Louisburg North Carolina

Automotive teacher gets training tune-up

John Spivey of Garner Magnet High School attended the Third Annual High School Instructors Automotive Update. Attending with Spivey were Terry Braswell, Princeton High School; Joseph Buckner, East Duplin High School; Carr Carraway, Midway High School; Carlton Cox, South Columbus High School; Robert Fenvielle, James Kenan High School; David Ginn, Greene Central High School; Donnie Hardison, Eastern Wayne High School; David Higgins, Whiteville High School; John Horton, Charles B. Aycock High School; Ricky Kennedy, Wallace-Rose Hill High School; Bryant Keel, Charles B. Aycock High School; Jeff Keen, Louisburg High School; Jesse Murray, Eastern Wayne High School; Lindberg Norris, Havelock High School; Mike Olmsted, Farmville Central High School; Darren Smith, North Lenoir High School; Gene Stancil, Farmville Central High School; Donald Stanley, South Lenoir High School and Chris Whitman, East Duplin High School. Through simulated exercises and hands-on diagnostic procedures, the teachers gained knowledge, new techniques, and materials to use in their classrooms. They attended four courses: "AC Delco Body Electrical Systems" taught by David Bryd, "Toyota Electrical Schematic and References" taught by Kevin Jordan, "Snap-on Digital Multimeter Certification" taught by Craig Foucht, and "Pass-Through Device Programming" team-taught by Bryd, Jordan and Foucht. All three are instructors in WCC's GM Automotive Service Educational Program (ASEP).

The classes fulfilled the annual training requirements for maintaining National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)/National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification. The training was provided free by Wayne Community College, as were lunch and refreshments, which were compliments of the college's Foundation. Local businesses including Toyota of Goldsboro, Chevrolet Cadillac of Goldsboro, Advantage Auto Stores, and O'Reilly Auto Parts donated items for goodie bags and door prizes. Also, as a result of a new partnership that provides Snap-on certification for students in WCC's college credit automotive programs, each Update participant was given a year's access to Snap-on ShopKey, an automotive information database. That access is worth $1,000 to each high school represented in the training. Foucht, who serves as the chair of WCC's transportation department, noted that every year since its inception, the number of teachers taking advantage of the training has doubled. This year he received nothing but positive comments from this year's participants, which included Chris Ongaro of Snap-on Tools, and many called it the best they have ever attended. Foucht said that next year's Update will again provide training on the latest equipment and techniques, with the possible addition of multiple sessions on each topic to accommodate the growing number of attendees and still give them personal attention and hands-on experiences. The training is scheduled annually for the first two days after the majority of public schools end their academic years, so instructors can go ahead and put it on their calendars, he added. NATEF is an independent, non-profit organization with a single mission: to evaluate technician training programs against standards developed by the automotive industry and recommend qualifying programs for certification by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. The NATEF process has resulted in certified automotive training programs in all 50 states at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college located in Goldsboro with an open-door admission policy. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.

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Louisburg is a small town that serves as the county seat of Franklin County. Louisburg is located 32-miles to the northeast of Raleigh, and is about 18-miles from Wake Forest. Louisburg is nestled on the Tar River and surrounded by the quintessential Carolina countryside, replete with pastures and farms. While small, it is a very charming Southern town with much slower pace of life than its bigger sister cities in the Research Triangle region.

The little town of Louisburg has an interesting and rich history. Louisburg was chartered in 1779 as the County seat of the newly formed Franklin County. Having been created in the midst of the American Revolution, the county was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin who was serving as foreign minister to France at the time. His negotiations with France helped secure financial and military support to the infant country, support that eventually led to the independence of the United States. As a result of this U.S.- France alliance, the Town of Louisburg was named in honor of King Louis XVI of France.

Louisburg soon became to hub for business activity for Franklin County, especially as the main point of agri-business of the time as cash crops such as cotton, wheat, and eventually tobacco were marketed in Town. Soon the town enjoyed an influx of merchants, doctors, attorneys, and craftsmen who also led to the movement of wealthy families to the area. Such demographic shifts resulted in strong, established social and religious organizations that are still alive and vibrant today!

The town has made a commitment to preserve its heritage through its Historic Preservation Commission. The commission believes that it is of great importance to maintain a record of the events that have led to the shaping of their culture and character. Such records are often found in written documents that describe events and actions, in paintings and other graphic representations depicting specific events and periods, and in the structures constructed within specific periods that reflect many characteristics of the society at that specific time.

The Town of Louisburg has two specific Historic Districts within the Town. The first district was established in the late 1980′s as a result of an inventory of structures to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A line was delineated around those areas where the National Register Homes were located and the area was then referred to as the “Historic District”. Today, this area of original delineation is known as the “National Register District”. The second is the Louisburg Historic District.

Louisburg, North Carolina

Louisburg, North Carolina

North Carolina biographical dictionary

DAVIS, JOSEPH JONATHAN, (1828-1892) — US Representative from North Carolina; born near Louis- burg, Franklin County, North Carolina, April 13, 1828; ...

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