BASKETBALL
PREVIEW
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i^OLUME XLIV
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C. 27 410, DECEMBER 18, 1969
NUMBER 8
Nuness Wins Speech Contest
Miss EsHelle Mitchell, a French teacher at GHS, received
the Calvin Wiley Award for public school teaching excellence.
Winter Sports Assembly Held
On December 4, at first period,
the Winter Sportg assemble was
held for all students.
Tye Hunter, president of the
student body, led the pledge of
Kllegiance. Jean Garvin, chairman
of Special Projects, was intro
duced to present Miss Ann Moore,
a typing teacher with blue and
white typewriter covers for her
classroom. Head cheerleader, Mar-
gart Shelton announced the Var
sity cheerleaders, before doing
two cheers.
Skip Holt, Pep Board chairman,
wit hthe assistance of Cyd Payne
showed the students a skit fol-
lowing the words of the cheer,
Sophomore-Junior-Senior.
Coach Jamieson, as a preview
of “What’s Happening in sports,”
introduced the various squads.
The soccer team, composed of 46
boys, is coached by Max Thacker.
Coach Sawyer ig in charge of the
swimming squad. Thirty-six boys
make up the wrestling team. They
BUPe advised by Coaches Robinson
and Umburger. A demonstration
was given to the students in the
gym on this skill. The participants
were: Dewey Smith and Brian
Smith—^first team, and Ken Gard
ner and Tom Reed—second team.
Another exhibition wag given by
those boys composing the basket
ball team, coached by MacMan and
Thacker.
Dates To Remember
December:
17—Choir Program, second pe
riod
20— Senior Class Christmas
Play, third period
21— Holiday Dance, 8:30 to
11:30, in the Girl’s Gym,
dresg semi-iormal
23—Christmas Barn Play at
the Barn Dinner Theatre,
Tickets—$3.00 per person
20—January 1—Christmas hol
idays
CLUBLICITY
The Charioteers won their first
interclub basketball game against
the Seniorettes. They helped put
streamers on cars seventh period
Friday, December 6 for oim first
basketball game with Diu-ham.
The Civitans inducted new
members into their club Decem
ber 3. A hayride is planned for
members and their dates.
The Junior Exchange Club sent
It invitations for new members
; the December 9th meeting at
im Fowlkes house.
The Junior Civinettes are plan
ing a Christmas Banquet for
embers and their dates. An an-
lal project of selling fruitcakes
underway.
The Junior Exchangettes are
iking orders from members for
mblem Pins, Tee Shirts, and
weat Shirts.
The T-Teens are conducting
)nducting their money-making
Sophomore Paul Nuness won the
first prize in the Veterans Ad
ministration’s annual speech con
test on the subject of “Freedom’s
Challenge”. The contest was held
at WBIG radio station, December
2. Paul stated that he was sur
prised when the judges announced
his victory, and that he didn’t
really expect to win.
Paul’s speech was told in a very
cynical tone, and dealt with the
way American citizens take ad
vantage of their rights but do
Miss Mitchell Receives Award
Miss Estelle Mitchell, a French
teacher at GHS, received the
Calvin Wiley Award at the an
nual Chamber of Commerce din
ner Thursday night, December 5
at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Given for public school teach
ing excellence, the award was
presented by Samuel Boateng,
Minister of Education in Ghama.
West Africa.
Calvin Wiley was named for
North Carolina’s 19th century
champion of Universal education.
Bom in Greensboro in 1819, he
was the state’s first superintend
ent of schools. TTiis award was
given for the time.
In the state Miss Mitchell is
known for her efforts in behalf
of public education. She is also
remembered fondly by several
generations of students, and a
fine example of the type of teach
ers that are very much in demand.
We wish to congratulate Miss
Mitchell for her outstanding work.
Red Cross Conducts
Enrollment Drive
project for thig year selling candy.
The O. Henry Juniors ar© ush
ering at the Greensboro Audi
torium for the presentation of
the “Messiah” this Christmas.
The girls are also offering their
services at the patterning exer
cises at Lyn Weaver’s.
The Key Club has completed
heir seasonal service of sweeping
the Stadium. The directory has
been sent to the printer.
The Seniorettes gave a turkey
dinner and food for a week to
an underprivileged family for
Thanksgiving. For their Christ
mas project the girls are giving
another underprivileged family
toys for the younger children
and clothes and other essenials
for he whole family.
The Junior Jaycettes are taking
on the responsibility of making
forty posters for the basketball
tournament.
The American Red Cross Club
of Grimsley has finished the an
nual enrollment drive. At the
beginning of the year a Red
Cross ReiM-esentative was elected
from each homeroom. The Rep-
resentativeg plus other interested
persong have been meeting in
room 700 after school. Represent
atives from the city Advisory
Committee which ig made up of
the Executive Members of the
City Club attended the meetings.
