^ featured inside
Reality of violence pp. 4-5
^ Letters to the Editor p. 3
B-ball hoopla pp. 6-7
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1993
GRIMSLEY HIGH LIFE
Number 5, Volume LXIX
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Varsity cheerleaders break during the game against Dudley.
See more about Whirlie basketball on pages 4-6.
Around Campus
New SECME club officers are installed
The installation of officers in the Science, Engineering, Conununica-
tions, and Mathematics Enrichment program (SECME) for city and county
schools recently took place during ceremonies at the N.C. A&T University
Ballroom.
The new SECME officers at Grimsley are Shawanda Knight, president;
Danon Knight, vice-president; Virginia D. Lane, seaetary; and Anastasha
Tate, treasurer.
SECME is a special program coordinated by A&T and the schools
involved to encourage and assist high school students interested in engineering,
communication, math, and science careers.
Administration to enforce a
stricter noncompliance policy
Rule 3: broken it lately? Well, if so, get ready for the consequences.
Rule3 states that all students shall comply with all directions of teachers,
substitute teachers, teacher aides, student teachers, and any other authorized
school personnel.
The administration plans to get tougher on suspensions in which they had
been reluctant to act in the past. This is the most frequent rule broken at GHS.
Although Grimsley's suspension rate (rate of suspensions by which the ef
fectiveness of particular school are judged) may increase, the administration
hopes students will finally get the point.
Students can be heard at the Media
Center
PTA has placed a suggestion box in the Media Center for students to
voice their opinion of Grimsley. The box reads, “Wanted, Student Ideas for
Improving GHS.” Students are encouraged to participate and their ideas are
much appreciated.
Academic team
celebrates knovrledge
By Susan Barham
What is the name of Mazda's new two-
seater car? Who is the present leader of Samalia
who, despite warnings by the U.N., has contin
ued his country's adverse practices? These are
typical questions faced by the members of
Grimsley's Academic Challange Team.
Academic Challenge is a spin off of High
I.Q. Bowl which gives seniors the opportunity
to win scholarships. Instead of being an after
school club. Academic Challenge Team is
more of an academic sport. From September
through early December practice is three after
noons a week. Like other sports there are team
captains: Patrick Kinlaw for the ninth grade
team, Becky Cary for the sophomores, and
Daniel Newman leading the juniors. The
teacher/ advisors are Bert Whisenant and Larry
Williamson.
Like most other sports there are tryouts.
They consist of a mock competition used with
a buzzer system. Advisors look for balance in
a prospective team. Team members don’t have
to be good in aU subject matters. If there is one
subject of interest to a player, that knowledge
can prove to be very valuable to the entire
team. The categories are the following: Math,
Science, English, Current Events, Fine Arts,
etc.
"Come out and
give it a try."
Larry Whisenant
To determine the rankings for the champi
onships, each of the four Greensboro Public
High Schools participates in a tournament. All
three teams from Grimsley made it to the
championships this year.
If you think Academic Challenge Team is
for you, Mr. Whisenant has words of encour
agement for hopefuls, “Come and give it a try;
don’t think you have to be good in every area.”
This academic sport is a test of knowledge,
skill, and teamwork. Come out next year and
join our fellow Whirlies in this “celebration of
knowledge.”
Tardy students receive
cold shoulder
By Brent Bulla
Last week, about 20 Grimsley students received a shock when they were shunned from their
classes because of tardiness.
These students had been late to their fifth period class because they were slow to depart from the
presence of their friends and fellow compatriots or because they failed to return to campus from lunch
before the bell rang.
The plan was put into action in order to enforce attendance after lunch. Too many students were
coming in late for their fifth period class and the administration wanted to do something about it.
When the students found out about the locked doors, they were sent to the office where a member
of the administration explained that being punctual is not only important at school, but on the job, too.
On the job, he said, a person may be fired for being late to work because that wastes company time.
They are trying to establish good work habits through this system.
There will be more of these lock-outs, so students beware!
The Grimsley High Life staff would like to extend their congratula
tions to IVent Stuart, Marc Symmes, Mandy Wall, and Ty Osborne
for receiving the Greensboro McDonald's Youth of The Month
Award. Way to go!