Volume LIV, Number 4, February 22, 1985
Wrestling &
Carter and
Honor Society Bake Sale
Swim Teams
Gay sign
at State Swim Meet
Win Conference
with State
Feb. 23
GRIMSLEY HIGH LIFE
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Hope Tarantelli and Ana Rodriguez
by
Once a student is accepted to
the college of his or her choice, he
or she must then begin to deal
with finding a means of financial
aid. More often than not,
especially in double income
homes, a student’s Financial Aid
Form (FAF) is rejected and they
must turn directly to the college
in search of some source of finan
cial aid. Through methods of
research with two different col
leges, High Life has uncovered
various means of college-related
aid for all students.
St. John’s University, in Staten
Island, New York, not only offers
state supported aid but special
“University Programs” as well.
In order to participate in the
university programs, the student
must submit his or her FAF to the
University for record of the re
quest for some financial aid. If
the form is rejected by the
Federal Government, the student
may then file a Tuition
Assistance Program’s (TAP)
form. The TAP form grants
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the student eligibility for state
supported aid. St. John’s state
programs include a New York
Tuition Assistance Program and
a New York State Guaranteed
Student Loan program which of
fer up to $2,5(X) per year in aid. In
most states, there are similar
loan and tuition assistance pro
grams.
A second means of aid offered
by St. John’s is the University
Programs. Scholarships are the
most predominant form of the
university aid. St. John’s scholar
ships range anywhere from $1,000
to $4,000 per year and are
renewable throughout the stu
dent’s course of study.
Three student grant-in-aid pro
grams are also available and
greatly supported by St. John’s,
These general grants range from
$600 to $4,400 to payment of one-
half tuition in full. Any students
can be awarded grants and
scholarships if he or she
demonstrates the need for finan
cial aid. For most of St. John’s
February- Black history
by Wilson Winchester
University Programs, the only
_ requirement is the submission of
the Financial Aid Form to the
College Scholarship Service for
evaluation and recording.
For aid due to financial need, a
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro financial aid applica
tion should be submitted to the of
fice at UNC-G. A 1985-86 Finan
cial Aid Form from a high school
guidance counselor must also be
filled out and submitted to the
College Scholarship Service as
soon after Janaury 1 as possible.
Through the FAF, a student
can apply for a Pell Grant or a
North (Carolina Student Incentive
Grant (NCSIG). A student can
apply for the NCSIG if he is a
North Carolina resident depen
dent from a family income below
$20,000 or an independent appli
cant below $4,000. Financial aid
applicants are expected to work
in the summer and save at least
$900 toward expenses. Entering
dependent freshmen normally
are expected to save at least $700.
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Programs commemorating
Black History Month will be
presented at A&T State Universi
ty, the Greensboro Historical
Museum, and other city-wide
locations. Charlotte Mayor
Harvey B. Gantt will be guest
speaker Feb. is at A&T’s
Memorial Union Ballroom. Other
highlights of the February obser
vance will include a reading by
poet and playwright Amirii
Baraka, a student production of
To be Young, Gifted, and
Black,” and a seminar by Dr.
Simkins, retiring president of the
Greensboro NAACP. A&T is also
presenting a series of lectures
which will begin Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.
with a lecture by sociologist Dr.
Frances Logan in 212 Memorial
Union. The public is invited to all
Black History Month events at
A&T.
The Greensboro Historical
Museum has scheduled an exhibit
themed “For The First Time;
Significant Steps in Local Black
History,” the exhibit will use
photographs and artificats to il
lustrate important “firsts” in
Greensboro history. The material
will be on display through Fri
day, Feb. 28. The exhibit, “For
the First Time” hopes to ac
complish a variety of goals, such
as, increasing knowledge about
local history, illustrating the
kinds of materials used by local
month
historians; and encouragin„
other organizations to share their
resources with the Greensboro
Historical Museum.
Black History Month is an an
nual obsevance held each
February. It commemorates the
past achievements and current
status of black Americans. Black
History Month was begun by
Carter G. Woodson, a black
historian, in 1926 to recognize the
struggles and hardships of the
past, and the continued struggle
for racial equality.
One is reminded during the
month of the numerous ac
complishments of black leaders
such as Martin Luther King Jr.
