Grimsley High School
| 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 / 36.0829°N 79.8146°W |
| Information | |
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| Type | Public high school secondary school |
| 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 | 101.39 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Enrollment | 1,929 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.03 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Athletics conference | North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) |
| Nickname | 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 | |
| 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 |
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Grimsley Senior High School (also known as Grimsley High School or simply Grimsley) is a four-year public high school in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. 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 1,900 students in grades 9–12. 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.