Osborne Leads
Executive Council
With the aid of the Interim
Committee, the 1975-’76Grimsley
Student Government got under
way with an election held on
September 30. The Interim
Committee played an important
part in this election, as it
functioned as a temporary
“student council.”
In the senior class Brad
Osborne was elected as Executive
Chairman of the Council; Stuart
Pirrung, Chairman of the Senior
Class; Lisa Ruzika, Pep Board;
Bobbie Smith, Affairs Chairman;
and Mary Whitcomb, senior
representative to the Youth
Recreation Council.
For the junior class Tom Essa
was chosen to be Junior Class
Chairman; John Hepler, Secre
tary of Executive Council;
Caroline Johnson, Pep Board
Representative; Joe Freeman,
Student Affairs; and Linda
Simon, Youth Recreation Council.
The elections went as follows in
the sophomore class: Sophomore
Class Chairman, Richelle Brady;
Treasurer of Executive Council,
Amanda Stevens; Sophomore Pep
Board Representative, April
McNeil; Student Affairs, Beverly
Waddell; Youth Recreation
Council, Tammy Murrelle.
Grimsiey Boasts
Semi-Finalists
Mrs. Lackey, who, with the
assistance of Mr. Spencer
Gwynn, is the advisor of the
council, expressed optimism
about this year’s council and felt
that this new system of
government, in its second year of
implementation, is far superior to
the old one. She particularly likes
the idea of having three
co-chairman for each office
because they really want to be
there. In addition, she was
delighted with the number of
people who were interested
enough to run for office,
especially in the senior class. She
also raised the point that almost
everyone on the council is serving
on it for the first time.
Meetings will be held every
Friday morning during first
period. As of yet, no decision has
been made on whether interested
Grimsiey students may attend
these meetings. Until a decision
has been reached on this matter,
any student who feels that he has
a constructive suggestion for the
upcoming year may give it to
Mrs. Lackey, Mr. Gwynn, or any
one of the 15 executive council
members.
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Executive Council members from 1-r: Mary Whitcomb, April McNeil, Stuart Pirring, Lisa Ruzika,
Bobbie Smith, Mrs. Lackey [advisor], Tammy Murelle, Joe Freeman, Tom Essa, Beverly Waddell,
Brad Osborne, Linda Simon, Richelle Bradley, Eric Miller, Caroline Johnson, Amanda Stephens,
John Hepler.
HIGH LIFE
Volume LV, No. 2 Grimsiey High School, Greensboro, N.C. 27408
October 31, 1975
GYG Plans Schedule
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Grimsiey has eight semi-final
ists for the National Merit
Scholarship Award this year as
well as 17 students who were
commended for their high scores.
To qualify as a semi-finalist for
NMSA, a student must take the
PSAT/NMSQT test in October of
his junior year. The top one-half
of one percent of students taking
the exam nation-wide are named
semi-finalists in September of
their senior year.
The semi-finalists this year are
Jo Ann Bradner, Susan Carter,
Lars Erikson, Bryan Fields,
Nancy Hagner, Susan Hauser,
Philip Kaldon, and Ralph
Kirschner. Those 17 students who
were commended included the
following: David Buster, Stan
Dick, Bonny Hall, Linda Heard,
Gene Hyde, Steve Jacobson, Jim
Lederer, Alan Macdumut, John
Manly, Mike Morer, James
Pickard, Michele Rhodes, Lisa
Ruzika, Robert Weinstein, Maura
Twomey, Mike Mathews, and
Holt Mebane.
Three other students were
recognized by the National
AchievementScholarship Program
tor Outstanding Negro Students
as winners. The three students
are Eric Miller, Velda Kelly, and
Reggie Enoch. This Program
offers 475 scholarships a year to
outstanding Negro students.
Those students who are
semi-finalists hope to become
finalists, which is based on SAT
scores.
Students who were recognized
will receive a letter of
commendation praising them for
a good performance.
The Greensboro Youth Council
has several projects planned for
the month of November. Behind
them are the successful sale of
The Entertainer, the Carolina
Cup Road Race, and the
Halloween Flea Market. GYC
looks forward to “total participa
tion from all councilmen and
support df our projects from all
high schools and service clubs in
the future,” according to
Chairman Bobby Wainer
Grimsiey.
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Playmasters to Present
'Once Upon a Mattress'
The musical comedy, “Once
Upon a Mattress,” will be
presented by the Playmasters at
8:00 p.m. November 20-23 in the
Grimsiey Auditorium.
“Once Upon a Mattress,” an
updated version of “The Princess
and the Pea,” is a spoof on the
medieval times and fairy tales.
