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

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IN RECOGNITION James R. Ryan The Greenville School Staff and Student Body wish to express their appreciation to you, Mr. Ryan, for the many contributions you have made to the Greenville Public Schools. We are grateful for your conscientious efforts and concern for the betterment of education. Students, staff members, and the community have benefited from their association with you. We know we could never adequately express our respect and gratitude. To you, Mr. Ryan, we sincerely extend our thanks and best wishes. 3

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DEDICATION 1968 Mr. Sampson as a proud GHS graduate Mr. Sampson at six months Mr. Sampson The 1968 Hi-Life Staff has chosen to dedicate this year's book to a man who devoted much time and energy to the benefit of the students of Greenville Senior High School and to the community. This man is DARWIN E. SAMPSON. Without his efforts the Spotlight, past Hi-Lifes and much of the general knowledge of the public would not have been possible. As the youngest child, Mr. Sampson sometimes complained to his mother that his four brothers were taking advantage of him. The Roving Cowboy , as he was called, played a guitar and sang at parties and dances at the age of eleven. Mr. Sampson, who graduated from GHS with honors, worked his way through high school by delivering ice in the summers and working as an usher in a local theater. He enrolled at Central Michigan University for half a year be fore enlisting in the Navy. During this time, he sang in the Great Lakes Choir. He was also in the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Sampson attended the University of Michigan, where he received his B.A. There he met and later married Doris Jean Jackson in 1947. They have two children Kathy, 14 and Terry, 9. Before accepting a teaching position at Greenville, he worked on newspapers in Oscoda, Detroit and Greenville. This is Mr. Sampson's fifth year at GHS. He teaches Mass Media, Creative Writing and Journalism. He is an active member of the First Methodist Church and is on the Library Board. We, the 1968 Hi-Life Staff, speaking on behalf of the student body, wish to extend our thanks to Mr. Sampson for his interest, guidance and enthusiasm shown to us throughout his years at GHS. Mr. Sampson during his hitch in the Navy 5