Grape Creek School began in 1910 and was designated District #61.  Grape Creek was a community of about 30 families in 1923 when I moved there with my parents, Luther and Laura Boyd, to the Old Padgitt Rock house.  The community was named “Grape Creek” because of the abundance of wild grapes that grew along the banks of the creek nearby.  The creek was spring fed and ran continuously.  I started first grade in the little weather-beaten, one room school house that sat about 3/4 mile north of the old rock house.  Gladys Dial was teacher, the grades were one through ten.  The school was heated by a cast iron wood-burning heater.

My father served on the board of trustees during that year of school.  He, along with the other trustees and county officials, came up with plans for a new school house, which was finished in time to begin the term of 1924-25.  The building was only one classroom with library and cloak room and was heated by coal.  A new water well had been drilled and a windmill and storage tank installed, with water fountains outside the building. Mrs. Edna Moore was the first teacher in the new building, with about 45 students in first through seventh grades.  The higher grades attended school at Leaday.

The next three terms of school were taught by Bryson Dial, Viola Avants and Agnes Harris.

Grape Creek School served the community in various ways.  Church services were held on the weekends, as well as other community activities.  Grape Creek School consolidated with other schools in 1935 to form Leaday School District #29.