Friday, March 17, 1978
HIGH LIFE
Page 4
Send in the Clowns
by Carole Dolin
WARNING: Be on the lookout
for green-haired, baggy-clothed,
creatures, wearing black and
orange polka dots and stripes,
roaming the streets of Greens
boro.
No, these creatures are not
from Jupiter or Mars. They are
from the GYC newly formed
Clown Club. Within the next few
months, the clowns will soon be
scattered around town, promoting
the GYC Carnival which is April
26-April 30. The clowns visit
day-care centers, nursery
schools, shopping centers, birth
day parties, and such, all for the
sake of promoting the GYC
Carnival.
The total number of clowns in
this club from the city schools is
25. The following people are
members of the Clown Club from
Grimsley: Linda Wells (chair
man), Chris Roulhac (assistant
chairman), Carol Welker (staff
head), Kathy Peterson, Scott
Stanley, Michael Sherril, Kathy
Kelley, Polly Sieber, and Jeff
Darnell, who is not a member of
the club, but still is a clown
participant.
This club was formed in Nov
ember of 1977. Us purpose is to
offer an opportunity for interested
high school students to learn the
art of clowning and enable them
to perform publicly.
The club meets monthly; how
ever, from January 30-April 26,
the club meets bi-monthly in
order to prepare for their biggest
project of the year, the GYC
Carnival.
During these bi-monthly work
shops, the clowns learn the
"behind the scenes” part of
performing. They encounter ses
sions on make-up. costumes,
hand props, magic, mime, stunts
and making an act.
Each of the members picks the
type of clown he or she wants to
oe, and learns the different
techniques of the particular
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Jeff Darnell, a senior here at being serious. He wishes to
Grimsley is very serious about not attend a clowning college in
Venice, Florida;
and if he is good
enough he may
become a member
of the Ringling
Brothers, Bamum
& Bally Circus.
clown’s make-up, costume, and
act. Three main kinds of clowns
are the Auguste Clown, who has a
slapstick type of act, the White-
face clown, who usually performs
magic and is more “prissy” than
the others, and the Hobo clown,
which is just as its name implies.
The club hopes to be traveling
to different states to perform their
talents, and also hopes to perform
in parades, nursing homes, busi
ness sales promotions, nursery
schools, day-care centers, and
even private patties. Advising
this club is Mr. Jim Wigglesworth
from Kernersville.
Contrary to what one may
think, "clowning around” isn’t
all fun and games to everyone. In
fact, Jeff Darnell, a drummer for
the Grimsley Stage Band, is
"very serious” about "not being
serious." He is presently in the
midst of auditioning and applying
for a clown college in Venice.
Florida. This college is the Winter
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quarters of most circuses such as
Ringling Brothers, Barnum Bai
ley Circus. "Ever since first
grade, my dream has been to be a
circus clown”, says Jeff. To be
accepted to this college, one must
be excellent. Only one out of
every one hundred applicants is
accepted, and only two fifths out
of all the accepted receive con
tracts with the circus. One of
Jeff’s last comments was, “I’d
like to marry a showgirl and
become the longest living circus
clown ever to exist. If not, then
I’ll become a lawyer.”
The rest of the clown club
members haven’t become quite
as serious as Jeff yet, but still
have the talent in them, just
waiting at the chance to perform.
So don’t be shocked if some
odd-looking creature wearing pol
ka dots and a sad frowning face,
soon starts to roam the Grimsley
campus. It just could be the next
clown to enter the Ringling
Brothers Barnum and Bailey Cir
cus!!!
“Wes Neal” - “Trip City” -
The Boys
W.K. is a wing man - The Boys
Carol Cousine lives on 50 Easy
Street - Experience it!
We gonna gitch you boys from
Davie - Brick, Slack, Trivial,
Modest, and Tolkien
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- Face!!
1 hate school, (but I love you
cutie) - Guess who?
Ruthie - Did Fred get his tires
dirty?
K.P. - No more short cuts to
I The Place!!
I Chris H. - Having troubles
I with a slimey porch?
I Doug B. - Heard you had a
Jgood time...
I Y.A. - Phydeaux doesn’t de-
Iserve him!
I -C.J.W. - If ya can’t go to
j college go to State.
I Steve - How much do you owe
"on that album?
Pat - LET’S EAT!! (Deutsches
I Donuts will do)!!
I B.L. - Leave me alone.
I -Kim - What kind of earrings
fwere you wearing?
J Mr. Gwyn — Have you ever
ftried candy STRIPPING?
Camus, Camus, belongs in a
zoo! APES
We APERS hate primary pa
pers.
T.W. “CHUMP - how bouts
that two dollars” - The 8-Ball
Kid
Pam-Ham-8:10 a.m. for TEA,
HOT CAKES? - Morning Glory
Patty F. - Such a beautiful face
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- Van Goeh
Mysoon - Not too NORMAL -
Mad Hatter
Jeff Z. -Zur Holle fahren
Carolina! - Iron Duke's Forever
Val - Thanks for the fling - J.
Lil’ Ms. Strange - How dare
you be so bold - The Dead
Cartoon
Johnny - I’m slowly but surely
changing. - GO HEELS!!!
CLASS OF ’78 WILL SOON
GRADUATE!!!!
Herr Nich - 3rd period
Gerri-CDB? D B S A B - Z B!!
GRIMSLEY - L.A.G.N.A.F. -
ORGY GEORGEY
K.F. - The three B’s are gonna
be great! - E.M.
Sheri - I draw better than you
- Nay Nay
Goldman - The radio tells no
lies - Walter Cronkite
Gallenger — A-HEAD of his
time.
J.B., T.F., and G.B. - meet me
in the woods again - Hogan
Mr. Glen - TTianks for the new
Sex Pistols album - Fellow Punk
S.H. - You’re really weird!
Brian T. - I smell HAM - A
Fan.,
J.Z. - GO RUNNING DOOKS!!
D.D. - Hey baby. Do you still
crave his bod?
Mary Beth — I’ll teach you the
65 m.p.h. -- “Hail Mary”! Donna
Bucky and Buddy - From a
weanie
Kevin M. - Really!! - K.M.
David M. - How’s Poochie? -
K.M.
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