VOLUME XLIII GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GRE ENSBORO, N. C., OCT. 24, 1966
NUMBER 6
Student Body’s Enthusiasm Displayed
As Many Apply For Committee
Enthusiasm for the School
Beautiful Committee was express
ed by over 150 students last
week when all interested students
were asked to apply for member
ship on the School Beautiful
Committee.
Emphasis is planned on. an
“anti-litter” campaign. To increase
student participation, a contest
between the three grades has
been suggested. The grade doing
the best job to support the litter
campaign will be rewarded.
It is hoped by the co-chairmen,
Tom Boone, Gail Knieriem, and
Jody Turner, that this year will
be as promising as the past.
Co-operation Is Key Word
Co-operation is the key word
this year. Hopefully the commit
tee would iike to see each girls
service club donate drinks for a
school work day.
After a morning of work, pic
nics will be planned on the front
lawn. After lunch, the workdays
will continue for part of the
afternoon.
Jody wants school workdays to
be more fun for the students, and
Tom’s idea for the picnic is a
step in starting the fun.
Still in the planning stage are
Student Enthusiasm Makes
Spirit Week Successful
Following the third period as
sembly which was produced by
Grimsley’s Pep Board, the main
talk of the school was about “The
Spirit of Grimsley”, the play
which the Pep Board presented.
Wednesday, as students arrived
at school, they were encountered
upon by fellow classmates, both
strangers and friends, inquiring,
“Have you got the cork?” Every
door was blocked by a mob of
energetic minors who were pan
ning for the person who had the
cork.
In between and during classes,
the question echoed the campus.
During fifth period, by the
process of elimination, Monte
Recoulley questioned Mr. Routh,
principal, about the pep jar’s
PSAT Tests Given
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude
Tests (PSAT) were given Satur
day morning, October 22, to in
terested juniors and second year
sophomores.
These tests were a two-hour
version of the College Entrance
Examination Board’s Scholastic
Aptitute Tests (SAT), which is an
entrance requirement for most
colleges.
Approximately 400 students
came to Grimsley Saturday morn
ing to take the tests.
The exams contained the same
type of questions which are given
on SAT tests. English and math
were the areas which the tests
covered.
The tests are helpful to the
students in several ways—to pro
vide Information early in the
year to help the student apply to
the colleges of his choice and to
prepare the student for SAT
tests.
The scores from the tests will
be sent to GHS in December.
Students will receive both a verb
al and mathematical score.
In December, pupils may make
an appointment with their guid
ance counselors in order to find
out the results of the exams.
The counselors will show what
percentage the pupil is in his
class. They can also estimate
what the scores will be on col
lege boards and which colleges
will accept the student with his
college board scores.
The PSAT tests are not a sub
stitute for the college boards.
Registrations for the tests were
taken in homeroom October 11-
14, which included $1.25 for the
costs of the tests.
cork. Finding that he had the
cork, Monty received an all ex
pense paid night to the Page-
Grimsley game.
Thursday was “Sockum Day”.
Everyone was supposed to wear
a blue sock and a white sock.
This day proved to be more suc
cessful than some of Grimsley’s
“blue and white” days, for both
boys and girls wore their socks.
Knee socks, short socks, and
even one blue tennis shoe and
one .white tennis shoe were worn.
Grimsley’s enthusiasm appear
ed, though, even before its stu
dents tramped the school. On
radio station WCOG, because of
the support of GHS pupils, Grims
ley was voted as the number one
school in Greensboro.
Friday was “Blue and White”
day. More students wore the
school colors then, than on any
other day, even though the day
before many had worn blue and
white to match their socks.
From the beginning of sixth
period until everyone was in the
pep rally seventh period, GHS
was in silence. This was in rev
erence of the defeat of the Pi
rates. The changing of classes
occurred with only the stamping
of feet.
When everyone was at the pep
rally, the silence ended with “Go
Whirlies!”
The spirit continued Friday
night as the Whirlies defeated
the Pirates 27-6 in the last three
minutes of the game.
The game had a record number
of people, 8,000, for a high school
football game.
several of the committee’s ideas.
Two of these are the assigning
of different parts of the campus
for the service clubs to keep
clean and the planting of grass
around the Jaycee patio.
Another idea of the committee
is for garden clubs throughout
the city to donate blue denim
litter bags. If they do this, it is
hoped that the girls’ service
clubs will paint the letters GHS
in white on the bags, which will
be given to the students for their
cars.
GHS has won the school beauti
ful trophy for the last four years.
“This year Page is hoping to give
us some competition,” remarked
Jody.
Participation Is Important
Gail commented, ‘Torty per
cent of the judging is based on
student participation. We are re
lying on the students for their
help and co-operation.” She also
added, “Everybody come to the
workdays.”
The committee’s first meeting
was October 20, and the first
workday will be devoted to clean
ing up the area behind the girls’
gym.
Tony’s Pizza gave away 7,000
cokes after the Whirlies’ tremen
dous victory.
