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Volume 83 No. 8
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC27408
Monday, April 23,2007
BYDANIEL ARONSON
StaffWriter
Coached by Larry
Williamson and Michael
Courts, the Grimsley High
l.Q. team defeated North
west Guilford, Burlington
Williams, and Chapel Hill in
fhe finals of fhe regional
compefition on Saturday,
February 17th. Seniors Col
leen McNamara, Graeme
Ossey, aud Jenny Ford, along
with juniors Ross Taggart
and Darius Emrani, com
prised the successful panel
of competitors.
"We have great students
with a wealth of knowledge,
plus fhey're fasf on fhe
buzzer," said Williamson.
Seventeen schools from
across the state traveled to
campus to compete in
the regional qualifiers
sponsored by fhe Greens
boro Rofary Club. Teams an
swered challenging ques-
fions on numerous subjecfs
including geomefry, calcu
lus, liferafure, science,
physics, and history.
Williamson has been the
coach since 1986, and the last
time he had such a presti
gious win dates back to 1996.
Since the intellectual en
semble beat their rivals, the
team was invited to nation
als, which will take place in
Washington, D.C this June.
"1 hope we will be
competitive, but there
are a lot of highly compefi-
five feams af fhese evenfs,"
said Williamson.
In previous years, only
seniors could compefe in fhe
High l.Q. Bowl, buf this year,
the competition was ex
tended to juniors.
"The addition of juniors
fo fhe feam was a great ben
efit to us because it allowed
us to have a balanced team,
with certain members being
strong in math and science
and others in history and
English," said McNamara.
McNamara considered
herself weak in fhe area of
physics, buf feammafe Ossey
confribufed his knowledge
of fhe subjecf. Mafh ques
tions stumped Ford, so she
was appreciative for feam
supporf in fhaf parficular
subject area.
Freshmen and sopho
mores can compete on the
general Academic Teams,
which involve Braingame,
the Tar Heel Cup, and the
Knowledge Master Open.
Some students have been
competing since ninth grade.
Usually the members of fhe
feam musf fry ouf, buf fhis
year, the coaches hand se
lected qualified studenfs.
"Mr. Williamson and Mr.
Courfs jusf asked five of us
fo parficipafe for High I.Q.,"
said McNamara.
To prepare for fhe compe-
fifion, fhe players pracficed
every day affer school for fhe
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Dancing to “I’ll Be,” by Edwin McCain, Prom King Isaac
O’Hare and Queen Holly Presson share the spotlight after
receiving their titles and crowns on April 14,2007.
Where have all the children gone
BYNISHAVERMA
President of Amnesty
International Chapter
Amnesty International in
vited Invisible Children, a
nonprofit organization, to
visit campus during both
lunch shifts and at 7:00 pm
in the media center on March
7. The group involved sev
eral young people who had
similarly watched a presen
tation concerning the civil
war in Uganda between the
existing government and the
rebel army and consequently
felt compelled to spread
awareness about the atroci
ties taking place there.
Raging for over a decade,
the war has caused the
deaths of numerous chil
dren, usually ranging be
tween five and 12 years of
age because they are more
susceptible to brainwashing.
Once the rebels abduct the
youngsters, they condition
them into their way of think
ing and behaving; ultimately,
the rebels transform the
youngsters into killing ma
chines. Those children who
refuse to kill, reminisce
about home, or attempt to
run away are brutally shot in
front of their peers.
Therefore, the main focus
of Invisible Children's mem
bership is to inform anyone
who will listen of these dev
astating circumstances. Four
young adults between the
ages of 19 and 24 spoke to the
three audiences, sharing
their travel experiences in
the organization as well as
the gratification they found
from participating in such a
worthwhile organization.
Senior Graham Sheridan
attended the evening perfor
mance and was quite im
pressed by the presenters.
"It was really inspiring to
meet four people our age
who have dedicated months
to educating others about
world issues," said Sheridan.
Also in attendance was
senior Kelly Ferrell, who
fully engaged herself with
ttre documentary shown and
the message sent.
"I could really feel the en
thusiasm the presenters felt
for the issue," said Ferrell.
Created by three young
men four years ago, the
documentary illustrated the
dire circumstances in
Uganda. Courageous men,
women, and children all told
their stories, and much of the
footage showed how old and
young alike were displaced
from their homes and only
found solace by sleeping in
bus stations. Following the
movie, viewers watched an
updated, short film covering
recent events in Uganda, and
then they learned ways they
personally could help.
Presenters also discussed
a nationwide event called
Displace Me, in which
people from all over the
country leave their homes
during the last weekend in
April to travel to one of four
locations including Atlanta,
Georgia and Washington
D.C. Participants rvill repre
sent the many Ugandan civil
ians who have been dis
placed from their homes
since the war began. Invis
ible Children hopes the event
will impress upon the U.S.
government the urgency of
the situation and encourage
the President to take greater
interest in assisting the
Ugandan population.
"I thought the program
provided a really powerful
message, and the fact that at
the end of the film they gave
us ideas for how we could
make a difference made me
realize that we, as high
school students, underesti
mate our power," said senior
Ramsay Leimenstoll.
Junior Emily Thilo was
so taken by the program that
she is following through
on one of the group's sugges
tions by creating a Schools
for Schools Club at Grimsley.
The aim will be i*
raise money to support a
Ugandan school.
Newscasters continually
recite statistics regarding
casualties of wars like that
in Uganda, but young
people often take them
lightly. However, after hear
ing the emotional stories and
seeing the graphic images
within the documentary, in
dividuals present could not
help but realize the gravity
of fhe sifuation.
Members from Invisible
Children also sold T-shirfs,
documenfary DVDs, and
bracelefs fo supporf the
cause. For more information
about Invisible Children, one
can visit the organization's
Internet site, found af
www.invisiblechildren.com.
In Room 207, Ms. Rozelman
also has copies of fhe docu
menfary studenfs can check
ouf for sharing purposes.