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THURSDAY, APRIL 1,1993
GRIMSLEY HIGH LIFE
Volume XXHVVNATEXXHV
Principals crack down on underclassmen
By Adolph A. Fibula
Throughout all of the Greensboro
Pubhc High Schools, only seniors are al
lowed off-campus lunch privileges. Never
theless, many underclassmen are prompted
each day to risk suspension and leave cam
pus for lunch. Page High School deals with
the situation by letting seniors leave their
classes five minutes early before lunch, so
that escaping underclassmen are very no
ticeable. Grimsley, however, has done noth
ing to deter people from committing the
crime... until now.
The Grimsley administration has
figured out a way to keep underclassmen on
campus for the remainder of the year. By
using inexpensive plastic wristbands and an
invisible fence, students attempting to leave
may think twice.
Previously, invisible fences have
only been used to keep dogs in their ovraers’
yards. A wire is installed in the ground
around the yard and a special type of collar
is placed on the dog. Whenever the dog
approaches the wire, a shock is sent from the
collar to the dog’s neck. The wristband will
have the same effect on students.
“This will work great! All fresh
men, sophomores, and juniors will have to
wear one until the final day of school. The
problem will finally be solved. Students
need not worry. The wire will be turned off
at 3:25 each day, that is, unless we forget.
Ha, ha, ha!” comments Dr. Crowell, the
originator of the idea.
Although Grimsley ’ s administration
is thrilled. Dr. Thouroughgood Schnitzl, a
shock expert, does not approve of the fenc
ing system. “I figure three shocks to a person
in one day would result in death,” states
Schnitzl. However, Crowell responds,”Sure,
it might be dangerous, but students just have
to leam to respect our rules. All students will
be told of the consequences of going off of
the school’s grounds beforehand, so if any
injuries result, it will be their own faults.”
Although students have not yet been
notified of the invisible fence method, the
High Life eagerly awaits their opinions.
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Franks* enthusiasm created quite a few problems
By Christian Steingold
Grimsley’s beloved Sociology/Psy
chology teacher and athletic trainer, Joe
Franks, is known for his overwhelming en
thusiasm when it comes to GHS andClemson
University. However, few people realize
that Franks’ abundant amount of spirit cre
ated some significant problems when he
was a Grimsley student.
In the late seventies, “Coach” Franks
was better known as “Pranks” Franks. His
knack for providing the wrong practical
joke at the wrong time nearly lead him to
expulsion. Dr. Richard Smith, an English
teacher who has been teaching English at
Grimsley since Franks’ era, remembers
Franks as,” the guy who would always man
age to take a joke too far.” He adds,” 1 recall
one time when he replaced all of the English
department’s copies of The Great Gatsby
with The Great Muppet Caper and another
time when he wrote his term paper on the
works of Dr. Seuss. He was absolutely nuts! ”
However, Franks applied his outland
ish sense of “humor” extracurricularly, as
well. Prior to the
1977 Page/
Joe Franks
Grimsley football game, Franks delivered
his mostmemorable prank. The night before
the game, he and his best friend, Wilbur,
went out to the Page footbaU field and used
the entire field to spell,” GRIMSLEY
RULES!!” Wilbur describes the event,” I
remember it so well. 1 knew we’d get in
trouble, but Franks was so intent on follow
ing through with it. He was absolutely nuts!
ru never forget that look on his face when
he dropped the match on the gasoline and
yelled,’ yippie kay yay stupid pirates!’ He
was absolutely nuts!” As a result of their
littlejoke, Franks and Wilbur received twelve
days of in-school suspension and 174 hours
of community service. Franks still has eight
hours left.
When asked in arecent interviewabout
his questionable high school conduct, Franks
responded,” I’ve got to admit that the fire
incident was worth it. All over the news
there were aerial camera shots of the glow
ing football field. 1 was absolutely nuts!
However, 1 do regret most of the things I did.
If any of my students did them I would be
very dis appointed.” It is true that Franks
has become a well-behaved educator. As for
Wilbur, before he met Franks he was a
straight ‘A’ student. Now he’s in prison and
absolutely nuts!
Inscoe prepares to turn in her
Spanish lessons for country music
By Phil Oliver Reer
Susan Inscoe, a Grimsley
Spanish teacher, has decided to take
her life in a different direction. At
the end of the 92-93 school year, she
will resign from teaching in order to
fulfill her true dream... to accept the
position of Assistant Manager at the
Santa Fe Rose Night Club.
SantaFe Rose is the place to
go for fine country/westem music,
dancing, and atmosphere. Inscoe
has long been a fan of country
music. “ He just has the most
gorgeous hair and I could easily
get lost in those dreamy, blue
eyes,” says Inscoe of her favorite
musician, Clint Black. Although
she has dedicated herself to the
world of teaching, Inscoe’s true
passion has overtaken her occu
pational desire. “ Working at
SantaFe Rose will be the greatest
thing that has ever happened to
me. I can’t wait to boogie to the
country version of "Guantanamera"
night in and night out. Besides, my
childhood fantasy was to meet my
husband at a country night club.”
Inscoe will surely excel at
her new job. When asked if she
will miss her students, Inscoe com
mented,” The students I have taught
will be the last thing on my mind
after this year. They never really
cared about Spanish anyhow and
thatreally broke my achey-breakey
heart.”