Matthews Wins Talent Show;
Hall, Lavine Take Honors, Too
irOLUME XLn
GRIMSLET HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., APRIL 7, 1966
NUMBER 20
Quiet! Editor At Work!
Grimsley’s Annual Torchlight
Talent Show, sponsored by the
Torchlight Honor Society, was
presented Tuesday, March 29, in
assembly.
First place went to Hardin
Matthews, senior, who played the
saxaphone. Alan Rauch, junior,
accompanied him on the piano.
Rick Hall, a junior, won second
place by playing the drums. Eric
Cohen, a sophomore, accompanied
him on the electric guitar. Hon
orable mention was given to Au
drey Lavine, sophomore who play
ed the guitar and sang “Look to
the Rainbow.”
Other talents included Nancy
Lynch singing “Waitin’ for My
Lynch singing “Waitin’ for My
Dearie”; Corky Summers, a jazz
dancer; Skip Spencer, singing
“Fly Me To The Moon”; and Lin
da Harmon, playing “Malagruena”
on the piano.
Bob Freedman singing “They
Call the Wind Maria”; C. H.
Russell, playing the theme from
“Goldfinger” on the electric gui
tar; and a group of Boy Scouts
from the Order of the Arrow of
the General Greene Council, pre
senting an authentic Apachie In
dian dance completed the pro
gram. The Indians were Bob Luf-
ty. Bill Deaton, Tom Easterling,
Chuck Spears, John Lauten, Perry
Benbow, Jody Turner and Tom
Boone.
Judges were Mrs. Donald Pra-
go, Mrs. Gene Lashley, and Rev
erend Howard Coleman. Prizes
included $10 for first place, $S
for second place, and an honor
able mention. Chairman of Torch
light, Bob Fjeld explained that
the admission charged would g«
towards the TorchUght Scholar
ship.
Mable (John McNairy) and
Goober (Steve Cumbie) were the
masters of ceremonies. Other
personalities included in the prOL
gram were two of Mable’s friends
singing “She’s An Ever Loving
Machine,” and the Queen’s Men.
on HIGH LIFE and the TEEN
AGE RECORD. She was offered
co-Editor-in-Chief of HIGH LIFE
but took Managing Editor in
stead for her senior year, while
continuing to report for the
TEEN-AGE RECORD.
Recently Jan was inducted into
Torchlight and also received the
Good Citizen Award for the senior
class. An active member of the
Junior Jaycettes, Jan also likes
speech, and will soon tour New
York because she won the United
Nations speech contest.
She was recently named a na
tional winner in Quill and Seroll’s
National Writing Contest and will
be eligible for a $500 journalism
scholarship. She is also a mem
ber of Quill and Scroll, the In
ternational Honorary Society for
High School Journalists.
Commenting on American news
paper’s major fault, Jan stated.
“I believe that their greatest
fault is “coloring” (glorifying)
the news to draw reader’s atten
tion. Most newspapers are guilty
of misquoting, distorting the news,
and runnng misleading headlines,
HIGH LIFE included, thanks to
its underhanded news editor.
Otherwise, HIGH LIFE is perfect.
I’m sure!”
Before Jan transferred to
Grimsley from Bellevue, Washing
ton, she was also active in jour
nalism. .j:ditor-in-Chief._ of_ the
newspaper in her freshman year,
she was voted “Most Likely to
Succeed” and selected “1963 Girl
of the Year."
As a sophomore, she was secre
tary of her class. As a junior she
was Editor of the paper at a new
high school.
Jan has been accepted at UNC-
G and hopes to transfer “in
the excellent journalism school on
the Chapel Hill campus . .
“I hope to be the first courte
ous reporter who wUl not be rude
and uncooperative. This is more
of a challenge than one would
think. May I never become as had
as our news editor.”
Jan Petrehn, HIGH LIFE managing editor, plans for a career in the world of communi
cation. From left to rigt, she is pictured typing copy for HIGH LIFE and THE TEEN
AGE RECORD, reading one of the five school papers she has edited, and “boning upP on
Ihe fundamentals shFll need as she majors in journalism.
Picture credit—Mary Amend
who Wants To Be Journalism Major?
Five-Time Editor Petrehn, Of Course
By Hallie Austin
“Yuck! WHO, WHO would want to major in journalism?” Surh an opinion of the all-senior
and graduating HIGH LIFE staff is expressed when Mrs. Woodlief is not around.
There is always one odd editor, however, who says, “Me!” That oddity is Jan Petrehn, Man
aging Editor.
The News Editor, a very complimentary person, replies, “Jan, I thought you were going to
[najor in trying to stay in school.” The rest of the staff, however, will be among the first tOi say
hat no one will ever be more likely to succeed in the journalism field.
A good example is that Jan ha.s
been editor five different times, year, she worked
plus recently being a national
Vinner in journalism scholarship.
(She has been editor five differ
ent times because each paper
;ouldn’t take her for more than
week.)
“I’m especially interested in
toreign corresponding. Part of
;his may involve the “glory” of
seeing other lands. (We are now
trying to send Jan to Viet Nam.)
1 think the field attracts me,
hough, because I’d like to experi-
mce news in the making. I am
ilso interested in interpreting
lews, as Huntley-Brinkley, and
vriting for magazines.”
‘I used to have an idea that
vriting would be fun, so I took
ioumalism in the ninth grade. It
vas hard work, but tm-ned out to
je twice as much fun. Having
forked on school and city news-
japers for four years, I decided
o piusue journalism as a career,
t’s a fascinating field. Of course
ou agree, McPhail, yes?”
Indeed, Jan’s four years of high
chool have been most impressive.
