Merritt High School Alumni
Elk City, Oklahoma (OK)
Sawana Shipley (Sawana Keas)
Merritt High School
Class of 1962
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SAWANA'S PROFILE
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) |
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