HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of O. Henry
VOLUKE xxxm
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO. N. C., NOV. 30, 1956
NUMBER 6
Bill O’Brien and Dick Lambeth ride a floa^ in the Holiday Jubilee
Parade representing different men’s clothing stores.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO SENIORS
HAYING HIGH SCHOLASTIC STANDING
Countless scholarships in a
varying interest field are available
to Greensboro Senior High School
seniors.
Of interest to girls are the Duke
University School of NurMng
scholarship and the Burlington
Mills Poundatic^ Nursing scholar
ship.
Nursing Grants
The Duke scholarship is avail
able to any Notrh Carolina senior
girl, who would, regardless of the
scholarship, have the requirements
necessary to enter the school. It
is valued at $600 per year and if
grades are kept up to honor stand
ing is renewable. The qualifying
test will be given December 1.
BiiTlington Mills provides a
grant to the UNC School of Nurs
ing for a girl ranking in the up
per one-half of the Senior Class.
The winner of this scholarship,
which is for $500 per year. Will
be decided on the basis of scholar
ship, character, aptitude for nurs
ing, personality, and financial
need. All applications must be
in by January 15, and the winner
will be announced at the Awards
Day assembly.
Hankins Awards
Need and ability are the two
major factors in selecting the per
sons for the George Foster Han
kins scholarships. Requii’ements
for this scholarship are residence
in North Carolina and placement
in the upper 25 per cent of the
graduating class. These scholar
ships range in value from $300-
$900 and are for Wake Forest Col
lege attendance.
Erwin Gift
Scholarships are also available
in the field of vocations. One of
these scholarships is known as
the Clyde A. Erwin Scholarship
Award and is available to anyone
who wishes to become a teacher
of vocational education. Qualifi
cations are a financial need for
the scholarship, average grades,
leadership ability, and character.
All winners will be announced at
the Awards Day program.
In addition to these scholarships
there are a number of other grants
available. Anyone interested in
knowring more about them should
see A. P. Routh in the principal’s
office or Miss Lucille Browne in
the Vocational Building.
Annual Holiday Jubilee Parade Occurs
In Downtown Greensboro November 23
Residents of Greater Greens
boro lined the streets of the city
Friday, November 23, to view the
annual Holiday Jubilee Parade.
The 110-unit procession was the
longest ever staged, and O. L.
Fryman, general parade manager,
stated that more than 250,000
people turned out to watch the
festivity.
Bands from 10 junior high
schools, two colleges, and two
high schools provided the musical
entertainment. The Greensboro
Senior High School Band was
among the representatives of tne
city school music program.
Beauty queens from 40 North
Carolina cities were led by Miss
North Carolina, Joan Melton, and
Miss Virginia, Rebecca Richard
son, in the parade.
Jane Lynch, a senior at Senior
High School, represented Greens
boro and Kay Wrenn, a graduate
of Senior, was Miss Hamilton
Lakes.
Hopalong Cassidy, the Old Reb
el, and Pecos Pete drew the at
tention of the small fry while
Coming Events Listed
For Senior's Students
Rick Aderhotd Serves
As NHS Treasurer
December 4 — Basketball game,
Raleigh, here *
Report cards
Decembe 6—Choir-Orchestra pro
gram
December 7 — Basketball game,
Bessemer, here
December 11—Orchestra assembly
Basketball game, Asheboro,
away.
Rick Aderhold, newly tapped
Torchlight member, was elected
as treasurer of the GHS Honor
Society Thursday, November 15,
at the first meeting of the group
since the fall tapping.
Other officers were elected
earlier from the members who
were inducted during their junior
year. They are Jean Ogburn, presi
dent; David Craig, vice-president;
Nancy Lambeth, secretary; and
Doug Albright, social chairman.
Rick’s duties include handling
of the club’s funds and directing
the Torchlight talent show. Rick
is vice-president of the Senior
Class and is lieutenant governor
of the Junior Civitan Clubs in
this district. He is also a member
of the traffic squad.
Gilbert Frank, senior, was ap
pointed by the president to be in
charge of the scrap book. He will
compile newspaper clippings and
other items of interest to the club
in the book.
the many floats appealed to the
adult viewers.
The float contest was won by
the Christian Endeavor Society
which was awarded $75 for its
replica of a chapel with a youth
choir. Second and third prizes of
$50 and $25 went to the Windsor
Community Center and the
Greensboro Community Center,
respectively.
Miss Diana Johnson of Ashe
boro was crowned Miss Holiday
Jubilee of 1957 by a trio of
judges at the Holiday limcheon.
T.he many funeral homes of
Guilford County pooled their am
bulances and took 30 children
from the Carolina^ Convalescent
Home along with several cerebral
palsy patients to see the parade.
The parade was formed at the
First Presbyterian Church and
marched south up Greene Street,
around Edwards Square and north
up Elm, giving, more people a
chance to view the procession.
The bitter cold prevented only
a few people from leaving their
place on the curb until the very
end when Santa Claus officially
opened the 1957 holiday season.
Jane Lynch, as Miss Greensboro, was one of the beauty queens
highlighting the parade.
Many Honor Roll Students
Obtain Gold/ Silver Stars
Willett, Hill Will Serve As Narrators
For GHS Christmas Play By Seniors
Rehearsals have begun for the
“Story of the Nativity,” the
Christmas Pageant presented an
nually by the Senior Class during
assembly the day before Christ
mas vacation begins.
Robert Willett has been selected
reader for the narration, which
includes nine scenes, wnth Diane
Hill taking supplementary parts.
