OLUME XLIV
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, GREENSBORO, N. C., 27410 MAY 20, 1969
NUMBER 20
3rimsley Wins School Beautiful Award
For the third time in four
SETS Grimsley Whirlies have cap
ped the annual city-wide School
eautiful trophy in competition
ith other Greensboro high
ihools. The trophy was presented
i the GHS School Beautiful
jmmittee at a special banquet on
lay 7th, at the Holiday Inn South,
arious awards were given at the
anquet for special areas before
le overall winner was announced,
reedie Hodges was given an
ivard for the best worker at
HS. Grimsley also received an
svard for the best scrapbook en-
red in the competition. After
was announced that Smith was
inner-up for the entire contest,
rimsley School Beautiful Chair-
lan Rebecca White was present-
folunteer Program
aking Applicants
Applications are now available
the guidance office for any
adents who are interested in
■lunteering their services to the
juth Opportunity Program this
mmer. This program has been
t up to involve the youth of
reensboro in taking an active
rt in community services.
All applicants are to report to
e public library for orientation
id interviewing on either Thurs-
ly, May 22 at 4:00 p.m. or Sat-
■day, May 24 at 10:00 a.m. At
ed the large silver revolving
School Beautiful bowl with a
smaller silver plate to be kept
by the school.
The final award was made after
a long year of workdays, special
projects, and judgings. Three
special Judgings were held, in
addition to the scrap book com
petition, as preliminaries to the
final award. Grimsley won the
“Anti-Litter Week” while the oth
er contests (Christmas Decoration
and America the Beautiful Week)
were won by other schools.
Part of the reason for Grims-
ley’s success again this year is
due to the large degree of par
ticipation exhibited by the Grims
ley student body in comparison
with that of the other schools.
Grimsley’s committee system this
year wag the first of its kind in
the city and gave our school proj
ect an element of organization
unmatched by any of our competi
tors Serving in the chairman
ships of the various committees
were Cindy Shoemaker (Secre
tary Committee), Evy Schenk
(Workday) Jean Garvin (Special
Projects), Gail Kivett (Publicity),
Weedie Hodges (Bulletin Board),
Ellen Smith (Anti-Litter), Margie
Holloway (Scrapbook), Bob Jones
(Treasury) Dewitt MeCarley
(Club representatives), Harvey
Livingston (Project and Litter
Bags). Also helping Rebecca was
her hard-working co-chairman,
Jimmy Palmer. School Advisor
for the committee was Miss Lynne
Hundley and serving as advisor
from the PTSA was Mrs. Livings
ton.
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First AP English
Exam Given Here
Last Monday, May 12th, twelve
students in Grimsley’g Advanced
Placement English class took the
College Entrance Examination
Board’s AP English Exam. The
exam lasted three and one-half
hours and consisted of an ob
jective test and four essays con
cerning various literary works.
The exams will be graded and the
scores reported to the students,
to Grimsley, and to the college
each student is planning to attend.
The grading score ranges from a
possible “5” to a “1”> which is
falling. This system follows the
grading scale of all accelerated
classes at GHS. This is the first
year that Grimsley has had an
Advanced Placement English
Class. Mrs. Daphne Stanton, dean
of students, teaches this course
and the twelve people in the
classe are: Susan Spence, Ellen
Smith, Roe Buchanan, Susan Coc-
klereece. Dale Johnson, Cindy
Johnson, Jo Tuska, Elyse Topkins,
Bob Jones, Marcia Simon, Jane
Garvey, and Rie Davis. A. P. his
tory, taught by Mr. Frederickson,
had its exam Thursday, May 15th.
GIHS ROTC Unit Visits Parris Island
More than 100 Marine Corps
unior Reserve Officer Training
orps Cadets from Grimsley
aveled to Parris Island May
th to tour recruit training fa-
lities.
The cadets began their tour
[onday morning, by observing a
nal review ceremony and at-
mding a Drill Instructor School
riefing.