Randy Isakson, a junior is the
president of Grimsley’g club.
$131.00 was collected in home
rooms Monday^Wednesday, De
cember 2-4. Each contributor was
given a Red Cross badge and a
Red Cross Ruler. Randy express
ed her thanks to the students for
making the drive a success. All
the raoney collected from the
Greensboro Public Schools goes
into a service fund. Any school
in the city may draw from this
fund for service projects of the
Red Cross Youth. Some of the
causes that this money is used
for are shipping costs for Tray
favors to Ft. Bragg, Home Eco
nomics Supplies, such ag cookies,
candies, and materials for indus
trial arts such as lapboards,
checker bords, card holders, and
the Murdock Chapter Fund.
Murdock is the state center for
the retarded (6 years to 100
years). At the present time they
do not have a chapel for re
ligious services. All assemblies
must be held in the inadequate
school auditorium. Last year the
Red Cross Youth contributed $100
to the Chapel Fund.
At a participant in International
Projects, the Greensboro Chap
ter’s Youth contributes to the
National Red Cross Youth Fund.
This fund finances many pro
grams.
Project Reach is a program that
enables our youth to help neigh
bors in this country. Red Cross
Youth serve in areag that do
not have Red Cross Chapters.
They teach first aid, safer safety,
and Home Nursing.
The International Work-Study
program enables our youth to
visit and work with youth of
other nations in Project Reach.
not fulfill their responsibilites. He
used the famous quote of Richard
Lovelace “Stonewalls do not a
prison make, nor ironbars a cage”.
He spoke of th© need for Ameri
cans to change their attitudes
and work for peace. The point he
was trying to get across wag that
this problem could only be solved
with the precious key of know
ledge. We all congratulate him on
hig victory and wish him luck
in the state contest.
EAGLE SCOUTS
These boys recently received
the Eagle Scout Award:
Edward Freedman
Victor Lambeth
William Lambeth
Stephen Marks
Robert Mimg
Hugh Stokes
Red Cross youth have spent their
summers in Mexico and Central
America.
The National Fund finances
Braille Magazines and the Annual
Talking Book for the Blind. These
are available to any teacher who
works with the handicapped.
It also finances the Interna
tional Art Program. Last year,
Greensboro contributed 93 pic-
tureg to the Exhibits which will
tour the United States and then
travel to other Red Cross So
cieties Overseas.
Probably just known for its
help to disaster victims, the Red
Cross gives disaster aid to schools
in the United States as well as
children in other coimtries.
The Crosg is certainly a
worthwhile organization. The stu
dents of GHS should continue
“To Help Those Who Cannot Help
Themselves.”
YRC Christmas
Floats Wins Prize
Where were you, Tuesday, No
vember 19? Approximately 100
people were the Agricultural
Bam creating and constructing
the YRC Chirstmas float. The
float’s theme was “Christmas
Time in the City.”
Construction of the float in
volved almost 500 hours. *1716
float was a colorful city block.
The Block consisted of a bakery,
a doll shop, other store windows,
a skyline, and a street lamp. The
float was artistically covered with
foil and the costumes were be
coming.
Gibbie Edwards was a baker,
Steve Warner, a policeman, and
Julie Inman was a Salvation Army
representative.
Nancy Bass, Sid O’Cain, Linda
Pitts, Janie Bingham, Jane Jack-
son, and Karen Ewell also rode
on the float.
The float was entered in the
Holiday Jubilee Parade Compe
tition. The group’s enthusiasm and
bard work was rewarded by a
$50 prize in the Youth Division.
Congratulations YRC!
The Greensboro J.C.’s helped
sponsor the float.
A NEW DAY
A (hrisimas Poem
'The Christmas bell are ringing.
The carollers are a singing.
Giving and forgiving, welcoming
the new year,
Hearts are gay when the birth of
Christ is near.
We hear the story the Bible tells.
We receive the caU to help those
who ail.
Giving money and love from our
hearts.
All joining in the riotous march.
People loving because they have
an excuse.
They try to without one but it’s
no use,
Natioug stopping wars because of
the season.
What would happen if they had
no reason?
But when Chirstmas is gone this
year,
No more songg will you hear.
Like the aluminum Christmas tree.
Hearts are stored away for no
one to see.
feut let this not be the ending.
But rather a beginning
Not the death of a giving spirit.
But rather the birth of it.
Working together in a search for
peace.
Finding a way so that all wars
might cease.
The fight against world himger
cannot rets.
This my friendg will be oiur great
est test.
Gary Richardson
We would like to express our
appreciation to Randy Downs
for hig article on the ROTC
which appeared in the last is-
sue of HIGH LIFE. It was an
error on our part not to give
the deserved by-line.