Janette Henry McAvoy McClave - 1991
MHS 1924 Graduate
Janette Henry McAvoy McClave, Class of 1924, was nominated by her daughter Marylee Thompson of Minerva. McClave obtained a bachelor's and master's degree in Education from Kent State University. She also attended the Universities of Colorado and South Carolina. She is now retired from the Minerva Local Schools where she taught at Mary Irene Day Elementary School.
McClave's community service is outstanding. She has done volunteer work for the Carroll County Heart Association and Cancer Society fund drives, she is a board member of the Minerva Chapter of the Red Cross, she was secretary for the village bicentennial committee and early Lost French Gold festivals, and she is past president of the Minerva Senior Women's Club. She has also served as secretary of the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association and is one of the founders of the Minerva Historical Society in 1967, where she served as president, secretary and curator.
She is volunteer cook for Community Meals and a volunteer resource person for M.I. Day Elementary School. McClave served on the Minerva Board of Education for eight years, worked with the Girl Scouts for twenty years and in the children's department of the Minerva Methodist Church for twenty years. She is past vice president and president of the Minerva Education Foundation and Alumni Association. She was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for 1989 at the Inter Service Club Banquet--the first woman to receive this award.
In the nomination of her mother, Thompson wrote, "She is not content to sit idly by but will go out of her way to help others. In between the times she is involved in the community projects, she still finds time to quilt and has taught quilting classes as well as organizing the annual quilt show that is held by the Minerva Area Historical Society. My mother was a single parent during the time my sister and I grew up, my father died when we were very small. She raised us to respect ourselves as well as others. She has been not only as an inspiration to my sister and me, but also to my daughters and now to her great-granddaughter. She has always tried to put 110% into every phase of her life, whether it be teaching, community service, professional organizations or everyday living, and it truly shows in her accomplishments."