HIGH LIFE
Volume XLIX, Number 11
Grimsley High School Greensboro, N.C. 27408
May 29, 1975
Torchlight
Inducts
Members
On Friday, May 2, some
students were wearing white
carnations: those persons
were the 1975 Torchlight
inductees. Fifteen seniors and
25 juniors were honored for
their scholarship, leadership,
citizenship, and.character.
All student^ with a 3.4
average or better were voted
upon by the faculty. A
committee composed of teach
ers and administrators made
the final selection. The
induction ceremony was held
in the Grimsley library on May
1. Mrs. Ann Oakley and Mrs.
Gayle Manahan are the
National Honor Society Advi
sors.
Senior Inductees
Dwight Beavers, Sue Eu
banks, Nancy Ferris, Scott
Harkins, Mary Alice Kritzer,
Sandra Lambe, Betsy Mit
chell, Katherine Morrah,
Alisa Ostwalt, Michael Rhyne,
Ronald Skenes, Craig Spears,
Westley Spruill, George
Sykes, and Susan Wolfe.
Junior Inductees
Lori Bailey, Jill Brownstein,
Julie Clendenin, Cammy
Deakin, Sue Gilliland, Bonny
Hall, Vonnie Hendrickson,
Philip Kaldon, Lisa Katzen-
stein, Velda Kelly, Dave
Kennett, Nancy Leonard, Nina
McCloskey, Ann Martinelli,
Michael Mathews, Eric W.
Miller, Meredith Morris, Brad
Osborne, Mark Puterbaugh,
Lisa Ruzicka, Ted Shields,
Elliott Shoenthal, Paul Stang,
Scott Weaver, and Cynthia
White.
Scholarships
Taken By
GHS Seniors
As the year comes to an
end, awards and honors
continue to be received by
Grimsley students.
A Carswell scholarship from
Wake Forest University was
won by Mike Thomas. Each
candidate was interviewed at
Wake Forest by both faculty
members and students during
February. In March, the
students were informed of the
University’s decision. Thirty-
two received this honor from a
list which included over twice
this number. The scholarship
is worth a substantial sum and
can be renewed every year.
Bill Warlick gained an
appointment to the Air Force
Academy in Colorado. Bill
wrote to three Congressmen in
the hope that they would
forward a nomination for him
to the academy. All three did
just that, and Bill was put into
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Torchlight inducts 40 new members.
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GHS Earns Accreditation
Grimsley was evaluated on
March 20 by a Visiting
Committee from the Commis
sion on Secondary Education
of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools. The
committee has completed the
report and sent it back to
Grimsley.
This report states, “The
Visiting Committee unani
mously recommended accre
ditation without reservation
and worked well together with
a sense of shared responsibi
lity for the educational
program of Grimsley Senior
High Sehool.” Mr. Glenn put
it in simpler terms, as he said,
“We passed with flying
colors.”
Quill and Scroll
Inducts Ten
New Members
Ten students were inducted
into Quill and Scroll, the
International Honor Society
for High School Journalists,
on Wednesday, May 28, in the
Media Center.
Students inducted from
HIGH LIFE include Tish
Anderson, Eric Ries, Janis
Arnold, John Hardy, Steve
Neiditz, and David Dodd.
Students from WHIRLIGIG
inducted include Carol Staple-
ton, Westley Spruill, Mark
Hyman, and Stuart Pirrung.
In order to be a member of
Quill and Scroll, a student
must be a junior or senior, be
highly recommended, have
shown enthusiasm and dem
onstrated superior work for his
school publication, be in the
upper third of his class
scholastically, and have been
an active member of his
publication staff for at least
one full semester prior to his
selection.
Two other students, seniors
Barbara Queenan and Doug
Tutterow, received Certifi
cates of Merit for outstanding
contributions to the field of
journalism by their work on
HIGH LIFE.
The 31-page report contains
the commendable features
and recommendations of all 19
departments of the school.
Most of the recommenda
tions are pertaining to the
need for additional space and
the condition of the facilities.
The recommendations will be
followed up as closely as
possible.
Before the evaluation,
committees of faculty mem
bers were formed to make a
groups were assigned diffe
rent departments of the
school. They were to make
reports of the missions of all
the different departments and
make a combined Mission
Statement of the School.
