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Page Two HIGH LIFE -Oct. 23, 1967 Spirit Week Ends As Faiiure Or Success? October 9-13 was set aside as Spirit Week at Grimsley High School. However, an outsider of the school would have never known it. The Pep Board sponsored Spirit Week, yet the members of Pep Board failed to support all of the week’s activities. I would like to review the “successfuhiess” of the week. First, the Spirit Week only con sisted of four days. Monday was completely omitted. Tuesday was set aside as “Top ’em Day”. Ev eryone was supposed to wear a hat. However, the hats were few and far between. Not even all of the Pep Board members wore hats. The cheerleaders also failed as only about one half of them wore head gear to display their school spirit. Wednesday was “Lick ’em Day”- Suckers werte: given to every stu dent during break. Here they were to be licked before the third period class. Needless to say, this day was a great success for who would turn down free candy? Some wanted to (ali-ln Fails At GHS Saturday, October 14, was des ignated for “CaU-In” Saturday, a program which was designted for teenagers so that thifey could con tribute money to the United Fund. Well, Grimsley did it again, or shall we say didn’t do it? Response for volunteers from the Whirhes was low. Few applica tions were filled out in the Guid ance Center, Itepving only a few Whirlies working for the drive. At first, morale was poor for this program, so an award was offered to the high school who had the most students working for the pro gram. 'This proved to be an incen tive for other schools, but the Blue and White kids didn’t budge. Con- si^uently GHS lost the $25 which was to be given to the School Beau tiful Committee. Maybe the juniors did have PSAT tests, but they could have worked in the afternoon. Still there is no excuse for the seniors and sophomores besides having no con cern. Sincb, the program was not greatly beneficial to students, it failed at GHS. l^hy? Must every thing offer some treat after a little work? show that they ifeally had that school spirit, so they grabbed a handful of suckers. “Stomp ’em Day” was the theme for Thursday. Boots of all colors and sizes were worn. This day was more successful than “Top ’em Day” with the prim and neat young ladies. It was more fash ionable to wear their alligator or suede boots than an old hat. Boys dug up their old combat boots, and one even went so far as to wear waders. Participation was better as a whole, but certain groups really didn’t do their share. For an example, the Whirl ing Boots and Majorettes could have worn their boots which they wear in their routines, and again our cheerleaders left their spirit at home. “Sock ’lepi Day”, which was Fri day was set aside for wearing one blue sock and a white one. This also meant that Whirlies could wear blue and white. School colors were worn by most people, but it was that few wearing the opposing team’s colors that dampened the day. The “Siltepce Hour”, which lasted from the end of fifth period lunch until the beginning of the pep rally was successful. The spirit which was kept in each student at this time went whd at the foot ball game, and Spirit Week ended with great spirit as it should have begun. Homecoming Time Approaches As Political Machines Grind BY KAREN DUDLEY Homecoming time approaches and again the political machines of Grimsley begin to grind. Who wants to be the first to reveal our Homecoming Queen and her court? Everyone should know; selections will be obvious- Of coursfe we know the chosen few deserve this honor, for they are the ones who have held school, class, and homeroom offices since their sophomore year and have displayed consistently strong school spirit, but what’s wrong with sharing a bit of the glory with peo ple outside the great In-Crowd who are just as capable? The reason many of the “com- Superlatives Chosen By Senior (lass Recently all seniors were re quested to name their fellow classmates for the 1967-68 Senior Superlatives. Although this elec tion was supposed to include a great deal of thinking and con sideration about the qualifica tions of a person, seniors failed to think seriously about these decisions. During the homeroom period, classmates asked their friends who was “Most Dependable”. They could not think for themselves. Maybe the seniors wanted to make sure that they voted for the “in” candidate, or possibly they did not even care who was nominated and selectted. After free nominations were made from the homerooms, another ballot was issued with three boys’ names and three girls’ names for each title. The discouraging factor of