Greenville High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Greenville, MI)

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THE STAFF tom martin, grand dragon injected into the previously staid and formal format a spark of creativity, individuality, humor, and intelligence. This yearbook was truly a pleasure to read-again and again. In a smaller way, we have tried to duplicate their efforts. We have attempted to bring to life on these pages, not only the events and experiences which make high school what it is, but the individuals who make them happen. We have attempted to recreate and reveal as truthfully as possible a small part of what high school means to every high school student. It was evident from the very beginning that the people who shared our progressive views about the 1962 yearbook were very few in number. We apologize to these people for the many inconveniences and misunderstandings we have caused in trying to adjust to new surroundings and a new format. We also sincerely hope that those of you who have any serious misgivings about this book will, after thumbing through its pages, change your minds. With a mixture of apprehension and pride the 1962 Hi-Life staff presents its brainchild. We hope we have not created a Frankenstein instead......... chris jording, sports curt truesdell, sports And so, read on. Forewarned! marilyn miller, clubs jlm babcock, business mgr. shiela hurst, clubs diane grewe, seniors ron Johnson, fine arts

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kay white, index judy rice, ass't editor introducing janet miller, undergrads sue bergquist, undergrads steve webb, photos John ranney, activities A word of warning to you who are about to turn the pages of the 1962 Hi-Life. What you are about to see and read on these pages will bear little resemblance to the things which you have been accustomed to seeing in a high school yearbook, a Greenville High School yearbook, anyway. The changes we have made, we feel, were made for the better. Some of them you will like. Others you may not. Perhaps you will not even understand why changes had to be made at all. It is for this reason that we now attempt to explain why this book was created in this manner. It is only fair to you, the reader and owner of this book. In all honesty, it must be said that at the beginning of the year we had every intention of publishing the kind of yearbook that had become traditional at Greenville High School-a conventional, unexciting book, one that would be indistinguishable from previous ones in tone, appearance, and content. That would have been the safest, easiest, and perhaps the least expensive way out, especially considering the amount of work that had been already done toward completing that book. It was not until after we had studied a yearbook which was kindly lent to us from a small Michigan college that our plans did a complete turnabout. This college yearbook staff had forsaken the conventional, stereotyped approach and had, instead, James price, advisor cartoonist cheryl mallindine, seniors gary rackliffe, ad chaser dave wininger, photos

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foreword An exciting thing happened inGreenville, Michigan on September 5, 1961. The doors of the city’s new $1,700,000 high school building were officially opened to the throngs of students who had been waiting anxiously to fill its hallways and classrooms. This event climaxed the years of planning by numerous committees and the months of actual construction. All through the summer the students had come to watch the building nearing completion. And now that the doors had finally been thrown open to receive them, they were plainly excited. So were the administrators, faculty, planners, builders, and citizens of the community. The feeling of intense pride was still very much in evidence on January 7, 1962, when over a thousand citizens and students braved one of winter’s worst storms to gather in the immense gymnasium for the impressive dedication ceremonies. The speaker for the occasion was Dr. Kenneth MacFarland, one of the nation's foremost public orators. Also participating in the program were the concert band, the combined choirs singing a number written especially for the dedication by Mr. David Gillett and Mrs. Ruth Swanton, and a group of students who presented a pageant on education written and directed by Mr. Leslie Morford and Mrs. Jo Amidon. For the planners and builders, the job was finished-there was little to do except sit back and soak up the satisfaction. But, on the other end, the job had just begun. The building was established and dedicated, but the tremendous task of guiding it through its infancy into an educational institution of a reputation and tradition equal to that enjoyed in the old high school now lay ahead. By the middle of June, when the community will once again assemble in the new gymnasium, this time to view the commencement exercises of the first class to graduate from the new school, the success of the “trial run will be there for all to see. The yearbook staff of the 1962 Hi-Life would like to use this opportunity to express its gratitude on behalf of the student body to all those who had a part in this tremendous achievement. 4