Grandview High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Grandview, MO)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS THEME. ..................................... 4 FES ............................................ 6 ADMINISTRATION 8: FACULTY ...... 8 SC HOOL LIFE ............................. 22 ORGANIZATIONS ....... ...... 4 0 SPORTS ............. ...... 7 2 STUDENT BODY ........ ..... 1 00 ADVERTISEMENT ........ ..... 1 82 -'P--fy' 1

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GA VUE REMEMBERS MRS AVIS GRAY Smiling intelligent and dedicated are only words until a sparkl ing persons lights them up and makes them live The late Mrs Avis Gray did this and more She achieved a certain satisfaction in her life and teaching that showed in everything she did It is in her mem ory that we dedicate this annual The following letter is from one closest to her April 17 1920 Being quite skilled in language arts, Mrs Gray skipped two grades in the country school in Moreland Her mother however thought eleven years too young to start Junior high school in Russelville Arkansas and thus requested her to be held back one year After graduating from Russelville High School she received her B A from North Texas State University in Latin and English She taught her Avis L. Gray was born in the small town of Moreland, Arkansas, lf Q ' , . 1 f m 9 f fl A Ze N I gl it 44 Z2 first year in Jefferson Texas In 1945, Mrs. Gray and her family moved to Missouri. She taught one year at the Pleasant Valley country school in J audon, Missouri. The next twelve years she taught Latin and English at Peculiar High School. She was the Beta Club sponsor and head of the annual staff. In 1961, Mrs. Gray began teaching Latin and English at Grandview High School. She also became the sponsor of the National Honor Society. She taught until May, 1971. Mrs. Gray thoroughly enjoyed teaching. During her ten years at Grandview, illness would often hospitalize her for a while. Even though her bouts with cancer left her increasingly weaker, she insisted to her family that her teaching would continue. Mrs. Gray's dedication to teach- ing and her strong faith in God helped her face the remaining years of her life with cheerfulness. -Mr. Herbert Gray