PART ONE
DRUGS
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VOLUME XLV
NUMBER 3
Congratulations To:
Patricia Allred
Cynthia Hanner
Judy Pruitt
Gary Applewhite
Steve Harris
Larry Pike
Kathy Buckley
Debbie Hinton
Dawn Rimmer
Robert Brody
David Kay
Mike Rochelle
Beverly Ghunn
Mary Jo Maxwell
Becky Scott
Steve Gorman
Hugh Moore
Phylis Smith
Tisa Curtis
Tanya McRee
Frank Stanley
Buff Dodd
Patrick McDaid
Susie Tanger
Debra Dwiggens
Shay Oliver
Miles Thompson
Duke Ellis
Larry Newlin
Gonnis Voight
Craig Fox
David Hutchinson
Rick Vaeth
Liz George
Luanne Jones
Wesley York
For their selection to
the Junior Marshalls of Grimsley this year.
GRIMSLEY TO HAVE
PRESIDENTIAL CLASSROOM
Y, C. N, C. In The
Process of Change
Because of the state law which
was passed during the last Gen
eral Assembly session, the Youth
Councils of North Carolina are
in a stage of reorganization.
The constitution of the Youth
Councils has several points which
are in conflict with the state law.
The committee which is in charge
of by-laws is now in the process
of rewriting the constitution,
subject to approval by all YCNC
Greensboro’s delegates to Y.C.N.C.
compose this committee. Marty
Hammer, Ross Covington, Susy
Levy, Jack Hunngman, Bill Glass,
David Gaynor and by-laws chair
man Cathy Payne are now meet
ing to make these changes.
Conflicting points have to do
mainly with the Advisory Board.
Under the present arrangement
there is a Corporate Board which
is made up of adult advisors
from each of the Youth Coun
cils. There also is an Executive
Director who works for Y.C.N.C.
They have the power to advise
and take care of all corporate
business for Y.C.N.C.
Under the state law there is a
different arrangement. An advis
ory Board of eight adults and
eight youths is to be set up. The
adults will be selected by the
governor of N.C. for a term of
four years. The youths will be
selected by the Youth Council.
They are to be chosen geograph
ically with not more than four
coming from established councils.
The powers will be similar to
those of the present board. They
shall also pick the Executive Di
rector for the council.
The present council was formed
in 1966 when three councils ban
ned together. Greensboro, High
Point and Raleigh became the
Youth Councils of North Caro
lina, Incorporated. The charter
CORRECTION
High Life would like to apolo
gize for the statement for money
usuage from the Junior class
project. It does not go to the prom
as stated, but is used to pay for
the Junior section in the annual.
Excess money is carried over until
next year to use in the senior
class project.
and by-laws were drawn up by
youths. Soon afterwards, Fayette
ville, Ashville and Wilmington
became council members.
In 1968 a grant by the Smith
Richardson Foundation gave a
grant for a pilot study of the
bill. It was proposed and passed
by the 1969 General Assembly.
When the Youth Councils go un
der this bill the present organi
zation will be abolished. Then
N.C. will be the only state which
has such a program for its youths.-
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Whirligig Wins Award
HIGH LIFE would like to con
gratulate the staff of the 1969
WHIRLIGIG for receiving the
All-American Honor Rating in the
All American Critical Service.
This rating is conducted by the
National Scholastic Press Associ
ation at the Univevrsity of Min,
nesota. This marks the twentieth
consecutive time the WHIRLIGIG
has won this high award. Editors
Bonnie Boyles and Fred Pearsall
and advisor Miss Virginia Powell
are especially to be congratulated
on this journalistic achievement.
The rating is based on over
5000 high school publications.
These are judged on content,
writing and make-up in categories
based on enrollment, frequency
of publication and method of
printing.
In the release Otto W. Quale,
NSPA Executive Director stated,
“Scholastic journalists are the
communications leaders of tomor
row and high school publications
provide a living laboratory for
journalistic research and innova
tion. The school and community
are to be commended for their
support of this challenging co-
curricular activity.”
This year’s WHIRLIGIG Editor
Bill Proctor promises many im
provements and surprises in the
WHIRLIGIG. The page size is to
expanded to 9”xl2” from the old
7 3/8”xlOJ/4” and the faculty sec
tion will be combined with the
achievement section. The first
sale of WHIRLIGIGS is set for
November 5-12 at the price of
$5.25, the price will go up to
$6.00 during the February sale.
J.C.L. ELECTS
OFFICERS
JCL — the Junior Classical
League — is a non-service club
made up of Latin students. Its
purpose is to promote an appreci
ation of ancient classical culture.
The JCL creed sums up the pur
pose very nicely: “The members
of the Junior Classica; League
covenant to hand on the torch
of classical civilization of the
modem world. They believe an
acquaintance with the civilization
of Greece and Rome will help
them understand and appraise
this world of today which is in
debted to ancient civilization in
its governments, laws, literature,
language, and arts.”
This year’s state JCL president
is Kevin Butler. He was elected
at the state convention in Chapel
Hill earlier this year.
Grimsley’s JCL officers for this
year are as follows: Jack Knight,
president; Dave Buie and David
Carpenter, co-vice presidents; Su
san Decker, secretary, and Cynda
Crawford, treasurer.
Grimsley High School will be
one of the prlviledged schools in
the state this year as one senior,
selected by the school adminis
trators, will be sent to Washing
ton, D.C. for a week to partici
pate in the 1970 program of A
Presidential Classroom for Young
Americans”, a non-partisan non
profit organization for education.
