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VOLUME XLVI
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL GREENSBORO, N.C. 27410 FEBRUARY 15, 1972
NUMBER 8
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“It’s just like having a spare
staff!” says adviser Mrs. Morton
of the newly formed journalism
class. Sure enough, twenty-four
eager minds are poised second
peribd every day to learn the ins
and outs of journalism, before
they are let loose on the campus
to worry everyone until they fer
ret out the news.
The new class members have
an extra motivation over the staff
in that they receive credit. One
regular English credit is given
for journalism just as in any oth
er course. Naturally, there will
be a lot of written work, most of
which won’t be printed. But when
something worthy happens along,
John Parrett and Winthrop Wat
son, editors of HIGH LIFE, will
be there to lap it up for printing.
“Hopefully, next year’s staff
will come from this class,” says
Mrs. Morton, “along with those
younger members of my present
staff.” She is excited about the
future of newspaper journalism at
GHS and hopes the program
grows in years to come.
Like all ne\vspapers, HIGH
LIFE must constantly be con
cerned with finances. Second se
mester sales now being accepted
will determine whether or not
students vnll find a six-page issue
awaiting them on delivery morn
ings or something thinner.
So far, the sign-up part of the
campaign is running about as ex
pected, but many more names,
and dollars, must be evident be
fore Feb. 18.
Buy
A
Whirligig!
London Here We Ceme
London, here we come! This is
the shout of approximately 150
Grimsley band and choir mem
bers, teachers, and parents as they
make their plans for the trip
June 8-19. The cost of the adven
ture is only $350 per person. This
money will cover the airplane
trip, a centrally-located hotel,
and two meals a day.
The group will whisper across
the ocean on a luxurious Boeing
707 jet. The jet departs from
Greensboro on June 8 at 9:30
p.m. The passengers will then
relax and enjoy a direct seven-
hour ride. They should return to
Greensboro on June 19 at about
5:00 p.m.
Although no set itinerary has
been planned, several members
of the group are hoping to at
tend the famous 24-hour race at
Le Mans. A few golf trips may
also be available.
According to Mr. Hill and Mr.
Hazelman, it is too late to sign
up for this year’s trip, but there
will be another exciting trip
planned for next year.
Chris Mines, Hi l-Q Bowl teom member answers question as Coach Stanfield watches. Oth
er team members are Tom Kritzer, Don Wilson, Martho Sykes and Roger Weinstein.
Photo J.B.P.
Juniors Take SAT’s On April 15
Many of the juniors . have al
ready picked up their PSAT’s
and have begun to think of possi
ble college choices in terms of
their scores and grade averages.
It is important that the rest of
the juniors follow this same pat
tern before March.
Juniors will be filling out their
applications in order to take their
SAT’s on April 15. They will need
95% Of Teachers
Belong To NEA
Did you know that approxi
mately 95% of GHS teachers be
long to at least one of the three
branches of the National Educa
tion Association? In fact, some of
them, belong to two or three
branches, including the state
branch, the NCAE, and the local
unit of NEA.
Membership in these organiza
tions is open to teachers, super
visors, principals, and superin-,
tendents, and annual dues are
$25.00 for NEA, $20.00 for NCAE,
and $5.00 for the local unit mem
bership.
The newest professional orga
nization is the American Federa
tion of Teachers (AFT), a nation
al union of classroom teachers,
affiliated with AFL-CIO. Several
GHS teachers have become char
ter members of the local unit,
and annual dues are $64.00.
All the professional organiza
tions strive to help the teachers
not only in the classroom but
also in the legislature and in
congress by lobbsdng. Legal as
pects are also considered by the
organizations.
to make an appointment with their
counselors in order to fill out
their forms. The reason for this
is that a SDQ (Student Descrip
tive Questionnaire) needs to be
filled out and submitted to the
College Board along with the ap
plication for SAT’s.
Also, on the application form
the student is to give the names
of colleges (3) to which he wants
his scores reported. For this rea
son students should have a good
idea of their choices.
Those taking their SAT’s are
expected to have social security
HI I. Q. Bowl
Be Televised
Defending champion in the High
I. Q. Bowl, GHS recently saluted
a new team composed of Chris
Mines, Roger Wienstein, Martha
Sykes, Don Nelson, and Tom
Kritzer. Mr. Whisnant and Mr.
Stanfield, coaches, conducted an
exhausting series of tryouts with
many applicants before choosing
finalists.
Feb. 12 marks the first session
of the eighth annual High I. Q.
Bowl in Elliot Hall, and the new
team will find itself competing
with forty other teams in the first
round, which is a round-robin
elimination.
Channel 2 will televise the sec
ond session every Sunday from
Feb. 20 to May 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Sponsored by United Dairies,
High I. Q. Bowl rewards winning
team members with a $200 grant
and the revolving High I. Q. Bowl
trophy. Runners-up receive $100
grants and the High I. Q. plaque.
numbers on the application forms.
