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

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Under the direc- tion of the school board a new lan- guage laboratory was offered. Using tape recorders, rec- ord players, and oth- er audio aids, stu- dents learned the pronunciation of for- eign languages.Also, science facilities were increased by the renovation and equipping of a mod- ern biology labora- tory. Mr. Marvin Ward, Ass't Superintendent, Dr. A. Craig Phillips, Superintendent, Dr. William Self, Ass't Superintendent Crow onel, Mr. C. T. Leinback, Comptroller, and Mr. Ned Smith, Adminis- trative Ass't. Crow twol plan three new schools. HW .aww Mr. Phillip Froelich, Mr. M. C. Benton, Jr., Mr. Clifford Perry, chairman, Mr. Richard Erwin Crow onel, Mr. Floyd Burge, Mr. William Knott, and Mr. Rossie Shore Crow twol set school policies. Concerned parents ctncl citizens in- by providing instructors with up-to Dr. A. Craig Phillips, super- intendent, who began his ca- reer in education as a Gray High faculty member, and Dr. William Self, assistant super- intendent, have signed con- tracts with the Mecklenburg School System for the coming year. Mr. Marvin Ward, pres- ent assistant superintendent, will succeed Dr. Phillips. ln order to inform parents, teachers, and students of im- portant events and decisions concerning the Winston-Salem City Schools, the administra- tion publishes a newspaper, Horizons, which is printed by students in the two-year-old city-county Industrial Educa- tion Center. In one issue Mr. Ward reported plans for three new schools which are to be erected within the next five years. These buildings will make a total of twenty-five elementary, eight junior, and six senior high schools.

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Studious calm, the atmosphere of our school, explodes into life at 3:05 each day. Some of us rush madly from classes to lockers to waiting buses and cars. For others of us the cares of the day are for- gotten as we linger to talk, laugh, and discuss events with friends. At times we stay to attend club meetings, planning sessions, or afternoon practices. Then we leave our classmates and books until an- other day. Eventually the fun, the proud moments, and the heartbreaks must come to an end. All too soon graduation is upon us, and another class prepares to leave their school- mates and teachers to step into wider worlds of colleges and ca- reers. Class Day, at which time juniors proudly accept the honored seats of the seniors, brings the traditional class prophecy, last will and testament, and history. Superlatives and mascots, selected by the graduates, are also present- ed. The important night arrives, and with the joy of accomplish- ment, the memory of good times, the sorrow of departure, and the hope of the young, seniors finally receive their long-awaited diplo- mas. 2 ti 1 . i 'M llll ' ll ,cc i , . lg T ll ' ' ll ll i S - , X- ,Yi L sts- 11 S' !l . . .,.-, t Ei -me L Us se ! ll it ll 'ii . f W. I ., ,, A .. , ,,., 2 I bfymin. ,H -vi, ,W X, lui? X 1-.-,V . t 5- N 2 i s'1? - 'EES-wifi?-i 3-'ijlfixi , .. . -if , - W 'K . ' ,464- F' il.. 1, 21 W ., ,.,, Q 9 'K+

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The Rev. Clayton Persons, vice-presidentj Mrs. Reid Perryman, secretary, Mrs, Harold Casey, treasurerg and Mr. Lee H. Kimmons, president, do research before revising the P.T.A. constitution. spite us ia increase our education dale eauiprnent and leaching aicls. First program for the year was in the form of an Open House, October 2. Parents re- ceived their child's schedule and proceeded to each class- room to meet his teacher. At Family Fun Night, November 6, when families were urged to come together, fellowship was the goal of square-dancing and games. Highlight of the year was the annual band and chorus Christmas Concert, De- cember 4. A Founder's Day program, February 5, began the 1962 P.T.A. meetings and new officers were installed, May 7. Based on P.T.A. objectives such as: To bring into closer relation the home and the school that parents and teach- ers may co-operate intelligent- ly in the training ofthe child, and the year's theme: Know your school, programs were planned to increase parent par- ticipation. 11 At the beginning of the l96l-'62 school term, the P.T.A. ex- ecutive committee met to revise the con- stitution and to decide upon the year's theme. A major amendment con- cerned membership dues, which were raised to one dollar in order to eliminate all money-making projects. Five meet- ings were held during the year. ,, hm, Mr. Larry Graham, assistant principal, and Mr. Lee H. Kimmons, P.T.A. president, are interviewed concerning future programs by Judy Mathis, student representative and reporter for the Gray Light.