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Happy I S 8 8 High Life 8 Holidays! 8 Volume LVII, Number 4 Grimsley Senior High School 801 Westover Terrace Greensboro, N.C. 27408 Friday, December 17, 1982 Child Care Presents Holidays Around The World By Lisa Freiberg Grimsley's Child Care Class on December 6, presented a program, “Holiday Around the World." Each of the eight groups was discussed and represented at the program. The eight areas represented were: France, presented by Veronique Koenig and Beth Jordan; Israel, presented by Margaret McQuade and Kathy Richardson; Hawaii, presented by Toshima Harris and Cynthia Jones; Mexico, presented by Heidi Eure and Cathy Sharpe; Holland, presented by Brenda For man and Tracy Ozmond; Japan, presented by Julie Robertson and Barbra Bogaty; Africa, presented by Monica Grave; Germany, presented by Beth Forsyth and Angela Eason. Each group presented two art ac tivities, a song, dance, game, costume, food and decoration from its respective country. The groups had two weeks to prepare for the presentations. There were 20 seniors and 50 kindergarteners involved in the program. Each of the eight groups -was made up of one or two seniors and six or seven kindergarteners. Mrs. Patricia Beamer, teacher and organizer for this annual pro gram, explained that the class pretended they was going on a trip around the world. The classroom is divided into eight different sec tions. As the class walked to the different sections, that particular group presented its mini-program. Parents of the children used to attend these annual programs. Now the kindergarten class has become so large that students and teachers can barely fit into one classroom. The seniors who were selected for this year's Child Care class were chosen from more than 50 ap- pUcants. The selection is based on analysis and recommendation. A- prerequisite for the course is Child) Development. Barbara Bogarty, Tracy Ozmond, and Monica Grave help present “Holidays Around the World.” (Rob Chesire photo) — Clubs In Brief By Alise Weinstein Clubs Have ‘Heart’ Little Four Is Coming By Bill Newnam On December 28, 29, and 30, the seventh annual Little Four Invita tional Basketball Tournament will be held at the Greensboro Col iseum. Four city teams, Dudley, Grimsley, Page, and Smith, and four county teams. Western, North east. Northwest, and Southeast Guilford will battle for the cham pionship, starting at 4:00 p.m. The Grimsley Whirlies have won three of the six previous tour naments, including the last two in a row. Grimsley is the only team to win two consecutive tournaments. Their other victory came in the 1978 tournament. The Page Pirates are the strong favorite in this year’s tournament, but Whirlie head coach Phil Weaver feels “we have a chance” also. “Being an underdog will help us,” said Weaver. “There is a lot of pressure on Page. Anything can happen in a tournament,” he add ed. Despite the rumor that this will be the last Little Four tournament, Grimsley athletic director Robert Sawyer said that by no means will this be the final tournament. The first round match-ups are Dudley vs. Northwest in game one. Page vs. Western in game two. Smith vs. Northeast in game three, and Grimsley vs. Southeast in game four. The championship game will be held on December 30 at 9:00 p.m. This year there will be an addi tional feature in the tournament. “The Great Shoot-Out” is an at tempt to increase interest and tour nament attendance. Each school will have a free-throw champion from the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade levels who will com- pete against each other and find an over-all champion from each grade level. The Little Four Basketball Tour nament is sponsored by the Greensboro Sports Council in con junction with Greensboro City Schools. The following members of the Exchange, Exchangettes, and D. Henry Junior Service Clubs volunteered their time to^elp co ordinate the 1983 Jump Rope for Heart, sponsored by the Greensboro Heart Association, on November 12; Exchangettes, Beth Bunting, Anna Thompson, Ethel Priestly, Barbara Bulla, Sharon Sasser, Leslie Christopher, Marie Clayton, Jeri Roberts, Kara Anton, and Corey Reed: Exchange, Jeff Ferrell, Jay Seism, Mike Baer, Mike Moses, Bart Manning, Tom my Rohan, and Tommy Rouse; Campus Happenings SSBAG SSBAG (Student School Board Action Group) has been busy recently especially since the Little Four Basketball Tournament is coming up. SSBAG is sponsoring the Little Four this year, and many activities have been planned including a free- throw contest. For the contest, there will be one winner from each grade level shooting free throws during half-time of the games. Another topic of discussion for SSBAG is the issue of rezoning. At a recent meeting, Carl-Henry Geschwing proposed a rezoning policy but it was voted down by the group. Torchlight Torchlight, Grimsley’s National Honor Society, is in the midst of discussing many activities. They plan to help students with learning disabilities by recording biology books on tape making the material easier to understand. The group also hopes to sell doughnuts as a fund raiser. Key Club The Key Club, led by president Anthony Hipp, sold Whirlie Coun try bumper stickers for one dollar. Their annual directory should be out soon after Christmas. School Board The Greensboro Public Schools’ Board of Education is presently discussing the new rezoning pro posal. They will be voting on this issue sometime during the next couple of months. GHS Receives Drama Awards By Eddie Drew Two GHS seniors were presented awards in the regional drama com petition held at the Weaver Educa tion Center on November 19. The award for best actor was presented to Kevin Coltrane, and an honorable mention award for ac ting was presented to Marty Leary. Grimsley also received two other honorable mentions; for Scenery and Costume in the play Chamber Music, forEndegameas one of the best eight plays. Advisor Mr. Richard Zaruba felt that “the competition was not only challenging, but it was also a learn ing experience. ' The series of one-act plays presented at the competition will be performed at Grimsley sometime this school year. OHJ’s, Tirella, Forbes. These students worked dnecuiy with elementary students who jumped rope for over a three-hour period. The Jaycettes Service Club has been quite busy this past month. On December 6 they had BAG Night sponsored by the Empty Stocking Fund, during which they “bagged” toys for needy families. They are also going to have a “Learning to Share” program in which they take underprivileged children shopping for elderly people at a church. When the children br ing the gifts to the Starmount Presbyterian Church, a Santa will be there with presents for the children. AFS Noel Busch, Michelle Diane Morton, and Sarah The AFS club seems to be very busy also. They had a covered dish supper in Room 521 on December 7 with the adult chapter of the American Field Service Club. They are currently Selling doughnuts as a fund-raiser. PTSA Project Now In Effect By Tamera Majors The Cultural Arts Project, spon sored by the PTSA, is a plan to make students of Grimsley more aware of cultural arts programs and opportunities. Mrs. Linda Kershner, chairper son of the Cultural Arts Project, says she hopes to publicize the musical concerts and dramatic per formances in order to make students more aware of these events. She is also interested in for ming an art gallery of student works in the cafeteria. Any student would be eligible to submit his or her work to be displayed in the gallery. Another item represented by the Cultural Arts Project is the cultural arts contest, called “Reflections,” which is sponsored by the national PTA. Because of the lack of participation from Grimsley students in the past, Ker shner would like to encourage students to enter. “I know we’ve got the talent at Grimsley, and I’d (Continued on Page 4) Christmas Dance By Susan Thaxton The Civinettes are working hard to make this holiday season a very special time of the year. They are sponsoring a Christmas Holiday Dance with the theme of “Jingle Bell Rock.” The dance will be on Saturday, December 18 from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Tickets are $5.00 per couple; a single ticket is $3.00. Weaver Center is printing the tickets. Proceeds from the dance will go to the Association of Retarded Citizens. This is one of the main fund raising projects done by the Civinettes. A special feature at the dance will be a Christmas Tree decorated with all the Civinettes’ names on it. GHS Musician Of Note Elizabeth Fleming of Raleigh, Miss U.S.A., Terri Utley, and Odell Shof- fner II pose in New York after the parade.
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