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GRIMSLEY mOH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C. 27410, FEBRUARY 13, 1967
NUMBER 14
Opportunities of Speech Contests
Available For Grimsiey Students
Photo By Terry McMahon
you all well know, a tremendous snowfall, kept us out
mt school last Tuesday. In an attempt to convey the beauty
>/ GHS covered in snow, we braved the elements only to
Hnd that the last remaining white stuff was meekly huddled
■around the base of this tree. And for this we come in the
tummer?-??
Distributive Education
District Contest Planned
Distributive Education (DE)
I'll! have its District Convention
'ontest for the sixth district on
rhursday, February 23.
The contest will be held at
Valter Williams High School in
Surlington.
Students will be participating
n several areas of competition.
)ne area is for the outstanding
tudent of the year. A boy and
. girl will be chosen. Another
rea is the ad lay-out and copy
mting area.
Speech competition and sales
.emonstration area will also be
udged.
The winners of this district
onvention will advance to the
tate convention. It is scheduled
or March 31 through April 1, in
Lsheville.
Among those entering the con-
sst from Grimsiey is Barry Har-
eman, president of DE.
Grimsiey now has 50 students
articipating in the Distributive
iducation program. Several stu-
ents graduated first semester,
ut nine more entered at mid-
erm.
The students work in several
ifferent fields. These are whole-
'ale. retail, service, and mail
rder fields. They work in food
tores, specialty stores, restau
rants, drugstores, and in air serv
ice.
Mrs. Margaret Hadden, DE co
ordinator, explained that Grims-
ley’s DE students had a Mid-
Winters Dance at the YWCA
building. Paul Allen, sophomore,
was the master of ceremonies.
“Patriotic Citizenship Needs
Optimism” will be the subject of
the optimism contest, which is
one of several speech contests
in which Grimsiey students may
participate during February,
March, and April.
The optimism contest is spon
sored for boys under 16. The
speeches will be given February
22 in room 106.
The High School World Peace
Contest will occur on March 13.
The subject is “World Peace
through World Law; What does
it mean? Do we really need it?”
Four-day Trip Planned
A four-day trip to the United
Nations will be made by the
school winner. The winning pap
er goes to the state for judging,
and the award for the state win
ner will be a $1,000 scholarship.
The state winner will also be
announced on the U. N. trip.
Odd Fellows Organization is
sponsoring the United Nations
Contest. The subject of the con
test is “What Does the United
Nations Mean to Me?” The con
test will be held April 18, and
one boy and one girl winner will
be selected from the city.
Junior and senior boys and
girls may also participate in a
speech contest sponsored by the
N. C. Federation of Womens
Clubs. The contest will occur
March 20. The school winner will
receive an award from the local
club and will advance to the
state contest in Burlington on
April 2.
Four Choices Given
Students may choose from four
subjects for this contest: “The
Establishment of Universal Mil
itary Training in the United
States,” “The Place of Final Ex
ams in the Public Schools,’’ “The
Voting Age—Should It Be Low-
N R O T C Examinations
Taken By GHS Students
Tuesday, Februa'S' 14 —
Grimsley-Smith home
Assembly—Mr. Zschiesche
First Period
Friday, February 17 —
Grimsley-Reynolds away
Wrestling sectionals—Bur
lington
Saturday, February 18 —
First round of the Hi I. Q.
Bowl
“Whether or not I receive the
scholarship, ,I plan to take the
Naval Recruitory Officers Train
ing Corp (NROTC) course of
study in college,” replied Robert
Seymoiu', senior, as he explained
the scholarship which he is work
ing towards.
The scholarship would pay for
the college tuition, books, other
school supplies, and would also
supply $50 each month for an
allowance. The NROTC program
is included in only 52 colleges in
the country incliKling two in
North Carolina, the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(UNO and Duke University.
Seven Extra Subjects
Persons who accept the schol
arship study seven naval-science
subjects in addition to the reg
ular school curriculum. After
four years of study, a person is
commissioned in the Navy as an
Ensign and is required to serve
four years of active duty.
Robert and several other Grim
siey students s.igned up at school
to take tests qualifying them for
this program.
Next, Robert was not’fied to
go to Winston-Salem to take the
Naval College Aptitude Test. He
explained that this test was sim
ilar to the Scholastic Aptitude
Tests (SAT), which were also
given by the college board.
50 Students Tested
Approximately 50 people were
at the testing center in Winston-
Salem.
After this test was given in
December, Robert reported to
the Naval Recruiting Station in
Raleigh, on January 23. Seven
boys were tested this day.
Perfect Vision Required
Perfect vision was the first
requirement in the medical ex
amination. The medical exam was
the same one as every draftee
must pass.
Personality tests, preference
tests, and background tests were
included in the oral exam. Rob
ert’s interviews consisted of two
discussions with naval officers
and one with a colonel.
