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VOLUME XLVIII
Meril Scholarship
Semifinatists
Selected For 1974
Ten Grlmsley students have
been selected as Semifinalists in
the 1974 National Merit Scholar
ship Program.
The Semifinalists, Rick Blink-
horn, Dotty Hardee, Steve Herr.
Newell Highsmith, Kasey Klemer.
Rich Lleyellyn, Jane Martinelli,
Margaret Parham, Steve Toben,
and Nancy Williams are all sen
iors.
These students are part of a
field of approximately 15,000
Semifinalists. These ten students
were the highest ■ scorers on the
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude
Test/National Merit Scholarship
QuaUfying Test (PSAT/NMSQT),
administered last October.
Individually, they constitute the
top one-half of one percent of
graduating seniors in the United
States and compete for various
scholarships available through th»
National Merit Scholarship Cor
poration.
However, Semifinalists must
qualify as finalists in order to
be considered for scholarships
To become a FinaUst, each Semi-
finalist must fulfill requirements
that include receiving the en
dorsement of Mr. Glenn, confirm
ing their high PSAT/NMSQT
scores on a second examination,
and by providing - evidence of
their academic and other accom
plishments.
Every Finalist will be consid
ered for the 1,000 National Merit
$1,000 Scholarships, which are
allocated on a state basis.
In addition, many of the Final
ists will also be considered for
renewable four-year Merit Schol
arships supported by some 450
corporations, fo’mdations, profes
sional associations, colleges, un
ions, trusts, and individuals.
Winners of the above scholar
ships will be announced in April
and early May.
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL GREENSBORO, N.C. 27410 OCTOBER 11, 1973
NUMBER Z
MacDonald To Preside
Students Elected To
Govern Grlmsley
Seniors stand in long line to vote.
Attendance Low, Success Big
MayorFirst Annual Youth
Council Held At UNC-G
NEWS BRIEFS
This summer Chuch Alston won
the- annual Greensboro Daily News
Scholarship. The scholarship was
in the amount of $1200 to the
school of his choice.
Total school enrollment this
year is 1,878.
Cheryl Haithcock was chosen
as head cheerleader for the 1973-
74 school year.
Attention all juniors: Saturday,
October 27 has been set aside for
the PSAT-NMSQT tests.
The following girls made the
1973-74 Homecoming Court: An
drea Adams, Linda Algood, Te
resa Briggs, Janice Brown, Boyd
Brown, Beth Cameron, Carol Cla-
ton, Kathy Cross, Liz Elkins, Toni
Ford, Kathi Garrett, oBnnie Grif
fin, Donna Gutterman, Debbie
Gutterman, Cheryl Haithcock,
Janette Inman, Edwina Ledwell,
Julia Martin, Carol Shelton, Gip-
ny Shimer, Kay Shoffner, Vanes-
^ sa Snipes, Susan Stallone, Lot-
■; tayne Widemon, Theresa Wide-
,, mon. Candy Williams.
On Saturday, September 29, at
UNC-G’s EUiott Center, the first
annual Mayor’s Youth Council
was attended by 205 people.
At most conferences, only the
delegates speak and vote. For
this conference, the delegates had
a much different assignment. In
teams of up to six each, they
decided on one issue that they
felt was of importance to most
of the 8,000 senior high youth in
Greensboro; then they decided on
a survey-type of questions re
lated toh the issue, such as “I am
in favor of . or “I am
against . . .” Afterwards dele
gates made a display about their
statement showing both sides of
the issue.
The results of their team work
was determined by Greensboro
senior high school age youth
Each youth was invited to coma
to Elliott Center, register at his
school’s table, receive a ballol
listing the issues, tour the dis
play area, mark his ballot—thus
casting his or her vote. Many of
these booths presented their is
sue so convincingly that some
voters were swayed to the team’s
opinion.
Since the results of the voting
were tabulated for City use, the
more people that voted, the more
accurate the results were. It
was also a great opportunity to
demonstrate to the City and its
citizens that when given an op
portunity to express their opin
ions, Greensboro youth will take
advantage of it.
Out of the twenty-two issues,
thirteen received 70% or better
agreement from the voters. The
top vote getter was a booth which
proposed that the city g^ovemment
appropriate money to build and
operate a plant to recycle alumi
num cans and glass bottles.
A proposal to set up a College
Counciling Service, which would
assist students in choosing the
college they should attend, a plan
to establish bicycle paths in
Greensboro, and a proposal to
open some school libraries and
gymnasiums during the summer,
were also top vote getters.
As a special incentive, a May
or’s Youth Conference Trophy
was awarded to the senior high
school with the most representa
tion—Page, with 72 students.
Elections are over, and the win
ners, as well as losers, are well
known by now. But to refresh
your mind, here are the results.
In the sophomore class. Holly
Jeffus was elected as President.
