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Campus
Thanksgiving food
given to the needy
Thanksgiving was made a little
happier for three families in the
community, with the help of students at
Grimsley. After being assigned
families by the Salvation Army,
Courtney Scanlan and Melissa Benson,
co-chairs of the Student Affairs
Committee, gave each homeroom a box
for their canned food contributions .
Food was collected for a few weeks and
the homeroom with the most cans won a
doughnut party. Hedy Thevaos'
homeroom won with a total of 54 cans.
Each family was given a box of food and
any leftover cans were picked up by
Urban Ministries.
Students also collected money
during early and late lunch for turkey
dinners for each family. After noticing
that seniors were not giving ,
representatives were sent to homerooms
Courmey Scanlan was a little
disappointed in the students' participation
but says, "It is always a good feeling to
help someone out who is less fortunate."
Weaverfest draws 2700
Approximately 2700 people
attended this year's WeaverFest which
was held November 21. According to
assistant principal Ralph Jarrett this
number was large number of parents.
Jarrett was pleased with the celebration."
"We had letter luck attracting parents,
which was our major goal.", he said. He
added that the most popular attractions
were the parent tours and the dance
performance.Visitors also participated in
an electronic music performance, the
dessert reception, displays, a plant
auction, and fddge booth.
18 year old males
need to register
Barry Miller, North Carolina State
Director of Selective Services, reminds
all young men that they must register
with Selective Services within 30 days of
their 18 th birthday according to federal
law. Miller noted that the names of
those that do not comply with the federal
ordinance will be referred to the U.S
Department of Justice. Failing to
register is a felony under federal law, and
those who do not will be punishable by
afine of $250,000 and/or imprisonment
of five years.
Miller reminds all young men that
if they have not registered yet they can in
any local post office.
Spanish Club learns once again
to share their good fortune
By Lisa Kaiser
"It is important for students and
teachers at Grimsley to learn to share
their good fortune with everyone " states
Susan Inscoe , head of the Advanced
Spanish Club. Inscoe started the idea of
the helping the Empty Stocking Fund
when she was a teacher at Jackson Middle
School. Every year she persuaded her
students at Jackson to participate in the
Greensboro and Guilford County Fund
drive. When she came to Grimsley, she
brought her ideas with her. For four years
she has been coordinating and organizing
her Spanish club to raise money for the
drive.
Along with raising money for the
Empty Stocking Fund Drive , the club
also spens one morning assisting
handicapped persons with their holiday
shopping. This year's event took place
December 5 at Four Seasons Town
Center when members of the club
assisted clients from Gateway Center.
The Empty Stocking Fund Drive is
a program sponsored by the Greensboro
Jaycees, the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves
and the Greensboro News and Record. As
contributions are sent in, the money is
spent on gifts such as toys, hats,
sweatshirts, books and other presents.
The gifts will then be placed in stockings
and sent to children twelve and under, in
Greensboro and Guilford county, whose
families are less fortunate and unable to
afford these gifts.
Grimsley is only one of the many
schools and organizations which
participate in the drive, but last year
alone Grimsley raised $1200, which was
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the largest contribution of anyone. Of all
the Spanish classes last year which took
part in the drive, the one class which
raised the most money saw a movie and
ate tacos during their class period as a
bonus. "I like having the class work
together for a common goal. Sometimes
they develop their own personality or
common bond." says Inscoe. This year
Inscoe does plan on having something
for the class who raises the most money.
but is not sure what it will be, yet
Along with the Empty Stocking
Fund Drive, the Advanced Spanish club
participates in many other activities.
They have played a volleyball game
against Page, and won. They will be
playing in a softball game against Page
later in the year and have already
participated in a donut sale. They are also
going to sponsor a teachers breakfast for
their second year.
Debate Team has done outstanding job
By Jill Robbins
Resolved: The Speech and Debate
Team has done an outstanding job in the
first year of its existence according to
Deborah Childers, coach of the
rejuvenated program.
The team is affiliated with the
National Forensics League( NFL) which
holds tournaments across the country.
Awards given at the tournaments, are
determined by the number of NFL points
the student receives. Grimsley’s team has
won seven. Mandy Fields won second
place in cross examination debate; Brian
Dimmick, sixth place as congressman;
Myra Scott and Sara Fuller, fourth place
each in cross examination debate; Jaya
Kasibhatla, second place in cross
examination debate; and Mandy Fields
and Michael Fogarty received third place
each in cross examination debate.
"Contrary to what most people
know of the team, there is much more
than debating involved.", said Childers."
Many students are discouraged from
entering the team because of this
misconception. "There is something for
everyone.", she added.
Students can find their own niche in
the nine different events in which
competition is held. Among these events
are Lincoln-Douglas, cross examination
debate, extemporaneous speaking,
original oratory, dramatic interpretation,
and student congress. Lincoln-Douglas is
a one on one debate while the cross
examination debate involves two against
two. Both extemporaneous speaking and
original oratory call for an eight minute
speech. Although in extemporaneous
speaking the student is given only 30
minutes to prepare a speech. In dramatic
interpretation, a student is given a script
and may act it out in any way. Student
congress includes playing the roles of
congressmen and representatives.
Childers described the team as being
very diversified. Football players,
swimmers, and students involved in a
number of extra curricular activities have
roles in the team. Since the season runs
until the first of April, the team can be
very flexible for busy students. Childers
extends an invitation to all students
interested in joining the team. Team
member, Kerri Knight, also encourages
students to join the team "because
debating is a great way to make friends
all over the state, learn a lot and have
fun."
Sponsored by the Summit Rotary
Club, the team was given $2000. to pay
for tournament fees and transportation
cost According to Jaya Kasibhatla they
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