Grimsley High School
Grimsley Senior High School, also known as Grimsley High School or simply Grimsley, is a public high school in Greensboro, North Carolina. Formerly known as "Greensboro High School," "Greensboro Central High School," and then "Greensboro Senior High School," it is part of the Guilford County Schools system. The school has an enrollment of around 1,800 students in grades 9–12 (the 9th grade was added to GHS in 1986). Grimsley has a reputation for strong academics, having an IB program.
| Grimsley Senior High School | |
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Grimsley Senior High School, September 2012 | |
| Address | |
801 North Josephine Boyd Street 27408 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°04′58″N 79°48′53″W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Expect and Demonstrate Excellence Every Day" (2009) |
| Established | 1899 |
| School district | Guilford County Schools; Formerly Greensboro Public Schools (1899–1993) |
| CEEB code | 341598 |
| Principal | Gerald "Ged" H. O'Donnell |
| Teaching staff | 92.95 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,687 (2018–19) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.15 |
| Campus | "Whirlie Nation" |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Mascot | Purple Whirlwinds (1921–1951) Whirlwinds (1951–late 1950s) Whirlies (1941–Present) |
| Rival | Walter Hines Page Senior High School |
| National ranking | 1,806 (2023){{}} |
| Newspaper | High Life (1920–2013) |
| Yearbook | The Reflector (1909–1930); Whirligig (1950–Present) |
| Website | grimsley |
Greensboro Senior High School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Area | 58 acres (23 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Hartmann, Charles C.; Heritage, Thomas P.; et al. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement |
| MPS | Greensboro MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000957 |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 2005 |
The school's colors are navy blue and white, and its teams are known as the "Whirlies" (originally the "Purple Whirlwind") depicted with a tornado-like symbol.
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