W.E.B. Du Bois, and Jesse
Jackson
Spring Fever, Senioritisor both
by Carrie Milgrim
As soon as the letter of accep
tance is ripped open, Senioritis
sets in. According to many
teachers, it has already arrived;
yet, the real symptoms begin to
show, campus wide, in April.
Although this is around the time
of Spring Break, and the two,
Senioritis and Spring fever, could
earily be confused, the signs of
Senioritis prevail.
Only a senior can posses this
state of mind. It is most prevelent
after mid-terms when colleges
want semester grades, and after
April 15, when most colleges
must notify their applicants.
Everything that spurts forth
from the mouth of a senior is
about college or graduation.
Everything bought it thought of
in terms of a dorm room. All
money earned, except for $70
need for Spring Break trips, is
saved for the following year. And,
of course, “study” is no longer in
the vocabulary of a senior.
Spring Fever is obtainable by
teachers as well as by all
students. Do not be fooled if
teachers suddenly spring
(exclude the pun) a substitute on
students. They’ve been saving up
those leave days just for this
season. Be careful; their
absences are legal. If one could
pay someone to do her work, take
the abuse, and have it be legal,
she would raise enough money to
extend her Spring Break to
graduation.
Although the first snow, just ar
rived, Spring Fever is beginning
to grip Grimsley. Plans are in the
making as well as in the minds of
many, which is exhibited by the
weat of short-sleeved shirts in
hopes for warmer weather. Spr
ing clothes were in all stores by
January 1, 1985. Winter hadn’t
even begun, and merchants were
ready for the following season.
You're Lucky If ^
You Only
Kill Yourself
Jill Bales receives the first of two checks, each for $250, from
Jackie Dowd, the finance judge of the GYC committee. •
by Yvette Cook
For the first time, a Drunk
Driving Awareness Week was
organized by the Grimsley DECA
Club with the assistance of the
student council and senior class
in order “to make students aware
of the dangers of driving drunk,”
said Sandy Pons, the DECA ad
visor and marketing teacher.
The idea of the awareness
week, which coincided with Na
tional DECA Week on Feb. 11-15,
started when Jill Bales, a senior
DECA member, entered a Drunk
Driving Awareness Campaign
sponsored by the same organiza
tion on Oct. 15,1984. For this cam
paign, Bales had to design a
billboard criticizing drunk driv
ing. The design was centered
around the slogan “You’re Lucky
If You Only Kill Yourself.”
Mrs. Pat Keefer, the senior
class advisor, suggested that it
would be a good idea for Bales to
apply for one of the Greensboro
Youth Council grants in order to
have the billboard put up in the
community. The Naegle Outdoor
Advertising Company agreed to
put up the billboard without
charge as a public service. GYC
officials agreed to grant funds for
other activities during the
awareness week.
Grimsley DECA was awarded
! 1250 by GYC. This grant made the
club one of the first recipients of
the GYC’s newly formed Youth
Grants Program.
The activities which took place
during the awareness week in
cluded; a poster contest where
the ten best poster winners
received $15 each and an Anti-
Drunk Driving essay contest in
which the winner received $100
and a picture in the Greensboro
News & Record.
In addition to the contests
Bales and Mary Maclean Doolan
the senior class vice-president
were interviewed on the Gooc
Morning Show, Feb. 11. Both ex
plained and answered questions
about the Drunk Driving
Awareness Week that only oc
cured at GHS.
A statistic about drunk driving
was reported on the announce
ment each morning of th«
awareness week by a GHS stu
dent.
Another highlight of the week
involved a guest speaker. Bettj
Thompson, who is an Alcohol anc
lEducation Specialist at the
Guilford County Alcohol Informa
tion Center, spoke to all of the
English classes (Feb.. 14-15)
about the dangers of drinking anc
driving. She also presented a film
and a literature displaj
(pamphlets, stickets, etc.)
against driving under the, in
fluence.
The two main objectives of the
Drunk Driving Awareness Week
were to get students involved anc
to educate students on how te
cope with situations where thej
have to deal with drinking anc
driving among their friends.
“We (the Drunk Driving
Awareness Committee) are noi
making moral judgements aboui
whether drinking is right oi
wrong but that drinking and driv
ing are a deadly combination,’
explained Pons.
■The Drunk Driving Awareness
Committee also hopes that after
this week students will be more
aware of the dangers and conse
quences of drinking and drivin„
and that this event might save a
student’s life.