Corunna High School - Sphix Yearbook (Corunna, MI)

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The school board promptly initiated the construc- tion of a new two-story brick building. This school was known as Corunna Union School. In the early years of the nineteenth century, Corunna Schools ranked among the best in the state. This was due to the diverse courses of study, the quality of facilities, and the dedication of the instructors. At that time, Corunna was one of the few schools in Michigan whose students were admitted to most of the state’s higher educational institutions without an entrance ex- amination. Around fifty percent of Corunna graduates entered college, and in 1904, this figure rose to seven- ty percent. In 1908, the Corunna Union School was destroyed by fire and was replaced by the Shiawassee Street School. The most dramatic growth of the Corunna School District occurred in the late 1950’s as a result of the annexation of twenty-three rural country school districts. After this, the school district covered a total of ninety square miles. Because of this growth, three elementary schools and a high school were built, And in 1976, our current high school was completed and opened to students.

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The Puzzle The usual compensation for educators who taught at this time was one dollar a week and the privilege of “boarding around.” This meant that the teacher would reside with the families of the students he or she taught. There were also strict rules for teachers to follow. Men teachers were allowed one evening a week for “courting purposes,” or two if he went to church on a regular basis. Women who married were immediately dismissed from their duties. In 1851, a few of Corunna’s citizens believed that the school built in 1842 was inadequate for the needs of the growing number of pupils. After heated debate, a new brick building was constructed on the present site of the Shiawassee Street School at a cost four thousand dollars. The year of 1866 also found the need to have more room for students. The city issued bonds in the amount of twenty thousand dollars and a three-story school building was erected next to the school building of 1851. The two buildings together served as a school until the fall of 1882 when they both were destroyed by fire.

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All this history brings us to this school year. “Pieces of the Puzzle?” you may wonder. What is the puzzle and what are its pieces. An old saying goes, “Life is a jigsaw puzzle with most of its pieces missing.” The missing pieces represent our future achievements, while the existing pieces depict memories of the past. The events and happenings of the past year may be fresh in mind now, but in a few years perhaps this yearbook, filled with the memories of today, will piece the puzzle back together. With this thought, the editors and staff of the 1987-1988 Corunna High School Year- book present “Pieces of the Puzzle.” Table of Contents Academics: Fitting the Pieces. 10 Seniors: The Last Pieces of the Puzzle. 32 Juniors: Only a Few Pieces Left. 50 Sophomores: Sorting Through the Pieces. 60 Freshman: Getting Into the Puzzle. 70 Student Life: The Mazes of High School Life. 80 Sports: The Fit Pieces of the Puzzle. 90 Activities: Extra Pieces of the Puzzle. 114 Advertising: Making the Puzzle Possible. 136 s