The purpose of this government-
ally project is to provide high
school seniors from all parts of
the United States with an oppor-
Coliege Entrance Exams
There are several college en
trance examinations for Juniors
and Seniors at Grimsley. For
Juniors ther is the Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT),
the College Entrance Examination
Board (CEEB) Scholastic Apti
tude Test (SAT), and the CEEB
Achievement Tests. Seniors may
take the CEEB-SAT and the
CEEB Achievement Tests.
Also, there are three tests for
Seniors which Juniors do not take:
CEEB Advanced Placement, CEEB
Language Listening, and the
American College Testing ACT).
The cost for the CEEB-SAT is
$5.00, for the CEEB Achievements,
$8.50, and for the CEEB Language
Listening test, since it is a sup
plement to the written Achieve
ment test, there is no cost. The
ACT’S cost $6.00.
CEEB-Sat’s are given oni No
vember 1, December 6, January
10, March 7, May 2, and July
11. The CEEB Achievements are
given on December 6, January
10, March 7, May 2, and July 11.
The deadline dates for the test
applications are October 1, No
vember 5, December 10, February
4, April 1, and June 10.
On October 18, December 13,
February 21, April 25, and July
18, the ACT’S are given. The
CEEB Advanced Placement is
given on May 18 and May 22.
February 3 in the test date for
CEEB Language Listening.
Industrial Program
Started For Youth
The Youth and Industry Pro
gram is a program set up to
teach youth about the economic
and industrial facts of our so
ciety and the opportunities for
youth in industry. Some of the
purposes of the program are to
help youth learn about basic ec
onomics and industry to the so
cial, political, and international
aspects of society; to teach them
about those who operate the in
dustrial economy of the United
States; to raise the students’ level
of knowledge about basic eco
nomics and industry; to enable
youth to appreciate the operations
and befenits of a free enterprise
system and to learn how to ex
plain it.
It is made of a group of twenty
to twenty-five high school youth
meeting weekly for a minimum
of six weeks under the direction
of an able discussion leader. Dur
ing the six weeks the group
visits five different plants and
learns about economy and indus
try.
Some of the ways of our eco
nomic system that mav he cov
ered are profits and prices, mon
ey and credit, machinery cost.s.
taxes, competition, government
relationships, supply and demand,
jobs, training and development,
plus others.
A range of industries to be
visited are textile mills' and prod
ucts, food, rubber products, leath
er goods, electrical equipment,
petroleum and coal, printing and
publishing, and many others
The program takes place from
October 15th to November 12. On
Oct. 15, orientation took place
where more about the program
was learned. The schedule for the
program for the city schools Is
as follows: Oct. 22—Pilot Life
Insurance Company, Oct. 29 —
Wachovia Bank and Trust Com
pany, Nov. 5—Meyers Department
Store, Nov. 12—J. P. Stevens and
Comnany.
Grimsley participants in the
program are Susan Johnston, Ste
phen Marks, Randy McFettors.
Marty Schott, Terry Stout, and
Mark Thompson.
tunity to discover what our gov
ernment is really all about—^its
functions and how these duties
are carried out.
“A Presidential Classroom for
Young Americans” serves to open
the door to greater understanding
of the American democratic sys
tem which, to many high-school-
age youths, may seem remote and
bureaucratic.
Sessions will be held in Wash
ington beginning on February 14
and running until March 21. Each
session will last one week. During
each session, classes begin on a
Saturday afternoon and end the
following Saturday morning, each
class consisting of 350 students.
The project is being held in
February because most of official
Washington will be present, and
most governmental functions are
under full swing. The Senate and
the House of Representatives will
both probably be in session, and
next year’s budget and plans will
be being discussed. Schools must
initiate a request in order to in
sure a place for a senior in the
1970 program. The request should
be signed by Mr. Glenn. No more
than two students will be accept
ed from the same school. In or
der to be selected, a student must
be doing well in classes, express
a genuine desire to learn about
government in-depth, and have
maintained good self-discipline ia
the past.
Although transportation to and
from Washington is not included,
the $200.00 tuition (per student)
covers food, lodging, text, field
trips, instructor fees, and health
and accident insurance.
The holding of classes in the
actual location of the department
or agency being studied adds to
the benefits for the students.
They will see first-hand how our
democracy works. The week will
be broken up into 20 seminars,
with a work day lasting from 8
a.m. until 11 P.m. Largely, lec
tures and class participation im
discussions, these seminars cover
all areas of the government, such
as an in-depth look at the sena
tor, the representative, the work
of the Senate and Congressional
offices, the state department, and
the Judiciary system. Also, there
are other topics discussed, such
as the work of the foreign em
bassies, an introduction to the
Nation’s Capital, and the methods
of the Fourth Estate. At the end
of the week, all seniors will be
given a National Student Body
Test. The results of the test will
be personal and not subie"^''d
to a national rating of any kind.
On Friday night of each ses
sion, a graduation banquet will
be held and Certificates of
Achievement will be awarded. A
major speaker will address the
students, and nationally known
entertainers will present “A Sa
lute to Young Americans”. It
promises to be a memorable ex
perience for seniors across the
country. Many students have had
community clubs sponsoring their
trip and providing the finances.
This is greatly urgde by the or-
aanizers of the program. If it
were possible, the government
would like to have all students
come and “discover America”, but
it must settle for just a few. tt
is hoped that those who are part
of the classroom program will
pass on their experiences and
knowledge to others.