Gray High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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ik' MR HOMER THOMPSON Dedlcatlon Coachung teachnng or counsel :ng Mr Homer Thompson has been an lnsplratuon to all of us for better workmanshup Hts sparkllng personaluty hus sun ceruty and has genuune sense of humor have captured the hearts of students at Gray Hugh By servmg as head football and track coach he has shown outstanding leodershup and sportsmanshup To Mr Thompson who always funds tame to guude lnspnre and work wslllngly with our class we the sensors deducate the l96O Blue and Gold As one of has many dutues as head football coach, Mr Thompson Issues unnforms Qur lnspnnng leaders and Mr Homer Thompson and hns chlldren Ann ond Mackue, engoy playlng wlth theur Cocker spanuel, Bl0Cl4l9

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Mrs. Harry Barnes, Pres., Mr. J A. Woodward, Principal, Mrs, G, E, Runge, Treggj Mr- Vi,-,gem l-lamriclc, Vice-Pres., Mrs. Joe Brown, Sec. and parents lor guidance. Interested parents and faculty members met the first Monday night in each month to discuss and plan for their common interests, their children and students. The board, consisting of P.T.A. officers, chairmen of committees, and Shannon Kelly, a student re- presentative, planned beneficial and inspiring programs around the P.T.A. National Congress theme, Strengthening the Home-Source of Our Nation's Greatness, and the state theme, For Our Children -Creative Life in a Changing World. Better family relationships and a closer tie between parents and their children were stressed. Excitement reigned high as the Music Department prepared to give its annual Christmas program to parents and friends at the PTA. meeting, Decem- ber 7. The chorus, under the direction of Miss Felicia Cash, presented selections of the Yuletide season. The band and the newly organized orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Leroy Rowley, gave a Christmas con- cert. Later in the year the curtain rose on Grayites demonstrating their talents in drama as the Speech Arts and Dramatics De- partment presented the program for the meeting of the P. T. A., May 2.

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Prmclpal DedIcated servIce to a school and ITS functIons has been the pnmary concern of Mr J A Woodward our prIncIpal SInce hIs work at Gray began Improvements and addItIons to the school Include a new gymnasIum parlung lots and a great expansIon In the currlculum Through hIs per sonal Interest and guIdance thIs year the developmental readIng pro gram IS offered to all Gray students To reflect the respect and gratI tude of the students and faculty an oIl portraIt was presented In l957 to M Woodward BeSldeS hIs leadershIp In scholastIc fIelds M Woodward s sIncere manner and In spIratIonal talks have proved Invalu able to each of us 1 Ulf Us to become mature adults. ni' Nfl' 1-I ! l-Q MR JULIUS WOODWARD Miss Ruth Holton consults Mr. Woodward about sche- dule cards of students. Alvin Bodford, in conference with Mr. Woodward, en joys the friendly and understanding attitude Mr, Wood ward shows toward all students.