Love traveling, cruising, and going to the Cardinals baseball games.
School Story
While I was sitting in Mrs. Kurtz’s shorthand class studying shorthand, I just happened to look up and saw a plane ✈️ on the roof of the M-4 gym. Mrs. Kurtz was so strict and you could not talk at all in her class, but I just had to say something and blurred out “look, look, what happened? All the girls turned around to look out of the window and got excited 😆 and she was trying to calm us all down. Mrs. Kurtz really did not know what to do or say herself. It was so funny because the situation was out of her control. I will never forget it.
What did you do right after high school?
I attended Northeast Missouri State College which is now Truman State in Kirksville, Mo for 4 years. I then attended SIUE in Edwardsville Illinois working on my Masters Degree as a graduate assistant. I majored in Business Education. I taught Business Education subjects for 30 years in three different school districts. The first 3 years was in the Mehlville School District at Oakville Sr High School. After getting laid off due to budget cuts I taught at Hazelwood West High School for a year. Was laid off again and worked for the Normandy School District for 26 years. I also taught Shorthand 2 nights a week at Meramac Community College for 6 years. I retired in 2008 and now am substituting in the Parkway School District in the Early Childhood Program for Kelly Services.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I like to travel and scrapbook.
If you could build a second house anywhere, where would it be?
By an ocean
What's your favorite memory of McCluer High School?
I was President of the Future Business Leaders of America.
Least favorite memory at McCluer?
One piece blue gym suits bought from Fishers of Florissant.
Biggest thing you would do differently if you went back to your time at McCluer?