Saturday morning, after Spirit
Week had ended, the Whirlies
received another honor as Coach
Jamieson was proclaimed by ra
dio station WCOG “Coach of the
Week” for guiding the Whirlies
to victory.
Picture Credit by Terry McMahon
Mary Ellen Dunn, Grimsley’s head majorette, recently
received the honor of winning the rfvajorette competition at tt
Powder Puff football game. She competed among girls from
four high schools where she was graded on her twirling abil
ity and field presence.
Dunn Competes For Title;
Chosen As City’s Majorette
DATES TO REMEMBER
Tuesday—October 25
Assembly—^third period
Thursday—October 27
Junior Class Play
By Jayne Brown
Mary Ellen Dunn, this year’s
head majorette, recently won the
majorette competition among
four high schools. The competi
tion, or “Battle of the Majorettes”
as it was called, was held on
October 9 during half-time at the
Powder Puff Football Game be
tween the Page Girdle Gridders
and the Grimsley Girlies.
Each majorette performed a
Parents Attend PTSA Meeting;
Comments Noted By Student
“Where is the fourth floor of the main building?” This ques
tion was repeatedly asked by parents who attended the PTSA
meeting on Monday night, October 17.
After a short business meeting
in which the budget was unami-
ously approved, the parents were
dismissed so they could visit their
child’s classes. Mr. Routh, prin
cipal, told the parents before they
Sophs Strike Upperclassmen
By Gale Sikes and
Margaret Shelton
Finally the sophomore class
has a chance of getting back at
the seniors’ “Buy our ribbons”
and the juniors’ “Class tickets
for sale”. The moment everyone
has been waiting for is here—
the sophomore pencil sale.
Not too small—^not too large,
the colorful pencils (printed with
the football schedule in the
school colors) will fit nicely in
your notebook, back pocket, or
pencil case.
The purpose of selling these
pencils is to make the sophomore
class contribution to the 1966-
1967 Whirligig.
Each sophomo.re homeroom is
given 200 pencils, with each stu
dent required to sell six to eight.
The path of the sophomore
seller covers (in addition to the
area between the science building
and the bus parking lot) Kiser,
grandparents, aunts, uncles and
anyone else who is desperate for
pencils. They are sold before
school, after school, at break,
lunch, in class, or any other time
a sophomore can corner a junior
or senior.
When people were asked the
question, “What do you think of
the sophomore pencil sale?” the
comments ranged from “No com
ment!” and “Are you kidding?”
to “It’s a great way for us to
make money!” and “It’s fun to
sell them, until someone yells
‘sophomore’ .at you.”
So remember, when you see a
sophomore, with pencils clutched
in his grimy fist, buy a pencil
and recall—you were a sopho
more once.
left, “I hope you can get around
without stumbling too much.”
One parent commented, “I’m
doing just like I did 20 years
ago . . . I’m late to every class.”
“If you knew what an old lady
I am, you wouldn’t have done
that,” said one exasperated par
ent as she scolded a student who
had guided her wrong and made
her travel to the third floor twice.
Another parent told a student
who was directing parents, “I’m
lost again, as usual.”
One parent questioned, “Do we
have to play in physical educa
tion?” When she walked in the
girls’ gym, another mother noticed
the baskets, in which the girls
keep their gym clothes, and said,
“They look like cages for squir
rels.”
Whenever there was not a
teacher in the room, parents
roamed the halls. However, most
teachers stayed in their rooms
and explained the grading system
to the parents. They also showed
the textbooks used and explained
the course of study they had
planned.
One student commented later,
“My mother thinks I don’t get
any exercise. She knows better
now.”
two and a half minute routine.
Three judges observed each maj
orette individually, grading her
on twirling ability and field pres
ence. They were graded by a
point system, the winner being
the girl with the most points.
Mary Ellen won this honor, re
ceiving a trophy for her outstand
ing abilities.
To become a majorette, Mary
Ellen first had to try out for the
position. Practice for try-outs
were held after school in^ the
spring with the assistance of pre
sent majorettes.
Each girl was then judged by
the majorettes on twirling ability,
interest, and the ability to work
with others. The head majorette,
an up-coming senior, was chosen
by the marching band director.
The responsibilities of head
majorette are varied. Not only
does she have the responsibility
to be a sufficient leader, but she
has to have patience and confi
dence in herself and her fellow
majorettes.
She has to reach high goals,
gain respect, and work consider
ably hard. Most of the time she
receives complete co-operation
from all of the majorettes, it be
ing a vital factor to success.
Mary Ellen feels all the work
she puts into being a majorette
is worthwhile. She is represent
ing GHS as well as gaining con
fidence in herself. She remarked,
“There is no better feeling than
marching out on the field with
nervous butterflies and to look
out and see the crowded stands
filled with admiring people. I
feel a sense of pride within my
self and for my school, GHS.”
For the past two years, Mary
Ellen has been a majorette at
GHS. Although she will not be
able to continue her majorette
position for her first two years
of college, she plans to keep
practicing so as to try out for
majorette her last two years of
college.