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VOLUME XLin
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., OCT. 17, 1966
NUMBER 5
Carolyn Lyday, Pat Swartz, and Bob McMillan are shown
here working on their project for advanced biology. The
students taking advanced biology have been studying ecolo
gy. This has included mapping the area around the science
building and classifying everything in this area.
Biology Classes Study Ecology;
Four Different Areas Observed
“We are trying to identify each
kind of plant in our area,” said
Bob McMillan, senior, as he ex
plained a project of the Ad
vanced Biology Classes.
A block system, which is new
this year, is planned so that each
six weeks, the classes will study
a different field of science.
Among these are zoology and
bacteriology. Ecology, the study
of the environmental relations
and distribution of plants and
animals, is the field that they
are studying now.
Four Main Areas Chosen
The area behind the science
building was divided into four
main areas. They were: a culti
vated area, an open field, a
wooded area, and a creek area.
In each area, the students were
instructed to observe specific
things.
First, the students mapped out
their assigned area. An inven
tory of every organic and inor
ganic material was recorded. This
included the classification of
everything in the area.
Certain Factors Noticed
Physiological factors were ob
served every day. Temperature
and weather conditions and their
effects on the plants and animals
in each of the four areas were
•also recorded.
It was necessary for certain
formulas and the knowledge of
the succession of animals to be
obtained so that the pupils could
more fully understand the func
tions of their area.
Speed of Water Checked
In the creek area, the students
are studying the different kinds
of plants and animals in the
creek and its surroimding area.
In this particular area they also
measure the speed of the water
each week to see how the wind
affects its course.
In each of the other areas,
the students are basically doing
the same thing. They observe
their area and its environment.
Originally plans were made for
all Advanced Biology students to
have a sixth-period study hall, so
that the fifth and seventh per
iods could work together. How
ever this did not work out be
cause several students had con
flicts.
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Spirit Week Begun
“You are about to create a tra
dition . . . Spirit is pride. Pride
is the result of stupendous
achievement, and stupendous
achievement is another tradition
here at Grimsley,” commented
Joe Coleman, pep board chair
man, as the assembly on school
spirit began GHS’s first Spirit
Week.
“The Spirit of Grimsley”, the
play presented by Pep Board,
showed “typical” scenes of campus
life. Students demonstrated their
heartache and tragedy when such
important parts of school spirit
as: the pep jar, the Whirlibird,
and tickets to open house were
stolen by our rival.
War broke out at GHS. Our
opponents were stoned to death
and our Whirlibird, pep jar, and
open house house tickets were re
stored to our school. School spirit
again prevailed GRS.
Coach Bob Jamieson and Mike
Hipps, Qtuarterback of the foot
ball team, were guest speakers at
the assembly.
Three qualities needed for a
successful team were then named
by Coach Jamieson. They were:
a good physical condition, a good
mental condition, and good tech
niques.
After defeating the Burlington
Bulldogs last year, the coach at
Williams High School remarked,
“We’re a lot better team than
Greensboro, but we just can’t
beat that Whirlie Spirit.”
Mike explained- that- having
people express their comments to
him about the game, seeing pos
ters, and knowing the students
are riding buses to the games
makes him feel a great respon
sibilities. “It is an extra incentive
and one more more reason for
winning.” > > » >
The assembly ended with Cur
tis Weaver, president of the stu
dent body, officially declaring the
beginning of Spirit Week.
will be announced at the pep
rally on Friday afternoon.
The Homecoming Dance will
begin immediately after the game.
Chester Mayfield and the Casuals
will provide music for everyone.
Court Presented Again
Tickets will be sold for 75 cents.
PTSA will assist YRC with the
refreshments. The Homecoming
court will once again be present
ed at Intermission and a charm
will be given to the new queen.
The winner of the “Name the
Whirlibird” contest, sponsored by
the Junior Jaycees will be an
nounced during Intermission also.
The dance will end at 11:30 p.m.
Homecoming Court Presented;
Game, Dance, and Contest Scheduled
BY KAY VAN HECKE
“Will it ever come?” This seems to be the big question, referring to 1966 Homecoming.
Friday, October 21 has been chosen as the night when the Whirlies jeopardize North For
syth. Action begins at 8 p.m. at the Grimsley Stadium.
Twenty-six senior girls will be honored for their outstanding school spirit while compet
ing for the title of queen of the 1966 Homecoming court. The girls were selected by the
senior players on the varsity football team.
Although all of these girls exempUfied an enthusiastic pride in their school, the big question
is . . . who will be the queen?
. organizations at Grimsley have entered their plans for Homecoming displays. GIRLS
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION will present the Whirlibird sinking a bathtub with a viking ship in
“Sink the Vikings” is their theme-
Exchangettes will have a pep
jar with a viking ship inside.
Their theme is “Jar the Vikings”.
Sub-Juniors Woman’s Club will
have an airplane taking off
through a goal post.
Civinettes will have a Whirli
bird pushing against a pep jar.
On the other side of this jar will
be a viking, bull dog, eagle, and
a pirate using their power to push
the jar. “The Whirlies can take
the pressure” tells the story.
