Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Laurie Brink
Laurie Brink Lester- Marital Status: Married to Scott Lester for 19 years
- Children: 3 (Top picture: Andrew Scott-10 years old; Center picture: Braden Matthew-3 years old; Bottom picture: Scotlyn Brianne-8 months old)
- Grandchildren: 0 (Come on now, I had a baby in the last year!)
- Where I Live: Republic, MO
- Education: graduated from Redel Institute of Beauty in 1986 with a Cosmetology license, graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in 1991 with a degree in Elementary Education, graduate classes towards a Masters in Administration
- Career: I am a 5th grade American History/Communication Arts Teacher. I serve as my school district's State Professional Development Reporter and the Elementary Career Ladder Chairperson.
- Travels: Oklahoma, Nebraska, Illinois, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Arizona, California, Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, and Mexico
- Interests: Watching my kids, reading, writing poetry, blogging, walking, going to antique stores, working in my butterfly garden, listening to music from the 80's
- Here's My Story:
Right after high school I started cosmetology school only to discover the very first day it was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. I went 5 months, put cosmetology school on hold, moved to Springfield and started attending SMSU for spring semester, started back and finished cosmetology school from May-July, and went back to SMSU in August.
I met my husband Scott at SMSU in 1987, we dated two years, and then married in 1989. Scott decided to join the army my last year of college. While he was in Basic Training and AIT, I finished college. His first assignment was at Fort Bliss, Texas. (El Paso, TX) I was fortunate to be hired on the spot by an El Paso Independent School District employee "scout" at SMSU's Teacher Job Fair in May, 1991. My first teaching experience was a 1st grade class of Hispanic children...they spoke Spanish and I taught in English! My parent teacher conferences required a translator!
We moved back to Missouri in 1994. We lived in Brookfield, MO for a year and then moved back to the Springfield area. My 3 wonderful children keep us busy with school and extracurricular activities. I just finished my 17th year of teaching and still love it as much as I did when I started. - Lessons Learned Since High School:
1. Value everything that life gives you...even what might be considered the tiniest of things...a sunset, a bird singing, a rainbow. You never know how long God has put you on this earth.
2. Don't sweat the small stuff!
3. No matter how bad you think you have it, somebody has it much worse than you do.
4. People who constantly complain are unhappy people with no life. 5. Do whatever you can to help other people...we all need to pay it forward! (Watch the movie "Pay It Forward" to understand what I mean.)
6. Enjoy your kids. God gives us these precious gifts and we need to enjoy everything they bring us...butterfly kisses, cheesy smiles, silly giggles, dirty handprints on the walls, mudpies, drawings with stick people, etc. - Future Ambitions: Retire from teaching in 13 years and then work for the Red Cross Disaster Relief, enjoy my kids and help them become successful, responsible, and happy adults, travel to all 50 states with my husband and kids.
- Do I Miss High School?
At times I miss the freedom of no adult responsibilities and I miss seeing my friends Beth and Alvina every day, but overall I really don't miss high school. I never felt like I fit in because I was the "Superintendent's daughter". I just wanted to be one of the crowd, but never was. My husband and 3 kids are the sunshine of my life and make me so happy. I don't feel like I'm 41 years old...my young kids help keep me active!!! - How Can You Contact Me?
Comments can be made under this post or visit my family blog: http://sllester.blogspot.com/
My email is mrslal21@wmconnect.com
I enjoy keeping in touch with old classmates and attending the reunions.
I'd love to hear from everyone!
Sunny skies to all!!!!! :)
Alvina Lowery
- Marital Status: Married in 1991 to Kevin Broz
- Children: One, Jacob
- Where I Live: Missouri
- Education: Graduated from Missouri State University in 1991.
- Career: Currently working for an international insurance brokerage.
- Travels: Washington, Oregon, California, New York, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, Canada, Belize, & Mexico
- Interests: My kid, my family, blogging, and being outdoors.
- Here's My Story:
- Lessons Learned Since High School: Maybe my parents might have known some of the things they were talking about.
- Future Ambitions:
- Do I Miss High School? No
- How Can You Contact Me? Check out our blog: www.itsjakeslife.blogspot.com, or e-mail at alvinabz@hotmail.com
Sheila Shelden
Sheila Shelden Dool
- Marital Status: Married to Danny Dool for 21 years
- Children: 3 (Sondra-19 years old, Megan-16 years old, and Dillon-11 years old)
- Grandchildren: Sondra is expecting a baby in February, 2009. We will be grandparents for the 1st time!
- Where I Live: Queen Creek, Arizona
- Education:
- Career: I work for Trane Air Conditioning. I am the Regional Coordinator for the entire west side of Arizona from Flagstaff to Yuma. It's a big territory to cover!
- Travels: We haven't traveled as much as we would of liked. We've seen a lot of the west and midwest, but none of the east coast.
- Interests:
- Here's My Story:
We moved to Arizona in March, 2008. Some of you know that I had Breast Cancer in October, 2004. I have been doing great with that, but last year I was diagnosed with a lung disease where my lungs fill with fluid, I can't breathe, and I can easily get lung infections. The weather in Arizona is dry and the winter is short so I don't have as many bad breathing days. It is hotter than you know what...it was 115 degrees on June 21st! It isn't really bothering us, though. It's very pretty and we like it. I have mountain views from the front and back of my house. - Lessons Learned Since High School:
- Future Ambitions:
- Do I Miss High School?
You know there are many times when Danny and I are talking and we think of high school times. I do miss some of them. It doesn't seem like I am 40 years old, though. I sure don't feel like it. Even with my health issues I don't feel my age.
There are so many times when Danny and I were young that we could not give our kids the things they wanted or needed, but that is not the issue now. If there was anything I would have done different, it would have been to pay closer attention to that and focus on our careers more. I can say that we are still young enough that we can travel and have a great time. We are also young enough to be the hip cool grandparents!!! lol - How Can You Contact Me?
If anyone wants to contact us by email, my address is redsheila@yahoo.com
We have a blog as well that anyone can check out if they want. It has family pictures and pictures of our new state. The blog site is http://www.doolfamily.blogspot.com/.
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I hope that everyone is doing good and are happy and healthy. Email anytime. :-)
Michella Williams
Michella Williams Davenport
- Marital Status: Married to Terry Davenport for 12 years
- Children: 3 (Michael-16 years old; Stephen-9 years old; Alena-7 years old)
- Grandchildren: 0
- Where I Live: Northern Idaho
- Education: I attended college for a short time, but did not get a degree.
- Career: Domestic Engineer (Housewife)
- Travels: I have been all over the U.S. and most of Europe.
- Interests: I do a lot of volunteering at the hospital, church, and school. I am still very involved with various art forms and have several murals around town. I am very interested in interior design and recently remodeled the clinic that my husband works at.
- Here's My Story:
- Lessons Learned Since High School: The lessons learned since high school are too numerous to name.
- Future Ambitions: I feel I am pretty much living a dream life, but if I could do anything I wanted without any considerations for real life, I would love to host a show on HGtv.
- Do I Miss High School?
- How Can You Contact Me?
I can be contacted at terryandmichella@msn.com.
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