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Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
September 30, 2010
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followers:
Problems are not a fad to
be promoted and then cast
aside. As a society, we
take on worthy issues and
forget about them when a
bigger cause comes along.
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Niki Shumaker
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News
Home Depot
donates supplies, and
its employees offer
time and effort to aid
in school improvements.
page 3
OpinFon
us citizens and
foreigners express mixed
reactions about President
Obama’s decision to bring
troops home from Iraq.
page 6
Features
“Inception” sparks
questions about sleep
patterns. . Can one
person manipulate the
dreams of another?
page 11
Sports
Women’s tennis team
demonstrates skill and
sportsmanship as the
athletes defeat one
opponent after another.
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Index
News
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Opinion
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Spread
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Features
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Sports
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Wake-up call: students better hustle to
classes with changes in tardy policy
BY ALINA GABITOV
Reporter
After meeting last spring
and this summer, the Tardy
Attendance Team, known as
TAT, designed a new policy that
eliminated some of the
paperwork for teachers but
created a sterner set of
consequences for students who
chronically arrive late to.
classes. Members of the
committee brainstormed
several hours to determine
ways of decreasing the number
of tardies and maintaining
logistics to track the worst
offenders. Arriving at a
consensus. Assistant Principal
Police Bailey presented the plan
to principal Anna Brady and
Assistant Principal Police Bailey talks with colleagues
Tiana Richmond and Tina Lunsford about statistics
regarding the newly designed tardy policy. Elliott photo
the other administrators.
"1 think the new policy will
decrease the number of tardies;
however, it may get worse
before it gets better," said
Spanish teacher Raqel Howard,
"It may take a while for the
students to realize that this
is for real."
Members of TAT rely upon a
daily, computer-generated list
of tardies to identify students
who were late to one or more
classes. Then they write
detention slips, which they
place in the boxes of the
students' first-period teachers,
who distribute them in the
morning. Students serve their
detentions or Student
Intervention (SI), depending
upon the number of tardies
they accummulate. Coach
Brandon Greeson and SI
facilitator Darrell Harris.
Howard believes the policy
is advantageous, for it frees up
the teachers to focus on
instruction."
Even with the committee
handling detention slips,
administrators still expect teachers
to call parents of repeat offenders.
Additionally, parents receive
Connect-Ed messages when their
children are absent or tardy.
Newest teachers joining the faculty
arrive from locations around the world
BY LINDSEY STADLER
Sports Editor
New teachers joining the
faculty arrived from various
locations within North
Carolina and as far away as
Israel and Puerto Rico. All
bring with them a wealth
of cultures, diversity,
and knowledge.
Three new foreign language
teachers joined the Whirlie
family; Rina Wolfgang, Luz
Algarin, and Allison Greiner.
Rina not only teaches Hebrew
on campus, but she also works
at B'nai Shalom Day School.
She has two children, a son and
a daughter who live in Boston
and New York City,
respectively. Wolfgang
attended Ohio Wesleyan
University and received her
graduate degree from
Columbia Teacher's College
and Jewish Theological
Seminary. She was born in
Gloucester, Massachusetts but
has lived in New York,
Virginia, Texas, Indiana,
Maine, Ohio, Florida, Rhode
Island, and even Israel! Rina is
also a devoted Red Sox fan.
Luz Algarin, the newest
addition to the Spanish
Department, has been teaching
Spanish since she was eight
years of age. She has 11
children, five girls and six boys,
who range in age from eight to
35. Luz attended the
Universidad De Puerto Rico
and received her Master's from
Universidad De Salamance.
Algarin was born in Cocoli,
Panama and has since lived in
Rio Grande, and San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Another addition to the
foreign language department is
Allison Greiner, the new
French teacher who
transferred from High Point
Central. Greiner, originally
from Asheville, has since lived
in Chapel Hill and Durham, as
well -as Montpellier and Pau,
both in France. She has always
had a passion for the French
language, which led to her
teaching career. She attended
UNC-Chapel Hill and received
her Master's in French from the
Universite De Pau. After college,
she became an au pair while
living in France. Greiner has
three children, two boys and a
daughter, all under the
ages of six.
Her students' enthusiasm
and Principal Anna Brady's
sense of humor often make
her smile.
"The school is well run, and
the students seem to show
their pride in Grimsley by
taking their jobs seriously,"
said Greiner, regarding what
she finds most impressive
about the school.
New teacher assistants also
joined the faculty, one of which
is Beth Ann Alcorn. Alcorn is
an OCS assistant. She grew
up in Tampa, Florida but
attended Pfeiffer Unviersity
in Misenheimer, North
Carolina, where she also
played soccer. After graduat
ing, she moved to Maryland
with her husband, and two
years later, they moved
to Greensboro.
"The programs at GHS are
very impressive. I especially
like how big and diverse the EC
department is. It provides
many different avenues for the
kids to take and for them to
succeed," said Alcorn.
Alcorn does not yet have her
master's degree but definitely
plans on returning to school.
"Working with the students,
serving as one of their
positive role models, and
showing them right from
wrong" are what provide her
the most satisfaction.
Susan Hurley will be
supporting students with
Asperger's Syndrome, which is
part of the Autism Spectrum.
"I had a difficult time with
reading when I was in school. I
believe I became a teacher so
that I could help the kids who
struggle and make their
experiences far more positive
than mine," said Hurley as to
why she chose her career
in education.
Hurley was born in
Binghamton, New York. She
moved to Greensboro in 1987
and stayed here until she
moved to Easton, Maryland
in 1991. She returned to
Greensboro in 1995 and
worked at an elementary
school for the past five years.
She has twins 16 years of age, a
girl and a boy who attend
another high school, but she
does admit they are not Page
Pirates. Hurley attended college
in New York and transferred to
UNC-G where she completed
her bachelor's degree in
Education of the Deaf.
Joining Kate Cummings,
Jennifer Worrells is the new
media specialist. She lived in
Springfield and White Stone,
Virginia and Belmont, North
Carolina before moving to
Greensboro. Worrells has been
a librarian at the Central
Library here in Greensboro for
several years but has since
decided to make the shift to a
school media specialist.
Worells' decision to pursue a
career in education was based
upon her desire for change,
passion for literacy, knack for
technology and divine
intervention. She has two sons,
ages eight and 12.
"All the seasons are my
favorites. I like camping and
hiking, and generally being
outdoors. I read broadly but
usually not too deeply. My
favorite books are epistolary
fiction, stories that are written in
the form of a series of letters. I come
from a large family and I have a
twin brother," said Worrells.
New members of the faculty
add fresh personalities to the
school community. They have
much to offer students and
colleagues and deserve a
warm welcome.