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Grimsley High School, Greensboro, N.C. 27408
September 24, 1976
Homecoming
Multi-colored
Homecoming, the traditional
Grimsley affair, to be held Friday,
October 22, shall be celebrated
with a rather different flair, this
year.
Posters bearing colorful rain
bows and chrysanthemums will
don the Grimsley campus in the
weeks to come as a foreshadow of
this year’s “somewhere over the
rainbow” theme.
The festive occasion will
commence at 8:00 p.m. with the
kickoff of the Grimsley-Dudley
game in Jamieson Stadium.
Halftime will bring the parade
of the homecoming court and
escorts. The 1977 Homecoming
Court will consist of a group of
senior girls, reduced in number
by the votes of the junior and
senior classes from a list of 56
girls nominated by the Varsity
football team.
The Homecoming Court is
chosen according to the extent
each girl has participated and
contributed to Grimsley and its
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Caroline Johnson attended
Girl’s State and Girls”-Boys’
Nation this summer. At Girls’
State she was elected outstanding
citizen, one of six mayors, and
she finally became a gubernator
ial candidate. Ms. Johnson went
on to Girls’-Boys’ Nation where
she became a member of the
House of Representatives and
finally the Chief Administrator for
the Federal Aviation Administra
tion. Ms. Johnson met president
Ford and other prominent figures
during her adventure.
Of late Ms. Johnson, a member
of the Senior High Cirriculum
Committee, was interviewed on
channel 2 Inquiry, “The 3 R’s
Ain’t What They Used To Be.”
Post High School Opportunities
Night will be held from 7-9 p.m.
on October 11-12 at Grimsley and
from 3-5 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 12. Representatives from
most colleges and some from'
outside of the state will be
available for discussion along
with representatives from local
technical institutes and the
Armed Forces.
Ms. Hoffler accompanied a
Study Tour in Greece this
summer. An article on the
English teacher’s experiences
will be included in the Feature
section of the next issue of High
life.
Spanish Club inductions will
take place tonight in the library.
school activities. It is also
required that a racial balance be
achieved.
The halftime activities will be
highlighted by the announcement
of the 1977 Grimsley Homecom
ing Queen and her three
runners-up.
In addition to the regular
halftime demonstration, an unex
pected homecoming ritual is
being plundered by two Grimsley
seniors. Terri McGuinn and
Theresa Farley are hunting up
some of Grimsley’s bygone
homecoming queens. The two
students are in the process of
inviting the queens from 1937,
1947, 1957, and 1967. The
homecoming queens are to be
introduced sometime during
halftime.
Topping off the evening will be
the annual Grimsley Homecom
ing Dance to be held after the
game moving to the beat of
Excursion, a band made up of
such Grimsley students as Wynn
Baum, Kelly Upchurch, Robbie
Shankle & Heath Chapel. The
location of the dance is still in the
planning stages, but it is certain
that the girls’ gym, now
undergoing renovations and
expansions, will not be used.
Another consideration, the boys’
gym, is also impossible since the
floor, which needs resanding
after every dance held there, can
only withstand one more ; sanding
before its replacement becomes
necessary. And with basketball
season soon to come, the result
would be both costly and messy.
However, the location of the
dance will soon be decided upon
and released by way of the school
announcements and the home
coming promotional posters.
Also participating in the
homecoming event this year will
be various school service clubs.
The clubs started their Home
coming projects Friday, Septem
ber 17, and according to Genie
Doar, Grimsley Homecoming
Projects Chairman, the ideas for
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M/Sgt. Hale, and Colonel Janaaen
GHS Faculty Expands
Eleven new members have
been added to the Grimsley
faculty this year. They are: Mr.
W. Colson, Mr. R. Cox, Mr. D.
Griffin, M/Sgt. Hale, Colonel
Janssen, Mr, G. Lewis, Ms. D.
Schober, Dr. H. Vansant, Mr. H.
Whitley, Ms. Metzger, and Ms.
Parlier.
Mr. Cox, one of the new
additions to the social studies
department, and an assistant
football coach thinks Grimsley is
“just great” and reminds student
to “support the Whirlies!”
Mr. Griffin, a graduate of
Wake Forest University and
former teacher at the Oak Ridge
Academy, has become the new
swimming coach. He has served
as a lifeguard, swimming coach,
and pool manager during the past
summers. Mr. Griffin was
“impressed by the friendliness of
everyone.”
Manning the Marine ROTC
department will be Colonel
Janssen and M/Sgt. Hale.
Backed by varied scholastic and
business achievements, the two
men plan to work diligently with
the Grimsley ROTC program.
