Volume 82 No. 2
Grimsley High School
801 We stover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
Friday, October 28, 2005
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goi;ntry
As seniors prepare to
experience the “post
high school” life, and
underclassman
contemplate what
they want to do
after graduation,
recruiters from the
Marines, Army. Navy,
and Air Force take
on a mission to find
young, healthy
individuals to enlist.
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Benchmarks set latest
standard for quarterly testing
Beginning this school year, teachers must administer tests every nine
weeks on material the Standard Course of Study demands
BYWHXBAYLISS
Reporter
. The latest buzzword in teacher
coi^versations in Guilford County
Schools is "benchmarks." Bench
marks are county-administered
tests designed to determine where
a student is in his or her academic
development and to allow the
district to take a uniform mea
surement of student achievement.
While benchmarks have existed
for over ten years, new changes
have required teachers on a tra
ditional schedule to administer
them quarterly, rather than just
twice a year as done previously.
The newly implemented sys
tem makes use of pacing guides,
akin to a calendar of events for
teachers. Pacing guides denote
material teachers should cover in
time increments, allowing them to
prepare their students for bench
marks properly.
"It implies the order in which
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Moore photo
Ms. Catherine Earnhardt prepares her class for the Marine Science
Benchmark that helps determine a student’s academic developemenL
state objectives should be taught.
Additionally, It indicates a weight
ed emphasis on each objective to
be taught," said GCS Director of
Gurriculum and Instruction Amy
Holcombe. Some teachers are
concerned about a lack of flex
ibility with the new pacing guides
because the instrument dictates
what an instructor must cover
within a given amount of time.
"Pacing 'guides' delineate
what is taught, not how it is
taught," said Holcombe, ensur
ing teachers that creativity is still
an essential part of delivering
the curriculum.
Research from school sys
tems that have already imple
mented benchmarks indicates
that they are resulting in higher
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Newly formed club serves
students, community, nature
Anthropomilieu
BYMEUJSABYRD
Reporter
'|'.||defflbers of the new organiza-
tjdit Cfilled Anthropomilieu col
laborate with students to promote
the environment and to help serve
the Greensboro community. Club
members will collect donations
of used dresses and make them
available on loan to prom attend
ees free of charge.
Seniors Diana Coons and Alison
Harmon created the organization.
The ambitious students' club is
the offspring of their ideas for
environment and services clubs.
This club requires a name that
will reflect its positive attitude and
anticipated impact. "Anthrop"
meaning human and "milieu"
meaning environment combine to
create the club's bold name.
Currently, Anthropomilieu has
roughly 25 members, antici
pating future growth. A wide
range of volunteer opportuni
ties will be open to students.
One of the projects in store
for Anthropomilieu is "The
Dress Drive."
"The dresses are intended
to be loaned to girls who can
not afford their own," says
Coons. Dresses will be in
stock and ready for loan in
time for this year's The Woman
Is Required to Pay (TWIRP)
dance and prom. Any girl
who wants to select a gown
from the wardrobe collection
is welcome to look. Donations
the organization will collect
include any prom accessories or
men's wear.
In the weeks preceding
dances, dresses will be on dis
play to girls. Exact locations
and dates will be announced
before each event.
"It will be without charge,"
said Harmon, "but we do ask that,
if possible, those who use them
dry-clean them." Any student
willing to donate a gently used
item can bring it to either of the
presidents or to Lynn Rozelman
in Room 207.
Coons and Harmon also plan
to collect used magazines. Profits
made from turning in magazines
to the recycling center will go to
the school. The donated profit
will pay the difference of the cost
of buying recycled paper.
While the club is currently in its
single-school stage, Harmon and
Coons have their sights set on all
of Guilford County. The young
women hope to expand their ser
vice projects to include a broader
spectrum of the community.
Regular meetings will begin
Oct. 19 in the outdoor classroom
behind the Old Science building.
For more information on Anthro
pomilieu, visit www.freewebs.
com/antropomilieu.
Cannady photo
Above, the front ^trance of Grimsley invites students and guests to the main building that the National
Register of HistOrjc Places deemed a cultural resource worthy of preservation. The National Register is part
of a progran^|h«rf intends to indentify and protect historic and archeological resources.
The National Register of
Historic Places recognizes
Grimsley as a landmark.
BY HALEY PHILLIPS
Reporter
Tlte National Register of His
toric Places added Grimsley High
Scffbol to its list of "cultural re
sources worthy of preservation"
this fall on Sept. 7. According to
its website, the National Register
is part of a program that intends
to "identify, evaluate, and protect
our historic and archaeological
resources" by preserving sites
deemed important to history.
The school's Alumni Associa
tion spearheaded its application
to the National Register.
"As an alumni, I just felt like
Grimsley had a certain architec
tural treasure to it and I thought
it needed to be recognized and
preserved," said Tim Wiekel,
who worked on the project as a
member of the association's board
of directors.
Buildings must meet specific
criteria in order for the National
Register of Historic Places to rec
ognize them. Each site must be at
least 50 years old and demonstrate
some important historical or ar
chitectural significance.
"There has to be something
significant about the school. It
has to be a good representative
of the architecture of the time it
was built, and certainly
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Greensboro Senior High School
was," said Harry Bradley, who
worked on the project and over
sees the school's archives.
The application process took
a year to complete. Members of
the Alumni Association worked
with a consultant to create a 60-
page composite about each of the
school's three original buildings:
the science building (now Old
Science), the main building, and
the cafeteria, all completed in
September of 192y.
"Grimsley is different because
it has so many different buildings,
as opposed to being one large
central building. This is a different
style of building from what the
prevailing style at the time was,"
said Bradley.
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