Beverly Bullock Kamas

Roosevelt, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
New Castle, CO

Palisade, CO

I went to Brigham Young University and graduated in 1977. I taught band and choir at Roosevelt Jr. High School from 1977 to 1981. I became a gift sales rep for one year and then began teaching band and choir at Palisade High School. I got married in 1989 and had two children. My job has morphed into theatre and dance. At the present time I have been at PHS for 27 years. My husband is the general manager of the Fruita Coop (Coop Country), My son Andrew is a freshman at CSU and my daughter Kati is a junior at Grand Junction High School.

One of my fondest memories is homecoming sophomore year. Our float was a giant demon with glowing red eyes and "72" in skoal cans on his chest. I even remember the theme: "the roaring demons swing the panthers" (we were playing the Rangely Panthers). There was a panther made out of a green bedspread. One of the reasons I remember this so well is because my dad volunteered our 1960 red cadillac convertible to pull the float. We had Steppenwolf on eight-track blaring from the car. Good times!

My family moved out to property between Silt and New Castle. My mother passed away in 2009. My dad is still at their home between Silt and New Castle. He also has a home in Anchor Point, Alaska. My brother Tom passed away in 2005 but his wife and son live up Divide Creek. My sister Kris lives in Riverton, Ut and my sister Marielle lives in Draper, UT.

I love Glenwood Springs and enjoy visiting but I don't see myself moving back.

I always wanted to teach Music. I also had a great desire to do architecture or design.

I did teach music for a long time. I discovered that I despise marching band. I love concert and jazz band. But through circumstance I found I love teaching theatre. Musicals are my favorite. I love building and dressing the sets. Costume design is also fun for me. I have been teaching beginning dance at the high school level. Its so weird because I don't really see myself as a dancer but I'm a big believer that if you have a passion for something you should enjoy doing it and get to do it. I also wanted to get married and have kids and I have done that.

The high points of my life are my marriage and the birth of my children.

California - many times, all over the western U.S., Florida - the obligatory trip to Disney World, Alaska - twice to visit my parents, Mexico - Honeymoon, and later a cruise with the kids.

I pretty much want to go anywhere. After my husband and I retire we want to go wherever the mood takes us.

Food.

Well, most of my nicknames seemed to be around my abilities to play the piano - Liberace? I don't recall. I've probably blocked it out.

Nope. However, if you talked to my students at the high school they probably have a few nicknames for me. Again, I'm blocking them out.

I did this already but I do remember being in choir when they set off the nuclear explosion at Rulison.

Sitting in the auditorium having a moment of silence during the Vietnam War.

I would be more involved with everything. I felt like I was pretty timid.

I have a few gray hairs but I'm still pulling obvious ones out and I'm not afraid to color.