VOLUME XLII
GRIMSLEY SENIOR HIGH, GREENSBORO, N. C., SEPT. 20, 1965 NUMBER 1
HIGH LIFE Begins Weekly Publication
^ ASding to Mrs. Peggy Woodlief, faculty advisor for the paper, there are no other weekly
high school newspapers in the state and very few in the nation. ■ rpu
With the distriMtion of this first issue, a campaign to secure subscriptions will begin. The
cost of $1.00 per semester will be collected in November and March.
During the coining week, HIGH
Expanded Buddy System
Welcomes New Students
Though it was back to the books for Grimsley’s Whirlies
recently, it turned out to be not as dreadful as in years past.
Thanks to the Junior Jaycettes, the newest additions to the
GHS student body found quite a welcome awaiting them.
At 2:15 on registration day, upperclassmen arrived to meet
their buddies. After a slight delay, small groups of students
were seen roaming the campus. Upperclassmen pointed out
the buildings, up and down stairs, various offices, and the
library
Finally, everyone gathered at
the girls’ gym, where the Rhyth
mics, a local combo, were beat
ing out tempting sounds. There
were also cokes and chips for
hungry hikers.
Grimsley’s Buddy System, now
sponsored solely by the Jaycettes,
was headed up by Ann Rubin and
LIFE staff members will be go
ing around to each homeroom
with subscription cards. The cards
will abso be available during
break and at both lunch periods.
Innovations begun in the ex
perimental issue last spring (that
aire to be continued) are the two
new columns on the editorial
page, “The Editor Sounds Off”
by Fran Upchurch and “?????”,
a roving commentary, by Babs
Jones.
Other changes initiated by the
staff include a new, more stream
lined nameplate and a comic
strip featuring a mouse named
Clyde to replace the editorial
cartoon.
Due to the fewer number of
pages, a rearrangement in the
paper’s format will be made.
Features and editorials will ap
pear on page 2 with the sports
section on pages 3 and 4.
While the editorials will re
main stationary, feature material
may occasionally be found on
either page 3 or 4 in coming is
sues. News stories and news fea
tures will retain the traditional
front page. ,
Comprising the 1965-66 staff are
Fran Upchurch, Editor-In-Chief;
Jan Petrehn, Managing Editor;
John Taylor, Feature Editor; Hal-
lle Austin, News Editor; Wayne
Wilhelm, Sports Editor; and Ann
MeSwain, Advertising and Busi
ness Managers.
Working with the editors are
Joe Coleman, Photographer and
Margie Bean, Peggy Gibson, and
Banry Hardeman, members of
the Cartoon Staff.
Not included in the staff on the
masthead is the group of indi
viduals who do the writing, typ
ing, circulating, advertising, and
other various jobs connected with
the publication of a high school
newspaper.
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National Honors
Given To JCL
GHS once again reaped national
honors, this time at the Junior
Classical League National Con
vention at the University of
Southern California in Los Ange
los this summer.
A second place in Roman His
tory was won by 1965 graduate
John Gaddy. Also, the scrapbook
of Grimsley’s JCL earned second
prize in competition against clubs
from across the United States.
Scrapbook chairmen were Jim
Alexiou, senior, and Billie Cham
bers, graduate.
Besides Gaddy, Jim Alexiou
was the other GHS graduate.
Of the forty-two passengers on
the North Carolina bus to Los
Angelos, Jim and John were the
only students from Greensboro.
Before, during, and after their
stay in Los Angelos, the Whlrlie
Latin fans went sight-seeing. In
Minneapolis, they breakfasted
with Governor Moore and in Los
Vegas, they took in a night club.
At Seattle, they visited the
World’s Fair.
Their thirty day tour included
journeys through Canada, Alberta,
and British Columbia, with stops
at numerous national parks.
Patty Sisrmon. According to them,
the program is intended to show
new students the campus, ac
quaint them with other stndente,
and help develop in them the
unique and indispensable GHS
school spirit.
Patty Sigmon offered a word
of thanks to all who participated
“. . . without whom the Buddy
System could not have been the
success it was.”
Work on the project began
last May when the Jaycettes
asked rising juniors and seniors
to volunteer as buddies. The en
thusiastic response of 350 stu
dents gave approximately half of
the upperclassmen one buddy
each and the rest two apiece.
In August, the Jaycettes sent
letters enclosing the names of
buddies to both sophomores and
upperclassmen. Transfers were
contacted by phone. A committee
worked on 25 posters which pro
moted school spirit.
Approximate cost of the Buddy
System was $125. Biggest items
of expense were the combo,
stamps, and refreshments, respec
tively.
Picture credit, Joe Colenutn
Students rush to buy the weekly HIGH LIFE from a local papergirl. The obvious em
joyment s inot only over HIGH LIFE’S new features, but also over Joe Coleman, HIGH
LIFE photographer who just fell off of the roof of the press box and Babs Jones, paper
girl, sweltering in her jeans and sweater in 90 degree weather.
