The December list will be the top 30 most memorable teachers/staff (see rules below), and tonight, we're remembering school nurse RITA GROY (seen here in her yearbook photo with decidedly pursed lips, bonus link to her engagement notice in the local daily news is below).
I have no idea what the life of a school nurse is like currently -- although I imagine them to be pretty much a pharmacist dispensing adderall and edibles all day long -- but back then school nurses were bullshit detectors who had to determine whether the onset of your sudden illness was in any way related to your lack of preparedness for that day's quiz/test/etc.
And, on a personal note, because I always go looking for a companion link for these posts, I now know that Rita was short for Nerita (a common Greek name) ... and that Groy was actually Ward Groy ... and that Nerita E Ward Groy was the daughter of a Peiffer -- which is my maternal grandmother's family name. So now I have to go research to see if maybe I was related to the school nurse all along and never knew it!
Here's to you, Mrs. Groy!
RULES FOR THIS TOP 30 LIST: Honorees must be one of the ninety individuals listed in the faculty pages of the '89 yearbook (which means two thirds of the list are already not going to be referenced). Honorees may also be selected from the photos of support staff as well (so long as they are on the surrounding pages of the same section). Honorees must be memorable (if there are no stories, then there will be no post about that person). Honorees are chosen and ranked by me (if you disagree, start your own list on your own blog). All memories are believed to be accurate (but are being told through the lens of thirty or more years, so ... you know.)
BONUS LINK TO MRS. GROY'S ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT:
https://newspaperarchive.com/lebanon-daily-news-jun-02-1955-p-36/
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