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Volume 78 No. 3
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Renovation continues to revitalize Grimsley
The historical Grimsley
campus construction is
now officially underway
By Hannah Wineburg and
Rachel Weeks
Reporter and
Editor-in-Chief
For over 70 years, genera
tion after generation of
Grimsley students have lis
tened to the same familiar
clanging of pipes as the thick
heat rises from the radiators on
chilly winter mornings. We
have borne the stifling heat of
North Carolina summers to
gether during 6"’ period in May,
making the same paper fans and
attempting to make out our
teachers’ voices over the loud
hum of electric fans.
By the end of this year, how
ever, those days will be over.
As construction progresses
into the winter months, the
fresh-air ventilation system and
foundations for the brick walk
ways will be put in place. The
concrete structures between
Old Science and Main will be
piers used to support the arched
walkways. Mr. Harry Bradley,
Grimsley’s archivist, states that
this Gothic architectural struc
ture is just one way Grimsley
is keeping an old style in an up-
to-date way.
Despite the modernization
of Grimsley’s buildings, there
remains continuity between the
past and the present. The brick
work that will follow the lay
ing out of the foundations will
be done exactly like the brick
work done in 1929—down the
very last brick. Bradley com
mended the brick masons for
the meticulous and time-con
suming job they must com
plete. “Brick masonry is a real
combination of art and skill to
get it exactly right,” he said.
“The temporary
inconvenience, (holes
in the wall, an unat
tractive hallway) will
be over soon enough,
so Fm not too wor
ried about them.”
-Mr. Dalton
The trenches being dug be
tween Old Science and Main
reveal underground tunnels that
have not been exposed since
1929. Looking down into
them, the tunnels reveal the old
steam lines workers put in place
decades ago, still being used to
deliver heat all over campus.
The ancient metal lines will be
replaced with white insulated
pipes that will deliver water to
the new registers in class
rooms. The old lines will not
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Bartow photo
Construction workers continue the work of digging ditches to lay the piping. The piping
is part of the eagerly anticipated new air conditioning and heating system at Grimsley.
be removed, however, until the
spring, when heating will no
longer be needed.
The modem fresh-air venti
lation system will circulate hot
and cold water to the motors,
or blowers, within the registers.
Eighteen months from now,
these blowers will release the
cold air over our classrooms
that Grimsley students and
teachers have long been wait
ing for, as well as a noiseless,
renovated heating system.
The large metal vents, or
duct work, lining the ceilings of
hallways and towering beside
sinks in several bathrooms are
all a part of the fresh-air sys
tem. Schools are under very
strict codes that fall under lo
cal, state, and federal guide
lines, down to the kind of paint
they can use. These codes re
quire that a certain amount of
fresh air be brought in from the
outside.
Also, the system is not
frebn-based. There are a few
chemicals in the pipes but
nothing damaging to the envi
ronment. Bradley said, “It’s a
very economically and envi-
ronmentally friendly system.’
Students and teachers alike
are looking forward to the ben
efits of an up-to-date system.
“The big advantage [of the con
struction] is that my students
and I will not be so hot in the
afternoons thanks to the AC,”
Mr. Dalton said. “The tempo
rary inconveniences, (holes in
the wall, an unattractive hall
way) will be over soon enough,
so I’m not too worried about
them.”
The constmction seen be
tween Home Ec and the Media
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Exam schedule scares away holiday cheer
This year, Guilford
County is implementing
a new exam schedule
that involves taking ex
ams after winter break.
By Sara Nelson
Reporter
On an early December morn
ing, an icy chill fills the air and
frost covers windowpanes.
Small children scream with de
light as they marvel at freshly
fallen snow. Instead of enjoy
ing this winter wonderland,
Grimsley students are holed up
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Inside
in their rooms studying for mid
terms.
Yes, that’s right, studying for
midterms.
While this may not be the typi
cal situation for most students
during winter break, it is prob
able since this year, midterms will
be administered in January. The
change is being made to better
accommodate the needs of
schools on block scheduling. In
order to make the semesters
equal, Guilford County decided
to lengthen the .second quarter
and administer midterms at all
high schools after winter break.
This year, instead of the usual
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two and a half weeks, winter
break is one week. It lasts from
December 24- January 1. Exams
will be given January 8,9 and 10
to allow for study and review
time following winter break.
For the first time, students
are faced with the choice of
whether or not to study for ex
ams over winter break. Most
students feel that winter break
is a time for relaxation and would
rather not burden themselves
with studying. Senior
Eleftherios Xixis said, “Christ
mas break is meant to be en-
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Young Love
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2002 Exam Schedule
First Exam: 8:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M
Second Exam: 11 A.M.-l RM.
January 4,7- 0 period exam*
January 8- 1st & 2nd period exams
January 9- 3rd & 4th period exams
January 10- 5th & 6th period exam
one hour each day during 0 period
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Health-conscious
teenagers work out to
stay fit.
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