Volume 77 No. 3
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
Tuesday, November 21,2000
Grimsley is alive with "Sound of Music"
By Dirk Lankford
Reporter
How do you solve a problem like
Maria? Well, the cast of Grimsley’s
latest play, “The Sound of Music”
answered with uncjiiestionable
style.
The play is about Captain Von
Trapp, an Austrian naval official
during World War II, and his family,
who ultimately escape to Switzer
land because their views differ from
those of the Nazis. Von Trapp needs
a woman to help tend to his chil
dren and takes a nun, Maria, as their
governess. Von Trapp and Maria fall
in love, which creates interest as the
play progresses.
"The play by itself, the set, and
music are good enough to stand
alone. It’s going to be spectacular,”
said Mr. Zaruba, Grimsley’s drama
teacher, about opening night.
People commented that opening
night was definitely a sight to see,
with the cast fully dressed in their
costumes, accompanied by dra
matic lighting, smoke, thunder and
other special effects.. Jo Armeniox
and Sarah Coates filled the role of
Maria, while Justin Michaels and
John Kemodle played Captain Von
The Von Trapp children sing with their new governess, Maria. Leah Roth, Elizabeth Pascaie, Isabel Chasse,
Lindsay Kidd, Dan Hnghes, Mario Richardson, Emily Coates, and Sarah Coates perform "Do Re Mi."
Trapp. The pit provided the Music’ because it has never been said Mr. Zaruba.
soundtrack to the play. The experi- performed at Grimsley before. It re- And he was right. The on-stage
ence was exactly how Mr. Zaruba quires a large cast and lots of women, cast consists of 58 people total-
hoped it would be. which is important because there is 42 females and 16 males. The tech-
We decided to do The Sound of ^ large female interest in the play,” nical and stage crews consist of
20 people and the pit orchestra is
comprised of 13.
Mr. Zamba's casting philosphy
is also quite unique. “I believe that
anyone who truly wants to partici
pate can have a role in the play. It
is more of a placement process than
an audition. Just about anyone
who tries out will get on stage,”
said Mr. Zaruba.
But signing on with the musical
means signing on for gruelling
work and long hours.
“All the cast and crew have been
working really hard on this play.
When a high school play is per
formed, you want most of the au
dience to be made up of students.
I think that’s important. I know all
our hard work will pay off,” said
Mr. Zamba.
To huge crowds each of the four
nights, the Von Trapp Family Sing
ers, and everyone connected with
them, sang old favorites familiar
from the movie version, such as
"So Long, Farewell" and "Sixteen
Going on Seventeen," as well as
new songs written for the Broad
way musical.
Days later, our auditorium still
echoes from the "sound of music,"
a fitting tribute to cast and crew.
Palestinian,Israeli conflict raises questions
By Erin West
Reporter
Imagine: For years there have
been on-and-off battles outside
your doorstep. A seven-year
peace is suddenly shattered once
again. Within a month, you hear
your country’s leader referring to
the sudden outbreak as a “war.”
This is what it is like to be an
Israeli or Palestinian right now.
Fierce wars have been raged
between these two cultures since
Biblical times. More recently, the
two have fought over land given
to Israel when it became a state in
1948.
The kidnapping of three Israeli
soldiers, including Sgt. Adi Avitan
provoked the current disagree
ment. The soldiers were taken dur
ing an attack on October 11. They
were ambushed unexpectedly
while on duty as border patrol near
a border gate in Lebanon.
The last person that Sgt. Avitan
had talked to was his girlfriend. In
fact, during the call he had com
mented on the serenity and beauty
of his location.
The unexpected attack came
only minutes later.
A mine was detonated, fol
lowed by shots from almost
twenty Hezbollah gunmen. Avitan
and his comrades are thought to
have been alive during their time
of capture. However, the explo
sion had wounded them.
The following day brought the
murders of two other Israeli sol
diers. The soldiers, who had pre
sumably gotten lost while on their
way to Bet El junction, drove into
the town of Ramallah, making their
way into town through back
roads.
Had they driven through more
traveled roads, their vehicle would
have been stopped by guards set
up to prevent Israelis from enter
ing the town. The soldiers drove
into a crowd that was going to
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Controversial abortion pill approved in U.S.
ByKateBoylan
Reporter
With the FDA's approval of a
new abortion drug , the abortion
process moves from a strenuous
carried out process to a quicker,
less painful process.
On Thursday, September 28,
the Food and Drug Administra
tion approved Mifepristone for
sale in the United States.
Mifepristone, better known as
RU-486 has been available to
European women as a pharma
ceutical alternative to surgical
abortion for more than 10 years.
Mifepristone works by block
ing the receptors of progester
one, a key hormone in establish
ing and maintaining pregnancy.
The pill also prevents the fertil
ized egg from adhering to the
uterus. Within two days of tak
ing the Mifepristone pill, the
woman takes a second drug.
Misoprostol that causes uterine
contractions and bleeding. The
combination terminates the preg
nancy.
Compared to the surgical
abortion. Mifepristone takes far
less time to terminate a preg
nancy. Within 48 hours of tak
ing Mifepristone, women return
to their doctor to receive
Misoprostol. Most women have
then completed the abortion pro
cess within six hours of receiv
ing the second drug.
The only required follow- up
procedure is a return visit two
weeks after the procedure so that
the woman can have an ultra
sound to be sure the pregnancy
was terminated.
Despite the ease that seems
to accompany Mifepristone,
the process and the pill can also
cause side effects. Including
extensive bleeding, nausea,
vomiting, and diarrhea. A small
percent of women who used
Mifepristone required blood
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Literary apathy Diversity issues
Are television and the
internet dominating the
minds of millions?
page 4
Star player
Race, religion, and gen- Cameron Bennerman, #23
der give way to stereotypes national junior recruit,
and bigotry. leads the men's basketball
team.
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