A cast, composed chiefly of sen
iors who have study hall sixth
and seventh periods when the re
hearsals occur, has been chosen,
but as the program progresses
changes may be necessary. Var
ious practices have been sched
uled for the different scenes, and
the final dress rehearsal will take
place December 17.
First Scene
The first scene, entitled “Mary
of Nazareth,” features Maranell
Pearsall, who will portray Mary,
and three children from the nur
sery school. Virginia Atcheson
and Maranell are cast in “The
Annunciation,” scene two.
Rick Aderhold, Maranell Pear
sall. Polly Young, Bill WiTC, and
Ken Robinson will characterize
the third scene “Leaving Home.”
Others in this scene will be Merry
Wrye, Ann Butler, Caroljm Pear
son, Betty Rudd, Kay Wood,
Kathleen Caldwell, Carole Kellam.
Connie Daniel, Shirley McLaurin.
Bonnie Adelstein, and Annette
Bailey.
“No Room at the Inn,” follow
ing next, includes Jake Giles,
Chuck Wrye, Bob Poe, Ronnie
Parks, Rick' Aderhold, Prances
Blake, Maranell Pearsall and the
same women as were in the pre
vious scene.
and Raymond Spaulding. Angels
in this same part are enacted by
Virginia Atcheson, Sylvia Sox,
Ann Wheelbr, Diane Hill, Connie
Gorsuch, Elizabeth Antrim, Bar
bara Dunlop, Kitty Wagoner,
Marilyn Helms, Jean Brooks, Jane
McLennan, Valinda Beal, Ann
Darnell, Marie White, Mary Kat-
sikas, Becky Ozment, Judy Schaef
fer, and Molly White.
Scene Six
Willett
Hill
Portraying shepherds in the
fifth scene of “Shepherds Abid
ing” are Jay Lambeth, John Mc-
Curry, Phil Causey, Ed Lowry,
Charles Donohoe, Edwin Meade,
Cast in scene six entitled “In
The Manger” are Maranell Pear
sall, Rick Aderhold, and the
shepherds of scene five. Doug Al
bright, David Craig, and Alton
Brower have the roles of the
Three Wise Men in the succeed
ing scene.
“Herod and the Wise Men” will
feature Bert Wilder, George Var-
samis, Frank Dennis, Elwood
Hartman, Bill Wrye, Kenneth
Robinson, Doug Albright, David
Craig, and Alton Brewer.
The finale, “The Wise Men Find
Christ,” will include the same
characters as are in the sixth
scene plus the Three Wise Men.
Out of the Senior Class 29 stu
dents have attained their gold
stars for making honor roll 13
consecutive times, while 57 stu
dents have • received silver stars
for making honor roll seven con
secutive times.
Only seniors can qualify for
gold stars, while both juniors and
seniors may achieve silver stars.
Gold star wearers may exempt
December 6 To Be Date
Of Choir-Orchestra Show
I one semester examination if they
'take four major subjects and two
jif they take five majors. Silver
I star wearers may exempt one ex
amination if they take four or five
majors.
Elizabeth Antrim from home
room 102 has received her gold
star, while Lairy Brown and Ann
Butler^r are the recipients from
room 202. David Craig represents
room 106, while coming from 101
are Stratton Eldridge and Alec
Decker.
December 6 marks the date of
another annual choir-orchestra
show, as the Greensboro Senior
High orchestra teams up with the
choir for this progi-am,
' The show will be a tribute to
the Christmas season, with both
groups providing holiday music.
Countries of the United Nations
will also be saluted with music.
This performance is the third
that the orchestra has presented.
They have previously performed
for the Euterpe Club Octo-ber 30
and the NCEA district meeting
September 28, A string group pro
vided background music for the
Thanksgiving pageant and will do
so for the Christmas pageant.
Helen White ,is serving as pres
ident of the orchestra, and Lynn
Rankin is vice-president. Librar
ian for the present year is Betty
Harrell. Section leaders have
shown themselves to be Henry
Plynt, concert master; Peggy
Earle, second violin; Jan Phillips,
Viola; Helen White, cello; Carol
Stout, bass fiddle.
Future plans for the orchestra
include an assembly program in
Burlington to boost the orchestra
nrogram there, and being host to
the All-State Orchestra.
Representing 30?
Gold star seniors from room
307 are Henry Flynt, Gilbert
Fi*ank, Hilda Garrett, and Libby
Garvin.
Bill Hanling, Elwood Hartman,
and Hal Haskins are gold star
! recipients from room 204, while
' from room 4 are Buck Hoyle, Tom
Hudgins, Ruth Hunt, and Jack
Jessup.
Judy Kellett represents room
303, while from 300 come Ruth
McCulloch, Jane McLennan, and
Jerry Mann. Jean Ogbum, Mara
nell Pearsall, and Katherine Polk
are the gold star wearers from
room 3, and those from room 103
are Judy Shallant and Margie
Rose.
End of Gold Stars
Concluding the gold star recip
ients are James Spence, room 13;
Kay Weston, room 8; and Robert
Willett, room 313.
Shirley Bernau, room 102, and
Barbara Coble, 106, are seniors
who have received silver stars.
James Ebert, llarvin Dickey, and
Shirley Dowd in room 101, while
from room 204 comes Joe Hensley.
Silver star recipients from rooms
303 and 300 are Nancy Lambeth
and Jane Lynch, respectively,
while from ,306 come Gary Mas-
sel and Camille Merriman.
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