HIGH LIFE
Volume XLIX, No. VII
Grimsiey High School Greensboro, N.C. 27408
February 14, 1975
Five Are
Semi-finalists
For NMSC
Five Grimsiey seniors are
semi-finalists for the National
Merit Scholarship Corpora
tion’s Special Scholarships.
The semi-finalists and sponors
are the following: Ted
Goldman, Bache Corporation
Foundation; Betty Jean Poore
and Mary Symmes, Cone
Mills; Amy Welborn, Loews
Corporation; and Doug Smith,
Burndy.
The National Merit Scholar
ship Corporation administers
special scholarships through
its Merit Program for
corporate sponsors that award
a certain number of four-year
scholarships a year. These
sponsors usually specify the
scholarships for the children
of their employees.
The sponsors forward ap
plications to the National
Merit Scholarshiip Corpora
tion. Winners are then
selected by the N.M.S.C.
committee that reviews the
applications and records of the
students. The winners are
announced by the sponsors,
not the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation.
All-State Band members from Grimsiey
All-State Band Selected
The 1975 edition of the GHS
All-State Band has been
chosen. Fifty-nine of the 72
Whirlie band members who
tried out were succesful. Each
musician who attempted to
make the band was required to
play six major scales, the
chromatic scale, a prepared
solo, and a sight-reading
piece.
Contestants traveled to
Burlington Williams High
School, where two judges
graded each hopeful, on
December 1.
Journalists Attend
Workshop at UNC-G
Over one hundred high
school students of the
Piedmont area, including nine
from Grimsiey, attended the
fourth annual Journalism
Workshop on January 25, at
Elliott University Center,
UNC-G.
The purpose of the
workshop was to give
prospective journalists a
chance to talk with profes
sionals in the field. The
News Briefs
Auditions for the Teenage
Talent Show, sponsored by the
Greensboro Youth Council and
the Knights of Columbus, will
begin on February 22. Anyone
interested in being a contest
ant contact GYC’s office at 501
Yanceyville Street, 373--2174.
There will be a PTSA
meeting on February 17.
Mrs. Parker returned to
schoool on February 12. She
had a baby girl in December.
Congratulations, Mrs. Parker.
Congratulations to Mrs.
Gillespie and Mrs. Dalton.
Mrs. Gillespie was awarded
the Ben L. Smith Teacher of
the Year Award. Mrs. Dalton
was awarded the Outstanding
Young Educator Award.
Congratulations to Bill
Silkworth and Judy Marks,
January’s students of the
Month, sponsored by GYC.
Greensboro-News Company,
The Society of Professional
Journalists (Sigma Delta Chi),
the Greensboro Youth Council
and UNC-G were sponsors.
Morning and afternoon
sessions featured programs in
news writings public rela
tions, sports writing, editorial
writing, cartooning, headline
writing, photography, adver
tising, and radio and televi
sion.
At a luncheon press
conference Rep. Henry E.
Frye, Chairman of the
Guilford County delegation in
the N.C. House was the
primary speaker.
Asked whether the compul
sory school age should be
lowered, Mr. Frye was frank
in admitting that he was
unsure of the proper action
but added, “The answer 1
think lies in the alternative
schools like the ones in
Greensboro.’’
Rep. Frye, dissatisfied with
the federal action proposed by
President Ford suggested an
interest subsidy for low- and
middle- income families as a
way North Carolina could help
its own housing slump.
Among other topics. Rep.
Frye also defended position on
abolishing capital punish
ment, a landlord-tenant bill,
and prison reform.
The members of the band
performed in a concert with
the “A” Band being directed
by Mr. Dale Grabel from
Georgia and the “B”
Band will be directed by Mr.
Joseph Secrest from Wilkes-
boro Central High School in
North ’Wilkesboro. The con
cert was held at three
o’clock, Sunday, February 9 in
Asheboro.
All-State" band members
from Grimsiey include the
following;
Rick Andrews, Chuck Als
ton, Vangie Barlow, Ellen
Bullington, Jay Baum, David
Buster, Missy Crain, Carney
Clegg, Susan Carter, Steph
anie Decker, Marian Daily,
Joe Essa, John Foy, Bill
Duncan, Joyce Hagar, Janice
Eberhart, Betty Jean Poore,
Susie Keen, Elliot Shoenthall,
Cynthia Morrah, Amy
Vaughn, Nina McCloskey,
Maurine Long, Amy Welborn,
Susan Task, Jeff Peraldo,
Steve Neiditz, Glenda Small,
Doug Smith, Mike Evans,
Mary Symmes, Jean Powell,
Michelle Rhodes, Phil Kaldon,
Allen Wagoner, Gary Ritter,
Jack Wilkins, Anne Ingram,
Lisa Prago, Drew Williams,
Mary Alice Kritzer, Doug
Smith, Joey Steel, Bill
Vincent, Ed Hendrickson,
Holt Mebane, Jimmy
Symmes, John Manley, Marty
Steele, Ed Spears, Brad
Williams, Gene Sanders, Tim
Tobin, Bernie Hall, , Steve
Turner, Bob Reeves, and
Allen Gillespie .
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Prom, Pageant
Highlight
Council Plans
Executive Council has
continued to consider projects
for the near future.
During the last part of
January, the Council was
involved with Student Gov-
vernment Week. Each mem- ,
ber of the Council was
assigned to several home
rooms, wherehe discussed the
new Constitution, answered
questions, reviewed earlier
projects, and noted suggest-
tions.
David Kennett will be in
charge of the Executive
Council’s money-making pro
ject, the Book Fair, which is
scheduled from March 11-14
in room 522.
Bob Howerton has been
working with the senior class
project, the Womanless Beauty
Pageant to be held April 10.
Organizations wishing to
sponsor a contestant should
see Bob and pay $5 entry fee.
In other committee projects,
YRC has planned a Twerp
Dance for February 21. The
band will be Fresh Water
Stadium and the price of
tickets is $4 per couple.
A garage sale will be
planned for the spring in order
to raise money for the Junior
class. Brad Osborne is
securing plans for the prom to
be held May 17.
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Quill and Scroll honors these students for their ioumalistic ability.
Quill and Scroll Members Inducted
Ouill and Scroll, the
International Honorary Soci
ety for High School Journal
ists, was founded at the
University of lovva in 1926 by a
group of teachers of journal
ism who wished to recognize
and to reward worthy high
school journalists.
On January 9. a ceremony
was held for the induction of
the new Quill and Scroll
members.
The following seven stu
dents from High Life were
inducted: Dwight Ferguson,
Beth Magee, Cynthia White,
Sandi Wimbish, Andrew
Herman, Joey Pearlman and
David Kennett.
The following are the
officers of this chapter and
also the 12 students selected
from Whirligig: President,
Janet Lassiter; treasurer, Amy
Tickling; vice-president,
Philip Kaldon, and secretary,
Marty Knox. Other members
include Jimmy Lederer. Ted
Shields, Paul Stang, Dalya
Kutchei, Marianne Marks,
Bobbi Knox, Lydia Duhan,
and Linda Essa.
Requirements to be a
member of Quill and Scroll are
to be a Junior or Senior, have
worked one semester on either
High Life or Whirligig, be in
the upper one-third of his
class, and have shown
superior work in journalism.
The students must be highly
recommended by three teach
ers and the co-advisors, Ms.
Enis and Ms. Morton, in
addition to being approved by
a review board composed of
Ms. Morton, Ms. Enis, Ms.
Moody, and Mr. Ballance.
Then, the National Executive
Secretary approves him.