Volume 73 No.8
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Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
May 1,1997
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On Tliursday, April 10 the Grimsley Concert and
Jazz Bands, as well as the Flag Corps and Orches
tra travelled to the Bahamas. The trip was very'
successful as each group perfomed at least once
during the course of the cruise. Despite some bad
weather Grimsley students still got to explore
much of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island.
71ie Junior Marshalls for the 1996-1997 school
year are Amin Aminfar, Sarah Blackwood, Jes
sica Brown, Lauren Brunner, AshleeCarter, Kelly
Cirincione, Emily Duquette. Margaret Jeffreys,
Lindsay Kuhn, Greg Osborne, Steven Osborne,
and Ryan Soots. Junior Marshalls are the juniors
with the top ten GPA's in their class.
Tlie 1997 Prom will be held at Stamiount County
Club on May 16. Tickets will be sold before and
after school as well as during lunch for $15 each.
/^roject Graduation '97 will be held the night of
June 8 at the Central YMCA. Tickets will be sold
starting the day of Underclass Awards until the
evening of the event Project Graduation is an
alcohol free party following graduation for all
members ofthe seniorclass. Numerous door prizes
are donated by local businesses to be given away
during the course of the evening.
Tm tradittcHi endures
By Meganne Raines
Reporter
For Grimsley seniors beginning to make
the transition
exciting times in the future. It also provides an
opportunity for students to converse witlt teach
ers socially, instead of under the pressure of a
classroom setting.
from high
school to big
ger and
brighter
things, one of
the most sig-
n i f i c a n t
events of
1997 will be
the Senior
Tea. Seniors
will soon re
ceive an invi
tation from
their
homeroom
teacher to the
annual event
honoring the
Teachers gather during a 1963 Senior Tea.
/4pplause 1999, held on February 8, 1997 was a
great success. Over 350 Grimsley supporters at
tended the event to participate in casino games
and a silent auction. The evening raised approxi
mately $15,000 that will be used to renovate the
auditorium.
graduating class of 1997. The tea is for all
Grimsley seniors and school faculty, and
will be held on May 21,1997 at the UNCG
Alumni House. Guests should be well
dressed and are free to come and go be
tween 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.
The Senior Tea is designed to be a time
for seniors and their teachers to reflect on
the past four years at Grimsley and to look to
The tea will be highlighted by a receiving
line for students to speak with administrators
as well as entertainment provided by the
Grimsley Orchestra. Refreshments such as tea,
punch, cakes, and peanuts will be served.
This year's Senior Tea continues a tradi
tion at least 30 years old of honoring
Grimsiey's graduating class. Grimsley French
teacher Mrs. Tuttle said, “To my knowledge
the Grimsley Senior Tea is unique to all the
county schools. It is the faculty’s way of show
ing the seniorclass that we respect what they’ve
achieved and we want to honor them as young
adults. It is one of the
most pleasant occasions
that I can think of be
tween teachers and stu
dents. It’s a nice way to
begin to say goodbye to
the seniors.”
Ms. Branch, one of
Grimsiey’s history-
teachers, organizes the
annual event. "I think
it's important to continue
the tradition and connect
with our past, and to cre
ate memories for our fu
ture,” said Ms. Branch.
From the senior per
spective. the Tea contin
ues a tradition that marks
the beginning of the end
of their Grimsley career. “The reason why Fm
planning to go is because it’ll be exciting and
I’ll be glad that I’m getting out of high school.”
said senior Mike Davis. Kate Worthington, also
a senior, said, “The Senior Tea is a tradition. It’s
a part of being a senior.”
The Senior Tea is one of the most special
events for Grimsley students. It holds meaning
for teachers and seniors alike.
Whirit^i^ photo
SHC creates new option for smokers
By Mark Gordon
Reporter
Does anyone at Grimsley smoke or use
any tobacco product and want to stop? Has
any student ever been caught smoking on
campus and wished there was an alterna
tive to suspension? A new program that will
be offered at Grimsley next year caters to
these students. Throughout the month of
May the Grimsley Health Center will be
conducting a pilot, or test run, of the to
bacco cessation program that will be up and
running by next August.
The tobacco cessation program’s main
^oal is to educate the students of all the health
hazards of using tobacco products, help any
students stop that wish to, and to convince more
students to try to stop.
To help a regular smoker stop smoking
there are many things that can be done. Not
only is there a physical addiction to the nico
tine but there is also a very strong psycho
logical addiction that must be overcome. By
providing all the facts about the long-term and
short-term effects of tobacco, the program
hopes to show the students why they should
stop and how it can improve their lives. Sup
port to help conquer the psychological addic
tion will be provided along with a controlled
way in which to overcome the physical de
pendence. There is speculation that the nico
tine patch, the most effective way found to
quit, will be offered. The program will be
free but if the patches are offered they will
most likely need to be purchased.
Tenth grade smoker Brian Prout said, “It
may be able to get a tew kids, but the major
ity of teenage smokers really don’t care
enough to go through a program.”
“I think that it seems like a really good
idea, too many of my friends have fallen prey
to the nicotine trap,” said senior Peter
Baggish.
Once someone has been smoking for ten
years, it is much harder to quit than after just
a few years. Also, smoking can be especially
harmful to developing adolescent lungs.
Starting next year, the program will be of
fered to anyone who wishes to sign up and as
an alternative to suspension for smoking on
campus. You must be registered with the
health center to participate. It will last for
one month and will meet fourtimes for about
an hour after school. About eight to ten
vounteers are needed for the pilot group
which will help to modify and fine tune the
program for next fall. If you are interested in
paticipating, stop by the Health Center.