the ballot was that only a few names appeared on the list. Instead of different students nominated for each title, the same names appear ed successively. Surely the senior class has more than approximate ly ten able students who are qual ified for these honors. Perhaps voting for Senior Su perlatives was a trifling experience, but it was an election. Students should have tried to. nominate peo ple who actually deserved receiv ing these honors, not simply their friends or the popular kids. If a student didn’t care enough to weigh the qualifications of a person, then he should have forfeited his ballot so that only the deserving ones were award^ the honor of superl ative- Dees’ Debris BY RIG DEES Students at GHS are already making speculations concerning the outcome of the 1968 President ial campaign. Preident Johnson is, of course, in hope of a re-election. Our republican-minded scholar at tending Grimsley has been quoted as supporting the conviction that “the only difference between LSD and LBJ is that one is a drug, and the other is a dope.” On the local scene, various ac tivities are well underway. The sophomores have completed their elections, selecting Jimmy Palmer as their class leader. It must have been disheartening for young Pal mer when, at his first student council meeting, he opened the “suggestion box” only to find a note that read. “Impeach Jimmy Palmer.” Jimmy Mitchell, speedy Whirlie halfback, has been true to form so far this season. This dashing, gay-blade, devil-may-care flash has really beten pouring it on. But, big deal, you would pour it on to if one of your teammates rubbed “Ben-Gay” into your hip pads before each game. Editor Upchurch has encour aged me to keep up with “Dees’ Debris” even though some read ers have threatened my life on several occasions. Marilyle sim ply says “Don’t worry, Rig, just keep your hopes up and your arms downs.” I answer by saying, “Thanks for the encouragement, Marilyle. I must say that of aU the girls I have ever met, you are one of them.” moners” are not considered eUgi-i ble is because they do not usuaUy; participate as actively. Is it because! they do not wish to do so? Seldom i is the answer no. Usually they have been shut out because they do not come from a certain school or neighborhood, do not wear cer- • tain labels of clothes, and do not follow the crowd. There is no element of surprise ( in the forthcoming presentation i of candidates. Even the Homecom-, ing Queen choice is widely assum-i ed. However, the object is not in the choice but in the system. What can be, done about this? Nothing. The only reaction to this editorial (if any) will be a few> angry reactions or good intentions of a^eeing and maybe a few letters to the paper. This student body; has thrown itself so apathetic that it is doubtful if the truth event hurts. Letters To The Editor Dear Editor, The editorial you displayed ini the last issue of HIGH LIFE couldn’t have been written by at teen-ager. This piece of literary; grub shows why WCOG dislikes Grimsley. The article seemed to be written by an old fuddy-duddy who loves flowers. Where are the fun-loving teens of Grimsley They certainly weren’t represent ed in this editorial. You have no tact whatsoever. We, at GHS, have been trying hard to please WCOG so thtey wouldn’t cut us down so much and ignore us as often. What do you do? You throw the whole thing down and completely discount our chances for approval by WCOG. WCOG went to great pains to produce this project. They suc ceeded; they ought to get an award. The whole city seemed to become a big team “fighting” foi* a single cause. Entire families got out and had a terrific field day. Little kids considered it a great big Easter Egg hunt. Big kids just got out and had a ball. So we did a little damage. It can be paid for. Can you pay for real enjoyment the Honda hunt repre sented? I doubt it. WCOG is a great station; it does pay to listen to it. Bill Buckltey Class of ’69 HIGH LIFE Published Weekly 1 September through 1 June, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, between semes ters and spring holidays by the students of Grimsley Senior High School, 801 Westover Terrace Greensboro, N. C. 27410 Second-class Postage Paid In Greensboro, N. C. $1 Per Semester ^MTEMAfioSAB Founded by the Class of 1921 Revived by the Spring Journalism Class of 1937 Editor-ivM:hief .... Marilyle Upchurch Managing Editor Jean Broadway Business Manager Franklin Stewart News Editor Karen Dudley Feature Editor Taylor Tally Sports Staff Morty Morgenstem, Sarah Ward John Foust Cartoonist ..... Photographer Howard Ratsch
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