Jim Rosenberg:  

Life I attended DHS only from 1962-1964 but for the most part I enjoyed my tenure. I can't say I appreciated my performance in Mr. Swan's advanced algebra class, but I did manage to get through it. After high school, I went to Illinois State and graduated in 1968 with a B.A. degree. Upon leaving college, the Vietnam War was at its height and although I had been accepted at the University of Virgina for a combined Master/Doctoral program, my prospects of ever getting there before being drafted were not good. As it turned out, I accepted an offer from my alma matter, DHS, to teach in Dixon. I did this for two years, and then moved on to Crystal Lake, IL. I taught in district #155 for the next 31 years and became the History Department Chairman for Crystal Lake South High School, a position I held for 15 years. I also coached softball, soccer, debate and speech team. Meanwhile, I received an M.A. in History from Northern Illinois University. While still teaching during the day, I took the train to Chicago every night beginning in 1978 and attended...Expand for more