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GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL Greensboro, N.C. 27408
February 14, 1978
udent School Board Action Group
>SBAG Discusses Problems
Page High School was the host
this month’s Student School
ard Action Group meeting,
san von Herrmann presided
:r the group of Greensboro
dents.
The principal of Page, Mr.
mdenin, gave a welcome
ech and Scott Willingham
id last month’s minutes.
Vlr. Jim Betts addressed the
)up about the superintendent
trch and described one of the
alists’ recent agenda when he
ited Greensboro this week. Dr.
n Newbold is now superinten- ,
at of the Scotland County
lools. The other two finalists
Dr. M.D. Pack, superintend-
of the Roanoke (Virginia) City
lools, and Dr. Edward Ray
cey, current superintendent of
Yadkin County Schools,
fhe use of senior and junior
'h school gyms was discussed
irt by Mr. Lem Cox. He
plained that the Greensboro
y Parks and Recreation De-
rtment hires a school staff
mber who keeps open the
lool gym from 1:00 to 4:00
turday and Sunday afternoons,
is is a' new project, and is
Tently being tried at Grimsley
i Smith High Schools and Allen
i Kiser Junior Highs. The
jls are also open at the high
lools.
After a short break, the four
high schools discussed plans for
the Junior and Senior Prom.
Dudley’s spokesman said that last
year’s Prom was held at the Royal
Villa, at a cost of $12 a couple.
Approximately 300 couples atten
ded.
Grimsley has always held their
Prom in the GHS gym. Couples
tickets were only $6, and 200
pairs attended. By saving money
using the gym, Grimsley hires a
decorator to transform the gym
into a fantasyland. This costs
approximately $300.
Page also held their Prom at
the Royal Villa, and plans to hold
it again this year. The Spontains
have already been signed as the
band. A $10 ticket will also
provide the couples with refresh
ments. AJso as an added bonus, a
buffet breakfast at the Villa is
being planned.
Smith reported that $2000 will
be spent on their Prom: including
$400 for a room at the Royal Villa,
$500 decorating, set up and clean
up, and $1000 for a band. The
charge will be $9 a couple.
Dudley brought up several
concerns at the meeting. When
asking if a feeder athletic system
could be set up, Mr. Cox replied
that it’s not really a disadvantage
to not have junior highs that
directly go into the high school.
. Reverend Klotzberger added that
no recommendation has been put
before the School Board about
this subject.
' Other areas of concerns that
Dudley brought up were activity
bus maintenance, seating ar
rangement for football games at
Jamieson Stadium, and conces
sions at Jamieson Stadium.
Grimsley expressed concern
about a recent article that ap
peared in the Greensboro Daily
News about status. The writer of
this article, Jubee Stang, will be a
visitor at the next SSBAG meet
ing.
Page voiced a need for more
activity buses, and Mrs. Blue-
thenthal remarked that there is no .
plan to add buses.
Bus drivers do not receive
minimum wage, and this was
brought up by Smith. This topic
stimulated considerable com
ments, and it was suggested that
Tripp Streuli would get together
with the other bus drivers on
SSBAG and possibly make up a
petition to present before the
School Board or send to a
Congressman.
Susan von Herrmann adjourn
ed the meeting, and invited the
group to eat lunch in the Page
cafeteria.
vYC Searches For Talent
Fhe 1978 Talent Awards show,
msored by The Knights of
lumbus and the Greensboro
uth Council will be held on
irch 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Greens-
ro’s War Memorial Auditor-
n. This annual competition
irches for the finest in teenage
ent in the Piedmont, and draws
diences of over 2,000 people
nually.
Registration for all auditions
il take place at the First
5sbyterian Church at 617 N.
n St. Variety and dance audi
tions will be February 25 from
9:00 a.m. to noon; vocal auditions
from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.; and art,
literary and photography audi
tions from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Instrumental auditions will be
held on February 26 from 1:00 to
4:30 p.m. Any person 13 to 19
years of age is eligible for the
auditions.