A social security number is also
required on most college applica
tions. Those people without num
bers m^ay obtain them at the So
cial Security Office in the Old
Post Office, 324 West Market
Street.
In their investigations of col
leges juniors may ma^e visits
on week-ends during Easter, or on
non-test school days. Juniors and
seniors are allowed two days for
visitation to colleges between Oc
tober 1 and May 1 of each school
year. These absences are excused
only if a letter of confirmation
of an appointment was presented
to the Dean’s Office before the
visit was made.
Fifly-Four Wbirlies
Make All-Stale Band
Grimsley captured more than
its share of honors at the All-
State Band tryouts which were
held at Enloe High School in
Raleigh on Dec. 11, 1971. A joint
concert consisting of both the No.
1 and No. 2 bands will be pre
sented at Burlington Williams
High School on Feb. 6, 1972.
Among the fifty-four Whirlies
selected for both the first and
second bands are: No. 1 Band;
Flutes — Jennifer Quynn, David
Morrow; Oboes—^Janice Bray, Pe
ter Wilson; Bassoon—Roger Wein
stein; Alto Clarinet—David Gut-
terman; Bass Clarinet—Richard
Goss; Clarinet — Tom Kritzer,
Charles Manley, Susan Braswell,
Julie Gibson, Karen Henson, Rick
Looman, Susan Overton, Rick
Spencer, Susan Clayton; Alto Sax-
ophone—Parker Dodd; Baritone
Clarinet—Tom Hankins; Comet—
Mike Holland; Trombone—Andy
Walker, Tom Alspaugh; Snare
Drum—Jim Matthews; String Bass
—Craig Kinney.
Band No. 2 includes the fol
lowing musicians: Nancy Parks,
Susan Kellenberger, Ann Galla
gher, Janet Rabin, Chip High-
smith, Dawn Walters, Steve Rit
ter, Bart Bullock, Chip Swart,
Rodney ' Smith, Randy Craven,
John Conger, Russ Livingston, Jim
Pitts, David Smith, Steve Toben,
Newell Highsmith, Lawson Ran
kin, Ray Symmes, Jim Osborne,
Steve Breece, Jane Selders, Nan
cy Kooney, David Spencer, Susan
Benshoff, John Marks, Joe Doug
las, and Mark Bolick.
Faculty Advisory Council
Launches Activism
YRC Presents 'Genesis^
YRC presented the annual
Twirp dance on Feb. 12 from 8:00
to 12:00. According to the co-
chairman Susan Lindsay, this so
cial event was different from
past dances.
This event was called a dance-
concert; students dressed as they
pleased and sat and enjoyed the
music instead of dancing for
hours. A rock group. Genesis,
who play often at UNC, provided
the music.
The success of this dance will
motivate YRC to have a dance
every month through the end of
the year. However, the recrea
tion council reminds students that
the success of it depended on
them.
Recently, the Faculty Advisory
Council has launched its own
“constructive activism” in pursuit
of academic excellence and a bet
ter-equipped school.
FAC presented a letter explain
ing the apparent deficiencies at
THIRTEEN SING
AT WORKSHOP
Thirteen members of Grimsley’s
Madrigals were selected to
attend the annual choral work
shop at Mars Hill College Feb.
3 and 4. These students Worked
on several pieces of music, end
ing up the workshop on Saturday
night with a concert.
Those students selected to go
were Sopranos: Beverly McGregor
and Pam Ozment (Seniors); Deb-
by Severs and Brenda Tagert
(Juniors); Altos: Louise Crouch,
Sandra Crawford, and Jan Cates
(Seniors); Tenors: Pete Smith
(Senior); John Coble and Sam
Lewis (Juniors); Basses: Mike
Hogewood and Ron Rimmer (Sen
iors); Zane Leake (Junior).
GHS to the Board of Educatioii.-
In part, the letter stated that &
serious lack of equipment and
materials in the science building
handicapped the educational pro
cess of many students. Other
areas of improvement included
the slippery and filthy floors
found in all of our buildings, ex
cluding the 2nd floor of the cafe
teria which received new tiles.
The gravel in the faculty parking
lot, lack of upkeep for its en
trance, and even the absence of
lockers for coats and other per
sonal items for teachers contrib
ute toward dissatisfaction and
concern among the faculty.
Through the efforts of FAC in
backing Mr. Glenn and his re
quests, funds were provided for
the tiling of floors in the cafe
teria and the eventual tiling of
all floors during the summer
months, but inadequate finances
remain as the greatest obstacle
towards improvement of Grims
ley’s physical structure.
Mr. Frederickson, spokesman
for FAC, stated that he felt “the
community has not supported the
school system as well financially
as they must and should.