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

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1' -'Mi' gs, , ll' Qnqqnl. l '11 lmportant to every high school student is his community, which provides sources of entertainment, places of interest and educational value, up-to-the-minute news, and effective protection. ln return, teenagers perform various services for their neighborhood. Supporting several projects such as the T.B. Christmas Seal Drive, and heart and cancer funds, working as hos- pital aides, operating bookmobiles, and holding Thanksgiving food col- lections help repay our city for the many benefits it offers. A city founded on co-operation, Winston-Salem, living up to its motto, is a combination of rich tradition and and modern industry. Numbers of visitors stop here in order to see Old Salem, Reynolds' Tobacco Company, the largest in the world, and other landmarks. Important products of this prosperous city are textiles, cigarettes, and furniture. The city boasts three colleges: Wake Forest, Salem, and Winston-Salem Teachers' College. At left is a view of the Reynolds' Build- ing in downtown Winston-Salem.

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Foreword Students congregating in the halls, smiling at happy experiences, and scrambling to get to classes on time create the atmosphere of fellowship and frolic which envelops each student at James A. Gray Senior High School. Through the use of active pictures and vivid copy, we, the l962 Blue and Gold staff, have attempted to present a glimpse into the life of the students of Gray. Cramming for exams, taking special aptitude tests, decorating for social events, cheering at pep rallies, dancing in the gym during lunch, rushing to club meetings, and going quietly to assemblies depict many of the activities in which the students diligently work together. Highlighting the l962 school year was the athletic competition in the 4-A Conference, sparked by the receiving of a Good Sportsmanship Award from an opposing team. Other events include the purchase of new uniforms for the band, cheerleaders, and football and basketball teams, advanced classes in English and biology, a new science lab, and the renewal of the Reading Improvement Program. Devoting their time and patience to the advancement of our education are the members of the faculty who spent endless hours in class discussions and special after-school sessions. Among their other activities were sponsoring clubs, chaperoning dances, and backing student drives. To boost high ideals and achievement standards, the student organization revised the Honor Code, the basis of life at Gray. Inspiring the student body to support projects of the school and striving to create in- terest among fellow schoolmates in all student activities encouraged the representatives in their weekly meetings. To enable the student body to re-create and re-capture these and many other memorable occasions is the C0-EDITORS Kay Bledsoe Shelia Stewart principal objective of our book. 3

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On a day set aside each week young adults forget less important things and worship God. The church offers us guideposts along our paths to keep us from straying in our quest for the right way of life. Home Moravian Church, at left, was dedicated in l800 by the original settlers of Salem. With faith to lean on, we join others in working toward the common goal of spreading Christian good will through- out the world, for a growing respon- sibility is being placed on our should- ers: that of maintaining peace on earth. ln the bustle of school and social life, teenagers can stop to catch their breath only in the relative calm of home. Whether we live in large houses or small apartments, have sev- en brothers or sisters or none, home is the place where sympathy for our failures or joy for our achievements can be found. Largely dependent up- on our training, our future success develops from roots in the home, for this is where we learn the basic fun- damentals of life. Urged by concerned parents to increase our education, we are provided a quiet place to read and to study. In most homes there is ade- quate room for friends to congregate and enjoy lively recreation.