Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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INFORMAL GROUP discussions give students an opportunity to exchange ideas and formulate conclusions. GHS English curriculum mirrors the progress English, one of the most comprehensive depart¬ ments at GHS, includes courses in Shakespeare, creative writing, dramatics, and speech, as well as basic English. Inquisitive sophomores meet chivalric characters in Tennyson’s Idylls of the King and, through persistent efforts in weekly themes, improve their own writing skills. Juniors laboriously compose short stories and develop an appreciation for the works of American authors: experienced seniors meet the challenge of Chaucer’s Prologue” and Canterbury Kales and overcome the autobiographical obstacle. MODEL OF Shakespeare’s Globe Theater enriches study of Elizabethan drama. Page 14

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Whether playing or watching, each one participates WHIRL1E REINFORCEMENTS watch intently, hoping for a chance to substitute. AFTER-GAME open houses offer change of pace following tension and stress in the stadium. WHIRLIE PLAYERS, preparing their defense, study opponents’ tactics. 1 ' ' ' Streaming into the gym after a game, our shiver¬ ing evaporates in the warmth of excited chatter, of music and dancing, of encounters with friends. Then at last exhausted, our energy all used up, we stand near a friendly shoulder and just watch. Or we keep remembering the hope¬ ful players hunched on the bench, and the other surging, vibrant ones out on the field — some enduring disappointment, some feeling victory, and all of them sharing with us who watched a conviction of being truly a part of something big and important, a moment of growing maturity. Page 13

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A composition laboratory program and a number of accelerated classes provided added stimulation for probing minds. While Shakes¬ peare classes delve into the wonders of the Elizabethan age and its literary masterpieces, creative writing courses attempt written ex¬ pression from various viewpoints. As a part of the curriculum, students are in¬ structed in the fuller use of the library. As they soon discover, the library’s ponderous volumes and well-stocked files of research data prove invaluable when term papers must be written. In addition, an ample collection of fiction and nonfiction provides necessary materials for the nine required yearly book reports, as well as for added reading. By broadening its scope, the English depart¬ ment has expanded to meet the interests of the eighteen hundred students at GHS. of our changing age LIBRARY facilities extend from daily newspapers to myriad research materials. DRAMA CLASS gives students practice in stage movements and characterization.