Awards of 200 dollars will be
presented to winners in the vocal,
instrumental, dance and variety,a
and art category. Literary awards
are 100 dollars and photography
awards are 150 dollars. The final
judging for the performing acts
will take place on the night of the
show. Qualified judges for each
show division will judge only the
acts in their division using a point
system which records both talent
and presentation. All awards will
be presented on stage at the end
of the Talent Show.
Students interested in further
information should obtain a Tal
ent Award Show Auditions pam
phlet or contact the GYC office
between 3:00 and 5:00 any week
day afternoon.
NEWS BRIEFS
^wirp Dance To Be
[eld February 18
he 1978 Twirp Dance will be
i February 18. This dance
es the girls at Grimsley a
.nee to be aggressive and to let
guys know where they stand.
Ithough many schools have
n having their dances off
ipus, the idea of having the
ces on campus is coming
k. Offensive to this fact, 80%
he boys, and almost 100% of
girls at Grimsley want the
irp Dance off-campus.
The Greensboro Youth
Orchestra Has A
Successful Year
The Greensboro Youth Orches
tra presented its concert January
29, 1978 at the Sternberger
Auditorium in Guilford College.
Participants from Grimsley in
clude: Doug Baker, as Orchestra
Manager, and Leila Abu-Saba, as
2nd violin, principal. All of the
musicians are from area junior
and senior high schools.
All of the musicians in the
Greensboro Youth Orchestra had
to try out in the fall.
High school students attend
SSBAG meeting at Page High School.
'^Best Of The Show Award"
Austin Wins
Art Award
The Junior Woman’s Club Stu
dent Art Show was held in the
Friendly Center Auditorium from
January 16-20. Sixteen students
from Mrs. Stuart’s class partici
pated, and each of them won
some type of an award. James
Austin won the most important
award, which is called the “Best
of the Show Award”. Another
important award is given for best
overall senior which was won
by Eleanor Smith. Both winners
received a $25 bond and an
invitation to a luncheon of the
Junior Woman’s Club later this
year. Both paintings are to be
sent into district competition.
Junior City Council
Various other awards were
given at the show. Among the
blue ribbon winner were Eleanor
Smith with two, and Lindsay
Mcgee with two. Other blue
ribbon winners were Raymond
Tucker, Mark McCracken, Mar
garet Baxter, and Mysoon Rizk
each one winning one blue rib
bon. Red ribbon winners were
Eleanor Smith, Mark McCracken,
Margaret Baxter, Joan Garney,
Sherri Task, and Kevin Smith.
There was only one white ribbon
winner - Lisa Benton. Winning
the orange ribbons were Curtis
Fields, Derric Meadow, Jane
Parham, Eric Zscheische and Kay
Janke.
Students Take Charge
For A Day
The 40 Junior City Council
positions were filled January 28
after a day of seminars and a 98
question test.
Grimsley students captured 14
of the positions.
The Junior City Council pro
gram is co-sponsored by the
Greensboro Youth Council and
the. Greensboro City Council. The
participants assume the roles of
councilmen and concerned citi
zens during two mock city council
meetings. The meetings are
scheduled for Feb. 9 and Feb. 14.
Bill Grieser, a Page senior, took
the top honor of the day by
scoring the highest on the test.
He holds the position of junior
mayor.
Grimsley students who earned
positions are: Evan Bates — city
manager; Keith Butler - city
clerk; Carol Brown -- councilman;
Todd Poston - councilman; and
Grady Shields - finance director.
Others participating on the
Junior City Council are Hersh
Chopra — public works director;
Tom Huss — library director;
Steve Wile - building and inspec
tion director; and Amanda Ste
phens - zoning commission chair
man.
Alison Rentz - High Point city
manager; Helene Bialek - Hobbs
- Friendly Citizens representa
tive; Mary Anderson - UNC-G
area resident; John Chandler -
director of energy commission;
and Kathy Kelley - construction
company representative fill out
the Grimsley participates.
The junior mayor gets a car
from North State Chevrolet for a
week and an opportunity to serve
as a governor’s page. He also
receives a plaque for his services.