Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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INVENTIVE Seniors “cha-cha” Chaucer ' s Prologue to entertain classmates while fulfilling an assignment. Fact and fiction fuse, fostering flights of fancy ESTABLISHING rapport with her students is as important to Miss Joyner as teaching English. Teacher: Here is your assignment sheet for the next three months. Notice that Silas Marner is due in two weeks and Julius Caesar in four. After that . . . your first research paper!” Sophomore: “Is this a lecture?” Teacher: “NO! Like most English courses at Grimsley, ours will feature dramatizations, discussions, speakers, rec¬ ords, parallel reading, ditto sheets, and pop tests. Now take out one clean sheet of paper...” Sophomore: “And it’s required!” Twenty-two

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of ever-increasing knowledge A scholar is recognized by his enthusiasm for learn¬ ing, his pursuit of knowledge and willingness to share with others. Scholarship is a goal toward which stu¬ dents strive. Attending Governor s School, ranking- high in National Merit competition, and taking AP courses are a few achievements of Grimsley scholars. But scholarship does not end with high school. It is a seed planted, watered, and nurtured in preparation for the day when it will bloom in usefulness. So it is with the scholar. MOST INTELLECTUAL, Marcia Kennedy and George Sharp, represent GHS scholarship. FOR EACH student the card catalog holds a key to vast knowledge. MEASURES of scholastic achievement—cards bearing student grades—are on the way to the computer. LAST-MINUTE cramming is an invariable part of the learning experience. INQUISITIVE STUDENTS strengthen their expanding knowledge. Twenty-one

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Teacher: “Why, next year you will study American literature in depth, read¬ ing The Scarlet Letter and The Red Badge of Courage. Seniors are concerned with (and by) English classics: Canterbury Tales, Macbeth , Hamlet.. Sophomore: “‘Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt!’ Teacher: And remember, ambitious students can earn quality points in accele¬ rated English or in our Advanced Place¬ ment program, which is new this year. Also, we offer creative writing and Shakespeare.” Sophomore: “Lucky me. Teacher : “ ‘Lucky I !’ ” VOCABULARY study opens doors to strange worlds, re¬ veals the magic of words. COMPOSITION LAB provides materials, motivation, and opportunities fora Sophomore’s best writing. Twenty-Three