VOLUME XLIII
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., SEPT. 26, 1966
NUMBER Z
Birkbeck Responds To GHS Life;
Everything Considered As Different
(Editor’s note; This is the first
of two articles in which you, the
reader, will be introduced and
may become better acquainted
with Grimpley’is exchange stu
dents.)
“Grimsley is great. It is better
than the schools back home.
Everything is so different!” This
was Ken Birkbeck’s first reac
tion when he was asked how he
liked Greensboro and GHS camp
us life.
Ken, an Australian exchange
student, is staying with different
members of the GHS Inter-Act
Club for one year. He is spon
sored by the Rotary Club, which
also sponsors the Inter-Act group.
Members of the club selected
Australia as the country from
which they wished to have an
exchange student. Then the Rot-
Library Meeting
Attended By Price
“We were trying to improve
the High School Library Associa
tion and its leadership through
out the state,” explained Ricky
Price, district vice-president to
the North Carolina High School
Library Association.
Ricky attended a meeting of
the Association at Camp New
Hope August 29-30. It was spon
sored for all district and state
officers.
The purpose of the workshop
was to state and define the duties
of state and district officers.
Those who attended the workshop
were shown various methods to
improve the state association as
a whole as well as the individual
districts.
Miss Mildred Herring, a librar
ian at Grimsley, was also present
at the state executive board
meeting on the night of August
29.
At the end of the meeting it
was decided to make the work
shop an annual event open to all
library officers, whether they are
state, district, or school.
The 1966-67 officers of the
Grimsley chapter are: Brenda
Dick, president; Ricky Price, vice-
president; Linda McKee, secre
tary; and Carolyn Lyday, re
porter.
ary Club in Greensboro contacted
the club in Australia.
Third Foreign Student Sponsored
It collected applications of stu
dents who were interested in the
exchange program, but the actual
choosing was done by the Inter-
Act Club. Ken is the third for
eign student that the club has
sponsored.
In .Southport, Ken’s home
town, there are lour years of
high school. He attended a high
school in his first two years,
which are called the sub-junior
and junior years. Then his last
Pictures Express
Exchange of Ideas
“This is one time that the stu
dents can have an exchange of
ideas without a language barrier,”
commented Miss Ruth Scarbor
ough, art instructor at Grimsley,
when asked the significance of
the International School Art
Program. (ISAP)
Recently, 541 pictures were se
lected by the ISAP for exhibits
in the United States, Europe, the
Far East, and Puerto Rico.
Julie Foard, Cathy Howell,
Jean McFarland, Susan McLaw-
horn, James Miles, Margaret
Mitchell, . Jan Stanley, and Jane.
Tesh had their pictures selected
to go to Europe.
These pictures are used for ex
hibits in hopsitals, youth centers,
and Red Cross Chapters. Before
going overseas they will also be
used in regional and national
meetings of the National Art Ed-
Continued on Page Four
years of school (sub-senior and
senior) were spent in a boys
boarding school.
An Australian school year be
gins in January and ends in No
vember. Vacations are distribut
ed throughout the year. Students
have two months vacation at
Christmas, three weeks in May,
and three weeks in August.
Eight Subjects Required
At his high school, pupils were
required to take eight subjects,
two of which were chemistry and
physics and two which were some
type of math. A school day con
sisted of eighth, forty-minute per
iods and one hour for lunch. Stu
dents went out for lunch or ate
at home.
College Differs In Australia
Ken erplained that “college
over there isn’t like over here.
Here, almost everyone plans to
go to college. “In the senior
years, if one plans to attend col
lege, he takes mostly maths and
sciences. Otherwise, in his last
two years, a student usually takes
subjects which are intereting ti
him.
Because Ken is interested in
the jewelry business, he hopes
to go to London and learn more
about jewelry, then someday re
turn to Australia and have a
jewelry store of his own.
Ken .described living in the
United States as “a different ex
perience, like studying all over
again.” He said that the hardest
thing to understand about the
U. S. was “ the way people talk.
I’ll probably return to Australia
with a combination of an Austral
ian, English, and Southern ac
cent.”
Long Expects Directories
To Arrive In October
“The whole thing depends on
how long it takes to get the
names and addresses of students,”
explained Tom Long, Key Club
president, when asked about the
length of time it took to prepare
the Key Club Directory.
Compiled by the Grimsley
chapter of Key Club Internation
al, the directory is given to stu
dents free of charge.
Birthday Greetings Sent
“Student Council is trying to
promote a better relationship be
tween the students and itself,”
explained Carol Carruthers,
chairman of the Welcoming Com
mittee.
This year’s council is sending
birthday greetings to students
who have birthdays during the
school year.
The cards, which are white with
a birthday message on them, will
be given to homeroom teachers.
Then, they will be distributed
to the students.
Grimsley’s Executive Board,
composed of the school presi
dent, vice-president, secretary,
and treasurer, and the class pres
idents, first considered the idea
of cards. Then Carol developed
this idea into an action.
“We thought that this would
be a good way for students to
recognize student council. Many
students aren’t aware of our ex
istence,” added Carol.
