Welcome

G.G. Birmingham captures the blossom-fragrant breeze on camera in this mid-April photo.

Welcome to the Spring 2003 G & G, a publication of Journalism Class. This issue covers History Day, the musical production of Tom Sawyer and other recent school events. We have excerpts from personal narrative essays on the war, and humorous pieces written by our senior editors. A bunch of student art work is pictured in The Arts. What did not fit in this time around will make it to a late summer issue.

School Head Andrea Hollnagel recently wrote us: "It may come as no surprise that the general theme of graduation this year will be 'Past and Present' or 'Then and Now.' Throughout the year, we have been celebrating our Sesquicentennial Anniversary. Naturally, the past, present and future of our school have been in our thoughts, all topics touching on 'time.'

"During History Day we imagined what the school was like when Lemuel and Sarah Grier were here with Nancy Jane Davis. Moving ahead fifty years in our history, we saw some of what Ada Jane McConoughy was keeping her 1910 diary. We observed that as more time went by girls were wearing white sailor blouses with blue ties.

"More time to consider: exam time, short time, dinner time. Time until the dance, time until graduation, time until vacation, time until dinner. We are fascinated by periods of time. In my office there are three ways of telling time, all different! It can be truly difficult to know what is 'real time.'

"Seniors now know that soon they will be saying goodbye to their time at Grier. Returning students will have time to imagine being in another grade. We all look forward to vacation and spending time with our families.

"As this year draws to a close, I wish only the best of everything to the class of '03, who have left a positive mark on the history of our school. To everyone else, summer will go quickly and soon it will be time to return!"

We always enjoy what Mrs. Hollnagel writes us, but we hope summer doesn't go too quickly! Let us know your thoughts. Do good work. Brighten the corner where you are, as the poet W. C. W. said. Write us at gandg@grier.org with comments and submissions.