HIGH LIFE
Volume LVIV, Number 1
Grimsley Senior High School
Thursday, September 27, 1979
Student Elections
Juniors and Sophs to Fill Council
Election Posters promoting candidates for the sophomore
and junior elections decorate the school. [Denise Long Photo]
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English Studies Expanded
By Barbi Prillaman
The 1979-80 school year
marks the beginning of a
new sophomore English
course in the Greensboro
Public School System.
Hiis course is a continua
tion of the junior high
schools’ Gifted and Talented
program, which began last
year. Known formally as
“Literature and Composition
I,” the course is being
taught on a trial basis at
Grimsley and at Smith.
Approximately sixty stu
dents are involved in the
program at Grimsley. The
classes are taught by Mrs.
Yourse, Mrs. Manahan, and
Mrs. Hoffler. The course is
designed to prepare quali
fied sophomores for Ad
vanced Placement English
and for college courses. Al
though it is an accelerated
course, “Literature and
Composition I” uses the
standard grading system in
stead of honors grading.
The course of study for the
year consists of literal^ units
on reading and analyzing
different types of literature.
These include the short
story, drama, novels, essays,
and poetry. Composition
units will focus primarily on
expository writing.
By Jennifer Enright
The students who make up
this year’s student council
hope for a very productive
year. Grimsley has a history
of an active student govern
ment program.
The executive coimcil for
this year is not yet complete.
While there is a senior
executive coimcil, the juniors
and sophomores have yet to
elect'an executive council for
their respective classes.
[High life went to press
before the September 21
elections. Winners will be
listed in the October issue.)
Because of the new school
zones, junior and sophomore
elections were postponed un
til this fall. This year’s senior
executive council, elected
last spring, consists of Ken
SSBAG Starts Season
By Jennifer Enright
SSBAG, the Student
School Board Action Group,
is again sponsoring its Get
Set Program. Get Set is a
program offered to high
school students who are
interested in current affairs.
Major speakers are imported
for the lectures and semi
nars.
The first lecture of the
1979-80 school year will be
on October 2 at 10:00 a.m.
The topic for this first pro
gram is “The Human Race
vs the Arms Race,’’ with
speakers Charles Robbins
and Pauline Frederick.
Approximately 1000 stu
dents from the four city high
schools will be selected to
attend. Sign-up sheets are
available to Grimsley stu
dents in the guidance office.
Carol Essa, Ken Ander
son, Carl Winfield, and Kel
ly Ferrell are working on this
project.
Grimsley Students Appreciate
Weaver Education Center
By Bryan Smith
The Weaver Education
Center opened for its second
year on August 28, 1979.
The Center offers students
a chance to “expand your
horizons’’ in vocations and
academic courses. WEC of
fers students flexible sche
dules, beginning at 7:30
a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m.
Bus service is also provided
to and from each city high
school and to each student’s
neighborhood in the even
ing.
The number of high school
students attending the Edu
cation Center has greatly
increased over last year.
Enrollment for the 1979-80
school year at WEC is ap
proximately 1000, compared
to last year’s 500 for the first
semester. The number of
Grimsley students attending
the Center has also in
creased , but total enrollment
figures are not available yet.
WEC offers a wide variety
of courses which include
technical drafting, wood and
metal construction, food pre
paration, calculus, data pro
cessing, modem dance,
theater workshop, and for
eign languages such as Ger
man and Russian.
Mr. Braxton, Assistant
Principal at WEC, stated
that one definite problem
was the number of students
who had pre-registered for
courses at the Center was
over 1100. He did not under
stand why approximately 100
students had dropped the
courses originally selected.
Anderson, Student Body
President; Carl Winfield, Se
nior Class President; Jo Ann
Engle, Pep Board Chairman;
Lee Coyle, YRC Chairman;
and Lydia Harris, Student
cil will accomplish much as
they constantly think of new
and better ways to run their
projects. For example, Engle
is running the Pep Board
differently this year. “I have
Affairs Chairman. Ander - broken the group into five
son, Harris, and Engle are different committees, each
returning to the executive
council.
Pep Board Chairman En
gle believes this year’s coun-
with a special job. This way
the responsibility is spread
out, instead of dumped on
one person.”
GHS Hosts Choirs
By Lee Patterson
Grimsley will host several
choral activities this year.
These events are important
in the state for those
involved in high school
choirs.
The first activity to be
held at Grimsley will be the
Honors Chorus Auditions.
Students and teachers from
all over the state will gather
at Grimsley on September 28
for this event. Last year 700
singers auditioned for 150
positions in this highly re
spected choir. According to
Grimsley choral director,
Ms. Marta Force, “this mas
sive attendance exemplifies
the importance of this
event.”
The nominees are re
quired to prepare a song in a
foreign language and sight
read fi'om a music score. The
nominees from Grimsley are
Jamie Achey, Stephanie Bar-
tis, Lisa McGlamery, Amy
Michaels, Tracy Wester-
gaard, and Donney Kinney.
To help prepare for this
audition, Grimsley was the
site of the first sight-singing
clinic on Saturday, Septem
ber 22. High school choral
music students fi-om Guil
ford County participated in
this clinic with Dr. Clinton
Parker, Assistant Dean of
Fine and Applied Arts at
Appalachian State Univer
sity. The day was spent
learning sight-singing tech
niques.
After the audition and the
selections are made, these
outstanding singers will re
hearse with Dr. Alice Parker
at the Hyatt House in Win
ston-Salem. This is to pre
pare for a concert at the
State Convention of Music
Educators in November.
‘ ‘It is quite an honor to be
See Music, page 5
Marissa Barker [left] follows instructor, Ms. Angela Watson
in the Modern Dance class at Weaver Education Center. The
Center has opened many doors to Grimsley Students this
year with its wide variety of specialized courses. [Tony
Johnson Photo]