Tribute to John Gray Tomorrow

John Gray Auditorium.

The auditorium at Barrington High School will carry that name after tomorrow morning, May 11.

It will be renamed for Gray, the Barrington High School principal for 29 years, who passed away last fall. The dedication ceremony will start at 10 am.

The auditorium was selected as the tribute to keep Gray's memory alive primarily because it generated "the most interest" among staff at the high school and for Gray's wife, said BHS Principal Joseph Hurley.

The auditorium is the place where most students and parents met Gray for the first time when they were freshmen entering the school, Hurley said.

"John loved the arts," he said, "and he was a factor in its renovation."

Superintendent Michael Messore, an assistant principal at the high school for years, also said that Gray "was noted for attending everything. He never missed a concert."