Volume 71 No. 3
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
December 12, 1994
Jy Sarah Pendergraft
ind Anna West
Reporters
iCome one, come all, and see the
bearded ladies. Well, actually they weren't
ladies at all! Rather, Dr. Richard Smith,
who teaches AP English and Head Ath
letic Trainer, Coach Joe Franks, changed
their gender for a day. And with it not
beign switch day, many people were won
dering why. Actually, the two made a bet
(no money) that Grimsley could not raise
the $250 dollars that was the goal for the
Thanksgiving families. Not only did the
students surpass the goal($720), they also
got to see two of the most beloved teach
ers, ahem, a la the Crying Game.
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Madame Smith lectures to her class.
Mrs. Franks keeps order in her class.
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Inside
Opinioes differ on IB program
Why are teachers are being whisked away
to such places as Greenville, S.C., and Albu
querque, N.M., for “training?” Whatejoctly
is going on?
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Pro
gram is a rigorous two-year cuniculum com
ing to Grimsley. It allows high school stu
dents to compete on an intematioiMl level
academically. The program began in 1962 in
Geneva, Switzerland for children of foreign
diplomats who needed a standardized cur
riculum as they moved Ik)m countty to coun-
hy.
To be admitted into the program, students
must have completed required courses by
the eleventii grade. They include Algebra 2,
English 10, and three years of language.
In order to obtain an IB diploma, students
must take exams in six different subjects.
Three seperate courses are taken for two
years at a Primaiy level, wife a more intense
exam, and three are taken at a Subsidiaiy level,
wife a less in-depth examination. Students
must also take a course on fee Theory of
Knowledge, compose anExten^Essay, and
participate in 225 hours of community ser
vice.
Grimsley will spend a projected $371,680
for the first two years of fee program. This
will pay for resources, IB fees, and adminis
trative costs like teacher training.
Grimsley will offer three of four IB math
courses, three IB science courses, IB English,
IB American histoiy, and IB French and Span
ish The offered electives will include Greek,
Latin, music, art, and computer studies.
For the first few at least, these classes will
be joined with the corresponding AP
courses. When students complete their AP/
IB course, they may take either fee AP or IB
exam for college credit These classes will be
taught by the current AP teachers. To fit the
IB schedule, some two hour AP courses may
be changed to one hour classes extending
over two years.
During the month of Januaiy, Mr. Penland
and Dr. Kee will visit all fieshman and sopho
more honor classes to answer questions.
Only a few juniors will be able to use IB
resources: those now taking Greek 2 in the
morning wife Dr. Frost, or those wito wish to
take ayear-long IB course. No juniors will be
able to graduate with an IB Diploma
Sophomores who have finished or are
now taking Algebra 2 and French or Span
ish 3 will have fee opportunity to work to
wards fee conplete IB Diploma Those who
have not met these requirements may take
individual IB courses.
The freshmen now taking Geometry or
hi^er and French or Spanish 2 will be eligible
forthelBProgramwhaitheyarejuniors. They
also have the option of taking individual
classes. IfGrimsley is accepted for the Pro
gram by Geneva facilitators, as is predicted,
fee program will be in full swing next year.
“It will take students out of after-school
programs. There will be more stress around
campus, and much disappointment displayed
by students who are not accepted,” said
Danny Benjamin, a sophomore.
Mr. Penland supports fee program. “The
IB Program is the most prestigious, rigorous
program available; it’s fee only internation
ally recogiizedacademicprogram in the world.
We can become not only one of fee top school
systems in North Carolina, but also in the
nation and world.”
Dr. Chris Frost said, “I like fee program’s
academic rigor and challenge; the sense (and
fact) that by participating in it, we are not just
resting on our^urels. ”
Mr. Jeff Allen said, “It will allocate scarce
resources to a very small portion of fee stu
dent body.”
More information can be obtained in fee
Guidance ofiSce.
State money put cops on every campus
1 y Rachel Green
I eporter
On Friday November 4 fee tension crack
led in fee air as students, feculty, and man-
bers of fee community listened attentively
to fee governor’s announcement
‘Tam hoe to presentacheck in fee amount
ofS841,181 toGuilford County,” said Gover
nor Jim Hunt Hunt came to Grimsley to
present fee check which will back one of the
plethora of state programs designed to de
crease fee violence in our schools.
The pogram will povide all hi^ schools
in Guilford County wife a schex)! resource
officer, like Grimsley’s own Officer Steve
Rebels.
“ We will make an effint to have school
resource officers in fee schools by Janu
ary” said SheiiffWalter “Sticky” Burch. Af
ter this program is in full swing, there will be
three times as many officers in Guilford
Coimty than there are now.
‘T want to thank fee Governor, Guilford
County, fee Sherrifr and fee County Cem-
missioners who voted to put a total of 1.2
billion dollars to put school resource officers
in our schools,” said Chairman offeeCourrty
Commissioners Wally HarrelsorL
“We are lucky that our Govemcr can help.
The County Commission voted to match 1/4
of fee govemcM-’s check. We feel feis is one
way to make sure schools are safe for our
children,” said Commissioner Margaret
Aibuckle.
“ I’m thrilled andh^^ fix'all pnnc^jals
who get schcml resource officers. I’m also
poud of SAVE, the student bocty, fee com-
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munity, and fee parents. We can truly say we
have taken sometlring very sad and turned tit
into something better,” said Principal Tho
mas Penland.
‘Tthinkfee program is wonderful, now that
you all have an officer for two years, fee stu-
daits and I need to work together. I give you
all200%, nowyou all need to give me 200%,”
said Officer Steve Roberts.
“I am very pleased that fee governor and
ofeer people in state leadership positions are
taking a real interest in what is going on in our
schcx)Is. They are realizing that fee student
desire is real I qjpeciate their mcmetaiy as
sistance and it will get us started,” said Stu
dent Bocty President, Malika Roman.
Some other Whiriies have very dififerait
ideas about the new program.
“This is a puHic school, not a militaiy insti
tute. That mcmey should have been spent (XI
education,” said Sam Thcxiqjson, a sc^ho-
more.
“ I titink tile police offiem may be hdpfol,
but 1 (km’t wantto feel like I goto school in a
prison, said Meredife Rhoades, a fieshman.
Gocxl or bad, fee state and local govem-
mait is recognizing fee need for change in
our schcxils.
“This school has regxxided in a wcxider-
fu! way to the shooting, tiiey (fee officers) will
do all they can we must put our arms around
tins school and these students to make them
safe,” said Governor Hunt