February 14, 1977 HIGH LIFE
Details On Bahama Trip
by
Twenty-two Grimsley music
students will be going to the
Grand Bahamas this coming
spring. They will be traveling
with a group of about 250 other
Greensboro students. Four types
of musical groups will be
performing.
Each person going on this trip
is supposedly musically inclined.
The students will perform at
schools on the island. There will
be a high school choral group, a
junior high choral group, a dance
group, and a percussion group.
Each of these groups have been
made up with students from all
over Greensboro.
The cost for this trip is $198 and
each student is paying his or her
own way. They will take a Delta
Charter Flight from Greensboro
straight to Freeport, Grand
Bahamas. They will stay at the
Bahama Princess Hotel. The $198
pays for the Charter Flight, the
hotel and two meals a day.
Small Colleges
If you’re planning on going to a
small college. North Carolina
offers many choices. The
advantages of a small college are
academic as well as social.
At a large college or university,
students aren’t usually known
personally by their professors,
but at small colleges one can
become better acquainted with
their faculty, and they don’t have
to be considered as just another
student. This can be an
advantage for the student,
because he can learn in a more
personal and relaxed atmosphere.
Pupils enrolled in smaller
colleges are said to have a
close-knit relationship with their
fellow students, whereas in larger
student bodies, the relationships
cannot build as easily. A small
college provides an air of
community spirit.
Tuition fees in smaller schools
hold another advantage over
larger universities. In most cases
the fees aren’t as costly.
The students will be chaper
oned by city music teachers, and
Mr. Hall is one from Grimsley.
Everyone going on this trip
expects to do more than their
’’thing” though. Since there is a
beach and plenty of nearby
facilities they will probably learn
a lot about this island. A glass
bottom boat trip has been
planned, and there are shops
everywhere for the ’’tourist”. It is
expected that they will take
advantage of the sun and try to
get quick tans. Hopefully they
will just burn up and peel off
before they ever get back home.
The Bahamas is a group of
West Indian islands. They cover
4,404 square miles and stretch
about 800 miles from Southeast of
Florida to Northeast of Cuba.
Grand Bahama is one of the
principle islands in the Bahamas.
There are about 700 islands and
2,000 reefs and keys. Also, the
average winter temperature is 70
degrees F.
■This city-wide trip will be taken
again next year and will again
coincide with our Easter Vacation
which is the eleventh through
sixteenth of April. Hopefully this
kind of opportunity will encour
age more students to get
involved in musical ways.
Johnston Scholarship
CHAPEL HILL - Grimsley
High School graduates are among
outstanding scholars at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill studying this year
under the prestigious James M.
Johnston Awards Program.
Elizabeth Kaye Fortune, daugh
ter of M/M Charles G, Fortune of
2572 W. Cornwallis, Greensboor.
freshman at UNC-CH majoring in
Mathematics. Paula Michelle
Rhodes, daughter of M/M James
R. Rhodes of 1309 Clarendon
Drive. Greensboro, a freshman at
UNC-CH, majoring in Physical
Therapy.
McDonald’s Student
Scholarship >Mnner
McDonalds would like to congratulate Ann Bryant Smallwood^ on
being selected as January Youth of the Month. This award is sponsored
by the Greensboro Record and the City Parks and Recreation
Department, and is given to a Greensboro high school student wjio has
shown tremendous achievements and accomplishments over the past
several years. Some of Ann’s activities include induction to the
National Honor Society, nomination for the Governor’s School,
Playmaster Award for Excellence in Advanced Composition, and
induction into the international Thespian Society.
Ann has received a $100 McDonald’s scholarship payable to the
.school of her choice.
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Grimsley's All-State Band members.
GHS Student
Visits Israel
by Susan McGlamery
For six weeks, beginning on
July 1, Ruth Rubin visited Israel.
A senior who recently graduated
in January, Ruth had various
motives for wishing to undertake
the trip. One advantage was that
the journey to Israel provided an
excellent opportunity to “exper
ience life in a different country.”
Ruth also hoped to learn more
about Judism and looked on the
trip as a growing experience.
Along with about twenty other
people, Ruth went to Israel with
the National Federation of
Temple Youth. The group
traveled throughout the country,
visiting such major cities as Tel
Aviv. Jerusalem, and Haifa.
Camping, rather than sightsee
ing, occupied most of the group’s
time; five weeks were spent
camping in the Sinai Desert.
Ruth regards the camping
experience as the best time she
had. Three weeks of the five were
spent on a kibbutz, which is a
farming commune. This was one
of the most educational parts of
the trip. The camping was fun but
dangerous as most of the territory
is occupied by Arabs. The group
climbed Mount Sinai and Mount
Massada. which has an interest
ing story behind it.
