Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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School spirit . . . attempt to define it, and it alludes you. Try to destroy it, and it seethes and multiplies until it ab- sorbs you. Endeavor to boost it, and often it becomes invisible. What entails school spirit ranges from private prejudice to mass hysteria. A teacher buys a ribbon and wears it all week, an administrator proudly announces a key win over the speakerg a cheer- leader awakens on Saturday minus her voiceg a student uses his last dollar to go to an away gameg an athlete pays the price of finishing the season with the team, regardless of the win-loss columng a father gives up Monday Night Football, to attend a PTSA meeting on capital in- provement to the campus. Perhaps the subtlest, yet strongest, spirit emerges from the least likely quarters-an editorial in HIGH LIFE, neatly-tended plot, more trash in cans. Personal pride, group loyalty, mass togetherness blend into one assertion: We think Grimsley is the greatest! 1 -A - Q - - i-xii:-f From one or from many. school spirit emerges in a variety of forms 26

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l Far upper leftl Bloody Mary attempts to sell to a suspicious customer. Club members l Upper leftl add last minute touches to homecoming float. lFar lower leftl Students lounge and talk during class lull. IA bovel An ocean of emotion is pictured during summer pep rally. lRigh tl Two pupils hoist flag in morning mist lBelowl Yes, Rick, your sax has been in- fected with a deadly fungus 25

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lFar upper leftl The purpose of a carpool is to have fun- not save gas. lCenterl Enthusiasm takes epidemic proportions during a pep rally. lFar lower leftl Kiddie Day prompts this sophomore costume. lAbovel Another area high school president seeks in forma tion on what makes a great school tick. l Lo wer leftl A varsity cheerleader gives her all during a Grimsley football contest. lBelowl With slicked- back hair and sleazy attire these Seniors show their undying school spirit. 27 .29