The Last Class Reunion

It was difficult to squeeze through the main doors as the gym filled with former students. People paused for hugs and handshakes with friends that some had not seen in many years.

Some 275 graduates and supporters converged on the old Gurley High School this weekend to reminisce about their days in class. In 1979 the Gurley and Dalton schools were combined to form Leyton schools. Alumni from 1932 through 1978—the last class to graduate from Gurley High—returned to celebrate the school, as well as the town's centennial.

The reunion, hosted on June 21 at what is now the Leyton Middle School, ser...