Traverse City High School - Pines Yearbook (Traverse City, MI)

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History s Schools in the late 1800’s and early 1900's were much different than those now. The first school in Traverse City was an old stable on the corner of Front and Wellington, with an attendance of only 21 pupils. What a difference from our nine building school with an attendance population of almost 2,200. As was said previously, the first school house was a stable with 21 pupils. Later this building was vacated in order to occupy an old boarding house at the corner of Union and Bay. Where the Park Place Hotel stands at present, the first real school house was erected in 1856, just after the organization of school district 1 on May 11, 1854. The first high school met on the Central grounds in 1877, in a structure built to fulfill the needs of the growing demand for education. Tragedy struck, however, in 1934 when the school burned down. A new one was finally built in 1938, but meanwhile, school was held in the old Hannah home on 6th. Street. Because of the continued demand for education and the growth of the area, there are now a total of 14 elementary schools, a junior high school on Silver Lake Road, and a senior high school on Milliken Drive with a total-schools enrollment of almost 9.000 students. This snapshot of the Central School Building was taken in 1902 Track was popular even in 1906 Ryan LaPlante and Kathy Sleder discuss last minute details for the traditional National Honor Society initiation. If you had been alive in 1902. you would have worn this to the prom Amy VanDragt dares an unknown to try and dunk her in the now yearly school carnival Steve Garvin organizes some nuts and bolts at Ace Hardware for the established Cooperative Work Experience.

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Celebration By now everyone knows that the class of 1984 is the 100th to graduate from the Traverse City school system. Graduation was not the only way through which the occasion was celebrated. Even events such as homecoming were treated with a greater enthusiasm than ever. There are many ways which bring together the past with the present. Through things such as lifestyle, fashion, and emotions, we are actually able to see the similarities and differences of the times. Many discussions took place concerning the time of graduation. Friday? Saturday? Sunday? Which one was to be the best in getting students there, but so that the graduates wouldn't be rowdy and do anything foolish. These and many other areas of concern were an important part of the school year. What did the seniors think about all this fuss over their class though ? The majority were thrilled with being the 100th class and also with receiving a lot of attention from the public. Traverse City Senior High School's 100th class is a very unique one. But the juniors and sophomores also help make it a special year for the graduates. TCHS sits in the quiet solitude of winter. Coverings for Kenny Olson are one of the latest fads. The senior Homecoming float celebrates 100 years with a cake. Floppy pizza is one tradition Jeff Bauman enjoys. Football players enter under the famous Trojan banner at CMU. 3

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