Sawana Shipley (Sawana Keas)

Merritt High School

Class of 1962

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First Name	Sawana
Last Name	Shipley
Maiden Name	Keas
Graduation Year	Class of 1962
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	KS
Country	United States
Occupation	teacher (retired)
Married	Yes
Favorite School Memory	In about eighth grade, a class-mate and I had imaginary fleas we named Mabel and George. When a male teacher would turn around, he'd wonder why we were smiling. Also, we developed a language code for our notes so no one else knew what we were writing. I kept lots of those notes in an old matchbox for many years. One year we sculpted animals, etc. from snow. I think it was the radio station or newspaper that came out and judged them. We were the underdogs, so upperclassmen won, but we knew ours was the best. Ha! I can't remember what we s...(read more)
About Me	I married after one semester in college. We divorced after 10 years. After a couple of years, I remarried. It's too bad I didn't find him in the first place. Roger and I have been married 36 years. I have 2 grown sons. My oldest died in a car wreck at age 20. I taught school 36 years, retiring a year ago last May. I taught 9 years in elementary, 1 in 9th gr. math and Algebra, and 26 as a reading specialist. Now Roger and I renovate houses to rent or sell. Also, we have a home-based business. I correspond with women in prison, trying to give them encouragement and hope. Also, I try to help their children and parents in coping with their pain and the devastating economic problems such an event brings. I like to write and hope to devote more time to writing in the future. I especially enjoy writing poetry. I was the poet in an annual (I think it was 1972) at Sout...(read more)