Playmasters will present a large
plunger with football players and
spirit coming out of the top.
Paper Mache Used
(Seniorettes will make a paper
mache Whirlibird with six arms,
each symbolizing GHS’s fame in
all respects including a football,
a rake and a diploma.
Interact Club will have a viking
ship as its center of attraction.
Their idea exemplifies “before”
with a viking ship standing on a
football field, and “after” with an
oversized Whirlie with a pep jar
in one hand and a viking in the
other.
Winner Announced at Pep Rally
O. Henry Juniors will present a
Whirlie football player stepping
on a viking holding the spirit jug.
“Have you got that spirit”? is
their theme. All the organizations
will build their display themselves
and will be judged. The winner
Changes Planned
For Open Houses
By Ramona Curtis, Jr.
“Changes are in order for the
open houses after the five home
games,” announced Jean Thorn-
ley, senior, Grimsley’s Youth Rec
reation Chairman.
Doorprizes and skits, which will
be presented during intermission
of the bands, are the two major
changes. Also, tickets will be sold
only during school hours and all
students must be registered at
this time.
For the past two years, the
problems of drinking and party
crashers have forced the Youth
Council to put the open houses
on probation. However, these
problems were kept to a mini
mum last year so the open houses
will be continued.
This year, though, there will
be no joint open houses with
other schools.
Joanne Dwiggens, Youth Di
rector of the Parks and Recrea
tion Department, will be in
charge of procuring bands and
combos for all Youth Recreation
Council functions.
The duties of Grimsley’s YRC
will include decorating the girls’
gym before all the open houses
and paying part of the cost of
refreshments. P.T.S.A. will also
help pay the expense of the re
freshments.
Prices for tickets will vary
with each open house.
1966 HOMECOMING COURT
CANDIDATE
SPONSOR
ESCORT .
1. Bette Baugh
Randall Clodfelter
Bruce Piephoff
2. Susanne Beaman
Weddie Huffman
Jack Carpenter
3. Jeanne Bennett
Rusty Culbreth
Lynn Rose
4. Ruth Dance
Eddie Harrison
David Nickell
5. Maryellen Dunn
Danny Sharpe
Edward Alton
6. Martha Early
Dan Linker
Ted Lambeth
7. Sally English
Jim Coggins
Matt Gibson
8. Pam Frazier
Doug Gant
David Parks
9. Connie Giles
Johnny Sparrow
Drew Anthony
10. Pat Hammers
Tom Clark
Joe Coleman
11. Bryant Holsenbeck
Rodney Poindexter
Austin Lybrand
12. Kathy Howell
Chris Whitener
Craig Souza
13. Reeta Lewis
Lee Hinson
Tom Kennedy
14. Lynn Marshall
Tim Browder
John Andrew
15. Jane Murray
Ronny Merrell
Jimmy Davis
16. Susan Odenwald
John Perry
Tom Long
17. Linda Owens
Dean Brewer
Frank Lowe
18. Cameron Payne
George Zervos
Jim Wilcox
19. Nancy Richbourg
Dave Robertson
. Bill Kornegay
20. Diane Smith
Rusty Holt
Jim Edwards
21. Martha Stahl
Mike Hipps
Joe Howard
22. Tammy Staley
Roger Tripp
Tommy Adams
23. Pam Thompson
Phil TrolUnger
Richard Newby
24. Jean Thornley
Paul Levy
Rick Jones
25. Marilyn Warner
Steve Hathcock
Ronnie Smith
26. Kathy Young
Hank Sholar
Charles Clajdon
'Teen Acllon Report' Informs Teen-Agers
“Teen Action Report” which is
sponsored by the Greensboro
Parks and Recreation Department
and by Radio Station WCOG is a
news report planned to keep
Greensboro’s teen-agers informed
about what is happening around
town.
Stuart Good, a sophomore at
Page High School, and Marcia
Quigley, a sophomore at Grims
ley, are the two radio reporters.
They were chosen in September
when auditions were given at the
old Northwest Community Center.
Stuart and Marcia were selected
by their ability to organize news,
and also from the sound of their
voices.
“This program is broadcast
Monday through Thursday nights
from 8 p.m. until 8:02 p.m. hope
fully so that any teen-ager can
hear the news in a nutshell,”
explained Joanne Dwiggins, the
Youth Director of the Parks and
Recreation Department.
The news reports will be of
city-wide interest. This will in
clude commercial and non-com
mercial announcements. Ice hock
ey games, shows that come to the
coliseum, and other activities, in
cluding especially those which oc
cur on the week-ends, will be
broadcast.
Stuart explained that Marcia
and he will alternate reporting
every other night. Stuart will
report on Monday and Wednesday
nights, while Marcia will take
over on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Each night Stuart or Marcia wiU
call WCOG at 8 p.m. They will
then report to their teen-age au
dience. The broadcast will not
be taped.
After working for one year as
the Teen Action Reporters, Stu
art and Marcia will be replaced
by other teen-age reporters.