Results Sent To Board
After all results were com
piled, they were sent to the State
Selection Board.
Robert hopes to be notified of
the results by March. If he is
given the scholarship, his appli
cation to Harvard University will
be considered. If his first choifle
is denied, then he will enter the
NROTC course with his scholar
ship at UNC.
ered?”, or “The Major Issue Fac
ing North Carolina Youth Today.”
First place winner in the state
contest will receive $100. Second
place winner will receive $50.
Knights Sponsor Contest
At the end of April, the
Knights of Phythias will sponsor
Questionnaire Continued
First semester HIGH LIFE
sent a questionaire to the clubs
and organizations at Grimsiey.
This article is a continuation of
the survey.
Name of club or organization:
Junior Classical League (JCL).
Officers: Anne Rubin, presi
dent; Larry Allen, vice-president;
Kathy Rees, secretary; and Jody
Turner, treasurer.
Advisors: Miss Mildred Mad
dox, Mrs. Mary Madlin, and Miss
Virginia Powell.
A brief history: The Grimsiey
chapter of JCL was formed in
1952. Its first president was Mr.
Stewart Colson.
The purpose of JCL is to en
courage among young people an
interest in and appreciation of
the civilization, language, litera
ture, and art of ancient Greece
and Rome, and to give them some
understanding of the debt of our
own culture to that of classical
antiquity.
How many members? 96.
How often are meetings? once
a month.
Projects and services: JCL
helps the Torchlight tutoring sys
tem by tutoring in Latin. It par
ticipates in several of the fund
drives, also.
Requirements to enter the or
ganization are an 80 average; the
person must also have a genuine
interest in the classics and pay
the dues.
Percentage of enrolled mem
bers who attend the meetings:
75 per cent.
a speech contest. The subject is
“A Moral Ethical Code for Teen-
Agers.” No notes will be allowed
for this contest. There will be
four areas of elimination: local,
state, area, and national.
First place national winner
will receive $2,500. Second place
Will receivte $1,500, and third
place will receive $1,000.
Any student interested in en
tering any of the contests should
contact Miss Mozelle Causey in
room 106 for :further information.
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Gymnastics Club
Formed For Girls
Girls interested in gymnastics
activities began a new club at
Grimsiey on February 1.
GHS received the gymnastic
equipment as part of the city-
wide program where each junior
and senior high school may keep
the equipment for approximately
three weeks. Immediately after
the equipment arrived, a gym
nastics club was formed.
Miss Betty Haley, a physical
education teacher, is advising the
group. She is teaching the girls
the more arduous stunts which
they are not able to learn in the
regular class.
Eventually, Miss Haley hopes
that the girls will be able to per
form routines together.
Using the different pieces such
as the balance beam, the hori
zontal bar, the horse, and the
parallel bars, the girls may work
on the apparatus at UNC-G.
The 15 girls in the club meet
after school on Mondays, Wednes
days, and Thursdays each week
from 3:30 p.m. until about 5 p.m.
It is indefinite whether or not
the girls will continue meeting
after the equipment is taken to
another school.
GHS Students Enter
Teenage Talent Show
Greensboro’s fourth annual
Teenage Talent Show will be pre
sented Saturday, March 4, in the
Greensboro War Memorial Coli
seum.
The new talent show is spon
sored by the Knights of Colum
bus, Piedmont Council in co
operation with the Greensboro
Youth Council. (GYC)
Students who entered the con
test were placed in one of six
groups on their type of talent.
The groups were vocal, dance,
combo or instrumental, variety,
piano, and miscellaneous. Each
contestant number was given a
separate audition.
Each Sunday for three weeks
the semi-finalists were presented
on Channel 2, WFMY-TV. Four
finalists from each group were
chosen.
The judges of the semi-finalists
included local teachers and out
standing people in each of the
fields of talent. The finalists were
selected by the TV viewers.
Several students or groups of
students from Grimsiey competed
in the semi-finals, in the vocal
group were Audrey Lavine, jun
ior, and Nancy Lynch, senior.
This year was Audrey’s second
year and Nancy’s third year in
the contest.
Also, the Jokers Four, com
prised of Ray Mendenhall, Ronnie
Nida, Bill Waterstradt, and Steve
Wilson entered. This was the
Jekers’ first year of competi
tion in the contest.
In the dance group were the
Whirling Boots of Grimsiey and
Michelle Hoyman, senior. Both
made the final rounds.
Debby Meyer, junior, partici
pated in the piano group.
“Station House 5”, an instru
mental group from GHS, also
made the final rounds of the con
test. David Gary, junior, is the
manager of this group.
Approximately 24 acts will be
presented to Greensboro’s public
on March 4.
The Greensboro Youth Council
(GYC) helped the Knights of
Columbus in presenting this con
test. It sold tickets and worked
on the publicity for the contest.
It also helped in the mechanics
of producing the show.