Mill Creek High School - EM CE Yearbook (Geneva, IL)

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 Dale IN OUR Estella Sandy Z. HANDS Ruth Shirley Phyllis John Judy Janet

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H pr Bill Dick Saundra Bev A FUTURE LIES Sandy T. Marlene Bob Cheryl Don

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In September, 19i .6, thirty care- free youngsters entered Mill Creek School for the first time. Under the guidance and direction of Mrs. Thelma Wolfe, we learned our A.B.C.'s and numbers. During our second grade under Mrs. Zimmerman's direction, we learn- ed more about numbers. We also turn- ed from printing and did a little bit of writing at the end of our second year. It was the first half of our third year our class was split, part were with Mrs. Zimmerman and part with Mrs. Naanes. Upon returning from our Christinas vacation, we were surprised and thrilled to find we had a room all our own with Mrs. Florence Wilson as our teacher. In our fourth grade year we were taught by Mr. Earl Hurley. This was the year we learned our multiplica- tion tables, and also became familiar with division of numbers. Our fifth grade year wa3 spent under the direction of Mr. Frank Farnsley. This was the year we print- ed two class papers entitled, The 5th Grade Journal.” We also had a contest to see who could name and spell all I4.8 states correctly. There were five who did so, they were: Sandra Zeitz, John Lehker, Phyllis Jones, Elizabeth Miller, and Beverly Petersen. Those making one error and placing second were: Janet Hostetler and Saundra Moyer. This also was the year our boys started to show a real interest in basketball. In sixth grade we had Mr. Miller as our teacher. The boys got real ambitious and built a baseball dia- mond on the grade school side of the playground. We began to consider ourselves quite grown up by the time we entered the seventh grade. Most of the boys went out for Jr. High Basketball. We had a new experience in our eighth grade end that was in science, doing experiments and trying our hands at making soap. And then came our Freshman year. Our first year in high school. We had looked forward to this year with much anticipation. Freshman initia- tion was held shortly after school began that fall. Although we had to dress in some of the most ridiculous outfits and wear necklaces of onion, garlic, ana other garden vegetables, we enjoyed it very much. During this year, Don Smith received the school batting trophy. Our Sophomore year the class gave three short plays at Christmas time. We were also proud of two of our girls; one was Cheryl Johnson, who won second place in Dramatics at the County Oratorical Contest, and the .other, Estella Perry, who won first place in the Heraid-Argus Correspondence Contest. It was this year that we had Drivers' Training. There were many experiences that we will remember, such as: backing onto sidewalks and into cornfields, almost driving into a swamp, going 70 m.p.h. on a gravel road, and stalling in the middle of a busy intersection. Our Junior year was probably the most exciting of all. The year was highlighted by first, the ordering of our long-awaited class rings, then the Junior Play, entitled, No Boys Allowed,” and then our prom, theme being, Dancing In the Dark, which was given in honor of the graduating class of '57. Once again Mr. Riley has the task of guiding another group of Sen- iors to the long-awaited day of grad- uation. The Senior Class of '5o has ten that have attended all twelve years at Mill Creek out of twenty who are graduating. Those of the '58 Graduating Class are as follows: Judy Daniel Marlene Ollhoff Estella Perry Harvey Beverly Petersen Dick Piotrowicz Bob Rockwell Dale Schwenk Shirley Schwenk Don Smith Sandra Tennis Ed Wolfe Sandra Zeitz Janet Hostetler Cheryl Johnson Phyllis Jones Charles Kautz Ruth Kellogg John Lehker 3ill McCombs Saundra Moyer We are looking forward to Grad- uation Day which will open the door to a new way of life for us. But we will cherish our happy, carefree days at M.C.H.S. for the rest of our lives. denotes twelve year M.C.H.S. student