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Volume 78 No. 1
Grimsiey High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC27408
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
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Associated Press photo
And our flag was still there...
September 11, 2001
The Tuesday, September 11th terrorist attack on the
United States will change the way Americans live
their lives in a way not yet comprehensible. Two
hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center,
one into the Pentagon, and one into a field in Pitts
burgh. All of the passengers aboard the planes
perished. In addition, over 100 people who worked
at the Pentagon died and over 5,000 workers at the
World Trade Center have been reported missing.
Many firefighters and emergency personnel lost
their lives trying to save others. Despite this trag
edy, America has united in order to combat evil and
to restore a feeling of safety. American citizens
have displayed their patriotism with flags-placing
them on cars, outside homes and in the streets of
neighborhoods. Here, New York City firefighters
hoist up an American flag in the midst of the World
Trade Center rubble.
Reviving a relic: Grimsiey builds on old idea
By Sara Nelson
Reporter
Grimsiey students returned to
school in August to find half of
the front lawn fenced in, numer
ous construction workers roam
ing about campus, and “tunnels”
instead of walkways between the
Main and Old Science buildings.
Eighteen months and 12.2 mil-
Jion dollars from now, the construc
tion project will be complete and
Grimsiey will have two-story
Gothic-style brick walkways be
tween the Main, Old Science and
Home Ec Buildings as well as be
tween the Main, Music and Voca
tional Buildings. The plan includes
elevator “towers” at both ends of
the Main Building.
The Media Center will be ex
panded to the space behind the
Media Center and Home Ec
Buildings. Since Grimsiey is in
need of classroom space, two per
manent classrooms will be
housed in the new Media Center.
To accommodate more technol
ogy, Grimsiey will also be rewired
during the construction period.
All of these improvements
come from Grimsley’s share of
the 200 million-dollar bond ref
erendum passed last year to bud
get improvements and new con
struction in the Guilford County
School system.
The architectural improve
ments being made to the campus
are not a new idea. The brick walk
ways, which will resemble Roman
viaducts, were part of architect
Charles Hartmann’s original plan
for Grimsiey. However, when
Grimsiey was being built between
1928 and 1929, the money for the
brick walkways ran short because
of the arrival of the Great Depres
sion. The wooden walkways
present today were built as an in
expensive alternative. The combi
nation of elevators and two floor
walkways will finally make
Grimsiey fully accessible for dis
abled students.
However, the new construction,
while it will benefit Grimsiey in
the future, is creating its share of
problems in the present. The con
stant noise from construction
workers creates a distraction for
both students and teachers. Elena
Snavely, a sophomore, said “ The
noise is disturbing and the dust fly
ing through the windov/s makes it
hard to breathe.” Teachers feel the
same way. Mrs. Eller, the Latin
teacher, said, “It is very hard to
teach over the noise. I feel like I
have to yell to teach my classes.”
In addition to the problem of
noise, there is the constant con
gestion in the tunnels, which many
students are forced to use to get
to class because of the fenced-in
area on the front lawn. “ The tun
nels eliminate options as far as
routes to class, so everyone has to
walk through the tunnels and they
get really crowded. They flood
Construction workers hoist the old walkway roof as construction begins for the new, two-story ^
brick walkways.
when it rains, and they are depress-
ing because in most of your
classes you can’t see what is out
side and going to class is your only
chance to get fresh air. They smell
funny too,” said Julia Kimmel, a
junior. To compensate for the
larger number of people traveling
in a smaller amount of space, the
administration has added an extra
minute to the amount of time be
tween classes.
Some students resent the con
struction because it takes away
from the beauty that the Grimsiey
campus is known for. .Anshu
Verma, a senior, said, “The con
struction is ugly. I like Grimsiey
because of the pretty campus, but
now it isn’t as pretty. The con
struction detracts from the beauty
of the campus.”
However, many students feel
that the end result will be worth
the congestion and changes on
campus now. “Right now, I don’t
like the construction, but it will
be good for classes to come. It’s
worth it,” said Jackie O’Neil, a
senior. Theoria Cason, a junior,
said, “ I can’t say if all of the
problems created by the con
struction will be worth it for me
because I don’t know if I will be
here to see the benefits. It might
be worth it for students in the
future.”
The construction is progress
ing on schedule and is expected
to be completed in January of
2003. Until then, the tunnels, the
fence, and the noise will remain.
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Inside
Students Respond Hidden Treasure Football 2K1
Grimsiey reacts to the
attack on America.
page 3
Tate Street makes
comeback as new teen
hangout.
page 10
A new era of Grimsiey
football is on the
horizon.
page 11
News 1
Editorial 3
Features 5
Sports 11