Congratulations,
Abby Myles,
Homecoming
Queen of 2008
pages 8-9
Volume 84 No. 3
Grimsley High School
November 25, 2008
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
ftighUFE Teacher engages IB students
with World War I reenactment
..most
media
outlets
present
biased or
slanted
points of
view.....
Whether reading a daily
newspaper, surfing the
net, listening to the ra
dio, or viewing the tele
vision, the public must
be prepared to decipher
fact from fiction.
-Blair Bloomquist
page
News
Ford invents new
smart key designed to
inhibit their kids
driving privileges.
page 2
Opinion
Stereotypes portray
some individuals as
underachieving or
unintelligent, others
as smart or wealthy.
page 6
Features
Underneath Main
Building lies a
basement that once
provided safety as
well as storage.
page 13
Sports
An asset to
the school, Coach
Brandon Anderson
assumes many roles
on campus.
page 15
Index
News
2
Opinion
3-6
Features
7-14
Spread
8-9
Sports
15-16
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"I drew the inspiration for this undertaking while looking out of my third-floor window and musing, 'Wouldn't it be cool to
draw a map of Europe on the lawn?' From that beginning, the focus of the project was to re-enact the start of the 'Great War'
during the Summer of 1914. The two IB 20th Century history classes combined to fulfill the roles of the major players in this
cataclysmic series of events. The students played the roles of Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Serbia
and Belgium, while chronologically replaying the events that began with the assassinations at Sarajevo and ended with the
defeat of the German Schlieffen Plan at the First Battle of the Marne. It was a great opportunity after days of lectures and papers
and tests to make history fun and, moreover, the students were absolutely into it, especially the wanton violence."
-Teacher Michael Courts
New superintendent Mo Green
shares vision with PTSA crowd
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News Editor
Superintendent Mo Green
made a guest appearance at a
PTSA meeting in the Chance
Cousins Auditorium on
Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7:00 pm.
He addressed issues regarding
his background, his plans for
Guilford County Schools, and
his accomplishments.
Principal Anna Brady initi
ated the meeting by talking
about her personal goals. She
outlined many objectives,
which include encouraging all
students to achieve excellence
every day and to transform the
school culture. Brady also in
troduced the idea of "One on
One with Ms. Brady," an oppor
tunity in which she will open
up to students by showing them
photographs from her child
hood, thus reminding them that
she was once a kid herself.
After Brady's speech. Green
took the floor, at which time he
spoke about his family. He is
married, but his wife and two
children currently live in Char
lotte. Bom in New York, he
moved to Georgia at a young
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PTSA President Valerie Stem meets with Superintendent
Mo Green before he speaks to a crowd following Face to Face
on Nov. 5. The Guilford County School Board chose Green to
succeed Terrie Grier who moved to San Diego. Kanode photo
age. He attended Duke Univer
sity and then Duke Law. After
graduating from Duke Law, he
accepted several jobs working
in circuit courts in North Caro
lina. Soon he began working
with the Charlotte Board of
Education and eventually
found employment in their
education system. When the
school board offered him the
Guilford County Schools su
perintendent position, he gra
ciously accepted.
Green then outlined his
goals for the school system but
reassured parents that he had
no intention of blindly making
changes. He claimed there is
no "Mo Green way," so he
wants to acclimate within the
school system before making
any significant changes.
Since Green took over as su
perintendent, he has hit the
ground running. He attended
the Grimsley vs. Page football
game and continues to engage
himself in a variety of activities
within the school community.
Green created a link for com
munication to parents on the
Grimsley website, known as the
"Mo Wants to Know" webpage.
On this site, parents can send
comments or concerns to the
superintendent. He guarantees
he will personally read all sub
mitted comments.
Green discussed few specific
details about his plans, but his
central theme of the night was
a call to action for parents. He
urged parents to get involved
and to help him improve our
schools. Presently, 72,000 stu
dents are enrolled m the county,
and he cannot do it alone.