In one of my columns last fall, I admitted eavesdropping on a conversation between two women sitting behind me in the stands during the Berkner football game.

Belinda Baylis Bradley, a 1980 Lake Highlands High School graduate, was talking with another woman about teaching in Lake Highlands. She teaches fifth and sixth grades at Moss Haven Elementary.

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That incident started me thinking about how many LHHS graduates have become teachers. I’ve made references in my last few columns to a few people I knew were teaching in Lake Highlands, and since then, readers have sent me a few more names.

Last month, Nina Boothe, Lake Highlands Junior High art teacher, sent me a great list she put together. I’m sure this list will inspire many of you to send in additional names.

Here is Boothe’s list of graduates who still work in Lake Highlands schools.

Teaching at Lake Highlands Elementary: Elizabeth Schwink, 1987. and Ann Isdale Burke, 1964.

Teaching at Lake Highlands Junior High: Suzanne Schwenn, 1964; Nina Boothe, 1965; Carol Phillips Marlar (secretary), 1968; Deborah Thomas, 1971; Martha Travis Walker, 1971; Rosemary Carona Moore (aide), 1973; Tim Brewton, 1976; Anna Schulte Anderson, 1980; Marlene Indermark, 1985; and Mary Fox Gibson, 1987.

Teaching at Lake Highlands High School: Kay McCasland Threadgill, 1968; Bob Williams, 1975; Paul Maturi, 1981; and Harry Everett, 1983.

Other Lake Highlands Schools: Carolyn Payne Mathews, 1965 (Wallace Elementary).

Okay. Tell me who’s not on this list.

I’m married to a school teacher. I know the do’s and don’ts. If you bump into one of these folks at Tom Thumb on Aug. 1, don’t ask, “Are you about ready for school to start?”

On the other hand, if you see them in the next couple of days, stand back and get ready for a smile to knock you over if you ask: “Are you ready for summer?”

I love teachers. A big thank you to all teachers for your hard work at the most difficult job I can imagine. (I know what you do. My teaching career lasted one semester.)

By the way, if I’ve loaned you one of my coveted ’60s era Wildcat yearbooks, please return them. Thanks!