Have you ever been lost? After all the driving I do around Lake Highlands, I believe I can locate almost every street without a map. Many of you could do the same.
One Lake Highlands graduate needs to know where he is, considering the type of work he’s doing.
Scott Woodall, ’87, recently received his degree from the University of Colorado and is an intern working with the U.S. Department of Interior helping Colorado’s Ute Indians turn their 100,000 acres of property into a working ranch. Scott’s sister Julie, ’87, is working on her masters degree in gerontology.
Splitting Hairs
I wrote about divided loyalties in a Wildcat Tracks column two months ago.
J.J. Pearce High School Principal Chuck Carona is a Lake Highlands graduate, and I expected he would have a tough time sitting on the east side of the stadium, much less rooting for the other side.
Well, I received a wonderful e-mail from his sister, Martha Carona Lammers (a Plano school teacher), who assures us: “I may teach in Plano now, but you will never see me yelling for the maroon Wildcats – the only Wildcats for me wear the red and white!”
In 1973, her first year teaching, Martha was appointed cheerleader sponsor at LHHS. An ashamed source told me that during the time Martha was trying to figure out exactly what a cheerleader sponsor was supposed to do, the cheerleaders had a “really good time partying,” before Martha finally took control.
Office Talk
I was sitting in the junior high office for a few minutes the other day (no, Mom, I wasn’t in trouble) and saw two Lake Highlands graduates who now work at that school. I also know at least five alumnus teaching there.
And later in the month, sitting in the stands at the Berkner football game, I overheard a conversation. (Hey, it’s not what you think! When you write a magazine column, it’s called “having a nose for news,” not eavesdropping.)
Belinda Baylis Bradley, ’80, was talking with another woman about teaching in Lake Highlands. Except for the four years of college in College Station, she hasn’t lived anywhere else.
She teaches fifth and sixth grades at Moss Haven Elementary in a team setting with Marilyn Hall, ’76. While attending Lake Highlands High School, Belinda was a Highlandette and cheerleader. Her parents are Robert and Barbara Baylis and still live in Lake Highlands.
It would be interesting to compile a list of graduates who are now teaching in Lake Highlands-area schools. Send me some names, and I’ll print them in a month or two.
