Mooney test
Published 10:37 pm Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Hall of Famers: Dawn Gibson (accepted award for her late uncle Darryl Gibson), Cal Hayes, Jr. Fred Cooke, Carlos Dixon, Mitch Ellis, Christy Sifford, and Jim Gantt. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Fred Cooke. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Carlos Dixon. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Jim Gantt. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Dawn Gibson, the neice of the late Hall of Famer Darryl Gibson, accepted his award wearing his oversized jacket. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Mitch Ellis. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Calvin Hayes, Jr. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Chris Sifford. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Chris Sifford with his former NR Coach Roger Secrest and former UNC player Al Woods in back. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famers Fred Cooke on the left and Jim Gantt on the right. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Mitch Ellis in the center. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Carlos Dixon. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Calvin Hayes, Jr, on left speaking. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Chris Sifford on right speaking. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Former UNC player Al Woods and Hall of Famer Chris Sifford. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
North Rowan Hall of Famers Mitch Ellis on the left and Chris Sifford on the right of their North Rowan High Coach Roger Secrest. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Howard Platt and Hall of Famers Cal Hayes Jr. and Jim Gantt. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Former UNC player Al Woods stands with former Salisbury High School basketball coach Sam Gealy. File photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Former Coach Bob Pharr making a point with Hall of Famer Fred Cooke. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Calvin Hayes Jr. on left speaking. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Chris Sifford on right speaking. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Chris Sifford on the right with his family. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Dawn Gibson, the neice of the late Hall of Famer Darryl Gibson, accepted his award wearing his oversized jacket. Dennis Davidson ane Kent Bernhardt of either side. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Carlos Dixon getting award from Dennis Davidson with Kent Bernhardt as MC. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Former North Rowan football Coach Roger Secrest pointing to Cris Sifford. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Hall of Famer Mitch Ellis, center back, with his family photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
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- Hall of Famer Mitch Ellis. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
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- Hall of Famer Carlos Dixon. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
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- Hall of Famer Jim Gantt. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
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- Hall of Famer Calvin Hayes Jr. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
By Larry Stombaugh
For the Clemmons Courier
If you turn the pages and take yourself through the 2018 West Forsyth yearbook, you will see a number of pictures featuring rising junior Avery Browning. The photos represent the various activities that she has been involved with during her sophomore year.
It is fair to say that Avery has a unique resumé for a 15 year-old that has included playing basketball, working as a student athletic trainer, and participating in various school musicals including “Hairspray” and “Harry Potter Twilight.”
Her interest in becoming an athletic trainer developed as she followed in her parents’ footsteps in this role. Both her father, Doug, and her mother, Kit, were trainers in high school, and they continued in this role in college by working with West Forsyth legend Jim Coghill, who has worked in the athletic program at West for years since his retirement.
Avery got her start in drama by becoming involved in a summer enrichment program nine years ago. She and her brother Spencer have been involved in this program longer than anyone else, and their veteran status includes participation in many productions. Although she has some time to plan her career path, Avery is currently thinking about combining her love for theater and young children to possibly become an elementary teacher where she can put her creative energy to work.
Her schedule for the upcoming school year includes early childhood education, AP biology and AP statistics at the Career Center and Theatre, and AP language and AP U.S. history at West. Commenting on this ambitious schedule and her active lifestyle, Avery remarked, “I’m always busy, and I don’t have much quiet time.”
When Avery was asked what advice she would give to a rising high school freshman, she grinned and noted that she has already been asked this question by her younger brother. Her advice: “Know what are your priorities, go slowly, and pick some challenging classes, but don’t try to do too much.” Her advice sounded like sage wisdom that might come from a middle-age adult and not from a teenager halfway through her high school career.
Avery has not yet decided where she plans to attend college. Although her father is a physician and her mother is a physical therapist, and medicine is interesting to her, her passion for working with children will probably play a significant role in her college choice. With two years of high school ahead of her, she still has some time to make this important choice. It is evident that regardless of what the future holds for her, Avery Browning will surely succeed at whatever she pursues.
Note: “After the Final Bell” will be a regular feature. If you know a young person (of any age) who has had some significant accomplishments and has made some noteworthy contributions to the community, please contact Larry Stombaugh at LKStom@aol.com for consideration for a possible feature story in an upcoming Courier edition.
