Recently School Board member
arson Bain suggested that a
)mpany, such as the McDonalds
orporation, be allowed to open a
anchise in a Greensboro high
hool in order to serve the
udents the food they like and
ave campus at lunch to buy.
he proposal is now being
illowed up by the city schools’
asiness manager, Thorpe Jones.
Mr. Thorpe Jones stated that
s is aware of a McDonalds that
as a food management agree-
lent with a high school in
enton, Arkansas. He agrees that
le idea is a possibility, but Mr.
anes heads off questions by
lying that it is “too early to
aeculate on whether this would
e feasible for all those
mcerned.” Since the appea-
Bain Urges Big Mac Attack
ranee of an article by John
Roberts in the Greensboro
Record, interest in serving food in
the Greensboro high schools has
been shown by firms other than
McDonalds.
It was explained that the
cafeteria would be leased to a
firm if this plan was adopted.
Since the schools’ cafeterias are
federally subsidized, a new
agreement would have to be
made. Some way of continuing to
offer free or reduced priced
lunches to those students who
cannot afford to pay the full price
would have to be arranged.
Mr. Carson Bain feels that
there is a good possibility of
leasing the cafeteria of one of
Greensboro high schools on a trial
basis. He calls it “a .trial and
In an effort to discern the opinions of students and teachers
mcernmg the possibility of serving McDonalds food in the Grimsley
igh School cafeteria, HIGH LIFE has surveyed these two groups of
lople.
Student Survey Results
901 students or approximately 55% of the student body answered
le survey.
i^ould you like to see Would you lunch at GHS if
IcDonalds food served McDonalds food was served?
JS
1%
no
9%
yes no
79% 21%
Teacher Survey Results
31 faculty members or approximately 30% of the faculty chose to
spond to the survey.
the idea proves to be Do you febl that more students
see McDonalds food would eat in the cafeteria if it
;rved at GHS? served McDonalds food?
yes no
1% 10% 90% 10%
J1 percentages are approximations that have been determined bv
IGH LIFE.) '
A scene from “The Masque of the Red Death”
Dst Awards
rama Department
Excels at CDA
award for original playwriting.
Before going to the Carolina
Dramatic Association Competi
tion on the weekend of February
24-27, the Grimsley High School
Playmastefs presented the two
one-act plays. Masque of the Red
Death and Tomorrow Only
Knows, before limited audiences
on the stage in the Grimsley
auditorium. The two plays were
produced by Stagecrafts and
Theatre Workshop classes on
February 21 and 22.
The Masque of the Red Death
is adapted from a short story by
Edgar Allen Poe. The action
occurs within the castle of Prince
Prospero, at the height of a
masquerade ball, where the
[Cont. on p. 8]
he Drama Department proved
worth, netting several major
lors for the plays The Masque
led Death and Tomorrow Only
)ws. In fact, Grimsley will be
only school to bring two plays
he state competition,
he Masque of the Red Death
:ived a distinguished rating,
ch is the highest possible
or, and was selected to go to
state CDA competition. The
i also received the Theatre
s Award for scenery and
:umes.
ecelving similar recognition
Tomorrow Only Knows, with
listinguished rating and an
tation to the state CDA
petition.
ite received an acting award
Mark McCracken received an
error’’ experiment and says that
he is now “more interested in the
opinion of the people who eat the
food.’’ He stresses that there is
no reason to limit the companies
that could move into a high school
cafeteria to the McDonalds
Corporation, but because the
McDonalds involvement in a
similar project in Arkansas was
brought to his attention first, they
have become a good starting
point for inquiries. Mr. Bain also
believes that arrangements could
be made with any company
renting a high school cafeteria to
open it to students following
athletic events on the campus. He
says that ideas such as this one
will have to be considered after a
determination of the feasibility of
renting out a high school cafeteria
has been made.
