VOLUME XLII
GRIMSLEY SENIOR HIGH, GREENSBORO, N. C., SEPT. 27, 1965
NUMBER 2
Junior Achievement Clubs
Bring Business Experience
By Mary White
Last Thursday the Junior Achievement assembly was held,
yet many people may still be wondering what it is. The goal
of Junior Achievement is to teach high school students the
workings of our free enterprise system.
Junior Achievement gives high school students an opportunity
to gain valuable and practical pre-business experience by or
ganizing and operating their own small scale business.
Each minature company, which
meets one night a week during
the school year, is composed of
15 to 20 teen-agers who are as
sisted by three businessmen.
These men, acting as advisors, are
representatives of local business
GHS Student's Call
Governor's School
"Unforgettable"
On August 31 six Grmsley stu
dents returned from what all of
them felt had been an unforget
table and enriching experience at
the Governor’s School of North
Carolina.
These students were Michelle
Hoyman, Hardin Matthews, Sue
Swart, Charleen Pyron, Cindy
Speas, and Elien Kay.
The schedule of these students
included a morning class in their
major subject from 9:00 to 12:00
a.m., classes in philosophy for
one hour in the afternoon, and
often another class pertaining to
their major subject. In the phil
osophy classes, students discussed
the world man has created for
himself, and how the Individual
fits into society.
Michele Hoyman, who attended
Governor’s School for dance, said
that she enjoyed the different
styles and techniques that were
studied n her class. On one of
the programs students choreo
graphed ther own dances and
Michele found that this was one
of her most rewarding experiences.
Hardin Matthews went to study
natural science and said that he
enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere.
In the classroom the emphasis
was on individual initiative.
Sue Swart attended Governor’s
School for music. Sue also en
joyed the atmosphere of the
school. “People,” Sue stated, “did
things because they wanted to
and were always putting in extra
time and effort on their studies.”
Charleen Pyron, who also at
tended Governor’s School for mus
ic stated that playing with the
orchestra at Governor’s School
had been an “unforgettable ex
perience” and that the people
were “a source of education with
in themselves.”
Asked what she missed about
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Innovations, Improvement
Made In Council Procedure
Student From Netherlands
Makes Grimsiey New Home
By Jan Petrehn
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a series of interviews with students who have come
from abroad and joined the GHS student body. .
“I love it in America and I’m not homesick at all,” states Hank Elands, a junior, who k
from Tilburg, Holland. And Hank, who joined the GH student body last April, plans to finish
high school here before he even thinks about returning to the Netherlands.
As a young boy in Tilburg, a city in the southern portion of Holland, Hank attended Low
er School which is equivalent to grades one through eight in American school S5^tems.
After passing the eighth grade he entered Ulo School where he studied English, Dutch, the
history of the Netherlands, and “many other courses which are the same as you have m the
United States.”
Upon completing one year in
Ulo School he started attending
an evening school where he stud
ied business courses. Then Hank’s
father died. Within a short time
Hank received a letter from his
Aunt and Uncle who live in the
U.S., asking him to come to
America. So from his home in
Tilburg Hank went to Luxem
bourg where he started his flight
to the United States via Icelantic
Airlines.
He landed in New York for his
first look at the United States
of America before he went on
to Washington D.C. and finally
to Greensboro, North Carolina.
“My plane landed in Greens
boro at night and I remember
how the colored lights were so
beautiful.” Hank, who speaks Eng
lish fluently, went on to describe
his first impression of N.C. “In
Holland it is flat, but all these
mountains here—^gosh!”
Speaking of school again, Hank
added that everyone rode bikes
to attend classes in Holland. “And
on Saturdays a bunch of kids
would often get together and go
on a bike hike to Belgium or
maybe to Germany, which is only
75 miles away. It was so much
fun to see the many places.”
While Steve Cumbie, 1965-66
student body president, has al
ready begun to exercise some
changes in the Student Council
procedures by issuing invitations
to students for a visit to a meet
ing, other reforms are planned.
An agenda for each meeting will
be prepared by the secretary of’
the Council well in advance of
each meeting. This agenda will
be posted on a bulletin board in
the main hall to enable the stu
dent body to know the type of
business that is addressed to the
Council.
Another of Steve’s proposals is
more reporting of Council activi
ties to the homerooms. Instead
of the sporatic recounts by the
representatives in the past, he
hopes to have reports made at
least once during any given two
week period.
SOPHOMORE ELECTIONS
At the assembly on September
28 the candidates for the sopho
more offices, which include pres
ident, vice-president, secretary,
treasurer, and Student and Youth
Council Representatives, will be
presented to the other class mem
bers. Only the president and his
campaign manager will give
speeches.
