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SINCE 1947 An upbeat paper www.gradyhighschool.org/ for a downtown school southerner TALENT SHOW NICO-TEEN ART NOT ADS Night raises Truth about school First nontraditional money for chorus, tobacco users lit up by art show held at THE SOUTHERNER Dec. 10, 2008 canned food drive student reporters Studio Chambers pg. 16 pg. 10-11 pg. 15 HENRY W. GRADY HIGH SCHOOL, ATLANTA VOLUME LXII, NUMBER 4, DEC. 10, 2008 STUDENTS MEET MUSICAL LEGEND BY ALEX A NDRI A CA NTRELL solo with the Philadelphia Orches- hild prodigy. Musical ge- tra. By the time he was 18, he was nius. Heartthrob of the playing in Carnegie Hall, and at Cclassical music world. Vio- age 22, Bell graduated from Indi- linist Joshua Bell met the advanced ana University’s prestigious Jacobs LILY orchestra class for an hour on Nov. School of Music. Since then, he MU 6 after they watched him rehearse has played for several movie sound- NT the Barber Violin Concerto with tracks and dozens of orchestras Z IN the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra around the world. G at the Woodruff Arts Center. In October, a representative from “[Meeting Joshua Bell] was very the ASO’s community outreach CHAMBLISS BEATS MARTIN exciting for me because I have been program attended an orchestra IN DEC. 2 SENATE RUNOFF listening to his recordings my entire booster club meeting to talk about ABOVE: Sen. Saxby Chambliss greets life,” senior violinist Elana Schaer the outreach program. Knowing supporters at his victory party at the said. “I love everything about the how much the students in the ad- Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre way he plays. He is a legend in vanced orchestra class admire Bell’s the classical music world. I never musical talent, parent Sheri Schaer after news networks predicted he would ELLI thought I would get to meet him.” suggested that they attend one of return to Washington as a Georgian O TT Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Bell’s dress rehearsals and meet him Senators. RIGHT: Jim Martin concedes ERI in 1967, Bell began playing the vi- afterward. the campaign at the Park Tavern and CK S olin at the age of four. By the time thanks friends and volunteers. (See O N related story, page 8). he was 14, he had already played a see ORCHESTRA page 12 ONTENTS JROTC program safe from discontinuation C Randolph Bynum was key in getting the JROTC APS provides funds, needs met in the stadium renovations, since the comment 3 expansion of the JROTC space wasn’t originally plans before Dec. 3 considered in the design plans. Khalyn Jones mourns the “We are strong supporters of the JROTC pro- death of her friend’s father at BY KA L A MA R K S gram,” Mr. Bynum said. “[APS] has the largest the hands of Brian Nichols and PS recently completed design plans detailing enrollment [of JROTC students] in Georgia at questions the motives behind Athe expansion of the JROTC classroom, of- 2,000 students. We want to make sure that all the fice and storage space, leading the U.S. Army to students’ needs are met.” his killing spree. declare during its federal inspection on Dec. 3 that Along with the assurance that the program will news 6 the JROTC program is no longer at risk of losing remain at Grady, the school’s JROTC cadets re- its authorization. ceived a score of 95 at the federal inspection and The debate team, which has “[The space issue] has now been fixed as far as were recognized as an Honor Unit with Distinc- expanded greatly in the last the Army is concerned,” said Lt. Col. Mitchell tion for their second consecutive year, Lt. Col. Si- year, has suffered from cuts in Sivas, senior army instructor at Grady. “[APS di- vas said. The program also received a perfect score its funding. It is now looking at rector of army instruction] Col. [Arthur] Holmes in the school support section, which was marked other ways to raise money. has already sent [the plans] off to our higher head- as a problem in the 2006 inspection and led to its quarters, and he said they [were] far beyond what probation during the 2006-2007 school year. people 12 is required as far as space for JROTC goes.” Because the stadium renovations are strictly Senior Dalton Mayes gives The space currently allotted to the JROTC focused on the school system’s athletic needs, the program underneath the stadium fails to meet money for the JROTC renovations isn’t coming back to the school community both the U.S. Army requirements and the Geor- from the SPLOST III funds. Instead, APS director by painting a mural in the gia Department of Education requirements. The of capital improvement and Grady alumnus Jere music building for his Eagle proposed plans, however, will eliminate the space Smith said that the