>he transferred to Grimsley in
he middle of her junior year and
mmedately became active in
Vhirlie affairs.
[anadian Band To
;ome To Grimsley
Tuesday, April 12 will begin
t GHS with the arrival of some
company from up No’th some-
heres.” Guests for that day will
e a band from Canada.
Several years ago. the GHS
ymphony Band traveled to Can-
da and stayed in the homes of
le members of the high school
and of London, Ontario.
Now Grimsley will have a
aance to repay the hospitality,
n Tuesday, the Canadians will
isit classes with the Whlrlies
nd have an “old-fashioned,
mthern style” picnic. At seventh
eriod they will present a special
ssembly for the school.
! After spending the night in
ireensboro Grimsley homes, they
ill leave Wednesday morning.
GHS Gets Five Winners
In State J.C.L Gathering
On Saturday, March 26, 33 en
thusiastic JCL’ers went to the
state convention at UNC-CH.
They returned to Greensboro
with five state winners, more than
any other school.
At 10, the Classical Leaguers as
sembled in Memorial Hall. There
they were introduced to Profes
sor Robert B. House, former
Chancellor of the University.
After a brief welcome, he played
his harmonica.
They were honored by the pres
ence of Jim Gehnore, National
JCL president, who told us about
the Senior Classical League and
the National Convention to be
held at Western Kentucky State
College, Bowling Green, Ken
tucky. The main speaker was Pro
fessor Reckford, a Latin professor
at UNC-CH. He compared the
young peoples’ lives and their
future to the theme of Virgil’s
AENEID.
Later, we were dismissed to at
tend various workshops. Several
attended the contests given in
Mythology, derivatives, and Ro
man history. Grimsley had five
state winners—more than any
other school represented.
They were: Barbara Homey—
1st place, Latin 4th Year De
rivatives. Kathy Rees—2nd place,
Latin 1st Year Derivatives. Julie
Thayer—3rd place, Latin 2nd
Year Derivatives. Suzanne Louis—
2nd place, Latin 2nd Year Roman
History. Bob Freedman—3rd place,
Latin 4th Year Mythology.
Then they were dismissed for
a two-hour break, lunch, and a
tour of Chapel Hill.
During the afternoon session,
state officers were elected. While
the results were being tabulated,
Virgil (4th year Latin) students
from Meyers Park High School
entertained. Their songs written
by the members related to the
life of Virgil. Words were set to
popular tunes.
Several Grimsley JCL’ers are
considering attending the National
Convention in Kentucky August
7-11th.
Pyron Refuses $1000; Takes $400;
Fifteen Seniors Get Sums Totaling $21,750
In the recent North Carolina
Orchestra Festival, the GHS
Orchestra received the out
standing and highest award of
“Superior.” Throughout the
day, when each orchestra from
across the state had finished
playing, the judge would de
liver criticisms. However, when
Grimsley finished its pieces,
the judge, a professor at the
University of Kentucky, said
that he could not spoil so ex
cellent a performance by de
livering any criticism.
Fifteen Whirlie Seniors have
won sixteen scholarships amount
ing to a total of approximately
$21,750.00 (when the total of
four years is figured for those
who won four year scholarships).
Full Scholarship Offered
By Local T.Y. Sfafion
William A. Gietz, assistant gen
eral manager of WFMY-TV an
nounced that for the fifth con
secutive year the station will
award a full scholarship to the
North Carolina High School Ra
dio-TV Institute.
The Institute will be held June
2 through 25 at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Co-sponsors are the N.C. As
sociation of Broadcasters and the
Department of Radio, Television
and Motion Pictures at UNC-CH.
This two week workshop provides
students with instruction in the
fundamentals of broadcast, acting,
writing, announcing and produc
tion.
The WFMY-TV scholarship is
available to students who will
have completed the eleventh or
twelfth grades by the end of this
year. Additional information may
be obtained by writing to the
station in Greensboro.
Many more are expecting notices
soon.
Perhaps Charleen Pyron has the
most unique story. Charleen re
ceived a $1000 music scholarship
from the famous New England
Conservatory of Music. She was
offered this sum after she audi
tioned for Mr. Shelley Morgan-
stern, a member of the faculty
at the Conservatory.
Charleen, however, refused the
$1000 to take a $400 music schol
arship offered to her by East
Carolina College of Greenville.
Charleen was also accepted at the
University of Indiana.
Charleen states her reasons for
taking the smaller scholarship.
“First, I would like to start my
education somewhere in the state
of North Carolina. Secondly, East
Carolina prepares one for teach
ing better than the New England
Conservatory. Also, East Carolina
has recently got many new music
facilities.”
Seniors who have received scho larships thus far are:
AMOUNT
$175 per year
$100
$400
NAME TYPE
Hallie Austin Competitive Academic honors ,$500
Perry Benbow Select Freshman $600
Oneida Hamann Academic honors $600
Barbara Henderson Select Freshman $600 per year
Barbara Homey Salem Scholar $200 per year
Competitive Academic honors $300
Roxie Armfield King
Music
Music
Grant-in-aid
Competitive Music
Competitive Music
Football
Football
Academic honors
Academic honors and Select Freshman
on the high school record, personal interview, and SAT. Compet
itive Academic scholarships are based on the highest scores
from a special test for applicants, plug high school record, SAT,
and personal interview. Competitive Music scholarships were won
in contests.
Betty Hunt
Kathy Hutton
Paulette Poteat
Charleen Psron
Doris Rouse
G. H. Sharp
Skip Spenser
Jack Whitley
Mike Whitley
Janice Younts
$1000,
$1250
$100
$100
Total
Total
Total
scholarships are
based