HIGH LIFE
From the Gate City of the South and the Birthplace of 0. Henry
VOLUME XXXIX
GRIMSLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., SEPT.21, 1962
NUMBER 1
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CAROLE LINEBERRY
NANCY McNAIRY
GIRLS' STATE MEETS AT W. (.
Carole Lineberry and Nancy Mc-
Nairy were Grimsley’s represent
atives to Girls’ State held June
17-23 at Woman’s College.
They were among 300 girls
from all over North Carolina who
came to Girls’ State to study all
aspects of politics and state law.
The purpose of the annual affair
is to help girls understand the
structure of government through
experience and to develop good
citizens. Other topics discussed
were how a bill becomes a law,
parliamentary procedure, the his
tory of politics, and the great
national leaders.
Charlie Phillips was head of the
Girls’ State at WC, and the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary organized
and financed the entire program.
Busy Schedule
The day’s schedule was a busy
one. Rising at 6:00 a.m. the girls
ate breakfast and held devotions
and a flag ceremony Then thev
would listen to one of many speak
ers on government and politics
and would then go to lunch.
During the first few days the
group organized into cities and
parties—^the Federalists and the
Nationalists. Here they elected
their leaders and nominees for
various positions on the state level.
The state offices consisted of gov
ernor, lieutenant governor, secre
tary of state, and attorney gen
eral. This time \yas also spent in
discussing platforms.
After free time, dinner, and
evening vespers, the girls met in
a precinct meeting and again dis
cussed platforms and parties.
Then Carole and Nancy retired
to Spencer Hall at 10:00 p.m.
Finally the day arrived when
platforms were presented and
elections were held. Mary King,
a representative from Page, was
elected governor of the North
Carolina Girls’ State.
Last Day
On the last full day all the girls
left the campus at 7:00 a.m. for a
trip to Raleigh where they met at
the Capitol in the House and Sen
ate and held typical sessions of
Students Rock At
First Open House
Many spirited GHS students
danced to the music of the In-
victas until 11:00 p.m. in the
girl’s gym, after the Whlrlie-
Durham football game.
The first open house of the year
had many decorations made by the
Youth Recreation Committee, and
honored the football team. Tickets
were 50c, but by the policy of
the Youth Council the football
team and cheerleaders were
guests. Refreshments were sold
from the new concession stand,
which was given to the school by
the Youth Council. 'The Youth
Council also gave the school the
new band platform from which
the band played, and played well.
Congress. The House passed two
bills — one concerning education
and the other increasing the num
ber of terms that a governor may
serve.
Then, as the two chambers com
bined. an inauguration took place
in which Governor Terry Sanford
swore in the Girls’ State governor.
For lunch 300 girls went to
State College, which was conven
iently nearby. After eating and
touring the Governor’s Mansion,
the group went to Duke Univer
sity in Durham where they attend
ed a reception and visited the
chapel.
The University of North Caro
lina was next. The girls saw the
Planetarium show and then were
supposed to have a box supper on
the football field with those at
tending Boys’ State However, “if
a little rain ever hurt anybody’s
picnic, it surely didn’t ruin this
one.” Most girls felt as Carole
Lineberry when she said, “Per
fect end.”
Commencements were held the
next day, and each girl received
a diploma, a Girls’ State pin, and
a picture of the group. The Girls’
State choir sang and Charlie Phil,
lips delivered the farewell speech.
Biggest And Best
In a statement to a HIGH LIFE
reporter recently. Superintendent
of City School Philip J. Weaver
lauded the students and faculty
of Greensboro’s largest senior high
school.
He said that the administration
IS well-aware of the difficult cir
cumstances occasioned by the
crowded conditions of this school.
He further stated that the co
operation of the students and pa
trons (parents who have to arise
at dawn to get their children to
school at 7:45 a.m.) was greatly
appreciated.
He expressed confidence in the
fine corps of teachers and admin
istration which he feels certain
will support the students in mak
ing this not only the biggest, but
also the best year in GHS history.
Weaver (lartfies
Fund-Ratstng Policy
BY BOYCE KENDRICK
Superintendent of City Schools
Philip J. Weaver has formally
spelled out the School Board-
adopted policy on fund-raising in
the city schools.
During a very amiable discus
sion in the Superintendent’s office
on September 12, Mr. Weaver dis
cussed the policy in depth, offer
ing several valid reasons for this
policy.
Due to the many, rumors that
have been making the rounds at
this school, the following expla
nation is offered in order to clear
up all the confusion attaching to
this matter.
Quoting from the actual policy
statement, “It shall be the policy
of the Greensboro City Board of
Education to discourage fund
raising in public schools . . . This
policy does not prohibit the
charging of admission to school-
sponsored activities such as dra
matics, musical performances, and
inter-scholastic athletic contests,
nor does it prohibit the selling of
advertising space in school publi
cations and student subscription
fees for such publications.”
The policy further states that
if the regular activities of the
school-sponsored organization, e.g.,
the band concerts, the football
games, and the advertising and
subscription solicitations of
WHIRLIGIG and HIGH LIFE, do
not provide sufficient funds, that
organization shall be limited to
one, and only one, other money
raising project.
Service Clubs Exempt
When questioned on whether
this policy were directed also at
the service clubs, Mr. Weaver
stated that these organizations
were NOT restricted by the nev/
ruling. He explained that these
clubs are not school-sponsored but
rather, school-recognized.
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Reasons Given
Mr. Weaver further offered sev
eral reasons behind this new poli
cy. The Curriculum Study Com
mittee of the Greensboro PTS
Association, a School Board com
mittee, and the State Board of
Education offered suggestions
which led to the present policy.