money will come from capital S violations. improvements funds that APS has set aside for fa- K Scout service project. R “[The plan] exceeds both of [the require- cility improvement. A MA sports 18 ments],” Lt. Col. Sivas said. “[The current space] Lt. Col. Sivas has had a heavy influence on L Nine senior football players won didn’t meet the minimum on anything. Now what the design and even drew up several blueprints KA their last game as the Knights they’re doing is they’re going to exceed both the himself. The architects, who also worked on the ARMY STRONG: Sophomore cadet Michael Barlow stands Army requirements and the Georgia Department general stadium renovation, then modified and at attention before an Army inspector during the JROTC edged Columbia 14-13. The of Education requirements. So they’ve really gone improved his original plans. program’s federal inspection on Dec. 3. The cadets scored a seniors will graduate with an beyond what we’ve expected.” 95 and were awarded the highest possible ranking of Honor overall record of 36-11. Assistant superintendent of high schools Dr. see RENOVATION, page 5 Unit with Distinction for the second consecutive year. 2 commentS I N C E 1 9 4 7 THE SOUTHERNER December 10, 2008 EDITORIAL BOARD SARAH BUFKIN PERRI CAM P I S EMILY EM S HOFF THE SOUTHERNER KALA MARK S LILY MUNTZING GU S RI C K JROTC deserves newsy articles in the paper, feature happy The Southerner presented KEELY YOUNG B LOOD articles about teachers’ lives are the option to other students. proper space, respect interesting, and they’re proof that teachers actually don’t sleep at Eve Brown Policy troublesome Dear editors, school (as we all thought they did freshman As seniors, we’ve witnessed a fair amount of changes to the school’s at- Thank you for your special in elementary school). I’d love to tendance policy. But upon arriving for our first day of the 2008-2009 school report about the stadium and the see more articles about teachers and Large schools better year, we were informed that this year’s new administration was not messing JROTC (“Dearth of space threatens their cool hobbies in future issues around. In order to keep attendance in check, the administration has imple- JROTC” pages 1 and 8). I was of The Southerner. than small schools mented a number of procedures for when a student is absent, including a shocked to read that APS’s new plan mandate that absences be cleared before returning to the missed class. It is the for the stadium does not benefit the Colleen Farrisee student’s responsibility to bring a note to the attendance office and obtain an JROTC and its growing concerns. junior Dear editors, official slip allowing him or her to be admitted to class. I am proud of the Raiders, and I was very happy to read the article The plan sounds effective; students who skip find it harder to have their I would hate to see the program Organic-gardening in this past issue of The Southerner missed classes excused. But for students with a legitimate excuse, it has proven disappear because APS does not care about the large universities vs. the to be nothing but a nuisance. Because of the long lines in front of the atten- to listen. I hope this article catches group’s visit inspires small ones (“Large schools offer more dance office, most students don’t wait around to get their absences excused. the attention of officials downtown. opportunities,” page 4). I agree with But if you come to class without an official excuse, teachers must send you Maybe then the Raiders will get the Chelsea Cook’s opinion that large from class to the attendance office to have the absence cleared. Not only is respect and facilities they deserve Dear editors, universities offer more opportunities valuable class time missed, but the attendance office usually has to send these for all of their hard work. I found the article in the previous than small ones do. At large students back to class because it is already overwhelmed with tardy students. issue of The Southerner about universities, it’s easier to find the type Teachers are then put in a compromising position. Should they comply with Erin Bailie the WhoFarm bus (“WhoFarm of friends you are looking for, and the school policy, forcing the student to miss as many as 45 minutes of class sophomore circulates ecological awareness”) there is always something to do. Both time? Or should they allow the student into class without an official pass? very interesting. I support organic my parents and my oldest sister went We understand that attendance management is important, but there has to Hobbies, lives of gardening, not only because it’s to the University of Alabama, and be a more effective way to deal with absences.

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