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Volume 75 No. 1
Grimsley High School
80J Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
September 30, 1998
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The Grimsley JROTC, or "Whirlie" Battalion
received notification from their headquarters
in Fort Bragg, NC on September 3,1998, of their
designation as"Honor Unit with Distinction" for
the 1998-1999 school year. The Department of
the Army presents this award to the JROTC unit
that demonstrates an exceptionally high standard
of performance. The "Whirlie" Battalion will
receive permanent orders, gold stars for their uni
forms, and LTC Lazelle E. Freeand Sergeant
Major Rick Dunlap, the army instructors, will
be presented with a certificate.
Two of Grimsley's faculty received awards for
the 1997-1998 school year. The Central Dis
trict Bandmasters Association named Mr.
Munden, Grimsley's band director, the 1998 re
cipient of the Award of Excellence. Mrs. Cea
has been selected as the North Carolina 1998
Outstanding Biology Teacher.
Graduate student Timothy Wall is trying to start
a speech and debate club at Grimsley. He has
encouraged Ms. Edwards' speech class to join
and is willing to pay all of the dues out of his
own pocket. Information about the club is avail
able in room 624 above the cafeteria.
1998 will be Grimsley's fourth year of partici
pation in the IB program. This year, 17 senior
are currently in their second year of working to
wards the diploma, while 23 juniors are begin
ning their first year.
C^iiiiseliiig delivers diplomas
By Meredith Lemon
Reporter
On Sunday, June seventh, the
capped and gowned senior Whirlies
of 1998 prepared to walk across the
stage of the known, and into the
unknown world ahead of them; but
whereever they would go, they all
left together.
Last year, for the first time in
many, the entire senior class had the
honor of receiving the diploma that
they had worked so hard for the past
four
secret to the success of last year’s class.
The biggest difference was that there
were more of us involved.” The staff
made several changes that helped the
seniors along during the year and pro
vided them with any needed support or
counseling. MrsTeague assigned each
senior a specific counselor to attend to
his/her needs and answer his/her ques
tions. “If you have someone to go to,
who is there to help, you are more apt
to go for help. This is what we tried to
establish. We are there for you, as ad
ministrators to students,” says Mrs.
Though the seniors' principal did not
start out the year with such ends in sight,
she was nonetheless impressed. Last
year’s success is merely a by-product,
rather than a consequence of the in
creased support of the graduating stu
dents. “I think that the amount of sup
port provided to the upperclassmen
now is terrific. It can only help us,”
says Elizabeth Bullard, a junior.
Mrs. Teague spent her first year at
Grimsley learning the ropes, but last
year she had already settled into the
routine and could focus on her main job
as the
senior
Lamar Chiles revels in the glory of graduation on June seventh , 1998 at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Though some did not get to walk
across the stage last June with the
rest of their class, several were able
to earn the needed credits during
summer sessions. This extra time
allowed them to receive their di
ploma, and to graduate as a com
plete class of238 students; the same
number with which they began their
senior year.
Mrs. Teague says, “There was no
Teague.
Besides the counselors, parents also
got involved to assure the success of
their child. The staff held many meetings
with parents, counselor, principal, and stu
dent to discuss the academic standing of
the senior. If necessary, Mrs. Teague pro
vided sessions on Saturday so the scholar
could make up any time needed to earn
credits. “Any and all effort was made to
ensure the success of the student,” says
Mrs. Teague.
great that Mrs. Teague is devoting her
time to us (seniors). It shows that she
really cares about the graduating
class,” said Kevin Hough, a senior.
Although, she would like to see 100
percent of this year’s class graduate, this
was not what she had in mind when she
developed her senior support plan. “My
goal was not for everyone to graduate,”
she says, “but for everyone to have an ad
vocate and someone on his or her side.
It just happened to work out great.”