgers, and hot dogs. The findings reported today are based on telephone interviews with a representative national cross section of 504 students, ages 13 through 17, conducted in the period of November 1994 through February 1995. Readers can send their comments, criticisms, and suggestions about this column and the Gallup Youth Survey via e-mail to: Alexandria Bails torn Calk THE QUIZ IS PART OF THIS NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION PROGRAM is brought to you by (10 points for each question answered correctly) MATCH WORDS (2 points (or each correct match) 1 tenacity 2- copious 3- scathing 4- smolder 5- cringe a-flinch b-abundant c-caustic d-burn e-persistence PEOPLESPORTS (5 points for each correct answer) 1) Actorfolk singer who starred in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and narrated the TV holiday staple "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," died recently at the age of 85. 2) "People" magazine will publish a special tribute issue on the Tejano singer who was murdered on March 31.

3) The No. 1 movie at the box office last weekend was "Bad Boys," starring Martin Lawrence and 4) With the departure of Bora Milutinovic, who led the team to the second round of last summer's World Cup, the U.S. national team is looking for a new leader. 5) The running of the Boston Marathon took place on April 17. a-99th b-100th c-101st WORLDSCOPE 1 Students get awards The United States Achievement Academy has presented awards to a number of Tioga Junior High students.

United States National Awards were presented to the following seventh-grade students: Shannon Campbell, Julia Harrison, Kristi Matthews, Kyle Lonideer, Natalie Adamson, Josh Hunnicutt, Sarah Eloi, Marie Cain, James Fountain, Branden George, Amanda Slayter and Elizabeth Dewees. Awards were bestowed on the following eighth-graders: Sarah Danzy, Lisa Morgan, Jake Myers, David Novosad, Priya Swamy, Westley Veimillion and Stacie Phagan. Bethany Jenkins, a student at Alexandria Senior High School, has been named a United States National Award winner in mathematics, leadership and service. The award was presented by the United States Achievement Academy. Erin Bode, a student at Rapides High School, also has been named an Ail-American Scholar by the United States Achievement Academy.

Allyson Moreau, a senior at Bunkie High School, finished third in the statewide Civitan Essay Contest. Three Pineville High School students were honored by a local Masonic Lodge. Scott Beach, Roy Burns and Amanda Hill, all students at Pineville High School, were awarded Honesty and Integrity Awards by the Solomon Lodge No. 221. Poster winners The Rapides Parish Library recently sponsored a poster contest for National Library Week, which was held April 16-22.

The contest was divided in three categories, lower elementary, upper elementary and junior high. In the lower elementary category, Paige NesSmith, a third-grader at Forest Hill Elementary, took first place. Traci Till, a third-grader at Forest Hill Elementary, finished second; Tiffany Vanderwater, a second-grader at North Bayou Rapides Elementary was third; and Alex Lawson, a second-grader at articles about the band between a hard cover. Very little in Cobain was actually written for the book. The bulk of the book's 144 pages is articles Rolling Stone magazine originally published while Nirvana ruled the rock world.

The haunting cover of the book appeared on the cover of the magazine's tribute issue to Cobain, where the last 60 or so pages first appeared. The majority of the photographs and caricatures in the book also appeared in Rolling Stone. There are two enlightening new portions of Cobain. One deals with fan's reactions to the early dates of the band's final U.S. concert tour, which started in the fall of 1993.

The other is an interview with Courtney Love, Cobain's widow and singersongwriter for the practice after the others had begun setting up. He was attending an honor band performance earlier in the day. But Bobby came right in, sat down and began playing his drums. "I've had my set for about a year now," he said. "But I was playing on other people's drums for a long time before that.

I love it." The band members enjoy playing their music, and they are hoping for bigger things. "We are Just having fun now," Chad said. "But eventually we would like to get paid to play." "It would be good to cut a yet. Reacting to them by acting like them won't make you feel better. Consider all the students at your school who would love to get a smile and "hello" from you and your friends.

Share that friendliness free and democratically. Lucie Walters welcomes letters from teen-age readers. You can write to her at Dear Lucie, 5261 Highland Road, No. 360, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. 1) Carole DeVine, left, and Jennifer Harbury, right, recently testified before Congress about the deaths of their husbands in the Central American country of group Hole.

The interview with Ms. Love originally ran in Rolling Stone, but the book features a longer version, complete with the couple arguing good-naturedly about the Beatles. Two articles are not reason enough to spend $24.95. It's a lot cheaper and less goul-ish to just pick up the four issues of Rolling Stone that had major articles about Nirvana. If you're a fan, you probably bought those issues once before.

The whole idea of a coffee table tribute to Kurt Cobain is somewhat nauseating anyhow. The man committed suicide because the pressures of stardom knocked his already fragile emotional balance out of kilter. And like any good punk, Cobain aggressively avoided the full-scale hero worship and idolatry Cobain represents. record," Dan said. "But as of right now, we're just playing for ourselves." They said the number of garage bands in central Louisiana is on the rise.

"I've heard about some more bands," Chad said. "It's picking up around here." "There are a good many," Dan said. "And they're all wanting that lucky shot." Cobain Continued from C-l along with striking covers of songs that influenced the band and "Live! Tonight! Sold a home video comprised of various concert and television appearances Nirvana made to the tasteless and repulsive T-shirts featuring the suicide note Cobain left behind. Somewhat in between the two poles is Cobain a tribute by the editors of Rolling Stone magazine. On one hand, the book features lavish photography and design and well-written articles to pay tribute to an important musician.

On the other hand, the book is a cynical ploy to squeeze a few bucks out of Nirvana fans by slapping a bunch of old magazine Bands Continued from C-l Ben said the band may soon move its rehearsals to his home. Most of the music they perform is original, with Dan writing most of the lyrics, and Chad Badeaux, a 16-year-old Junior at Pineville High, writing the music. They do, however, listen to other groups, and imitate their styles on occasion. The drummer, Bobby Williams, an eighth-grader at Tioga Junior High, strolled in to 2) Eurotunnel, the operators of a 31 -mile long tunnel that runs under the between England and France, said it suffered a $600 million loss last year. 3) The auto industry was shocked recently when financier Kirk Kerkorian made a bid to buy out the (CHOOSE ONE: Ford Motor Chrysler 4) Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole said he might use his vote to block the confirmation of Surgeon General nominee, (CHOOSE ONE: C.

Everett Koop, Henry Foster). 5) United Nations experts say they have uncovered documents seized from the Middle Eastern country of (CHOOSE ONE: Syria, Iraq) that described a plan to build nuclear weapons. NEWSNAME (15 points for correct answer or answers) I am a former Secretary of Defense. In a recent book I wrote it was a mistake for the U.S. to be involved in the Vietnam War.

Who am YOUR SCORE: 61 to 100 polnte TOP SCORE! 1 to 81 points Exctlltnt 71 to 81 point! Good 61 toTOpolnti Fair OKnowlodgs Unlimited, Ino. 4-24-95 Week of 5195 Contacting Editors, Reporters The Featurej itaff coven news about health and medicine, food, fashion, entertainment, in central Louisiana. The department can be reached at (318) 487-6341 between a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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