On October 5 the sophomores
will have their primary election.
The following Friday, October 8,
the members of the sophomore
class will go to the polls to elect
their slate of officers for this
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Filling Out Applications
Never Helps English Grade
What about food in Holland?
“We have no hamburgers, hot
dogs, or milk shakes. Ice-cream
is very expensive.” Hank and his
family, including a twin brother,
a younger brother who is 15, and
a sister who is 13, would have
bread and “a very good type of
cheese” for breakfast, while lunch
would consist of potatoes, meat,
beans, and occasionally some Chi
nese food. Dinner was generally
meat and bread.
Speaking of the biggest differ
ences between Holland and the
United States, Hank concluded,
“In Holland the teachers are very
strict and don’t feel the students
should talk to them. But here
everyone can discuss things to
gether with the teachers. It’s
much easier to learn.”
A new course—How to Fill
Out an Application—is needed at
GHS, according to a study of com
pleted forms for membership on
various school committees.
HIGH life’s survey revealed
some students do not give the
information requested. Others
either do not write enough or
else grace the application with
3,000 words.
Many students are stiffly form
al and noble in answering, and
as a result of such intricacy, the
meaning is often humorously dis
torted.
Nevertheless, the students who
apply have good intentions, will
ingness to serve, and tremendous
school spirit.
Following are quotes from
School Beautiful applications:
Reasons for Wish to Belong:
“I like planting”; “I want to
beautify GHS if possible” (our
campus is not THAT bad); “Be
cause Souza asked me to”; “I
have a green thumb”; “Last year
I got out of study hall to pick
up trash and it was fun.”
Other reasons were: “To help
GHS be a prettier place to live
in for seven hours” (after 3:30,
who cares?); “I’m too young for
garden clubs”; “I didn’t do any
thing last year and figured it
was time to hit the dirt” (notice
pun).
Suggestions: “Publicity for im
proving litter” (higher class lit
ter?); “Improve auditorium”
(plant trees?); “Better gutter
system for students who on a
rainy day get flooded”; “Grass”;
“Serve refreshments of some
kind”; “Colorful flowers” (ever
see an uncolorful flower?).
None of these volunteers plan
to be gardeners, but they are
willing to make fheir campus the
best looking. Come to the work
shops and help them.
concerns, civic or professional serv
ice groups. Advisors are experts
in the field of production, sales
and business.
Functions of the advisors are
only to explain the factors In
solving business problems, the
decisions are left entirely up to
the students.
Teen-agers first decide upon the
type of a company they wish to
operate, they then raise money to
finance these companies by sell
ing stock at $.50 a share.
Each Junior Achievement club
pays a nominal sum for rent, capi
tal deposit, and other necessary
expenses, but financial support
from local business firms pro
vide the business center, office,
and production equipment.
Members of each J. A. chib
elect officers of president, treas
urer, and secretary to manage
business enterprises. Planning
sales campaigns, making and sell
ing products, and receiving wages
and commissions are part of the
workings of Junior Achievement.
Charlotte has one of the larg
est and most successful Junior
Achievement organizations in the
state. Mlembers of J. A. in Char
lotte attribute a lot of their suc
cess to door-to-door selling,
especially at Christmas when they
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Pep Board Creates
New Committees
Grimsley’s Pep Board has so
much to do as they tackle the
task of letting everyone know
GHS is number one that Martha
Smith, Chairman, had to create
committees.
Students will find entertainment
and a contagious enthusiasm in
the skits to be presented at as
semblies. Judy Ellstrom and Joe
Coleman, co-chairmen, are behind
the lines on this job.
Every week the school is plast
ered with posters telling the stu
dents that they had better Stomp
Out Ashes or Eat East. Posters
this year are the duties of Kathy
East, Mary Amend, and their
committee.
A lot of time is required of
the shaker committee, headed by
Linda McCall and Kathy Minton.
It takes twenty minutes to make
one shaker. This committee also
makes cards for the card section.
Stadium decorations is a big
job and comes under the direction
of Lane Atkins. Signs to enter
tain the visitors have to be paint
ed in big, bold, blue letters.
Other decorations include wrap
ping the goal posts in blue and
white and sometimes an effigy.
Other committees are painting
with David Smith as chairman
and Special Events with Ellen
Kay as director. Mrs. Yates serves
as faculty advisor.
“For Pep Board to be a suc
cess,” states Martha Smith, “will
require the cooperation, not only
of the 100 members, but also all
the students on gimmicks, pep
ralUes, painting of cars, attend
ance at games, and participation
in sports.”