Volunteers For Project Headstart
Train Underprivileged Preschoolers
By Anne Rubin
As in almost everything else this past summer, Grimsley Whirlies had a hand in Project
Headstart, a program to help preschool poverty children to have opportunities m life that they
are deprived of at home. These children are encouraged to share and to be original.
This summer Project Heidstart was initiated in Greensboro. Fifteen schools held casses in
volving 617 pupils, 58 teachers, and about 500 volunteers. -- ^—
High school helpers were surprised and flattered to be caled by “Mr.” or “Miss.’ The chil- ing scheduled,
dren had a hard time calling one Grimsley volunteer, Bryant Holsenbeck, Miss Holsenbeck, so Tickets to the four games wffl
New ProjeefSt Programs
Begin Year For YCCA
Diversification heads the plans
for the Youth ouncil on Civic
Affairs in the 1965-66 school
year.
Promoting a civic awareness
in teen-agers by locating displays
in the city high schools that de
pict the growth of Greensboro
is the task of the New Civic
Affairs Committee headed by Vic
Phillips of Page High School.
Traffic accidents, their cause
and prevention, is to be the ob
ject of proposed research by
the YCCA. In connection with this
program, a Traffic Safety Club
is to be established.
In an effort to maintain a bal
ance in the types of programs
offered by the YCCA, bus trips
to college football games are be-
they called her Miss Bryant.
other volunteers from Grimsley
included Angie Thompson, David
Labell, Barbara Council, Leslie
Mitchell, Susan Roller, Anne Rub
in, Maleta Wilkinson, and Leslie
Wayman.
During the eight weeks period,
July 5-August 21, $86,000 was
spent on the project in our city;
ninety per cent came from the
Federal government and ten per
cent from the Greensboro City
School System. This money paid
for food, books, art materials,
games, teachers, and field trip
expenses.
School was in session five days
a week. During the day, child
ren played games, painted, lis
tened to stories, and went on field
trips once or twice a week.
One of the field trips was a
visit to the Greensboro Airport.
When the children were in the
control tower, a man told them
about bringing the planes down.
All the time he was talking, the
children listened intently, and
were bewildered by the time he
had finished speaking. When
the question and answering per
iod started, one puzzled little boy
asked, “Do you ever get any
monsters?”
One Saturday the children at
one school had a special treat—
they got to go to “Circle K”
Continued on Page Three
Reports From Delegates
On Boys and Girls State
by Lynnie Frierson
For one week this summer,
three hundred rising seniors
from across North Carolina re
ceived the privilege of working
in a miniature state government.
This took place at Tar Heel
Girls’ State, held at the Univers
ity of North Carolina at Greens
boro.
Various speakers instructed us
in government, parliamentary pro
cedure, politics, and the status of
women today.
Woman’s involvement in gov
ernment was urged by Dr. Lois
Edinger, President of the Nation
al Education Association. After
hearing her, we girls felt that
“anything men can do, we can do
better”!
A trip to Raleigh where we
herad Governor Moore speak was
the highlight of our week. A re
ception at the Governor’s Man
sion, with Mrs. Moore as hostess,
ended the day.
All information I gained con
cerning our government was in
valuable. It was equaled only by
the wonderful friendships and
memories
State.
I have from Girls’
by Tim Weikel
Last summer, Steve Cumbie
and I traveled to Wake Forest
College for the annual North
Carolina Boy’s State. There, along
with many other rising Tar Heel
seniors, we learned the function
of city, county, and state gov
ernments.
We gained our knowledge both
from various speakers and also
by electing fellow delegates to
different government positions.
Candidates ran from both the
Nationalist and Federalists par
ties, into which the whole Boys’
State was equally divided.
Between lectures and elections,
we had a talent show and a
speech contest plus sports in the
afternoons.
Perhaips the best part was get
ting to know so many rising sen
iors from all over the state.
Wake Forest College and the
program at Boys’ State were an
experience I am sure I will never
forget.
range in price from $2.75 to $4.25
which includes the transportation
to and from the campus and the
price of admission.
Service to the community will
be spotlighted by a baby-sitting
service for mothers on Saturday
at the King Cotton Hotel and a
group of volunteers to work with
retarded children.
Continuation of the more estab
lished programs which include
Beautification, Friends of the
Court, Publicity, the Teen-Age
Record, Special Events, Call-In,
and special programs presented
on “US” will rest with the vari
ous committee heads.
Directing the various- commit
tees of the YCCA are the execu
tive - officers Chip Hagan, presi--.
dent (Page); Judy Ellstrom, vice-
president (Grimsley); and Ellen
Kay, secretary-treasurer (Grims
ley).
1965-66 Queen's Men
Lane Atkins—First Tenor
Steve Cumbie—Second Tenor
Bobbie Bain—Baritone
Jimmy Oakley—Bass