These reports were given to
the Visiting Committee and
used in making the final
evaluation report.
Mr. Glenn is going to have
the reports binded, covered,
and sent to all department
heads.
Self-Study of the school. The
Who’s Who Honors Youth
Who’s Who Among Greens
boro Youth is an annual
project of the Greensboro
Youth Council to honor high
school students from all over
the city for outstanding
achievements. The 157 stu
dents selected were recogniz
ed at a tea in Cone Ballroom,
UNCG on May 14. The tea was
sponsored by the Q’Henry
Woman’s Club, Gate City
Service League, Greensboro
Junior Woman’s Club,
Greensboro Junior Woman’s
Club, Greensboro Woman’s
Club, and Hamilton Lakes
Woman’s Club.
Grimsley students named in
this year’s edition of Who’s
Who include the following:
Seniors - Steve Abee, Bruce
Cantrell, Valdez Chavis,
Kathy Cole, Linda Essa,
Connie Floyd, Clif Flynn,
Greg - Hall, Judy Marks,
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Donna Mitchell, Betsy Mit
chell, Ann Pendergraph,
Belinda Polk, Susan Russell,
Nathan Sikes, Bill Silkworth,
Beverly Sizemore, Westley
Spruill, Mike Thomas, Liz
Thurston, and Bill Vincent.
Juniors - Cindy Bolton,
Sharon Clark, Ken Dempsey,
Annette Gibbs, Sue Gilliland,
Linda Heard, Judy Hodges,
Holly Jeffus, Judy Johnson,
David Kennett, Barbara
Knox, Ann Martinelli, Eric
Miller, Andrea Neese, Brad
Osborne, Lisa Ruzicka, Pam
Same, Ted Shields, Paul
Stang, Ann Thornley, Bobby
Wainer, Scott 'Weaver, and
Mary Whitcomb.
Sophomores - Richard
Biller, Stephanie Decker, Tom
Essa, Karen Goss, David
Irvin, Mary Polk, Gene
Sanders, Danny Shaver, Linda
Simon, and Mark Trexler.
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Cheerleading Squad for 1975-’76
School Year
Comes to Close
With Activities
The closing of the year
brings on a flurry of activities,
and it all began with the
Senior Tea, held in the Alumni
House at UNC-G on May 21.
All graduating seniors were
invited to attend this recep
tion, sponsored by the faculty.
Qn Friday. May 23, the
Senior Awards’ Assembly was
held during first period. At
this assembly basically three
types of awards were
presented -- scholarships from
the various clubs for indivi
duals, school-sponsored a-
wards, and awards given by
civic organizations.
The Junior-Senior Prom was
held on Saturday, May 24,
from 8:00 to 12:00. Attire was
semiformal, and the music
was provided by “Main
stream.”
It will all culminate on June
4 at 8:00 p.m. in the Grimsley
Boys’ Gym, where approxi
mately 504 seniors will receive
diplomas with about 2200
guests looking on. At 1:00
p.m. on the day of graduation
a required rehearsal will be
held.
The speaker of the evening
will be Dr. Alston MeEaehern
from the First Baptist Church.
Awarding of diplomas will be
performed by Mr. Fred
Cundiff, Assistant Superin
tendent of Greensboro City
Schools. The iinvocationi will
be delivered by Dr. Lewis C.
Dowdy, Chancellor of A&T
State University. Reverend
Donald F. Lannon, minister at
Guilford Park Presbyterian
Church, will give the
benediction.
News Briefs
Semester exams will be
given from May 30 to June 4.
■ Ann Martinelli, James
Johnston, and Webster Wil
liams have been chosen to
attend Governor’s School at
.Salem College during six
'weeks of the summer.
Congratulations to the
JROTC unit for receiving a
gold award, first place, and
third place at Quantico. Also.
Stuart Wylie' received a
Daughters of American Revo
lution RQTC medal.
Registration for summer
school, directed by Mr.
Ballance, will be in the school
auditorium June 9. Classes
are from June 10 to July 16
with holidays on July 4 and 5.
Cost is $30 per course. A
unique course will be offered
called “Learn to Learn.” It
will be open to rising 10th,
11th, and 12th graders to
expand personal learning
skills. This non-credit course
costs $30 and requires 30
hours. If interested, contact
your guidance counselor.