Mr. Parrish, Director of the
Drama Department, says that the
play will be the most technically
advanced the Playmasters have
ever done.
Much of the fantasy-like
scenery for the play will be flown,
providing quick set changes.
Medieval costumes and magic
will add to the tone of the play.
Mr. Parrish promised that the
play is hilarious, full of good
mature humor. He says that the
musicals are meaningful and the
characters are fully developed.
Main actors in the play include
the following: Greg Brownstein,
King Sextimus the Silent; Jo
Anne Bradner, Queen Agravian;
Marc McCracken, Prince Daunt
less; Casey Spain, Princess
Winnifred; Debi Hawkins, Lady
Larken; Stuart Pirrung, Sir
Harvy; David Wilson, Wizard;
Russ White, Minstrel; and Jeff
Darnell, Jester. About 50 others
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These upcoming projects in
clude the Miss Christmas Seal
Contest, the Bicentennial Youth
Debates, and High School
Beautiful. The Miss Christmas
Seal Contest is a fund-raising
■project to benefit the Piedmont
Lung Association. Each service
club may sponsor one girl to
compete in raising the largest
amount of money. These girls
‘asked for donations during the
week of October 24-29. The girl
, from Grimsiey who has raised the
most money during that week
becomes the school representa
tive and has three more days,
1 November 5-7, to increase her
total. Then each school repre
sentative city-wide is judged by a
panel of judges to determine who
will be this year’s Miss Christmas
Seal.
The Bicentennial Youth De
bates, sponsored by GYC, is a
national contest for high school
students. The representatives of
Greensboro high schools will be
judged in the city preliminaries
on November 8. The winners of
this stage will proceed to the state
competition, and North Carolina
winners will advance to the
contest on a national level.
High School Beautiful is a
project for which all Grimsiey
clubs and organizations are urged
to enter. A club may register for
the national contest by calling the
GYC office in the afternoons.
Each club’s project must aim to
beautify the city of Greensboro in
some physical way.
The members of the Executive
Board of the Greensboro Youth
Council- for 1975 are the
following; Chairman, Bobby
Wainer; Vice-Chairman, Pam
Same; and Grimsiey District
Director, Sharon Clark. The
newly-elected sophomore mem
bers of GYC are Ashley Apple,
Wynn Baum, Robert Bingham,
■Cheryl Buffington, Debbie Dixon,
Danny Dunning, Leah Landau,
Elizabeth Leonard, Cynthia Ann
McNeil, April McNeil, Tripp
Streuli, Kendall Suh, and Scott
'Yost.
Miss Clapp Crowned
1975-’76 Homecoming Court
Grimsiey celebrated Home
coming Friday, October 17, with
the displaying of the Homecom
ing projects and a dance. The
crowning of the Homecoming
Queen and the choosing of the
winning project followed at the*
football game against North
Forsyth, Monday, October 20.
Keeping with the Homecoming
theme, “The Spirit of ’76,”
Candy Clapp was crowned
Homecoming Queen before a
large red, white, and blue top hat.
Amidst deafening cheering. Mis.,
Clapp, who was perched in the
rear of a maroon Triumph,
rounded the football field twice.
She was crowned by Mr. Glenn
and Stephanie Decker, Home
coming chairperson. Danny
Elkins was her escort.
Andrea Neese and Annette
Gibbs were named first and
second maids of honor, respec
tively. Miss Neese was escorted
by Mai Jones and Miss Gibbs was
escorted by Randy Johnson.
Other members of the
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Homecoming Queen, Candy
Clapp
Homecoming Court and their
escorts were as follows: Carol
Brown escorted by Eddie
McCormack; Cammy Deakin,
Dan Jackson, Regina Harris, Eric
Miller; Pam Hayes, Walter
Donnell; Emmie Pitts, Norman
Garrett; Eron Pitts, Johnny
Kontoulas; Lisa Redmond, Angie
Kontoulas; Renee Robinson,
Ricky Jamis; Lisa Ruzika, Rusty
Hoffman; Bobbie Smith, Drew
Brower; Patti Teixeira, David
Kennett; and Mary Whitcomb,
Jay Zahran.
Celebration, a Charlotte band,
played at the Homecoming dance,
Friday night from 9:30 to 12:00 in
the girls’ gym. Approximately
250 people attended the dance.
The PTSA served refreshments
exemplifying “the Spirit of ’76”
theme. Over 200 mums were
The Junior Exchangettes’
display showing the Vikings
sailing home won first place
among the service clubs’
competition. The Y-Teens and the
Junior Jaycettes placed second
and third in the competition,
respectively.
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