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Volume No. 2
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Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
October 30, 2007
Page students’ vandalism, misconduct
stun Grimsley fans who hold tempers
IBYKATEMALEKOFF
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Expecting a spirit-filled Blue
and White Day in anticipation
of the Grimsley-Page game on
Oct. 12, students were appalled
as they walked on campus that
morning to discover extensive
vandalism. Page students des
ecrated the “Go Whirlies” wall
painting on the auxiliary gym by
splattering red paint across the
entire mural in a Jackson Pollock
style with the words “08 Red
Death,” the nickname for Page’s
defense, emblazoned across it.
Page students also splashed
red paint on the ground and
across the benches in the Grove
area. Crime Scene Investigation
(CSI) quickly arrived, as did
painters, so most of the damage
was repaired by the end of the
school day.
While there were reports of
vandalism on roads surrounding
Page, the damage was less severe
than the damage at Grimsley.
Philosophy teacher Michael
Courts found the paint can lid
with its barcode still legible,
specially ordered as “Page Red.”
CSI was able to trace what store
sold the paint, and if a charge
card had been used, the name of
the credit card owner as well.
“Physical acts of vandalism
in no way establish moral recti
tude; in fact, it’s quite the con
trary,” said Courts.
Vandalism and misbehavior
from Page students did not cease
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Each year, principals from both Grimsley and Page set and communicate expectations for their students to respect
community and personal property, and most importantly, to respect each other. Once again, students ignored pleas.
that morning. When the Pirates
won the game, students rushed
the field, although Page princi
pal Marilyn Foley had agreed to
a new rule of no rushing the
field. Page officials were inef
fective since they were unable
to restrain their students. Once
students had rushed the field,
they ran towards the Grimsley
student section where they
taunted them, threw rocks and
bottles, and made obscene ges
tures at students.
While Page was the official
victor in Friday night’s
football game, Grimsley admin
istration believed the Whirlies
won another sort of victory, the
moral kind.
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Katrina survivors
must still contend
with government
inefficiency, page 3
Ho mecoming
candidates compete
for the coveted
crown, pages 6,7
Great-grandniece of
George A. Grimsley, the
namesake of this
campus, died September
23. Mrs. Eleanor
Grimsley Jamieson
passed away peacefully
in Wilmington, NC at
the age of 96. Jamieson’s
health had been failing
rapidly since February.
She suffered a stroke
over the summer,
preventing her from
speaking. Eleanor
Grimsley Jamieson was
the wife of Robert B.
Jamieson. Following
her wishes, Jamieson
was cremated. Her grave
is located beside her
husband’s at Westminster
Gardens Cemetery. A
memorial service will
take place in November.
Page outscores
Grimsley, wins
after three straight
losses. page 12
JROTC cadets
strut their stuff
■BY RACHEL WHNSTOCK
Executive Copy Editor
Recently, the Junior
Reserve Officers' Training
Corps (JROTC) established a
more significant presence on
campus. Its focus is fo build
self-esfeem and characfer,
encourage comradery and
feam work, and instill the
values of pride, honor, re
spect and discipline in ifs
parficipants. Lt. Col. James
Davis leads fhe school's
chapter of the organization.
Low enrollment rates put
JROTC in jeopardy. There
are 94 members, but 100 are
needed in order to keep the
program in existence.
In an effort to increase
enrollment Davis spoke to
the leadership team propos
ing monthly battalion forma
tions, which was approved.
The first drill exercises
took place on Oct. 10, and
they will continue the first
Wednesday of every month,
alternating between the two
lunch periods. Objectives in
clude student observers
learning about JROTC, and
for fhose individuals already
involved to take pride in
demonstrating their talents
before an audience.
"Tm so pleased Leader
ship Team accepted my pro
posal. I'm certain we can
recruit more students once
they become familiar with
the program. Consistent
goodness leads to greatness.
If we can visualize if, we can
do if," said Davis.
JROTC members musf
wear uniforms on Wednes
days, but they can opt to
wear ROTC T-shirts the first
few weeks of school until
they are comfortable in their
full uniforms.