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fflGH LIFE
April 13, 1979
Former Editor Pursues
Career In Music
by Carole Dolin
“Everybody’s got some
thing they do. Some kmt,
some sew, I sing. Music is a
gift, and when you’re able to
ging something and it makes
people happy, then it makes
you happy.’’
These were the remarks of
Lisa McDowell, former edi
tor of HIGH LIFE. Lisa
performs each Wednesday
night at High Point’s Stella
d’ Ora restaurant. Occasio
nally Cheryl Luteman, a 1978
Grimsley graduate, joins Li
sa's performances.
Dim lights, cigarette
smoke, and the nunble of
low voices form the setting.
Lisa sings softly with a touch
of sweetness. Her fingers,
moving in a rh3fthmic pattern
against the guitar strings,
hypnotize her listeners. Her
eyes close as she feels for the
heart of her songs.
Lisa plays coimtry rock
songs, including those of
Emmylou Harris, John Den
ver, and Linda Rondstadt,
which are spiced up by a hint
of Tennessee accent. The
main attraction to country
music for Lisa is the words.
She believes the words are
realistic, honest, and make
good sense. Lisa also feels
coimtry music is easy to
play, has a good beat, and
most of all, people can relate
to the music’s meaning.
In addition to Lisa’s job at
Stella d’ Ora, she was of
fered a job singing for the
GGO’s sponsors’ breakfast.
With help firom these public
appearances, support from
her friends, and her ambi
tion, Lisa hopes to enter
professional singing in the
future. She has the talent,
and she has the confidence.
This listener believes she
will be a hit.
As she sings the song
“Today,” she sings of her
self. “Today is my moment,
and now is my story. I’ll
laugh, and I’ll cry, and I’ll
sing.”
Grimsley students study in
vain because they are not
following the necessary
steps for better study habits.
Perhaps they need some
music or some quick energy
food! See following article.
[Garnett photo]
Ten Easy Steps To Better Study Habits
Since this is the final nine
weeks of school, better study
habits can only help the
average GHS student. The
following is a list of ten_easy
steps to better study habits,
which was printed in HIGH
LIFE in 1964.
By following these every
night your grades should
definitely change. (Unless,
of course, you have been
following them regularly.)
1. Never study in the same
place each night. Why bore
yourself with the same old
Birthday Activities Revive The Past
by Ginger Branton
GHS is original! It was
originally the only public
high school in Greensboro,
and on May 19 and 20 will
celebrate its Fiftieth Aimi-
versary.
chestra, conducted by for
mer Grimsley directors. Cho
ral programs wifi also be
featured.
The first public school site
was originally Saint Agnes
Catholic Church in 1877. It
was purchased by Superin
tendent George Grimsley
(for whom Grimsley High
School was named) in 1899,
and opened as Greensboro
High School in 1900. The
building, which consisted of
four classrooms and two
laboratories, was used until
1911 when the school moved
to Spring Street. This build
ing was used as GHS until
1929 when the new school
was completed on the cur
rent Westover Terrace loca
tion.
Art exhibits will help
beautify the campus build
ings for visitation by former
students, faculty, and the
public.
Dr. Craig Phillips, Super
intendent of the State De
partment of Public Instruc
tion, will be the guest spea
ker.
Contests in athletic events
will be included, such as a
baseball game, to help round
out the festivities.
The current students of
GHS can make Grimsley’s
fiftieth year its best. The
student body is urged to
participate fully in this fif
tieth anniversary celebra
tion.
surroundings? A change of
atmosphere will do you
good.
2. Never study at the same
time each day. It makes life
too routine. Try all hours of
the night. Schedules are no
fun.
3. Always, always listen to
the radio while you are
studying. It adds variety to
the lesson. After aU, if
studying becomes too dis
tracting, you can always stop
and listen to the radio.
4. The same rule applies to
television. If you don’t have
a radio a television set will
do. Homework can be done
during commercials.
5. Always study your eas
iest subjects first. Don’t
worry about the harder ones.
Besides, what’s the point in
working yourself to death if
you’re not going to under
stand it anyway?
6. Always take a break and
get something to eat while
studying. Do try not to take
over five breaks an hour,
because you might get too
full and get indigestion.
While we’re on the subject
let me remind you to eat I
foods that will give you i
energy, like Mars candy bars i
and pickles.
7. 'Try to do as much of I
your homework — at least I
fifty per cent — as accurately i
as possible. Don’t bother to :
perfect it. It’s OK just as i
long as you barely pass.
8. Don’t spend too long on
your homework. Ten or fif
teen minutes per subject will!
be adequate. After all, if you :
go to class prepared for the :
lesson, the teacher would:
probably have a kitten. On :
second thought. . .
9. Always be sure that i
papers to be handed in are i
illegible to read. That wayj
the teacher won’t knowi
what’s wrong with thei
paper.
10. Last but not least,:
comes the most important i
rule of all. Set aside part ofi
every night to think of ex-:
cuses for your teachers as toi
why you failed to turn in your
homework, forgot your text-:
book, and flunked thei
course!
Saturday, May 19 and
Sunday, May 20 are the
dates for Grimsley’s proud
celebration of the past fifty
years. The celebration will
be an historical event with
concerts, exhibits, visitation,
excitement, and fun! The
organizational duties are be
ing led by Grimsley alumni
Peter Byrd and Harry Brad
ley.
Concerts will be presented
by Grimsley’s band and or-
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