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HIGH LIFE
Volume XLIX, No. IH
Grimsiey High School, Greensboro, N.C. 27408
October 18, 1974
News Briefs
President Ford will be
visiting Greensboro on Octo
ber 19, 1974 • While here,
he will be campaigning for
Republican senatorial nomi
nee, Bill Stevens. No details
have been given yet on his
visit, but it will most likely be
limited to an airport stop.
The Grimsiey Communica
tion System got underway
October 10 as the entire
student body was divided at
random into groups of sixteen
to seventeen, headed by a
faculty member and two
student leaders. Tentatively,
meetings will come at two
week intervals.
Remember the test date for
the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude
Test) is November 2. October
26 is the date for the
PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Test/-
National Merit Qualifying
Test).
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This year’s Executive Councilmen are: back row L-R - Thomas, Howerton, Battle, Flynn,
Evans, middle row L-R - Kennett, Same, Deakin, Whitcomb, Osborne; front L-R - Chopra
Simon, Biller, Johnson and McCreedy.
Council Members Chosen
The Election Committee
this year consisting of
positions ranging from Presi
dent Protem to Advertising
Manager headed up this
year’s election.
Grimsiey Leads
Voters In Survey
On Saturday, September 28,
the second annual Mayor’s
Youth Conference was held at
UNC-G. Voting on the many
issues took place from 12:00
noon until 4:00 in the
afternoon.
At the Youth Conference
208 Grimsiey students showed
up to vote. This was the
largest number of students
from all four high schools in
the area. A trophy was
presented to Grimsiey and is
on display in the main hall.
On most of the major issues,
voting was overwhelmingly in
favor of that topic, such as
those against discrimination of
youth in public places - 97%
and those against discrimina
tion in jobs - 95%.
On a high school level 87%
of the votes tabulated were in
favor of the exam exemption
policy pertaining to those with
a “B” average in each subject
and 86% were in favor of
being able to see a Student
Bill of Rights. Eighty-seven
percent were for newspapers
giving balanced coverage to
all high-school sports.
The booth pertaining to the
changing of the grade period
from six to nine weeks had
only 47% in favor of it. This
booth was also proclaimed the
most outstanding.
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One of issues at Mayor’s Youth Conference [euthenasia]
displayed here.
Steve Abee, President of
this year’s Election Commit
tee in an interview recently
expressed his great approval
of the enthusiasm of the
election. “Advertising and
getting the students informed
was one of the biggest jobs.”
The constant work put into
the elections proved itself
when 1103 out of 1760
students showed up to vote.
This was the largest turn out
in three years, and Abee,
along with the administration
hope, in the future election the
turn out will be as good if not
better.
There were five people
which were elected by each
class. Then the elected
students voted among them
selves for the five positions. In
the Senior Class the positions
were filled by Clif Flynn,
Executive Council Chairman;
Bob Howerton, Senior Class
Chairman; Joseph Evans,
Student Affairs Co-Chairman;
Edwin Battle, YRC Co-Chair
man; and Mike Thomas, Pep
Board Co-Chairman.
Serving in the Junior Class
are Dave Kennett, Student
Affairs Co-Chairman; Cammy
Deakin, Executive Secretary;
Brad Osborne, Chairman of
the Junior Class; Mary
Whitcomb, YRC Co-Chair
man; and Pam Same, Pep
Board Chairman.
In the Sophomore Class are
Bruce McCreedy, Pep Board
Co-Chairman; Richard Biller,
Student Affairs Co-Chairman;
Ashok Chopra, Executive
Treasurer; Caroline Johnson,
Chairman of the Sophomore
Class; and Linda Simon, YRC
Co-Chairman.
In electing the Executive
Chairman, Clif Flynn, seven
different ballots were used in
order for the required
two-thirds majority according
to the Constitution’s new
rules.
HIGH LIFE wishes to
congratulate the new mem
bers of the Executive Council
and thank all who were
involved.
Homecoming
Around the
Corner
Yet another Homecoming
affair will take place at
Grimsiey on Friday, October
25. After the football game
against East Forsyth, a dance
wilt begin in the girls’ gym.
The dance will start around
9:30 and proceed until 12:00.
Music will be provided by
Clear Smoke and price of
admission is five dollars per
couple.
This year’s Homecoming
chairperson is Holly Jeffus,
who, along with her commit
tee of Patti Palmer, Kathy
Cox, Karen Edwards, Ann
Thornley, David Kennett, Tim
Miller, Bobbie Knox, Jimmie
Roach, Carol Brown, Susie
Ford, Leigh Williams, Eddie
McCormack, Amy Wilson,
Kaki Huffines, Judy Johnson,
Danny Elkins, Angie Kontou-
las, Barbara Koonts, Karen
Greenberg, Mary Whitcomb,
Joan Bulge, and Mike Gray,
have planned the occasion.
The theme this year is “The
Great Pumpkin”.
Grimsiey Boasts
Eight Semi-finalists
Grimsiey has eight semi
finalists for the National Merit
Scholarship Award this year.
The eight students are: John
Llewellyn, Cindy Osborne,
Mike Sharsky, Jeff Silver,
Craig Spears, Ginger Steel,
Mike Thomas, and Brent King
(who just recently transferred
to Page).
To qualify as a semi-finalist
for National Merit, in the
Junior year students take a
PSAT/NMSQT test. This test
is taken in October and
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given nation-wide to all
students who wish to take it.
The PSAT/NMSQT test
includes questions of verbal
and mathematical nature.
Actually, the test is the
preparatory test to get
students ready for the SAT’s.
From the top one-half of one
percent of students taking the
test nation-wide the semi-fina
lists are named in September
of their Senior year.
Each state sends in its top
one-half of one percent so the
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National Merit Winners are from left to right: back row -
Cindy Osborne, Jack Llewellyn, Jeff Silver, Front row - Mike
Sharsky, Ginger Steele, Mike Thomas, and Craig Spears.