M/Sgt. Hale requests that all
students, “Please give those who
are members (of ROTC) all the
support you can.”
Grimsley’s new football coach
is Dr. Vansant. He sums up his
feelings with one short sentence;
“Grimsley is great.” Along with
his coaching activities. Dr.
Vansant will be teaching in the
social studies department. He
wishes to remind the “congenial
and thoughtful” Grimsley stu
dents to “support the'Whirlies.”
One of the new assistant
football coaches, Mr. Whitley will
be dividing his days between the
science and physical education
departments. He is currently
enrolled in the Masters Program
at UNC-G also.
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“I have always considered
Grimsley a superior school,”
stated Mr. Lewis, the newest
instructor in the I.C.T. program.
He is to be the sponsor of the
VICA Club and professes an
interest “in assisting in any way
' possible with other organiza
tions.” Mr. Lewis serves as the
Senior Director from North
Carolina on the Board of Directors
of the National Education
Association. He wishes to be of
assistance to students other than
those enrolled in the I.C.T.
program also.
Conference
Action Taken
Attendance
Policy Adopted
All Greensboro high school
students are subject to a new
attendance policy that has been
enacted by the power of the
School Board this year.
Each student is to be given ten
absences in each class for the
duration of each semester. The
absences may be taken at the
student’s discretion. No note will
be required when a student
returns after being absent for one
or more days, but as in past
years, the attendance secretary
will call the home to verify all
absences.
Students leaving during the
day are required to check out in
the office prior to leaving the
campus. Any student loitering on
the Grimsley campus will be
asked to leave the campus of
return to class.
Three tardies from any class wil
constitute one absence from that
class. Tardies or absences
resulting from school functions
will not be counted.
Students who report to school
and are absent three times from
homeroom or study hall will be
liable for a suspension. Absences
resulting from a suspension will
be counted and can jeapardize
course credit.
Certified letters will be mailed
to the home after the fifth and the
ninth absence in order to keep the,
student and his parents informed.
After missing eleven days the
student will get no credit for
courses missed. A student may
apply for a waiver which would
allow him to continue in the
course and receive credit.
After missing eleven days the
student may continue in the class
and receive no grade other than a
“W” (withdrawal) or he may
wish to transfer to a study hall.
Students may take college days
as in past years. With a note from
the college, these days will count
as a school function.
Any student with an attendance
problem may be encouraged to
seek enrollment at the Greens
boro Optional School.
A special school Board meeting
to discuss action resulting from
the Mayor’s Youth Conference
issues took place Tuesday, Sept. 7
at 7:30 p.m. in the Administration
building.
After taking care of regular
business, the School Board
allowed Sandy Maxwell, M.Y.C.
chairperson, to introduce the
issue presenters.
Gene Sanders spoke first. He
stated that the first part of his
proposal which called for an
elected School Board, was being
considered by the City Council.
The final half of his issue, stated
that “Consideration shall be give
to the opinion of’ the
Student-School Board Action
Group in making decisions that
affect students. The Board voted
to raise the group to the capacity
of the Parents’ Council in order to
use it as a sounding board.
Tom Carruthers’ group was
concerned about the task of
comprehensive reporting on the
activities of the Superintendent,
Dr. House. He was informed that
it is assumed that the
Superintendent takes part in all
activities of the administration as
reported in the State of the
Schools Report and an annual
report in Greensboro Didly News.
As the meeting continued,
Carol Eddy spoke on the sex
education cirriculum proposed by
the M.Y.C. William Johnson, the
Assistant Superintendent for
instruction, replied that the
program was presently being
examined by the Cirriculum
Committee, but that progress was
slow. He suggested that she voice
her suggestions through the
Cirriculum Committees.
The third issue explored the
lack of funds groups haye
available to provide the . police
protection they must have at
various events. The Assistant
Superintendent for Business,
Thorpe Jones, replied that police
were only required at football and
some basketball games where it is
their duty to relieve traffic
congestion. Furthermore he
added that neither the School
Board nor the City Council can
find funds to pay the police
officers.
When presented with the
problem of physilities for the
handicapped, the Board replied
that plans were being made to
equip one school in each grade
level for these people to attend.
Russ White questioned the
presentation of diplomas to
students who have not mastered
the basic skills needed to function
in the modern world. The
response he received was that
perhaps sometimes in the future,
diplomas may be given with a
form on the back specifying what
work has been satisfactorily
completed.
Finally Paul Suh presented a
request for a board comprised of
students to evaluate teachers. Dr.
House suggested that he channel
complaints through the principal
of his school. Mr. Carson Bain
thought that a means of
anonymously making complaints
within each school should be
devised. He requested that
students examine this idea.