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Volume 84 No. 4
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
December 16, 2009
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Leone is
aetually a
beautiful
location
with its
picturesque coast;
however, its abundance
of raw materials
includes some of the
most deadly jewels in
the world, for they
provide funding for the
murder of human beings.
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Bailey Ashe p. #3
News
Three-year college option
may save students
money but may cost
them job opportunities
for lack of experience.
page #3
Opinion
Life sentences
without parole for
minors stir up an
argument with “No
Holds Barred.”
page #4
Features
Entertain holiday guests
by treating them to a
meal at some of the
‘Boro’s most popular
eating establishments.
pages #8-9
Sports
Whirlie basketball
teams hope to redeem
last year’s losses at the
Little Four Tournament.
page #11
Index
News
2
Opinion
3-4
Spread
6-7
Features
5-10
Sports
11-12
Students collect stuffed
animals, coats, cans
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BY RACHEL WIESELQUIST
Features Editor
During the winter holidays,
many student groups and or
ganizations hold charity
drives as ways to serve the
community. For underprivileged
families, the cold weather and
holiday atmosphere can make
for an even more difficult time.
Service projects provide op
portunities for students to con
tribute to the community by
assisting those individuals and
families in need of a more com
fortable winter season.
DECA, formerly an acronym
for Distributive Education
Clubs of America, holds a coat
drive every holiday season.
Members collect gently used
coats from students to donate
to A Cleaner World dry
cleaner on Battleground, which
then distributes the coats to
various charities. One of
DECA's goals is to develop
leadership skills among its
members, a task fulfilled
throughout the year as students
conduct various service projects.
Last year's drive yielded
roughly 90 coats, a total DECA
is hoping to surpass this year.
'Tm a firm believer that one man's
trash is another man's trea
sure. Furthermore, it doesn't
cost the chapter anything to
make a major contribution to
the Greater Greensboro commu
nity," said club sponsor and
marketing teacher Atiba Bethea.
Another current service
project is Student Council's
stuffed animal drive, which
has been a tradition for years.
Cormcil collected approximately
100 stuffed animals last year and
delivered them to Jones El
ementary. The 2009 drive ends
December 18.
JROTC's canned food collec
tion is yet another successful
community service project.
For the past six years, cadets
have placed collection boxes in
hallways and accumulated
large quantities of canned
goods. Last year, they gathered
1900 pounds of food, and if suc
cessful, this year's goal of 2009
pounds will surpass the total
from the 2008 drive. Sergeant
Major Richard Dunlap will
weigh and transport the
canned goods to the Goodwill
Industries of the Greensboro
Food Pantry, which provides
free canned food items to local
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Joann Rivera, an employee from the Battleground “A
Cleaner World,” helps collect and organize donated coats
for children. DECA members took charge of the coat
collection on campus during November. Kirkman graphic
families in need. JROTC rotates
donation destinations among
different charity organizations
in the Greensboro area, such as
Urban Ministries and the Sal
vation Army. Cadets receive a
JROTC Community Service/
Service Learning Ribbon as
well as promotion points for
cans they donate, and the ca
det with the most cans wins
$25 Sergeant Major Dunlap
provides himself.
Collecting and transporting coats,
cans, and stuffed animals can be a
complicated process, but student
groups were ready and willing
to do whatever necessary to
help those in need. Clubs en
couraged students to take ad
vantage of this opportunity by
publicizing their campaigns on
posters, WHRL news bulletins,
and morning announcement to
enhance holiday spirit by pro
viding for the needy.
Governor Beverly Perdue kicks off
CFNC’s College Application Week
BY ELIZABETH DETMAR
Editor-in-Chief
College Foundation of North
Carolina (CFNC) and the Caro-
linas Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Of
ficers (CACRAO) cosponsored
College Application Week from
November 16-20. During this
time period, seniors from more
than 400 high schools in North
Carolina were able to apply to
various colleges without
paying the usually required
application fees.
Through this program,
CFNC hoped to encourage
students to fill out applications
who otherwise would not
apply. However, this attempt
is not CFNC's first at such
a program; it has hosted Ap
plication Week for the past
three years as well.
"Last year's College Appli
cation Week grew to almost
300 high schools, 19,000 stu
dents, and 38,000 online
applications; a large increase in
only three years," said coordi
nator Julia Conrad.
While seniors filled out ap
plications in the media center.
Governor Beverly Perdue paid
a special visit to Grimsley on
November 16 to commemorate
Application Week and to en
courage seniors to work hard
in order to succeed.
"As Governor, I want every
student in North Carolina
to have the necessary skills
to pursue a meaningful career
and to be able to compete
in the global economy," said
Perdue. "A higher education
degree is an integral part
of this process."
Senior Christina Waddell
applied to Wake Forest
University during Governor
Perdue's speech.
"I'm saving $60 on my Wake
Forest application today," said
Waddell. "I think College Ap
plication Week is very benefi
cial for students who don't have
the opportunity or means to
apply to college."
CFNC helped students save
a total of over $2.5 million dol
lars through College Applica
tion Week 2009.
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Senior Christy Nusskern listens to Governor Beverly
Perdue’s speech in the computer lab on November 16.
About 30 students were present during Perdue’s visit to
honor College Application Week. Detmar graphic