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Volume 85 No. 2
Grimsley High School
801 Westover Terrace
Greensboro, NC 27408
Election Day is more
than about voting
for President since
gubernatorial and
Congressional races
are also on the line.
pages 6-7
October 30,2012
high LIFE Congratulations to Karyn Dickerson,
GCS Teacher of the Year!
Reporters,
who assume
that good
news involves ^
features about ^
soldiers and mitit^ operations,
overiookthat Americans arenot
the only people reading,
viewing, or hearingtheirstories.
Enemies take advantage of
publicized information that
reporters frequently provide,
such as soldiers’ identities and
locations, obviously detrimental
to their safety.
Jacob Woods
News
Terrorist attack,
supposedly sparked from
an anti-Islamic video,
heightens into several
anti-American protests
across the Middle East.
page 2
Opinion
Weighted GPAs serve a
purpose to differentiate
course rigor, but they also
deter competitive students
from taking valuable
electives available to them.
page 4
Features
Senior Rives Deuterman
and his freshman brother
Spencer proudly attend as
fifth-generation members
of the Whirlie family.
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Sports
Roller derby athletes spin
into gear with newfound
popularity in Greensboro.
page 11
Index
News
2
Opinion
3-5
Spread
6-7
Features
8-9
Sports
10-12
English teacher Karyn Collie
Dickerson not only earned rec
ognition as Grimsley's Teacher
of the Year, but also for the en
tire Guilford County School Dis
trict. After receiving $1500 for
the honor, she will now com
pete for state-level recognition.
The entire Whirlie family is
quite proud of her.
Dickerson grew up in ReidsviUe,
NC with her parents and older
brother. From an early age, she
developed a passion for reading to
satisfy her vivid imagination.
When she wasn't consumed in
story books, she was pretending
to be an elementary school read
ing teacher like her mother.
Dickerson's students were a collec
tion of stuffed animals and some
times willing and patient members
of her family; however, interest
ingly enough, her original career
goals did not include teaching.
Dickerson attended
Rockingham County High School
where she graduated as valedic
torian in 2000. She developed an
interest in environmental law but
changed her course of study once
she attended UNC-Chapel Hill,
where she found herself popular
among other students who asked
her to proofread their papers. Con
sequently, she changed her career
path towards becoming a college
professor, finishing her under
graduate work with top grades
and then traveling to Scotland,
where she attended the University
of Glasgow to pursue a master's
degree in English literature. Along
with taking rigorous, research-
based courses, she gave speeches
as an Ambassador of Good Will,
thus requiring her to travel
throughout the United Kingdom.
"Being a Rotary International
Ambassadorial Scholar was a
life-changing experence,"
said Dickerson.
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Mrs. Dickerson monitorsher s^^^S m a soj^omore College
Prep class fourth period. On this particular day, students were
working on a quiz covering rhetorical terms. Guerra photo
She described her first teach
ing job as one in which she
worked with middle school stu
dents in reading remediation
classes, focusing upon comprehen
sion, vocabulary and writing skills.
"At the end of the year, almost
every student passed the North
Carolina End-of-Grade Reading
Test," said Dickerson proudly. Asa
result of such achievements, she
decided to delay working on her
doctorate and instead teach in a
high school setting.
Dickerson joined the school sys
tem in 2006, and her reputation
blossomed rapidly as she created
innovative lesson plans to engage
her students most effectively.
'T set up mock trials, seminars,
and small group work assign
ments to ensure that all of my stu
dents are involved in meeting my
course objectives," said Dickerson.
Now in her seventh year at
Grimsley, Dickerson's favorite as
pect of her present job is "with
out a doubt the people she is
blessed to work with daily.
Grimsley has such a diverse
staff and student body. All the
amazing Whirlies never cease
to amaze me. No matter what
their ability level, it's so exciting
to see kids imderstand the infor
mation and apply what we read
and discuss to their own critical
thinking skills," said Dickerson.
She has taught both Ad
vanced Placement and Interna
tional Baccalaureate English,
but Dickerson believes that the
IB program is more in sync with
her personal philosophies.
"IB emphasizes the importance
of educating students about the
world beyond the doors of their
schools, homes, and cormtry. I
thrive on its global-minded
focus," said Dickerson.
As a candidate for the
County Teacher of fhe Year,
Dickerson completed a long
and detailed portfolio that
included her professional
biography and philosophy
of teaching, as well as her
beliefs regarding educational
issues and trends.
"The problem of recruiting
and retaining new teachers is
one of the greatest problems
educators face today. I stay
in education because I love
working with students and
seeing them grow over the
course of a year," said Dickerson.
Besides her own mother,
other teachers inspired Guilford
County's Teacher of the Year,
such as an elementary school
teacher named Mrs. Coleman,
who encouraged Dickerson and
her fellow classmates to think
critically and to learn more
about the world by exposing
them to operas, world-re
nowned literature, and classical
music. In high school, Mrs.
Murphy inspired her by challeng
ing students to think beyond stan
dard interpretations of a text with
their own personal responses. Yet
another educator and former col
league at Rockingham Coimty
Middle School, Mrs. Ormond, has
had a lasting effect on Dickerson.
"Mrs. Ormond was North
Carolina's Teacher of the Year in
2003. Her advice and support
during my first year of feaching
changed my entire career path and
led me to a full-time teaching ca
reer," said Dickerson.
As a newlywed to Spanish
teacher Jade Dickerson, fondly
known as Profe to his students,
she is pleased to be married to
someone who fully understands
the demands of being a teacher.
"My husband and I don't have
much spare time because he
coaches cross country in the fall,
but when we do have moments
together, we like to read, watch
TV, and remain active by running,
attending spin classes, and hik
ing," said Dickerson.
Rivalry game draws loss on field
but financial victory for school
BY MARY CLAIRE HURLEY
Reporter
For the last 50 years or so,
Grimsley and Page have battled
a rivalry that is most popular
in a legendary football game.
Not only does such a celebra
tion boost school spirit through
out the entire community, but
it also serves as a great week for
increasing school funds;
Since Grimsley's facility holds
more fans than Page's can, the
competition always takes place
at Jamieson Stadium, which has
the capacity to accommodate
10,000 fans. Even so, the home
field advantage varies from year
to year, thus meaning that both
schools share the profits.
Leading up to Friday before
the game, Grimsley collected
$9,762.00 in ticket sales, while
Page made $7,014.00. At the gate
on Friday evening, despite the
rainy weather, additional tickets
sold for another $11,944.00,
which made the grand total of
ticket sales $28,720.00. In conces
sion stand sales alone, there was
a $2200 profit.
Though the incoming money
was impressive, officials, ticket
sellers, clock operators, the an
nouncer, gate help, and security
all drew compensation for their
hard work. After taking care of
their rewards, the total net rev
enue was $23,455.51. Thus, each
school walked away with
$11,727.76. Whirlies also gener
ated approximately $3000
throughout the week just by sell
ing Whirlie Wear during lunch
and at the game itself.
With these funds. Athletic Di
rector Lewis Newman can pur
chase equipment, uniforms, and
other expenses for the following
year. While some sports do not
earn the same revenue, they
still have expenses. Thus
Newman pools the resources
together to ensure that each
team, whether male or female,
is supported fairly.