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irOLU3IE XLVI
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL GREENSBORO, N.C. 27410 MAY 25, 1972
NUMBER 15
Beach Weekend Blackmail
Tales Of Sin, Sand, Sun, And Suds
By Parke Puterbaugh
(What follows is the timeless
lie of a young man’s first pil-
rimage to Ocean Drive, South
arolina, to participate in the an>-
ual celebration of the coming
E spring and graduation. It is
sprinted from the personal mem-
irs of I, M. Knott, who died
rom ^hock after driving from
le beach to Greensboro without
eceiving a speeding ticket. Mr.
fnott was the GHS exchange
tudent from Morristown, New
ersey, and from his notes, ap-
eared to be unfamiliar with
Irimsley’s customs and tradi-
ions.)
By I. M. Knott
Friday, May 12, there appeared
y be a lot of excitement in the
ialls at Grimsley today. The stu-
ent body seemed to be divided
ito three distinct subdivisions;
) Those going to the beach to
lave, in their words, a “really
leavy’ time, 2) Grimsley’s
freaks’” (most of them pseudo’s)
/ho were staying in town to hear
he newest teen craze, some girl
inger or something, called Alice
looper, and 3) Those who had no
Ians except for church on Sun-
lay.
A lot more people stayed in the
larking lot for lunch today—a lot
nore people seemed happier af-
er lunch today for some reason,
00. At 3:30, Grimsley heaved 'an
ludible sigh of relief heard as
ar away as High Point. The
ace was on.
I left for the beach with my
riends, long time GHS’ers Win-
red Waterbaugh, Shaw Platter-
on, and Hans Parkers. We took
;haw’s car, a redneck car if I
iver saw one, with all of its con-
ervative bumper stickers and the
ike. Hans drove the car, and
hrough some miracle managed to
:eep the car a steady ten miles
in hour over the speed limit (a
irerequisite for a true member
if the GHS elite.)
Along the way we gave a lot
if sass to the inhabitants of such
) u r g eoning metropolises ai
i'ranklinsville, Dillon, and Ram-
leur, whose inhabitants were
trange looking sorts indeed.
Backstate North Carolina was
•eally beautiful, though, especial-
y after we polished off two bot-
les of a grape-flavored drink.
We arrived at O.D. at 6:00 and
mcountered trouble in our first
jhirty seconds there. Winfred,
maware of the extremity of his
londition, insulted the manager of
I Holiday Inn, curtailing our
dans for eating dinner there and
ilmost getting us arrested.
The next thing we did was look
lor a place to stay. We had a
arge tent but no place to set it
IP, and the nearest available
campground was an hour away.
Fortunately, Shaw’s ingenuity
saved the day. We pulled into the
Presbyterian Church at O. D.
whereupon he told the pastor we
were members of that same faith
and asked if he would be so
kind as to let us set our tent
up behind the church for one
night. He replied affirmatively.
However, everything went
downhill from there. None of us
knew how to set the tent up,
and tempers flared as we ran
domly stuck poles together in a
frenzied attempt to resurrect the
mass of meat and canvas before
dark. What we ended up with
was about as sturdy as twigs and
tissue paper and as comfy as a
leaky waterbed.
After that fiasco, we went our
separate ways for the night.
Winfred and I went to the Ca
bana Terrace Motel where we
socialized with several quite nice
young ladies and gentlemen and
drank a lot of Hawaian Punch
and Donald Duck orange juice.
Furthermore, we held enlighten
ing conversation covering such
diverse topics as the production
of M&M’s, the potential shock
hazard posed by certain record
players, and the aesthetic plea
sures of vibrating beds.
We returned to our home sweet
home at 3:00 AM, feeling quite
exhilerated.
Saturday, May 13—I woke up at
7 A.M. feeling great after all of
four hours of restless sleep on
hard ground in an old Boy Scout
sleeping bag with a denim jacket
for a pillow. At this point, all
four of us agreed it would be in
our best interests to stay in a
motel the second night.
We spent the day out on the
beach playing football, falling
asleep in privately owned beach
chairs until we got chased away,
and laying the groundwork for
one heck of a sunburn.
That afternoon we looked for
a motel. We knew that we were
hot, dirty, tired, smelly, ornery,
and utterly reprehensible, but we
didn’t know just how much until
we got turned down by motel af
ter motel. Finally, in desperation,
we stopped at a place whose
name and appearance were so in
dicative of our condition at that
time that we knew that they
couldn’t refuse us. Yes, we spent
our second night at the El Sindo
Motel.
It had all the luxuries—run
ning water, towels, soap, beds—
you name it. However, it really
was nice, and inexpensive, too. To
economize, in late afternoon we
went to the A&P and bought
groceries for dinner and fixed it
back in our room. The only thing
we didn’t spare expense on was
fluids. Even we recognized the
importance of fluids in a healthy
diet.
After dinner, we went to Myr
tle Beach. My only comment is
that it is the most low-class
cheezy joint I have ever seen. If
you’ve ever wondered what things
exactly you’d never need to own,
visit Myrtle Beach sometime.
Needless to say, we returned to
O.D. immediately.
That night we returned to the
Cabana Terrace again for a re
peat performance. It was similar
to the first night, which is to say
I’ve never enjoyed myself more.
