Friday, Febrnary 11, 1972
THE GRYPHON
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Good Sports Club
Works To Boost
Spirit At RMSH
The Good Sports Club has
long upheld a tradition of sell
ing “beat the opposing team”
ribbons. They can be seen in
the lobby, student lounge, halls,
and student commons selling
gold and black ribbons to boost
school spirit.
During football season, the
girls climb ladders and stand
on top of cars to wrap the twen
ty foot goalposts with crepe
paper. Cookies or cupcakes
are baked for the team when
they journey to out-of-town
games. For Homecoming, the
girls sold bright, yellow mum
corsages and confetti. The
Junior members worked hard,
but had fun decorating a float
for the Homecoming parade.
At Christmas, the club col
lected and delivered food, clo
thing, and toys to a needy fam
ily. A Christmas tree was de
corated with handmade orna
ments, and the windows were
sprayed with snow at the club’s
annual Christmas party.
Fruit baskets are delivered
to visiting basketball teams as
a token of hospitality. At the
end of the school year, the
club hosts an annual picnic to
honor all members of the ath
letic teams at RMSH, An add
ed attraction is the skits put on
by the Junior members.
Knowing the many projects
of the Good Sports Club, one
must admit that the girls are
really active. This club Is a
good example of how helpful a
service club can be.
Unusual Problems Arise
When You Do Your Duty
Imports Trees
Because Iceland forbids the
cutting of its few trees, most
Christmas greens must be im
ported.
1 made my first mistake when
I volunteered to raise the flag
for the Service Club, But I
had no other choice, consider
ing that I was the only mem
ber who had neither raised
nor lowered the flag.
As I drove to school the first
morning after I had volunteer
ed and realized that I had to
perform that duty today, Iwant-
ed to turn around and go back
home. The only thing th£^t
stopped me was the thought of
what my mother would say.
When I stopped for the stop
sign, I looked into my rear
view mirror, but to no avail,
since I looked perfectly healthy.
I pulled into the parking lot,
and after as much delay as pos
sible, I went into the school
building. As I walked into the
room where I had been told to
meet the “old member”, I had
a sinking feeling, because she
wasn’t there.
“What will I do?” I wonder
ed. I didn’t know anything about
putting up the flag. 1 could
just turn around and pretend I
had forgotten, but for some rea
son that I’ll probably never
know, I didn’t.
I got the flag, and walking
toward the flagpole, I was glad
that I had arrived early enough
so that the school ground was
deserted. I certainly didn’t
want an audience to watch me
fumble with the flag.
I shook the folds out and at
tached it to the pole. I pulled
the rope, but it wouldn’t move,
I studied it for a while, but
I couldn’t figure out how to
make It move.
Finally, Ideclded that it might
be the knot In the rope that was
keeping It fronf moving. And
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it must have been, because when
I untied It and pulled the rope
again; it began to ascend.
Standing there watching it, I
realized that it was flying up
side down as It reached the top.
I began to bring it down, and
when it reached me, 1 detach
ed it. Carefully, I re-attached
it, making sure that It was on
right. Again I pulled the rope,
and to my surprise, it went to
the top of the flag pole with no
trouble at all,
I looked up again to make
sure that it was on straight,
and since It was, I turned a-
round and walked toward my
homeroom. It was approxi
mately 8:20,
Sitting down and thinking, I
began to feel elated about my
good deed, I came out of my
stupor long enough to near two
girls passing in the hall laugh
and say something about the
flag.
Running outside, I saw, to
my dismay, that the flag was
on the ground. I picked it up
and shook the dirt off of It and
for the third time, put It back
on the rope. It went to the
top of the pole and after check
ing to make sure that It would
stay up, I went back to my
homeroom.
As I went toward the door,
I wondered why It was closed.
Upon opening It, I knew the
reason, because there stood
my homeroom teacher with a
detention slip,
“I knew I should have gone
back home this morning,” I
mumbled as I sat down.
EPITAPH
Here lies the body
Of Archibald Brummy.
He tackled the coach
Instead of the dummy!
-PANTHER PRESS
Rahn Barnes and Margaret Tayor represented RMSH as Rotary
Couple during January.
Rotary Couple Emerges
With Recognized Merits
Two seniors of noted merit
recently emerged as the
January Rotary Couple, They
are Margaret Taylor and Rahn
Barnes.
Margaret Taylor Is a bril
liant individual - as a student
and a friend. She is praised
by her friends as being “will
ing to help and able to get
along well with people,”
Though somewhat Introspec
tive, Margaret manages to rise
above her shyness through con
scientious academic efforts.
She Is the Hi-Noc-Ar yearbook
editor. And congeniality Is es
sential In being a good edi
tor.
Congeniality, fused with er
udition, Is also rewarding.
Margaret regularly and en
thusiastically corresponds with
a young man from Morocco,
Taking nearly four years of
French courses has helped
Margaret a great deal in her
pen-pal relationship,
Margaret Is a member of
the National Honor Society,
President’s Cabinet, and Ser
vice Club. Next year she ex
pects to study mathematics,
French, and journalism at Me
redith College in Raleigh.
Margaret is the daughter of
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Another area of Interest Is
sports. Rahn is very attract
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and would like to participate
In organized athletic activities
but, because of numerous other
commitments, he “just hasn’t
been able to cash In yet.”
Other committments Include
HI-Noc-Ar yearbook circula
tion manager, member of Ele
gants Club, Student Advisory
Council member. Elections
Committee co-chairman, and
drum major. In future years,
Rahn hopes to study dentistry
at the University of North
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Rahn Is the son of Mrs. V.
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