Following a demonstration and
riefing on water survival at the
jcruit training regiment pool,
le group toured the rifle range
icilities and inspected a recruit
juadbay.
After lunch the cadets observed
icruits at Elliott’s Beach, and
; Recruit Receiving they were
iven a look at initial processing
of recruits into the Marine Corps.
At the close combat and assault
reaction courses the group ob
served recruits training with
pugil sticks and bayonets.
Accompaning the cadets on the
tour of recruit training were
Colonel J. V. Booker, and Master
Sergeant B. L. Zales, both re
tired Marines, Grimsley’s JROTC
instructors.
According to MSgt. Zales this
is the third year for the new
Marine JROTC Program, and the
program’s first year at Grimsley
High School. Grimsley is the sec
ond high school in the southeast
to establish he program.
Presently 17 schools across the
United States have incorporated
the new program into their cur
riculum.
Studentg admitted to the pro
gram are required to be at least
14 years of age and have a high
academic standing. After enter
ing, a cadet receives most of the
same basic clothing issue as a
regular Marine recruit. Rank is
achieved through leadership abil
ities, academic test, and observa
tion.
Colonel Booker view's Grims
ley’s three year voluntary pro
gram as a “reflection of the Ma
rine Corps in the civilian com
munity”. Its purpose is “to cre
ate la union between the school
and the Marine Corps toward
making future leaders both in
military and civilian environ
ments”.
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School Beautiful Chairman, Rebecca White proudly dis
plays newly won trophies.
Class Day Festivities
Planned For Seniors
I Corporal H. Nelso of Flight Clearance refers to a chart of the runways to show Junior
lOTC cadets how the aircraft arrivals and departures are routed on the Air Station.
Class Day, Grimsley’s annual
senior day of celebration, will be
held this year on Friday, May 23.
The festivities, as usual, will in
clude a special clasg day skit to
be presented at third period as
sembly. The skit is presently be
ing practiced under the direction
of the ubiquitious and otherwise
very busy Skip Holt, whose pre-
Johnson Named
Latin Finalist
On April 30 Lucinda Johnson,
a student at Grimsley, was in
formed that she has been select
ed as finalist in the North Caro
lina Academic Contest in Ad
vanced Latin for 1969, Lucinda and
her Latin teacher, Mrs. Madlin,
were cordially invited to be the
guests of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill on May
10 to paricipate in the final round
of selection. The first place win
ner in advanced Latin will be
awarded a merit scholarship good
for a period of four years at
U.N.C.-C.H. Second and third
place winners will receive a cer
tificate of merit.
Receiving awards in other fields
during related competition that
same week were ePter Michalove
(second place—French), and Ka
thy Shields (second place —
Physics).
viously demonstrated talent witht
the PEP BOARD will undoubt
edly help to bring equal laughter-
from this year’s Class Day pre
sentation. The hour long perform
ance wil be based rather loosely
on the original script and score-
provided by the script commit
tee consisting of Louise Schepp,
Tom Bain, Weedie Hodges,. Ellen:
Smith, Julie Avery, Jo Tuska,,
Ellen Armfield and other equally
guilty occasional contributors. Also
to be given credit are the faculty
advisory (censorship?) commiU-^e
of Miss Amy Moore, Mrs. Sue
Smith, and Mrs Marietta Massey.
Included in the script, between
the various faculty digs, will be
assorted bits of nostalgia and
humor from the class of 1969.
The senior superlatives will also
receive recognition during the
performance.
After the curtain has fallen,
the last sobg sobbed, and the
final echos of loyal cheer have
died in the empty balcony, sen
iors will be dismissed from school:
for the rest of the afternoon to
attend the traditional swim party
at Lindley Pool. Those wishing to
remain in class may do so, but if
not, attendance at the swim party
is compulsory. Seniors have been
warned that the consumption of
alcoholic beverages, certain mouth
washes and similar artificial de-
pressan,ts will not be allowed.
Students are otherwise encour
aged to enjoy themselves.