My sincere thanks to Patricia,
Ruth, Susan, Karen, Jim, Pat,
Vince, and the hundred or so
other people who drifted in and
out of rooms 123 and 106 those
two nights. Sunday, May 14—I
felt guilty—I got seven hours of
sleep instead of the usual four.
I woke up to pouring rain with
a sore throat, a sunburn, and a
headache of sorts.
HIGH LIFE
STAFF SAYS:
SEMIORS
GTC Will Keep Tou Busy
Looking for something to do
this summer? The Greensboro
Youth Council has many new
projects for everyone needing
work or recreation.
For those who like to dance,
there will be weekly dances at
the Bindley and Peeler Commun
ity centers, along with a few ma
jor outdoor concerts at Memorial
Stadium. For those who are in
terested in domestic employment,
a Call-in Service will be in op
eration. The Youth Leadership
Workshop will be available to
present seniors as well as all
rising seniors interested in de
veloping their leadership quali
ties.
The Outing Club is featuring
weekly bicycling and hiking trips
to “regions unknown” for those
of an adventurous nature. Stu
dents interested in histrionic ac
tivities will be glad to learn that
Arena Playhouse will produce
weekend shows opening on July
7.
Finally, anyone who likes to
sit home all summer will find
stimulating enjoyment in “Main
Point,” the weekly television show
“by the youth, for the youth.
and to the youth” on WFMP-TV.
The weekly radio show “GAP”'
will also continue to be broad
cast every Sunday at ten-thirty
by WCOG, featuring various
shows on different areas of mu
sic.
Anyone who would like addi
tional information should call the
GYC office at 378-1711, any week
day between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Key Club Positions
Locked Up
On May 11, the Grimsley Sen
ior High Key Club held its an
nual banquet for the purpose of
installing its new officers for the
school year 1972-73. At the
YMCA, outgoing president John
Shields presided over the pro
gram and installed newly elected
junior Jim Matthews into the of
fice of president. Matthews then
installed the remaining new of
ficers. John Glass replaced Bob
Mendenhall as vice-President, Da
vid Murray succeeded Bob Mays
as treasurer, and Steve Toben
followed Jim Matthews as sec
retary. Also installed was Mike
Mandina as chaplain.
Among the many guests at the
banquet were John Mitchell, the
talented GHS senior, who enter
tained with his expert guitar
playing, and Mr. Hort Price, Ki-
wanis Club Program Director and
long standing advisor and friend
of GHS Key Club.
NewProgram Will Make History
An entirely new history pro
gram will go into effect next
year in all city schools. There
will be several one semester
courses under the headings Amer
ican and World Studies. The
American history courses vsdll
concentrate on the twentieth cen
tury.
Multiple texts will be used for
the new program instead of one
textbook. The inquiry approach
to teaching will be used to a
greater degree. This method en
courages students to do their
own research and not rely on
so many lectures by the teacher.
The advanced placement his
tory class with about twenty stu
dents will remain a full year
course. There will also be an in
dependent study on a trial basis
with twelve to fifteen students.
A four week city-wide work
shop will be held this summer
for tre social studies teachers to
complete this new program.
Mrs. Hutton believes that all
the teachers are excited about
these courses and that the stu
dents will enjoy them.
There really is nothing more
to say except we left the insanity
£md freedom at 11:00 and re
turned to Greensboro at 3:00 to
our familiar sedate and ordered
existence. That is to say, back to
routine.
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Who's Who Picked;
Thirty-Six GHS'ers
Chosen For Honor
Thirty-six Grimsley students
were chosen for the 1971-1972
edition of Who’s Who Among
Greensboro Youth. The seniors
from our school are Lucky Ander
son, Fleming Bell, Art Cameron.
Donna Chadwick, Sandy Crawford,
Laurie DeWitt, Dave Earnhardt,
Susan Lindsay, Lou McNeill, Bob
Mays, John Parrett, Rorin Platt,
John Shields, and Carolyn Tyre.
Juniors are Mark Albee, Chuck
Clark, Janet Ditto, Juanita Glad
ney, John Glass, Rob Malbcrg,
Jimmy Matthews, John RusseU,
Leigh SaUs, David Simel, Fred
Stang, Karen Tager, and Kathy
Whitcomb.
Sophomores include Joe Al
bright, Jesse Brown, Peter Byrd,
Carol Clasdon, Randy Kaplan,
Glen MacDonald, Pattie Parrett,
Sam Stephens, and Steve Toben.
Selected for leadership qualities,
outstanding qualities in one field
or many fields, scholastic ability,
and participation in a church pro
gram, there were one hundred
students chosen.
Judges came from the follow
ing fields; arts, church, communi
ty, athletics, scolastic standing,
They were picked for their knowl
edge in the given field. One judge
was picked from the student body
of each high school, and Grims-
ley’s student was Betsy Carlton.
A recognition tea was held
Tuesday, May 9, at the Alumnae
House at UNC-G. Dave Earnhardt
and Chris Mines, both GHS’ers,
presided. John Mitchell played a
medley of Spanish songs on the
guitar, after which Pattie Parrett,
chairman of the Who’s Who Proj
ect, welcomed the students and
their parents.
Mayor Jim Melvin spoke, prais
ing the students for their out
standing work. Then official copies
of the Who’s Who booklet were
given to the four high schools, the
public library, and other estab
lishments.
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Rain Forecast
For
1972-73 Senior
Swimming Parly