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

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Eager to serve the school and community, we have willingly given of our time, ability, and youthful enthusiasm, hoping that each task performed would contribute in a small sense to the achieving ofa happy, peaceful world. Working as hospital aides, supporting various projects such as the heart fund, the Veterans' Poppy Sale, and Thanksgiving food collections were ways in which we strove to repay our community for the many benefits it offers. The realization of the joy of giving filled every heart with self-satisfaction and a strong feeling of being needed and loved. Grayites willingly give time and use skills to serve Working during spore time as a Red Cross volunteer, Sherry Dagenhardt spends extra minutes reading to o charming young patient W, l Q ,,,., , qi M ,, t as ,t,,,. i 4- Z 1 , f f if if C3 f 1 i,,j '-Zvzyggiwrrssezr ii L ck lll ll ,,, A wilvwf Rex aww my 6

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as it 1 start for home after another day of working together. school life atmosphere. '-9:15 'Q N Jury et... Students come together on the circle to converse and study. Standing over 'midst the forest, 'neath the oak tree shade, James A, Gray High School, built in l93O, houses within its walls a realm of solemn study, close fellowship, and resounding laughter. Young people, eager to learn and quickly responsive to friend- ships made in these formative years, meet regularly in the halls and around the campus to discuss the exciting game of the previous night, the happenings of the day, and important events that lie ahead. Cheery smiles and gay greetings create a congenial atmosphere of companionship which envelops all. Slowly and tediously, educational skills are acquired as numerous hours are spent on special projects and term papers. Scholastic life, revolving around under- standing teachers, modern textbooks, and well- equipped classrooms and laboratories, offers great challenges to each inquiring rnind. By concerning themselves with the welfare and reputation of the school, all feel that they are important parts. l l l fill. tl, .. ff ff' 4. -, Warm weather beckons Grayites to the patio during free time.

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Honored at a surprise party, Mr. Charles Talton, photographer, and daughter Terri, journalism mascot, proudly display gifts presented as tokens of appreciation by year- book and newspaper staffers. the school community. As service to the school, Lester Willard uses spare time to render a paint job to bleachers used for yearbook pictures. it Braving Halloween goblins, Junior Y-Teen member Kay Bowman helps with an annual club project, trick-or-treating for UNICEF. 10 m ln quiet meditation Lynne Terry joins the nation in prayer for guidance during the time after the assassination of the late President John F. Kennedy. Thoughts of wedding bells pervade the minds as Student Council members honor Miss Lenna Rose, bride-elect, and Mr. Robert Severs, assistant principal, at a tea.