Volume 7 , Issue 26

Alva High Goldbug History...

You can view this history on the northside of the new gymnasium on the corner of 14th & Flynn Avenue. The Goldbug History reads as follows: "In the early 1920's, Alva High School principal and English teacher, J. Allen Thomas, was a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe and his work The Goldbug. He conceived the idea of awarding beautiful paper goldbugs to outstanding students at honor banquets. The bugs, which were made by the high school students went to those who were rated superior in their classwork and to those who were judged as being talented in the performing arts and other school activities. In the late 1920's, students started calling their athletic teams Goldbugs, and the idea caught on. This Tradition is continued today. The school mascot is the Goldbug Symbol of Excellence in academic and extracurricular activities."   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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