(Phillip Carver Photos)
Various sights of “Underground Grimsley" include (l-r): a water and electrical conduit system; a20-year-old poster of President John F. Kennedy in
one of the storage rooms; and the massive boiler system - pointed out by Mr. Glenn to High \Aie photographers and reporters.
Underground Tunnel System ‘Ingenious’
By Leslie Berkelhammer
When history teacher Mr.
Bert Whisenant told his
fourth period class about a
system of underground tim-
nels beneath Grimsley build
ings I was a little skeptical.
But when a team of High Life
reporters and photographers
guided by Principal R.L.
Glenn investigated, I found
myself amazed at the practi
cality and ingenuity of
Grimsley’s foundations.
The tunnels were built in
1929 to carry steam and
water lines and electrical
conduits. Storing the pipes
underground is an altema-
tive to piping along hallway
ceilings.
But ‘ ‘underground Grims
ley” is much more than a
mere network of pipes. Two
classrooms, once used for
the wood shop classes before
the vocational building was
built, are now used for
storing lumber and janitorial
supplies. Stacked against the
High Life
Grimsiev Senior Hieh School
Volume LV, Number 9
Grimsley Senior High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, N.C 27408
Thursday, April 16, 1981
walls are empty floor wax
drums and broken desks and
chairs. The most astonishing
part of the system in the
main building is the room
where last April’s flood
began.
Mfmy students may recall
the spring day when school
was dismissed early due to
no water. The eight-inch
water line burst and caused
the concrete floor to buckle
and rise almost three feet.
On finding the debris in his
ritual Saturday and Sunday
building check Mr. Glenn
remembered ‘‘it looked like
an earthquake had hit!”
Before leaving the base
ment of the main building we
noted the chained gate to the
electrical system. Over the
hum of the high powered
generators, Mr. Glerm in
formed us that Duke Power
has the only key to the lock
for safety reasons.
Phase two of Underground
Grimsley took us on a tour of
the boiler room located be
hind the cafeteria. The
boilers heat all buildings
excluding the main gym.
They presently bum gas but
can convert to oil with the
flip of a switch. Indeed,
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High IQ practice team, with team members Bill Meyerhoffer
and Craig Fleishman: (l-r) Carl-Henry Geschwind, Charles
Hodge, Peter Hildebrandt, Barbi Prillman, andSidd Chopra.
Not pictured: Steven Meyerhoffer, Bill Vehom. (Sykes
Photo)
Update
Four High I.Q. Team members' parents, one WFMY-TV
representative, one GYC official, and one NCNB spokesper
son met in Principal R.L. Gleen's office on April 9. All agreed
that an error in judgement had been made at the tournament
finals.
A letter was submitted to GYC officials by Coach Bert
Whisenant with suggested rule changes for future High I.Q.
Bowl Tournaments.
GYC officials are strongly considering an additional rule
to enable points, questions, and answers to be contested at
specified points during matches.
High IQ
Finishes
By Lisa Berkelhammer
The five member High
I.Q. team gave GHS yet
another reason to be proud
when they reached the finals
of the 1981 GYC High I.Q.
Bowl. After months of prac
tice and competition, Craig
Fleishman, Lisa Goldman,
Mark Langston, Bill Meyer
hoffer, and Ira Sheldon came
through once again to prove
their high academic achieve
ments, but fmished points
shy of a second consecutive
championship.
Western Guilford tested
their talent on Wednesday,
Team Reaches Finals.
Behind W. Guilford
April 1. Coach Bert Whise
nant commented that ‘‘we
were up against a good team
and we knew they’d be
quick. ’ ’ The two teams com
peted with much teamwork.
Team captain Bill Meyerhof
fer led the team effectively
and combined all efforts to
win.
There were quite a few
‘‘questionable calls” during
the game. The team captain,
members, and coach were all
aware of the specifics. How
ever, the rules say that ‘ ‘the
outcome of the game cannot
be changed.”
Coach Whisenant stated,
‘‘If the rules had been
followed and observed by
officials and the moderator,
then we would have won —
by sheer facts.”
He added, however, that
Western Guilford was a
good, deserving team who
did not get to the finals by
accident.
Grimsley had one of the
strongest teams ever and has
every reason to feel a great
sense of accomplishment.
mu
Campus News In Brief
Cheerleaders Compete
imsley’s varsity cheer- had. It seems the mdge
‘Foreign’ Lunches
The week of March 23-28
was designated Foreign
Language Week in the
Greensboro City Schools.
Observation of Foreign
Language Week was high
lighted by the lunch menus,
which featured typical native
meals for each of five cul
tures ~ Spanish, Chinese,
German, French and Italian.
Each menu was read in the
native language and in Eng
lish by a Grimsley student
during morning and after
noon announcements.
Theatre Workshop
The Sweet Briar College in
Central Virginia will be hold
ing a summer workshop this
summer for high school
juniors and seniors interest
ed in theatre.
For more information
write: Sweet Briar College,
Box AH, Sweet Briar, Vir
ginia 24595.
Choir Contest
The Grimsley choir recent
ly participated in the Great
&uthem Choral ClEissic held
in Orlando, Florida. A group
of forty-eight traveled to
Florida to compete over the
weekend of March 20 along
with choirs from Texas,
Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia,
and other parts of Florida.
Grimsley’s varsity
leading squad spent March
21 in competition at Caro-
winds.
According to advisor Judy
Desper, this was the fifth
year in a row GHS cheer
leaders have attended com
petition.
‘‘I thought we performed
perfectly,” commented Des
per, “despite losing the
finals position by one point.
It was one of the best
performances we’ve ever
judges look
at the number of high-diffi
culty stunts. With only nine
cheerleaders present our dif
ficulty level could not be very
high.”
Perhaps another influence
in the competition was crowd
participation. Some teams
brought busloads of suppor
ters; fewer than 50 GHS
students attended. “That
lack of school spirit made a
difference,” noted head
cheerleader Elizabeth Abe.