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VOLUME XXXVI
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., SEPT. 18, 1959
NUMBER 1
Judy Stone, seated, Harriet Thompson, Cricket Connor, Patsy Par
ker, left to right standing have been chosen to serve as officers for
eth present school year for Torchlight National Honor Society.
Honor Society Members
Choose Stone President
Senior High Embarks On Second Year
0^ Accelerated Classes On Wide Scale
Senior High has for the second
year embarked on a program of
■‘accelerated classes” in accordance
with a nation wide effort to tap
more fully the unused resources
of the academically talented youth
of America.
This year there is a large num
ber of students taking those cour
ses at GHS. There are approxi
mately fifty to sixty students from
each class enrolled.
Deal With English, Math
Most of the courses will deal
with English and math, although
there are some being offered in
history and science. There are two
sections of English 3, taught by
Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Maddox;
English 5, taught by Mrs. Mims
and Mrs. Nichols; and English 7,
taught by Miss Joyner and Mrs.
Stanton.
In the math department, there
are two Algebra 3 courses, two
Geometry 6 classes, and two trig
onometry classes. The instructors
for these courses are Miss Moore,
Mrs. Huske, Miss Burnside, and
Mrs. Roe.
Biology Classes
Mrs. Everhart and Mrs. Higgins
each have accelerated classes in
Judy Stone, senior, was chosen
president of Torchlight National
Honor Society September 8.
The members of the local chap
ter of the national honor society
also elected Harriet Thompson,
Patsy Parker, and Cricket Conner
to respectively fill the offices of
vice president, secretary, and
treasurer. All three are seniors.
Judy was tapped into the honor
group last spring as were the other
officers. Included in her list of
extra-curricular activities is Junior
Civinettes, Junior Classical Lea
gue, FTA, Inter Club Service
Council, and assistant youth com
mission chairman at First Presby
terian Church. She was also chosen
national secretary of the United
Nations Pilgrimage for Youth this
past June.
Harriet and Patsy also hail as
Civinette members. Harriet has
been on the student council since
her sophomore year, while Patsy
has been a recent nominee for
DAR best citizen.
Cricket, the only boy in this
group of officers, has been a mem
ber of Senior’s marching band his
three years at GHS and wili be
leading the band as drum major
during this year. He has previously
served as a student council mem
ber and is an officer for JCL.
Mrs. Mary Madlin, Latin teacher,
is serving as advisor to the group.
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Members Of Choir
SelecI Hew Officers
Dave Williams, senior, has
been chosen from members of
the ehoir as president this year.
Other officers slated for the
year are Helen Stanfield, Vice
president; Sharon Kellam, sec
retary; Jack Nelson, treasurer;
Martha Gibbs, Judy Routh, li
brarians; and Becky Rountree,
accompanist.
The choir this term consists
of seventy-one students and is
under the direction of Miss Eula
Tuttle.
Senior, Two Juniors
Acl On Youtli Board
Jane Hinton, senior, Shirley
Truitt, and Gary Brittenham, jun
iors, have recently been chosen to
act on a youth board sponsored by
the Greensboro Junior Woman’s
Club.
The three Senior High students,
recommended by Mr. Routh be
cause of possible interest in such
a program, met in August with
twenty-two other Greensboro high
school students to organize “Youth
Speaks”.
Jane, Shirley, and Gary were
among nine students elected to
serve on the board.
The purpose of “Youth Speaks”
is to hold an annual workshop
and discussion of predominate
teenage problems.
February is the tentative month
for the first workshop which will
be open to all high school juniors
and seniors.
Mrs. John A. Southworth will
be serving as advisor to the group.
biology, while Mr. Johnson and
Miss Fountain teach courses in
physics and chemistry. Mrs. Black
mon is handling accelerated his
tory, teaching a class of American
history and a class of world his
tory.
Sophomores, juniors, and seniors
were chosen to participate in the
program by various processes. The
grades the sophomores made last
year in junior high were taken
into consideration, and they were
analyzed by various tests. The
opinions of the students’ teachers
also played a large part in the
selection.
Juniors and Seniors
Juniors and seniors were han
dled a bit differently. All who had
made special or regular honor roll
last yea* were sent a letter this
summer inviting them to register
early for eccelerated courses. Those
who wished to did so. They -were
allowed to take, or leave out, any
courses they wanted.