Cammie Deakin was chosen as
Secretary - Treasurer. Student
Council and YRC representatives
are Joan Bunge and Mary Whit
comb respectively.
The junior class chose Jerry
Scholastic Test
For Juniors
Taken In October
The Preliminary Scholastic Ap
titude Test/National Merit Schol
arship Qualifying Test (PSAT/
NMSQT) is offered this year on
Saturday, October 27, at a cost
of $3.00 per student, by the Col
lege Entrance Examination Board
and the National Merit Scholar
ship Corporation (NMSC).
The PSAT/NMSQT can help a
student assess his ability to do
college work, evaluate this plans
for college, and, if he is a high
school junior, choose his senior-
year courses. If he is unfamiliar
with timed tests composed of
multiple choice questions, the
PSAT/NMSQT will give him ex
perience with such tests. It will
also give him a good idea of what
to expect when he takes the Col
lege Board Scholastic Aptitud&
Test (SAT), which many colleges
and universities require of some
or all of their applicants.
Furthermore, taking the PS AT/
NMSQT is the- first step necessary
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RALEIGH—Peace College will
hold interviews for Peace Honors
Scholarships and Peace Music
Scholarships this fall. The inter
views are open to all qualified
senior girls who may be interest
ed in attending Peace College
Interviews for the Peace Hon
ors Scholarships will be held
Saturday, November 17, from
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The
scholarships are awarded each
year to incoming college fresh
men on the basis of academic ex
cellence, citizenship and leader
ship potential.
Scholarships are granted rang
ing in amount ffrom $400 to
Swartzburg as President, with Jo
seph Evans as Vice-President. Lin
da Koonts became Secretary-
Treasurer. Student council rep
resentatives are Nancy Wagoner,
Shawn Smith, and June Ann
Smith. YRC representatives ai;e-
Eric Miller and Betsy Mitchell.
Chip Self won as President of
the senior class, with Frankie
Patrick as Vice-President. Tim
Malburg was elected as Secretary-
Treasurer. Student Council mem
bers are Hunter Dockery, Suzanne
Lasek, Janice Brown, and Bar
bara Shaw.
Student Body President is Glen
MacDonald. Vice-President is Dub
by Evans. Sally Albright became
Corresponding Secretary. The
Recording Secretary is Judy
Marks. School Treasurer this year
is Pasty Healy. Serving as YB0
chairmen of the Pep Board,
and Mike Sharsky. Jay Weather
man and Beth Cameron are Co
chairpersons ofth e Pep Board
Students Affairs representetives
are Martha Ann Mitchell, Susan
Stallone, and Greg Shoffner.
All student elections, whether
for student government, student
affairs, or service clubs are con
ducted according to specific
standards laid down by the super
intendent of the city schools
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Music Scholarships Are
Offered At Peace College
$1000. The grants are renewable
For more information about the
Honors Scholarship Program or
on how to request an application,
please write: Miss Carole Tyler,
Director of Financial Aid, Peace
College, Raleigh, N.C. 27604.
In addition, auditions for the
Peace Music Scholarships will be
held Saturday, December 1, from
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. , Schol
arships will be awarded in organ,
piano and voice. The scholarship
awards will range from $200 to
$400.
All senior high scohol girls
who are music students and who
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Renl-a-Teen"
Free Employment
By Youth Council
“Call In,” a project of The
Greensboro Youth Council, has
been renamed “Rent-a-Teen.”
“Rent-a-Teen” is a free em
ployment service offered by GYC
to make it possible for citizens
to have domestic work or odd
jobs done by securing the help
of local teenagers.
Any teenager, 14-18 years old,
who has a telephone number
where he can be reached, is eligi
ble for “Rent-a-Teen” jobs.
There is no special training for
these jobs, with one exception.
On alternate years, the youth
council operates a babysitting
clinic and a lawn care clinic. All
“Rent-a-Teen” workers are noti
fied of these clinics and asked to
attend. They are credited for
their experience on their regis
trations cards and are given top
priority on calls from citizens.
In order to apply for “Rent-a-
Teen” work, teens must come to
the GYC office, 419 Bagley Street
(Curb Market Building) to fill
out an application form and have
an interview with the coordinator.
Office hours are 4-6 p.m. on
Thursday and Friday.
Pardue Wins
Nalional Model
Airplane Meet
Grimsley’s own Brian Pardue
won the senior championship in
the National Model Airplane Meet
held in the early part of August
in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
This sixteen year old senior
won the championship trophy for
seniors (15-19 years old) in daz
zling color by winning five tro
phies out of nine events.
He has been flying model air
planes for over ten years, and
the, five trophies he received in
the Nationals brought a grand
total of 90 to his collection.
Also last year’s junior cham
pion, Brian considered the event
with over 3,000 flyers as “the;
major contest of the year in the
United States.”
Brian Pardue, winner of the
Notional Airplane Meet.