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Gnmsley High Soiool
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC27408
December 11,1998
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The Junior ROTC Drill Team earned two tro
phies at the Lee County Drill Meet in Sanford,
North Carolina. While competing against 26
other ROTC units from North Carolina, the
cadets won first place for Drill (marching) and
second place for Individual Drill (with a rifle).
Calling commands for the drill events were
Cadet Second Lieutenants Johnny Rivera,
Ervina Scales, and Erin White.
(jf imsley students Lauren Webster, Anya Rus
sian, and Mary Kristen Kelly will perform in
the Greensboro Ballet's annual performance
of "The Nutcracker” on December 11,12, and
13. Russian, a sophomore, will dance the lead
role of Clara. The Grimsley Women's Ad
vanced Chorus will accompany the Greens
boro Symphony Orchestra du-ing the Snow
Scene.
IFhirlie battalion caiists defeated the Page Pi
rate Navy Junior ROTC during the first an
nual basketball game. Grimsley Cadet Marcus
Cause was selected as the MVP for the game.
All players will receive a JROTC Athletic Rib
bon for their participation.
iSeniors Lisa Guttentag and Jeff Moseley were
nominated from Grimsley to compete for the
prestigious Morehead Scholarship to the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The
Guilford County Morehead Selection Commit
tee selected both students to adavnce from the
local to the regional level where the commit
tee will intei'view them on December 11.
The National Honors Society (NHS) inducted
19 new senior members, who were voted on
by a board of Grimsley teachers, on Friday,
December 6. NHS will induct more junior
members in the spring of 1999.
Drivers' education takes on new meaning
By Meredith Lemon & Nicole Rozelman
Reporters
It’s time for Grimsley students to
grab their books and drop their keys or
prepare to spend a semester without
their licenses.
A new bill passed on August 1, re
quires that any student who fails to pass
at least 70 percent of his or her classes
may not obtain or use a driver’s license
from North Carolina. However, high
school students who received their li
censes before December 1, 1997 are
exempt from these requirements. The
law also states that a student must be
enrolled in and attending a school to
earn a license. A student who drops
out of high school will have his license
revoked by the Department of Motor
Vehicles (D.M.V.).
In addition, if a student driver gets in
an accident, or receives a speeding ticket,
they will be unable to obtain their unre
stricted license until they reach the age of
18. Student Resource Officer Robinette
says, "The most important thing to remem
ber, regardless of the D.M.V.'s policies,
is that in North Carolina, driving is a
privilege, not a right. It can easily be
taken away."
Any student under the age of 18 must
obtain a Driving Eligibility Certificate, that
must be signed by a parent and the school,
to receive a driving permit or license. The
student can acquire this document from the
school’s vice-principal. The certificate
states that the
student is
passing 70
percent of his
classes. This
means that
for a
Grimsley stu
dent to main
tain his li
cense, he
must pass at
least four of
his she classes. Also, any high school gradu
ate who wishes to obtain a permit or license
must present a diploma in place of the Driv
ing Eligibility Certificate.
Every school in
Guilford County is in
direct contact with
the D.M.V. through
E-mail so that they
can notify one an
other of students who
fail to meet these
new standards. The
D.M.V. is respon
sible for revoking li
censes, and an ap
peals process will be
implemented in
which the D.M.V.
will review certain
cases. Under special
circumstances, the
D.M.V can choose to
return the student’s
license.
After a student re
turns to school or
improves his grades
after one semester
without driving
privileges, he is eli
gible to renew the li
cense, but only if he
obtains another Eli
gibility Certificate
from the vice-princi
pal. The legislators
expect to reduce the
high school drop-out
rate significantly and
example, you won’t be able to drive to
get there.” Matt Hunter, also a junior.
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"The most important thing
to remember is that driv
ing is a privilege, not a
right It can easily be taken
away."
-Officer Robinette
to motivate students to succeed
in their school work. The legis
lators believe that driving is a
privilege that comes with a great
deal of responsibility. Mrs.
Teague says, “Responsibility
for passing course work is in the
students’ hands, and this is the
one direct action taken by the
state to enforce this.”
Students hold varying opin
ions on the new law. Annie
Phillips, a junior, says, “This
isn’t a good policy for many kids struggling
in school because if you need tutoring, for
Senior Silvia Bombardieri and freshman Jackie Gallagher
must maintain good grades in order to receive their licenses.
says, “This policy doesn’t make much
sense. Driving should not have anything
to do with how well you do in school.”
While Tom Wilkinson, a freshman, says,
“This is a wonderful idea because it will
give students an incentive for good
grades.”
Although this new law is supposed to
encourage North Carolina’s students to
improve their standards, it easily raises
opposition. Zach Wineburg, a senior,
says, “If they take away students’ li
censes, what will their next move be? Will
the adminisaators take away school lunches be
cause food may be a distraction from education?’
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