Volume LV, Number 5
High Life
Grimsley Senior High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, N.C. 27408
Thursday, December 18, 1980
Student Reactions Toivard
Lennon Graffiti Negative
A fan of the late John Lennon vented his frustrations on the
Grimsley breezeway recently with a can of black spray
paint. (Sykes Photo)
GHS Orchestra, Chorus
Give Holiday Concert
Grimsley’s choral and or
chestral students presented
a Holiday Concert on Tues
day, December 9, at 7:30
P.M. in the school auditor
ium. The Orchestra present
ed a program with both full
wind (winds, brass, percus
sion, and strings) and string
orchestra. The main work
was the final movement of
Haydn’s “Londaon Sym
phony,” his last symphony.
'Traditional seasonal music
was also performed.
The choruses combined
with orchestra to present
‘‘Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desir
ing” from Bach’s Cantata
No. 147. A varied program of
seasonal music was present
ed by the vocal groups.
This year’s Holiday Con
cert was co-directed by Ms.
Marta Force (choral) and
Ms. Jeannie Artley (orches
tral).
“Ridiculous,” “imma
ture,” even “asinine” were
among the reactions of Grim
sley students to the sidewalk
graffiti mourning the death
of former Beatle John Len
non.
Black spray-painted slo
gans reading “John Lennon
and the Beatles Forever,”
“Remember Lennon With
Love,” “John Lennon Lives
On,” and “John Lennon
Lives. All You Need IsLove”
were discovered on the bre
ezeway between the Main
Building and Old Science
Building on the morning of
December 11.
The reactions of Grimsley
students were basically the
same: though they also gri
eved Lennon’s death, they
felt that the graffiti was
unnecessary. One GHS stu
dent said, “I acknowledge
the fact that we’ve lost a
great musician and a great
human being, but I question
(the vandal’s) method of
showing his grief.” Most
students agreed that there
are better ways the writer
(Contifaued on page 8)
JSews In Brief
M:
Six of the eight students inducted into Torchlight on
December 16 participate in the special candle-lighting
ceremony. From I to r, Bonnie McEachem, Lamecia Miller,
Stacey Block, Debby Coles, Craig Fleishman, Bill Meyerhof-
fer. (Sykes Photo)
New Teachers
Two teachers have joined
the Grimsley faculty since
October.
Ms. Nancy Newton was
added to the English Depart
ment roster in early October.
This is Newton’s first year of
teaching. She attended Mer
edith College and UNC-G
after graduating from Page.
She finds teachers and stu
dents at Grimsley “most
cooperative.”
Ms. Rebecca Brown re
placed Mr. Pete Green in the
History Department, when
he left to be the Assistant
Principal at Dudley. Gradu
ating from Grimsley and
UNC-Chapel Hill, Brown has
taught at Greensboro’s
Smith Senior High and Ay-
cock Junior High Schools.
Brown said that she already
feels “at home” at Grim
sley.
Wooden Speaks
John Wooden, a former
UCLA basketball coach,
was the guest speaker at the
Get-Set convocation on De
cember 16. “Do Your Best -
Win or Lose” was the topic
of his presentation.
Wooden’s coaching career
was one of ^eat success. His
twenty-seven-year coaching
career at lUCLA saw ten
NCAA Championships and
perfect 30-0 records for four
teams.
Wooden was named to the
National Basketball Hall of
Fame as a player and as a
coach.
# * #
Initiations
Due to unreasonable mis
conduct on the part of ser
vice clubs during initiations,
Principal R.L. Glenn has
advised each Grimsley club
that the annual event “be
done in good taste” in the
future.
Glenn is asking that from
now on nothing be planned
that would allow the ritual
“to get out of hand”. Ac
cording to Glenn, any “un
reasonable” activity, espe
cially those bordering on
vandalism, is not what ser
vice clubs are for.
Instead, he suggests that
inductees be honored in a
more formal manner.
By Susan Brady
Pep Board participation
has diminished since the
beginning of the year while
complaints about Pep Board
activities have risen.
According to Catherine
Evans, Chairperson of this
year’s Pep Board, “It’s not
what it could be. So many
people complain, but few are
willing to help.”
Evans feels that she and a
dedicated few of the original
Kfty member Pep Board are
dandling all present activit
ies.
Several members were
isked why they were not
ittending the Pep Board
neetings. Most people re
sponded, “I don’t have
enough time.” The reasons
varied from homework to
jobs to interference with
social life. Karen Brown
commented, “She (Evans)
did a good job in organiza
rejected ” Another idea
was morning announce
ments made by the Pep
Board members. “I’d like to
have a ‘joke of the morning’
to cheer everybody up. . . If
only I could get these ideas
basketball games, help out
with banners and other pro
jects, and to know the Alma
Mater.
Grimsley Principal R.L.
Glenn feels that the re
sponsibility of the Pep Board
Pep Board Participation Dwindles
tion, but communication was
left out.”
Evans has made an effort
to add on to tradition, but
feels few ideas have been
approved. “We requested a
sports assembly to honor all
fall sports and their ac
complishments, but it was
approved.”
Evans’ position as Pep
Board chairperson is to sup
port and publicize all sports.
Each board member is re
quired to dress for all spirit
days, attend all footbeill and
is to put up signs, build
school spirit, and promote
good sportsmanship.
One Pep Board proposal
he turned down was the
suggestion that Grimsley
students hold newspapers
over their face when players
of the opposing teams are
introduced.
According to Glenn, this
kind of activity is an example
of “unsportsmanlike con
duct.”
Division 4-A awards a
Sportsmanship Trophy each
year. Glenn would like to see
Grimsley win this recogni
tion.
Glenn feels that com
plaints about school spirit
are often directed toward the
Pep Board during a losing
season. When a Grimsley
team enjoys a winning sea
son, complaints are few, and
student enthrusiasm is ex
pressed through more in-
volvment in Pep Board ac
tivities.