Too much study time, it was felt,
was being sacrificed to these sell
ing projects. Action was also
prompted by complaints from
home-owners plagued with door
to door selling of magazines, light
bulbs, napkins, etc. Mr. Weaver
summarized the position of the
school authorities by saying, “Our
main business is education,” not
fund-raising.
The policy was adopted unani
mously by the school board on
May 29, 1962.
NOTICE
7:30 a.m. LIBRARY HOURS 4:00 p.m.
ASSISTANTS
1st period: Stewart Brittenham, Sharyn Brown, Maurice
GuUedge, Margaret Keesee, Roberta McKenzie,
Kay McPherson.
2nd period: Steve Atchison, Calvin V. Stark.
3rd period: Dan Post.
4th period: Adella McKeown, Carol Marvin, William Mi-
nard. Ham Mundy, Sankey Price.
5th period: Steve Anthony, Betty Bain, Dick Burton, Su
san Scott.
6th period: Miriam Legg, Jimmy Apple, Pat Kearns.
7th period: Barbara Hobbs, Sara Ann Lynch, Judy Smith,
JuUe Freptari.
8th period: Sara Flintom, Maurice Gulledge, Irvin Lewis,
Joe Montgomery, Pat Wyrick, Brenda Younts.
New Cheerleaders Chosen
'Senipr Kayee Moody who has
been elected head cheerleaders,
led the new varsity and junior
varsity in last week’s game.
The new varsity cheerleaders
are seniors — Jill Miller, Carol
Harrod, Ellen Stanley, and Joan
Shaeffer; juniors—Gail Pfaff, El
len Barrier, B. J. Pierce, and
Anne Bradshaw. The two sopho
mores are Bry Richardson and
Mary Kay Hackney.
Junior varsity cheerleaders in
clude Head cheerleader Nan Ma-
clude Head cheerleader Betty
Pritchard, Nan Mason, and Becky
Janet Turner, Jan Simmons, and
Sybil Owen.
Tryouts were held in the Girl’s
Gym before the Durham game.
Judges included physical educa
tion teachers from Aycock and
Page. The head cheerleader at
Guilford College and two from
the Department of Physical Edu
cation also helped in the decision.
Service Clubs
Begin New Year
Grimsley High School service
clubs have gotten underway to
attain those goals which they have
set for themselves this year.
CIVINETTES
GHS’s industrious Civinettes
started their school projects this
year during the supimer by work
ing in the newly planted rose gar
den behind the auditorium, and
are planning to have even more
work done on it during the present
school year. The Civinettes have
already conducted their annual af
fair. of presenting name tags to the
new sophomores. The Civinettes
^ig money campaign will be a
fruit cake sale, and the money
they raise will be put towards a
project which will be decided upon
at a future date. Each member of
Civinettes has made thirty-eight
shakers which will be sold at the
football games, and those remain
ing after the sales will be given
away at the basketball games. The
Civinettes will again publish the
small ‘63 calendars at the begin
ning of the new year which will
be distributed to the students.
They are also planning to again
wash boards for the teachers as
they did last year, but this service
must be approved by the PTSA
board and the teachers.
JR. JAYCEES
Sponsoring of a combo by the
Jr. Jaycees for all Page and GHS
students in the early part of No
vember is the Jr. Jaycees biggest
project for the year. The Jaycees
have already held a carwash at the
beginning of school, and this mon
ey and part of that earned during
their selling campaign will be
used for their annual three hun
dred dollar scholarship, and to
pay for the scoreboard.
JR. EXCHANGE
Jr. Exchange, the newly incor
porated service club at GHS has
planned as its first project to pre
sent a plaque to the homeroom
with most students present at the
football game last Friday. Jr. Ex
change intends to have a carwash
this fall, and are undecided upon
its selling campaign. The money
raised in their selling campaign
will be put towards some project
for the school.
JR. CIVITANS
Jr. Civitans of GHS have al
ready distributed their annual
handbooks to the sophomores, and
have also distributed their foot
ball schedule cards. The Civitans
will be responsible for ushering at
all football games, and will fly
their GHS victory flag after every
athletic victory. Their teachers di
rectory, showing the teacher’s
name and homeroom number, has
been put into service in the main
hall. The Civitans placed .safety
stickers on all the cars in the
school lot last week. Their big
selling campaign will be a fruit
cake sale, and the money will go
towards some school project which
will be decided upon in the fu
ture. Civitan Club will award its
Ben L. Smith Award at the end
of the year to the student and
teacher who have best achieved
those goals set forth by Ben L.
Smith.
KEY CLUB
Members of Key Club have pur
chased two new desks for the li
brary which were presented in
last Tuesday’s assembly. Their
Senior High Directory, containing
the names, addresses and tele
phone numbers of all GHS stu
dents is due to be presented in
one week. Key Club has already
used its one selling campaign al
lowed by the PTSA Board in sell
ing ads for the Directory. Key
Club will also distribute football
and basketball brochures in ad
dition to handing out programs at
all basketball games. Key Club
will again use their school con
tributed marquee in front of the
school in listing all athletic events.
Key Club will also be in charge
of sweeping out the stadium after
each home football game. Key
Club also intends to continue its
presentation of the Sportsmanship
Award to an athlete and the Sandy
Nininger award to the most out
standing student.
MEDICAL & SCIENCE
Medical Club and the Science
Club will be combined this year,
and they are now in the process
of organizing themselves. This
combined club also intends to cre
ate new interest in the club by
incorporating members by a dif
ferent method.
DEMOLAY
Order of DeMolay will sponsor-
a club hayride in two weeks, an®
a Halloween and Christmas dance..
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