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Juggling in high school has
rewards in college
Kft'lice becomes nurse's advocat. School nurse Deborah Norwood and Tom Mc.Yiurrary, student, look over
paperwork. Photo By Khampha Bouaphanh
All in a day's work
School nurse saves student's life
By Carey Reynolds
The Rambler
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alike often visit Deborah
Norwood, the school nurse. For
instance, two students stopped
by to check their blood pressures
for their P.I . classes, one girl
came by for mosquito bites,
another with a sprained knee, all
in the same half hour.
Although Norwood handles
often routine problems, she must
also be prepared for the pressure
of life-saving emergencies.
On June Tom McMurray,
a part-time student and employ-
ee in the mail room, suffered an
allergic reaction to an unidenti-
fied source which almost cost
him his life, he said.
At, first, it started with a
rash. He went to Norwood to be
treated; she gave him a dose of
Benadryl, an antihistamine, said
McMurray .
An hour later, after Norwood
had left for the day, McMurray
again experienced a more severe
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He;drove to his doctor's office,
where the doctor was taken from
an examination to treat
McMurray. McMurray was
given a shot, then told that the
nurse had saved his life by buy-
ing him time with the Benadryl.
"I didn't think 1 had done
anything extraordinary. I was
just doing my job," said
Norwood.
McMurray wrote an open
letter to the Wesleyan communi-
ty praising Norwood for her
help. Since then, several other
people have sent letters to the
provost, the president and others
with their own stories of how
Norwood has been instrumental
in providing aid.
Norwood is only a part-time
employee. McMurray ended his
letter with, "1 feel that consider-
ing the number of students and
employees that are here on a
daily basis, a consideration
should be given to keeping the
nurse's office open on a full-
time basis.."
Norwood said she hopes to
be full-time a-t Wesleyan one
day.
By Christy Aw ad
The Rambler
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In high school, they juggled
various extra-curricular activities,
community service, jobs, family
and still managed to excel acade-
mically. They did so well, in fact,
that 10 incoming freshmen were
awarded Wesleyan's top scholar-
ships.
Their secret?
"It wasn't easy," said account-
ing major Tracy Simbala. "I'm
just one of those people w ho's real
organized. 1 studied hard and got
the grades."
Business administration major
Christopher Gaines said, "1 just
handled my time well. 1 had work
and golf and school. 1 got out real
early for practice and stayed up
late doing my homework."
Simbala, Gaines' and Roger
Scales received Eunice and James
L. West scholarships. The West
scholarships cover tuition, fees,
books, supplies and on-campus
room and board for four years.
Julie MacMillan, director of
annual giving, said that the West
scholarships are gifts donated by
the Eunice and James E. West
Charitable Trust for students com-
mitted to excellence.
"Financial aid matches the
students with the endowed fun,"
said MacMillan.
. Recipients of the Ella C.
McFadden scholarships are Toi
Bennett, Courtney Cottongame,
Michelle Johnson, Jeremy
McClain, Dane 11 Patton, Erin Voss
and Suzanne Wike.
Financial aid director Karen
Krause said that the McFadden
scholarships pay the students'
tuition for four years, "The West
and McFadden scholarships are
obviously the highest scholar-
ships, both in dollar value and in
the requirements," said Krause.
"1 was very excited and sur-
prised that 1 was able to achieve
the scholarship. All those years of
hard work in high school paid
off," said Bennett.
Gaines and Simbala also
expressed surprise at being chosen
for the scholarships. "1 was dumb-
founded," said Simbala.
"1 was surprised that they
chose me," said Gaines.
Criteria for the West scholar-
ships' include United States citi-
zenship, a ranking in the top five
percent of the graduating class
and a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Krause said that preference is
given to residents of Tarrant
County and to business majors.
She said recipients must maintain
a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 in
college.
A minimum high school GPA
of 3.0 is required for recipients of
the McFadden scholarships.
Krause said they must have ranked
in the top 10 percent of their class
and achieved a score of 26 or bet-
ter on the ACT. "They must have
been a proven leader and active in
high school," said Krause.
> "I didn't have a little magic
potion or anything," said political
science major Bennett. "1 just
scheduled my senior year perfect-
ly. I played sports earlier on in
high school and then later I joined
debate."
Bennett said that it would
have been difficult for her to come
to Wesleyan without the scholar-
ship. "It made it so much easier
On me," she said.
McClain, a pre-med/biology
major, said that he probably
wouldn't be at Wesleyan without
the scholarship. "I was grateful,
because I wouldn't have been able
to afford it otherwise. It helped
out a lot."
"Before I got the scholarship,
1.probably wouldn't have joined a
sorority because of money," said
Simbala. "Now, I'm thinking
about rushing."
Gaines said he plans to be
active on campus, but that he must
also keep up his academics -in
order to maintain the scholarship.
"I'll probably spend a lot of time
in the library studying," he said.
Rodriguez uses TV as visual aid
By Erin Voss
The Rambler
High School is usually the
first opportunity students have to
learn about and put to use, the
scientific applications of chem-
istry.
However, more than 1,000
elementary students in 20 area
schools are ' learning the basic
concepts' of chemistry, thanks to
the efforts of Wesleyan's Dr.
Ricardo Rodriguez, chair of the
chemistry department.
In addition to teaching chem-
istry classes and working with
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college students, Rodriguez
invents ways to assist younger
pupils in grasping and appreciat-
ing the fundamentals of chem-
istry.
One program designed for
this purpose is the Chem Magic
Show, created and performed by
Rodriguez and the chemistry
department.
The show travels to local
schools and youth organizations
and is performed in both English
and Spanish. The purpose of the
program is to captivate students'
interest in science and chemistry
at an early age.
Besides participating in
the Chem Magic Show,
Rodriguez is active in the
Chemistry camp for Kids, a
two week program sponsored
by Wesleyan, Alcon
Laboratories Inc., Fort Worth
Independent School District
and the local chapters of the
American Chemical Society
and LULAC.
Third through sixth grade
children from Worth Heights
and D. McRae elementary
schools participating in the
program obtain servai lessons
in basic science and chem-
istry. The children also
receive instruction on chemi-
cal safety and gain hands-on
experience through chemical
experiments.
Rodriguez has also given a
speech to the children of
Sycamore Elementary on the
topic of "I Love My Job" and has
spoken to the Kaleidoscope and
the Fort Worth Independent
School District Bilingual
Program about "Chemistry for
Hispanic Students."
"The children in the camp
this year are" all fourth and fifth
grade bilinguals and from the
community of Texas Wesleyan. I
feel that children, especially
these children, don't get exposed
to science until they're much
older. By that time they are
afraid of science and are only
being taught the abstracts of sci-
ence," said Rodriguez in a press
release.
"But these children are not
afraid; they are very curious. The
children get opportunities for
hands-on experiments, which,
they relate to more easily. They
are thinking and learning and
even asking good questions
which sometimes surprises me,"
said Rodriguez.
According to Rodriguez,
some high school and college
students reap benefits from his
programs as well.
"I hold this camp to get
young children involved, but
they are not the only ones who
benefit. I have three high school
student workers from
Polytechnic High School and two
college student workers helping
the children. They benefit as
well," said Rodriguez,
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