Michael Collins Has a Few Days Open for a Santa Visit

This is the best Santa photo anywhere!

How many children's hearts are thrilled each year?

 Jorja Hepner, MHS 66

 Kris Streed, MHS 66

 

Liz Copeland's Clancy

 Kathleen Wilcox, MHS 66

 Bethany Jackson's Christmas dress, MHS 66 once removed.

Liz Copeland's Christmas Cat - Clancy

Clancy is simply the most photogenic cat around. He clearly loves to wear costumes and to post for his staff.

Liz Copeland, MHS68, is an exceptional photographer. Her mother was a favorite teacher at Garfield Elementary School.

Colleen B. Wilcox Named to Moline High School Hall of Honor. She Has Retired from Educational Leadership To Pursue Sculpting

Colleen B. Wilcox, MHS 67, has been added to the Moline High School Hall of Honor.
She became a sculptor in retirement, a life-long dream.

Lou Quaintance is the MHS 66 sculptor.

Colleen and Kathy Wilcox were both
cheerleaders at John Deere Junior High.

Here are Colleen and Kathy Wilcox together in
a Moline High photo.

Liz Copeland, MHS 68, Won Her Community Beautification Prize

Liz Copeland won the prize for decorating her home for Christmas.

Clancy, Christmas 2012

Liz Copeland's mother was a beloved teacher at Garfield Elementary School,
the Athens of Moline.

John Deere Junior High

Most Garfield graduates went to John Deere Junior High, which was reasonably close to my house. Some of us were split off and exiled at Coolidge, due to crowding from the Boomers. Later, we also had split shifts at the high school. Liz Copeland sent this photo of her John Deere class, graduating in 1968 from Moline High School. I wondered if I could find something about John Deere on YouTube. The first link was a clip of the late Leo Brunner as coach at John Deere. He had a photographic memory of all the sports stats of all the professional sports teams - a real phenomenon and a very nice guy.

Mary Copeland, Garfield Teacher

Liz Copeland posed with her mother Mary Copeland,
who taught at Garfield Grade School.

My mother Gladys Jackson, Mary Copeland, and Miss Maynard shared the sixth grade classes at Garfield. There was some switching around for English, gym, and singing.

The teachers' families knew each other well from the teachers' meetings, daily life in the school, and community activities.

The Garfield teachers loved their students, cared about their well being, and wished for their future success. I remember all of them fondly.