During the time of the Roman
Empire, a community of about a
thousand Jews was established
on Mount Massada. The Romans
wished to acqiure these people to
use as sla.ves. a fate the
community was determined to
avoid. When the Romans resorted
to building a ramp up the
mountain to reach them, all one
thousand Jews committed suiciat
rather than become slaves.
Although she did not know
what to expect, Ruth had a
wonderful time. ”1 was judged as
an American,” she said, which
entailed certain responsibilities,
insofar as representing her
country in a good light.
In a short time, Ruth will be
heading back to Israel for six
months to participate in a
work/study program at a kibbutz.
She is not planning on living there
permanently, though: ”I like the
U.S. government better.”
Needless to say, Ruth found lite
in Israel to be different from that
in the United States. The
atmosphere was tense, due to the
Arab threat. Political troubles
also resulted in stronger security.
Even pocketbooks must be
searched before entering a
theater! The presence of Israeli
soldiers also lent a different role
to the surroundings.
Ruth found the young people in
Israel to contrast distinctly wjth
those in -the United States.
Young people from ages eighteen
through twenty-one are usually
found serving in the army, both
men and women. ”A ninctccn-
year-old there is more mature and
responsible than a nincteen-year-
old American,” Ruth comments.
On her trip to Israel Rulh
learned more about the people
than she did about Judism, for
religion is not an ostentatiously
dominant presence in Israel. J'he
trip also helped Ruth to gain an
insight into herself.
A Question of Love
by Cheryl I.ulcnian
I hear his voice in the calm wintry wind
and I wonder if he hears mine
It makes me think of the fotirleenth (la>
When his love is especially lute
He reminds me of the mottntains.
He reminds me of the sea.
He reminds me of all I observe.
If you knew. I’m sure you’d agree.
He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen,
’The fairest of them all!’
He's kind, fair and honest too
as he stands so proud and tall.
It touched his heart so tenderly,
and likewise he touched mine.
A simple question, he asked in jest
Will vou be mv Valentine?
Page 5
All All-State Band
Performs At UNC-CH
On the weekend of January
28-31, Central District All-State
Band was held at Hill Hall on the
campus of the University of N.C.
at Chapel Hill. The concert was
held on Sunday afternoon Jan. 31,
under the direction of Raymond
Gariglio for the wind ensemble
and Neil Hayworth, for the
Sympiionic Band.
Students were chosen for the
bands on the basis of a tryout that
was held at Eastern Alamance
High School in late tall. Students
were required to play a prepare
solo, six scales, including
chromatic, and a sight reading
piece whicli they had never seen
before.
The students were scored on a
scale of 0-200. according to how
wel. they performed each piece.
They were judged by a panel of
band directors from around the
state, including Mr. Herbert
Hazelman and Mr. Kenneth
Sampson from Grimsley.
After all scores were tabulated,
students were picked for each
band, Wind Ensemble or
Symphonic Band, according to
how many scats were available in
each section. The top students
were placed in the Wind
Ensemble, while the rest,
through a set score, were placed
in Symphonic Band.
At the concert on Sunday
afternoon, the Wind Ensemble
performed “Satiric Dance” by
Norman Dcllo Joio. “Reflect
ions” by Roger Nixon, and
“Symphony No. 2’ has also been
performed twice at Grimsley High
School, by the Symphony band,
under the direction of Herb
Ha/.clman. The Symphonic Band
performed “Fandango”. “Amer
ica the Beautiful”. “Fold
Legend,” “The Irish Washer
Woman”, “First Suit for Band”,
and “Blessed Arc They”.
Personals
P.D. -- .lust see if I come
through your window anymore!
S. F. -- Going (Hit for doughnuts
anytime soon?
r.L'. -- h will he all right! -S.P.,
f.H.
B. l. -- Let's Make A Deal and
Belsv.
M.B. -- Owe me one. -S.P.
L. C. -- .hist what did happen
that night?
M. -• Was it a single or double?
Do you usually cook frozen lemon
pies? -D.
C. F. - It was GREAT!! -S.C.
Track l earn -- I’arty after every
winning meet and we hope to
party.
G.C. -- We’ll be ready to
smoke. -C.B.
B.l. -• A kiss for Valentines
-C.B.
Party season begins, -track
team
T. B. -- Had anymore dreams
lately? -C.L.
Bongo Bov -- Beat that thing!!
The Indulgers-- mission: C’atch
that missing wart!!
Rebecca -- Do you really hate
Dusty? K.V.
J.W. •- You have the sexiest leg
in town -- Beulah
J.K. -- Ambiant Domains
...T.B.
.l.K. - What can I say? -C.L.
F.A. -- Will you be mv
valentine? -D.J.
B.J. - Let's go catcii the
breeze! -Frootloop
T.B. -- Y'oii never cease to
amaze me! T.I.
Hey Masterhead, you ain’t no
failure ...