 The three other students—Gus Roberts, his sister Girvaud and Delois Huntley—attended schools including Central High, Piedmont Junior High and Alexander Graham Junior High.Dorothy Counts, whose nickname was Dot, was dropped off on her first day of school by her father Herman Counts, along with their family friend Edwin Thompkins.As their car was blocked from going closer to the front entrance, Edwin offered to escort Counts to the front of the school while her father parked the car.