Students at Grimsley respond
ed favorably when asked for their
opinions. Results of the HIGH
LIFE survey accompany this
article. Many students have
stated that they are in favor of a
new school lunch offering, but
hesitate to agree with the
Students crowd McDonald’s at lunch.
nous.” One homeroom that chose
to return its survey form has
stated that it would be interested
in seeing other foods served on a
catering basis, giving pizza as an
example of a variation.
proposal because like the variety
provided by restaurants off
campus. According to junior
Donna Doles, “students need a
choice on campus and McDo
nalds would “become monoto-
Vol. LVI
Grimsley High School, Greensboro, N.C. 27408
March 4, 1977
GYC Sponsors Talent Show
The Greensboro Youth Council
and the Knights of Columbus will
be holding auditions for the 1977
Teenage Talent Show on March 5
and 6, at the First Presbyterian
Church in Greensboro. The talent
' show itself Will be held on March
26 in the War Memorial
Auditorium.
The Greensboro Teenage
Talent Show is an annual event
that brings out the finest talent in
Piedmont, North Carolina. Those
eligible to participate are persons
between the ages of 13 and 19 as
of March 26. Each person entered
will be competing in several
categories for an award ranging
from $100 to $200. The categories
for the talent show are as follows:
vocal, instrumental, dance and
variety, art, literature and
photography.
Who’s Who is another project
being sponsored by GYC during
the month of March. Who’s Who
is designed to recognize outstand
ing students in Greensboro High
Schools. Two hundred students
will be picked from all the
nominations, which should be in
by March 18. Out of these 200
students, it will be composed of
approximately 50% seniors, 35%
juniors and 15% sophomores.
The 'winners will be notified
shortly after being picked.
GYC will also be holding the
Teenage Carnival, April 27 - May
1 Clubs from area high schools
will be putting up booths to raise
money, with every club that sets
up a booth guaranteed to get
$100. There will be rides and
special .exhibits as well as the
booths.
Some of the special things
planned begin with combo band
tryouts on the first night, with the
finals being held on the third
night. Also there will be high
school and auditions on the
second night with the finals the
same night as the combo band
competition finals. On the 4th
night the Carnival Classic will be
held. In this, school teams,
consisting of ten members
selected by their student council,
will compete in ten events for a
$300 first prize. The 5th day has
been planned for a mini arts
festival, in which organizations
and independent artists wijl be
showing their work. All of these
things will be held in the
exhibition hall.
Briefly Speaking...
HIGH LIFE has begun selling
copies of the newspaper in the
school store and plans to continue
this practice following the
publication of each issue this
year. Student cooperation is
encouraged by HIGH LIFE.
The Hi-10 team placed second
in the Super Saturday contest. It
was held at Elliot Hall on the
UNC-G campus. The first
television broadcast will be on
March 9 at 7:30 against Parkland.
If GHS wins this match they
will go on to future broadcasts on
WFMY-TV. If a team loses the
match they are dropped from the
S.S. tournaments.
The members on the team are
as follows: Paul Suh, Cliff Abels,
Ashok Chopra, Stan Farthing,
and Bashar Rizk.
One survey dealt with the
need' of elementary education.
Results placed communication as
a number one concern and called
for a comprehensive program for
gifted and talented students.
The other survey concerned the
needs of secondary education.
Among the ideas which received
favorable support are student
selection of hours, early gradua-
'tion for gifted students, more
variety in the cafeteria, and
alternative programs for stu
dents. Test requirements for
graduation also received a good
deal of support.
The results of the. Needs
Assessment Survey which was
given to both students and
teachers earlier in the year have
been received. The members of
the Planning Committee will now
be working with the Planning
Council to take action on the ideas
gained from the surveys.
Torchlight will not hold their
annual talent show this year.
Rising expenses and lack of funds
has kept them from having it.
Instead an alternate project has
been planned. A baby contest will
be the money raising drive.
Members of the faculty will have
their pictures posted in a place
where students can see them.
Voting forms will be sold by
Torchlight members for a
reasonable price. Students will be
able to vote as many times as they
can afford. The ballots will be
numbered to prevent flaws. Cash
prizes will be awarded.