What goal do these advanced
courses seek to attain? Educators
feel that if a student has ability
in a certain subject he should be
allowed to go at his own pace and
delve more deeply into the sub
ject. By this, they do not mean
twice as much work or more time
spent on a subject, but rather ex
ploring a subject more fully in all
its aspects. The program aims
at enriched courses rather than
speeded-up courses.
Special Technique
Naturally teachers use a special
technique in order to achieve these
aims. For instance, Mrs. Black
mon’s history students are making
almost as much use of newspapers
and news magazines as they are
of the textbook. In this way they
will learn to judge current events
more accurately and put their
learning to use. Mrs. Mims’ Eng
lish students spend a great deal
of time working with words and
improving their vocabularies. Lat
er in the year they plan to work
on topics relating to English which
they themselves will select.
PTSA Plans To Meet
For First Time Soon
The Parent - Teacher - Student
Association has tentatively set its
first meeting for Thursday, Sep
tember 24.
This meeting date is subject to
change by the PTSA board but if
nothing comes up it will be held
on this date. This year’s first meet
ing will not be like last year’s
first one, as this year, instead on
visiting the classrooms, they will
have a supper meeting.
This supper will be held in the
cafeteria and afterwards there will
be a short business program in
the auditorium. Mr. Routh will
be the speaker and will explain
facts about the school.
Also one of the things discussed
will be the collection of PTSA
fees, which will begin that night.
Mrs. Frank Thompson, PTSA
president, says that if any student
at Senior has a problem or some
thing he thinks would be of value
to the school or PTSA, that he
should report it to one of the stu
dent members on the board. She
also points out that this is a
Parent Teacher and STUDENT As
sociation.
DAR Chooses Childress
For Best Citizen Award
Sondra Childress, senior, has
been selected “best citizen” by
the Rachel Caldwell Chapter of
the DAR over Patsy Parker and
Penny Taliaferro, both seniors.
The girls were chosen according
to the following qualities; 1. De
pendability, which includes truth
fulness, loyalty, and punctuality. 2.
Service, which includes co-opera-
By Carol Smith
The student council sends you a hearty welcome to GHS.
We have met and made plans for what we hope will be a most
successful school year. Our first major project is sophomore
elections. Sophomores, here is your chance to really feel at
home at Senior. Let’s enter into these elections with energy
galore!
In the past it has been customary for the president of the
student body to write for Coun-.il Corner exclusively. How
ever, this year in order for you .o hear d ffersnt viev.’s ex
pressed from your student council, officers, and committee
chairmen will be rotating. If you have any suggestions con
cerning student council, please let us know for we want to
represent each member of the student body.
Student council committee chairmen who will be serving
you this year are as follows: Patsy Parker, scholarship; Vir
ginia Harmon, finance; Johnny Sink, constitution; Tottie Blair,
traffic; Suzye McNeelv, programs; Peggy King, inter-school
relations; Sondra Childress, alumni; Suzanne Anderson, wel
come; Pam Pfaff archives and publicity; Lee Groome, devo
tions; Carolvn Crutchfield, social; Wilma Key Pegg, May Day;
Harriet Thompson, lunch time recreation; Cricket Connor,
midwinters; Dickie Bowen, elections; and Ann Starr Minton,
bulletin board.
tion, courtesy, and consideration
of others. 3. Leadership, which in
cludes personality, self-control,
and ability to assume responsi
bility. 4. Patriotism, which in
cludes unselfish interest in family,
school, and nation.
Sondra is president of Junior
Civinettes this year, and she
claims membership in Torchlight,
FTA, and choir. In spite of all
these activities, she also serves
the school by being an office as
sistant.
Last year as a junior she was
sponsor to the Philomathian Hi-Y,
a marshal, secretary of the junior
class, and an attendant of the May
Court. This summer she attended
Girls’ State at Woman’s College.
Sondra, who will represent Sen
ior High in the district contest,
will be asked to answer a ques
tionnaire. The district winner will
receive a $10.00 cash prize, and the
state winner will receive $100.00.
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First HIGH LIFE Free
Following a long-established
tradition, the year’s first issue
of HIGH LIFE is being given
without charge to ail students
and faculty members.
HIGH LIFE staff members
will soon begin conducting the
subscriptions drive. It is sup
ported by ads and subscriptions
from students.
Pictured at left is Sondra Child
ress