Yorkville High School Alumni
Yorkville, Illinois (IL)
Melanie Hiner (Melanie Jago)
Yorkville High School
Class of 1976
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MELANIE'S PROFILE
| First Name | Melanie |
| Last Name | Hiner |
| Maiden Name | Jago |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1976 |
| Gender | Female |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | DE |
| Country | United States |
| Occupation | Private School Founder |
| Married | Yes |
| Favorite School Memory | Play practice till all hours. Peacocks calling from across the road. Speech team. |
| About Me | After college, I taught in private school in San Francisco for 4 years while my husband-to-be was in law school. After we returned to Delaware (my husband’s home state) I taught in a Catholic girls’ high school for 3 years. John and I were married in 1985, and our son, John III, was born in 1987. (He’s 19, 6’ 3”, writes classical music, computer programs, and philosophical commentary, does original mathematical proof, studies Latin, Ancient Greek, Philosophy, and Theology, looks a little like Orlando Bloom with long hair – fences too!, and helps out with the little ones at our school.) I worked on my PhD in Cognition & Instruction from 1992 - 95, finishing everything, including the first chapter of my dissertation, when I started a K – 12, liberty-based, free school in 1995. I left the PhD unfinished because the school was so much more invigorating and valuable! My husband left the law to work at the school too (because according to him, “Nowadays you can’t practice justice, you can only practice law, and who wants to spend all their time making money at the expense of the Truth?”) In addition to the school, I have recently formed another company which redevelops and revitalizes abandoned and infill sites using sustainable design and methods and democratic rather than hierarchical management practices, and integrating organic farming, cultural, educational, and community programs. Our first project is a 33 acre farm adjacent to a 300 acre county park. The site will be open to people who would like to learn more about these practices and to en...(read more) |
Class of 1976 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
→ Reunite with 22 class of 1976 alumni that have joined.
Rob Brenart
Class of 1996
Heather Ferguson
Class of 2001
Sanae Sugaya
Class of 2004
Lindsay Hopkins
Class of 1996
Becky Wollenweber
Class of 1983
Betty Sprouse
Class of 1955
Tyrrel Penn
Class of 1973
Mattew Johnson
Class of 2006
Suzie Soto
Class of 2006
Jaclyn La Chance
Class of 1997
Dan Szopinski
Class of 2009
Loryn Ellis
Class of 2023
Dennis Lee
Class of 1978
April Stenson
Class of 1987
Chris Ream
Class of 2008
Jim Groleske
Class of 1982
Lindsey Jones
Class of 2000
Ben Erickson
Class of 1992
Recent Class of 1976 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1976 Reunion for Free
Yorkville High School Alumni Reunion for ALL Graduating Classes 2022
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Sep 24, 2022
Description: This event is funded solely by the donations collected at the door.
Homecoming 2017
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Sep 30, 2017
Description: this is for all alumni - no tickets necessary - asking for donations at door. there will be two food vendors, a car sho...(read more)