Turn-Out
Crenshaw
County Public Schools had a tremendous attendance on Grandparents Day this past Tuesday,
September 18. Child Nutrition reports
the following meal totals for guests: BHS
– 177, HHS – 215, and LHS – 238. It is
safe to say that more than 600 attended as more attended and did not eat. Please see the pictures below of Brantley and Highland Home Schools' grandparents.
Founder of Grandparents' Day
Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade of West Virginia is credited as the founder
of National Granparents Day. Throughout the 1970s McQuade worked to educate the
public as to the important contributions of senior citizens. She also urged people to
adopt a grandparent, not for one day a year and not for material giving, but
for a lifetime of experience.
National Grandparents Day was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in
1978. A presidential proclamation on September 6, 1979, made this day official
– it designated Sunday, September 9, 1979, (being the “first Sunday of
September following Labor Day”) as National Grandparents Day.
BHS Grandparents Day
Grandparents at HHS
BHS Grandparents Day
Grandparents at HHS
