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

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Cooperation and enthusiastic spirit prove to be valuable in a program of athletics with other 4-A schools. Ardent supporters of the Grayhounds, the student body cheers the team and enlivens the atmosphere at a pep rally. As part of the required vigorous physical education program at Gray, John Davis chins himself during calisthenics. and Brenda Coleman loosen up with the medici ne ball in the game. Physical education students Donna Mabe, Dianne Raper, As game time approached, everyone flew into action. Wielding paint brushes, cheerleaders de- vised catchy slogans to print on posters which cluttered formerly empty walls. Majorettes resorted to burning the enemy’s symbol in effigy. When pupils wanted to boost team morale, they gathered their horns, whistles, and cowbells and headed for the game. The Key Club and cheerleaders, backed by spirited followers, set a goal to persuade anyone and everyone to attend athletic events. The effort resulted in filling several chartered buses for trans- porting the students. Soon after arrival, happy stu- dents on a quest for victory overflowed the stands. The ball was thrown. Hands clapped. Voices yelled, “‘Come on, team, fight!”’

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students’ decision for Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 Presidential election. Students report to their assigned precincts to vote in the Presidential straw ballot organized by the journalism department. Grayites hustle during the lunch hour; crowded serving lines and hurrying students are daily scenes in the cafeteria. Participants in the annual faculty-G.A.A. basketball game ex- hibit vigorous activity and display good sportsmanship.

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Enthusiastic Grayites Judy Brendle, Donna Godfrey, Derry Davis, Jerry Martin, Rita Wheeler, and Brenda Ingalls demonstrate vigorous school spirit while preparing to leave for a ball game. The students also promote a friendly relationship with the rivals. Steve Long illustrates and promotes school spirit by posting original caricatures. Majorettes set aside formal procedure and burn a West High Titan in effigy, symbolizing our determination for victory.