Part 3: When we graduated, we had around 525 or so seniors. The following fall, the incoming freshman class had over 900 students, including my younger brother. The next year, Buffalo Grove HS opened up, alleviating the congestion, and that is where my brother finished off his remaining 3 years. The last time I have gotten together with a large group of JHHS classmates was at our 10th reunion. A lot has changed since then, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone that attends our big 50th reunion.

Part 2: All four years, I thoroughly enjoyed chorus with Mr. Charles Jenks. Everyone loved him, and all of his puns. At the 20th anniversary of JHHS, the music department invited all alumni to come sing at a special event. I also have lots of good memories from French class with Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. Sandburg. With regards to food, I only bought lunch when the cafeteria staff made my favorite barbecue sloppy Joes served on homemade yeast bread hamburger buns. That was so good! Junior Year: My sister Janet (Class of '71) and I took a speed reading class, and I remember having to read small groups of words flashed up on the screen. Just as we were getting the hang of it, Ms. Jevitz would speed it up again. The highlight of Junior year was the first District 214 sponsored European trip during spring break. We went to France, seeing the sites of Paris and the castles of the Loire Valley. We were required to have a small pox vaccine in order to enter France. The following year, small pox was eradicated in the US, and most other countries over the next few years. Senior Year: What I believe was Senior year, we were allowed to go to some sports event via bus during a school day, probably for state championships. A huge mob lined up in the hallway in front of the main office to sign out, but people were pushing closer together to the point that our feet weren’t touching the floor anymore. I was near the outskirts when Mr. Saum grabbed my hand and pulled me out. Due to increased enrollment, they needed to have 2 shifts of bus routes in order to pick up all the JHHS students. Unfortunately for our subdivision, we were on the first shift and had to be picked up around 6:30 am. One of my neighbors and I usually ended up running through the backyards of our neighbors in order to catch the bus on time. Then we arrived at school an hour before classes started. I believe we used that time to finish up our homework, because the building was still pretty empty at that time. One thing I remember about our bus driver was that he was probably in his mid to late 20's, and he played music on the bus. Every day, we heard Rod Stewart sing "Maggie May." The increased enrollment by senior year resulted in pretty congested hallways during passing periods. It was pretty challenging to go from 1st period PE, all the way upstairs to 2nd period Black History class, taught by Mr. Parsons. I always stopped at the drinking fountain outside the door before entering class. Everyday, while standing in line at the fountain, I would chat with what would become my future husband, Alan, before his history class next door. We knew each other from Thomas Junior High and from Mr. John Hausheer's sophomore Physical Science class. We ended up going to senior prom together. Who knew, a few years later, we would reconnect?

We have the distinction of being the first class to go all 4 years at JHHS. There are so many memories of good times had, and friends made. I will divide this into multiple messages to avoid exceeding the maximum word limit. Freshman Year: When JHHS opened in the fall of 1968, the PE wing wasn't finished yet, so for the first 9 weeks of school, Freshman had Health class, Sophomores had First Aid, and Juniors had Driver's Ed. We met in small auditoriums in the circular section of the building, where each room was 1/4 of the circle. I believe the football field was not yet completed, so all home football games were held at other schools in the district. Until the class of '70 graduated, our class was assigned hall lockers all the way down in the Industrial Ed wing, miles away from most of our classes. Junior year, we moved a little bit closer to the center of campus, and senior year, we finally got to the main corridors. For 4 years, my locker was among our classmates with last names between K and L. Those are the faces of people I still remember. Sophomore year: Sue Crom talked the sponsor of one of our clubs into letting us host a Sadie Hawkins dance, like they did in her former high school in Florida. We were busy hosting the affair, but there were plenty of brave ladies that invited a guest to the dance. Also, some time in 1969, ladies were allowed to wear slacks to school instead of just dresses. In the beginning, we wore nice pants, like ones made of wool. By our senior year, it may have evolved to jeans. I can't remember. As I thumbed through pages of all 4 yearbooks, I enjoyed looking at how fashion had changed over the years. The girls wore lots of plaid wool skirts, kilts and jumpers. For the class of '70, some of the ladies wore gloves to prom, some full length to the elbow.

During senior year football season I had many Friday night diners with Tad Deluca and his family. My mom and dad were moving to a different house in Arlington Hts and it had some construction delays. Our temporary housing was in another town. “Fred & Wilma” Deluca were kind enough to have me over for dinners. Tad & I would hang out and then go suit up for the evening games. Stanley Cochran – I still have nightmares from “the maximum oxygen position”. Ethyle Bitta – “Bit a honey” typing teacher she took no crap the guys! Rich Craig – Broke a damn clipboard (helmet was on) over my head during practice once. William Distel – Nicest guy taught psychology. Harvey Foster – “The DI” Hersey’s own drill instructor, always called us men not boys. Don Nelson – US History teacher calmest man on the planet with huge biceps. Don Von Ebers – “Tweedy Bird” took care of all our ouchies during practice and games. Mrs Rizza – Nicest lunch lady ever, gave me extra portions. Lucile Zukowski – “Ma Zukowski” attendance lady kept us honest and gave us a break now and then. Len Bending – “Cool Hand Len” taught me swear words I never heard before during practice. Peeps – “The place” for hot dogs. Pit’n Pub – The place for pizza after any game or meet.

During senior year football season I had many Friday night diners with Tad Deluca and his family. My mom and dad were moving to a different house in Arlington Hts and it had some construction delays. Our temporary housing was in another town. “Fred & Wilma” Deluca were kind enough to have me over for dinners. Tad & I would hang out and then go suit up for the evening games. Stanley Cochran – I still have nightmares from “the maximum oxygen position”. Ethyle Bitta – “Bit a honey” typing teacher she took no crap the guys! Rich Craig – Broke a damn clipboard over my head during practice once. William Distel – Nicest guy taught psychology. Harvey Foster – “The DI” Hersey’s own drill instructor, always called us men not boys. Don Nelson – US History teacher calmest man on the planet with huge biceps. Don Von Ebers – “Tweedy Bird” took care of all our ouchies during practice and games. Mrs Rizza – Nicest lunch lady ever, gave me extra portions. Lucile Zukowski – “Ma Zukowski” attendance lady kept us honest and gave us a break now and then. Len Bending – “Cool Hand Len” taught me swear words I never heard before during practice. Peeps – “The place” for hot dogs and a quick bite. Pit’n Pub – The place for pizza after any game or meet.