Each year’s council also sends
birthday cards to the faculty.
A. P. Routh, principal, also gives
cards to the seniors.
“Student Council wants to rec
ognize students for their out
standing contributions to campus
life. We want them to know that
we know and appreciate what
they are doing,” remarked Sue
Wyatt.
Sue is in charge of making
congratulatory and thank - you
cards to give students who have
achieved greatly or aided the
school in any way.
These cards will have a per
sonal note written on them to
the students, and will also be
distributed by the homeroom
teachers.
Student Council is trying to
work closer together to strength
en GHS’s government. Students
who have seventh period study
halls are invited to visit council
and watch it in action.
Total cost of publishing is be
tween $650 and $750. Last year
the Key Club contributed $400.
The remaining money was paid
by service clubs when they placed
ads in the directory.
The Scholastic Appreciation
Fund is another source of in
come for the directory, which
has been published for the past
18 years.
It is usually published about
five weeks after the beginning of
school. Acme Printing and Type
setting Company, which is on
McCormick Street in Greensboro,
prints the directory. It is also
the printer of HIGH LIFE.
For the second year, a basket
ball schedule, compliments of the
Key Club, will be printed in the
back of the directory.
Last year the Key Club mem
bers earned money for the direct
ory by selling programs at the
4-A basketball tournament. They
also swept the stadium after the
games.
This year the club expects to
distribute the directories the last
of October.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday, Sept. 26—Meeting of
sophomore candidates
Tuesday, Sept. 27—Holiday—
Teachers meeting
Wednesday, Sept. 28—Student
Council
Practice of sophomore
speeches
Thursday, Sept. 29—Sopho
more speeches
photo by Terry McMahon
The 1966-1967 Junior Varsity cheerleaders are, from left
to right: Margaret Shelton, Patty Bridges, Marcia Klutz,
Susan Hill, Carlie Zierth, and Patty Harris. Laura Jeanes,
the new J. V. head cheerleader is kneeling.
JV Cheerleaders Selected;
73 Girls Try For Position
Seven Junior Varsity cheer
leaders were selected for this
year on Thursday, September 15.
Patty Bridges, Patty Harris,
Susan Hill, Laura Jeanes, Marcia
Klutz, Mjargaret Shelton, and
Carlie Zierth competed with 73
other girls for this honors
At the practices, the girls
learned two cheers, “Whirlies”
and “Spirit”, and three jumps.
They reserved all of their energy
for these cheers and jumps and
“let it go” for one hour at a
time, practicing for five days.
Margaret explained, “I went
home each day and practiced and
practiced. Some of us got toge
ther and practiced all week-end.”
During the practices, the girls
were divided into seven groups.
Each varsity cheerleader headed
a group and showed the girls
the correct procedures and skills.
Tryouts occurred in the boys
gym on Thursday. The girls were
required to wear white blouses
and dark skirts, preferably cu
lottes. Tennis shoes and white
socks were also needed.
Four judges studied the girls
as they performed their cheers.
They were Miss Lynn Hundley,
a guidance counselor. Miss Haley,
a physical education teacher, and
two teachers from other schools.
Again the girls were divided
into groups. Each group perform
ed their cheers. Then approxi
mately half the girls were elimi
nated. After the remaining girls
cheered several times, the num
ber was lowered to 14.
Margaret described this time
of suspense and explained, “All
we ever did the whole time was
smile. My throat got so dry and
my lips so parched. The audience
made it easier to continue smil
ing. Smiles were so important
because cheerleaders are sup
posed to have lots of spirit.”
When the cheerleaders were
finally announced, many tears
weire shed^ “I wfas never so
shocked in all my life,” remarked
Susan.
Margaret added, "So many
good people deserved it. I wish
that more than seven could have
been chosen.”
After the new J.V. cheerlead
ers calmed down, they voted on
their head cheerleader. Laura
Jeanes was selected to lead the
group.
“I hope we can get more of
the students to come to the J.V.
games. We’ll probably advertize
more, too,” commented Laura.
She definitely feels that J.V.
games are just as important as
the varsity games.
One of the new cheerleaders
summed up the importance of be
ing a J.V. cheerleader as “It is
something you go home and say
‘thank-you’ for.”
Cheerleaders at GHS have
decided that the “Whirlie of
the Week Award” should be
■lacknowledged and publicized
more this year.
The award, which has been
sponsored by the Junior Jay-
cees for several years, is giv
en to the player who best
participates in the game and
who displays good sportsman
ship.
The cheering squad voted to
have the marching band and
pep board learn the song “Mr.
Touchdown U. S. A.” Then, the
girls created a dance to the
music.
Each player will be honor
ed at the following game.
Cards, spelling the star’s name
will be shown.
Connie Giles, head cheer
leader, explained that the rea-
alon for emphasizing the
“Whirlie of the Week” was
“It enabled the student body
to become more aware of their
team.”
She remarked that some
times a lineman received the
honor but got little credit for
it.
This award is given to a
sophomore, junior, or senior
boy who participates in any
school sport:: football, basket-
bal, or baseball.