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High Life
Volume LVI, Number 5
Grimsley Senior High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, N.C. 27408 Thursday, December 17, 1981
Drinking: A Student^s
Point Of View
By Trisha Houser and
Lisa von Aspern
“Whatta ya gonna do this
weekend?” ‘‘Partying; gon
na get wasted!” This type of
conversation is often heard
around high school cam
puses in one form or anot
her. But just how serious is
alcohol use among high
school students?
A recent poll shows that a
large number of Grimsley
students do drink. Indeed,
one only needs to go to a
weekend party to see that a
great amoimt of students
imbibe .
.Why do these students
drink? Responses were in
three general areas; liking
edcohol’s taste, liking alco
hol’s effect, and drinking
because of peer pressure.
Religion and strict morals
stop some from drinking,
while others simply do not
want to drink, or don’t like it.
Among those who do,
however, the same general
replies were noted for the
question, ‘‘Why is it (drink
ing) so accepted?” For
many, it provides, according
to a senior male,”. . .an
excellent escape for a few
hours.” Also, many say it’s
simply fun to drink. Some
feel that it is a form of ‘ ‘. . .
rebellion against parents and
society.’’(junior girl) For
some, it gives confidence,
and the courage ‘ ‘to ask
questions normally not asked
especially (to) girls.” (junior
male)
Parties are the prime
drinking ground for most
GHS students, with a few
going to bars. At parties,
underage students can often
get liquor (usually beer)
from a keg, or get someone
of age or with a fake ID to
buy for them.
Then ageiin, there are
underage students who
brave the possibility of being
carded and/or arrested and
buy on their own. Most claim
a high rate of success.
Surprisingly, despite the
fact that many teens enjoy
drinking, some do feel that
the laws should be more
strictly enforced. The majo
rity did feel that drinking
laws shouldn’t be “cracked
down on’ ’with a few students
saying it should be con
trolled hke it is now, or a
little more, like “on younger
kids, under 15” (senior girl).
Among those who felt that
drinking should not be
cracked down on, some felt
that more stringent enforce
ment of the laws might cause
teens to rebel even more.
One senior male flatly
stated, “(There’s) no chance
of winning.” (for the people
who would enforce the laws.)
Showing good judgment,
an overwhelming majority
did feel that drinking and
driving do not go together.
Judging from the survey,
teens seem to be more in
touch with their drinking
habits than adults may rea
lize. They seem to under
stand what they’re doing and
just don’t want to stop.
Admittedly, anyone who
{Hamilton Photo)
drinks may be an alcoholic
without realizing it, or may
develop a drinking problem.
It would seem to be a good
practice for teens to be alert
to their drinking habits; then-
reasons for drinking, the
amount, etc., in order to halt
any potential problem before
it gets started.
But, teenage drinking
seems to be here to stay, for
the time being, perhaps until
someone enforces the rules,
or teens find another way to
escape, as they’ve usually
done in the past.
GYC Toys Project
Under Way
The approximately ten-
year-old GYC Christmas
Toys Project is again in
progress.
Members of the Greens
boro Youth Council along
with Home Federal savings
and loan associations, adult
civic organizations, and
school service clubs clean
and repair old and broken
toys donated by the public.
These toys are put in
boxes at any Home Federal
branch and are then taken to
the Army/Navy Reserve
Center on designated work
days to be cleaned and
repaired.
GYC, in conjunction with
the Department of Social
Services, also gives a party
for foster children during
which some of the toys are
distributed to the children.
The chairman for this
year’s GYC Christmas Toys
Project is Lisa Keith, a junior
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‘Winter WonderlaiiH’
Dance To Be Held
High IQ Team Looks To Competition
Grimsley’s 1982 High IQ
team is doing its best to live
up to the adage “practice
makes perfect.”
Team members Charles
Hodge, Gerrit Newton,
Michelangelo Grigni, John
Krege, and Barbi Prillaman,
along with their advisor Mr.
Bert Whisenant, have been
practicing approximately an
hour, three to four days a
week for almost two months.
This schedule will continue
The 1982 High IQ team is (first row, l-r) Gerrit Newton
Charles Hodge, Barbi Prillaman, Michelangelo Grigni, and
John Krege; (second row, l-r) Lorraine Marco, attestor, Sidd
Chopra, Carl-Henry Geschwind, and Bill Vehorn,,assistants.
(Sykes Photo)
through April, assuming that
the team survives the semi
finals.
The preliminary competi
tion, to be held February 6,
narrows the field of forty
area high school teams to the
top eight teams with the
most cumulative points from
the contest.
Grimsley’s teams are re
nowned for reaching the
semifinals.
Prillaman explains that
Whisenant has old achieve
ment tests, exam reviews,
and textbooks from which
practice questions are
drawn. Also, the team
listens to tapes from pre
vious matches.
The reward for all of this
hard work is, according to
Prillaman, “a lot of self-sat
isfaction,” plus a $400 scho
larship to each member of
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The “Dime-a-dance” con
test will be just one of the
many attractions of the
“Winter Wonderland” holi
day dance sponsored by the
Grimsley Civinettes. This
contest involves buying ten-
cent tickets and, during a
designated half-hour period,,
presenting the ticket to a
participant wearing a ribbon
for one dance with them.
With the help of some of
the other Grimsley service
clubs, the Civinettes Hohday
Dance will be held on De
cember 18 from 9:00 p.m. till
1:00 a.m. Proceeds from the
dance will go to the Associa
tion of Retarded Citizens.
This is also the main fund
raising project for the Civi
nettes this year.
Refreshments will consist
of drinks donated by Coca-
Cola Company and 12 dozens
donuts donated by Dunkin’
Donuts.
In addition to the. ‘ ‘dime-a-
dance” contest, there will be
midnight dance contest with
prizes awarded to the win
ning couples.
The evening is expected to
be a huge success with a
surprise awaiting all those
who stay till the end.
Girls help out in the
Student/Faculty game. For
details see page 8.
(Carrier Photo)