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Judith Abelson (Ponitch)
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State / Province:
IL
Occupation:
Former law clerk for several attorneys
Comment:
Grammar (feeder) School:
Stone
Division Teacher:
Ms. Rose
Your Favorite Piece Of Wisdom:
It is not how you start in life - it's how you finish
It is not how you start in life - it's how you finish
My Life Since Senn ...:
Senn High School made me the person I am today. The people that came into my life helped me along the road of wonderful memories. How could I forget Harry's School Store, Dave and Vi, the owners; the midnight rides, and all the school clubs that I was fortunate to be a part of. I will treasure this special time forever.
Senn High School made me the person I am today. The people that came into my life helped me along the road of wonderful memories. How could I forget Harry's School Store, Dave and Vi, the owners; the midnight rides, and all the school clubs that I was fortunate to be a part of. I will treasure this special time forever.
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2023-09-28 11:03:34
Caryn Adelman (Rosen)
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State / Province:
IL
Marital status:
Single
Children:
5
Occupation:
Consultant To and For Not-for-profits
Grammar (feeder) School:
Trumbull
Division Teacher:
Anne P. Levine
No. of Grandchildren:
13
Your Favorite Piece Of Wisdom:
Remember the past while building the future.
My Life Since Senn ...:
BS University of Illinois
MA Saint Marys of Minnesota
Life dedicated to family, civic and philanthropic responsibilities.
BS University of Illinois
MA Saint Marys of Minnesota
Life dedicated to family, civic and philanthropic responsibilities.
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2023-10-12 16:32:07
Sharon Adler (Cohen)
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State / Province:
RI
Marital status:
Married
Children:
2
Occupation:
Sr. Researcher
Comment:
Grammar (feeder) School:
De Witt Clinton
Division Teacher:
Ziegler
No. of Grandchildren:
2
My Life Since Senn ...:
College, graduate school, working, married, two children, divorced, remarried, life has been good. Travel all over the world - live a good life - theater, arts, music! Contemplating retirement soon. Possibly - just love being out there hoping to make a difference.
College, graduate school, working, married, two children, divorced, remarried, life has been good. Travel all over the world - live a good life - theater, arts, music! Contemplating retirement soon. Possibly - just love being out there hoping to make a difference.
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2023-09-28 11:00:24
Anita Alcantara
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State / Province:
IL
Marital status:
Single
Occupation:
Community Arts Administrator
Comment:
Grammar (feeder) School:
Graeme Stewart
Division Teacher:
Peter Coorlas
Your Favorite Piece Of Wisdom:
Service is the rent we pay for time in life on earth.
Service is the rent we pay for time in life on earth.
My Life Since Senn ...:
Education: AA, Wright (Chicago City College), B.Ed. Northeastern Illinois University. Certificate in Community Service Management, Roosevelt University. Classes at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Career Path: Chicago Public School elementary teaching, Chicago Public Library (Main Library, now Chicago Cultural Center), Girl Scouts of Chicago (Field Director, SW side of Chicago; Educ. Services Director, citywide Chicago), Girl Scouts USA (Training Coordinator, curriculum writer, part of the team that opened "Daisy Girl Scouts" in the nat'l program), United Church of Rogers Park (Community Life Director, for several years collaborated with other organizations providing out-of-school programming for elementary students that was held in part at Senn High), Insight Arts (Program Dir. - Adult/Senior Programming)
Served as a board member of many small non-profit organizations whose missions exemplify my hope for a better world and local community. Listed in several Marquis Who's Who publications since 1987.
Other collaborative ventures: Past-Rogers Park Collaborative Partners, Parliament of the Worlds Religion; Chicago Historical Society projects on exhibitions focused on Rogers Park and other identified neighborhoods. Current-United Church of Rogers Park Community Feast (weekly free Sunday dinner provided for people in need, typically 90+ guests).
Passions: I was slow getting into the social movements and now focused on justice seeking for all marginalized persons, minority/GLBTQ issues; trying to institutionalize inclusivity and confronting whiteness and heterosexism .
Education: AA, Wright (Chicago City College), B.Ed. Northeastern Illinois University. Certificate in Community Service Management, Roosevelt University. Classes at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Career Path: Chicago Public School elementary teaching, Chicago Public Library (Main Library, now Chicago Cultural Center), Girl Scouts of Chicago (Field Director, SW side of Chicago; Educ. Services Director, citywide Chicago), Girl Scouts USA (Training Coordinator, curriculum writer, part of the team that opened "Daisy Girl Scouts" in the nat'l program), United Church of Rogers Park (Community Life Director, for several years collaborated with other organizations providing out-of-school programming for elementary students that was held in part at Senn High), Insight Arts (Program Dir. - Adult/Senior Programming)
Served as a board member of many small non-profit organizations whose missions exemplify my hope for a better world and local community. Listed in several Marquis Who's Who publications since 1987.
Other collaborative ventures: Past-Rogers Park Collaborative Partners, Parliament of the Worlds Religion; Chicago Historical Society projects on exhibitions focused on Rogers Park and other identified neighborhoods. Current-United Church of Rogers Park Community Feast (weekly free Sunday dinner provided for people in need, typically 90+ guests).
Passions: I was slow getting into the social movements and now focused on justice seeking for all marginalized persons, minority/GLBTQ issues; trying to institutionalize inclusivity and confronting whiteness and heterosexism .
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2023-10-12 16:33:25
Barbara Alexander (Shapiro)
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State / Province:
IL
Marital status:
Married
Children:
3
Occupation:
clinical social worker
Comment:
I'm so impressed by the tremendous accomplishments of my classmates. Kudos for the Chicago Public Schools of the 1950s! and Kudos for all of us!
I'm so impressed by the tremendous accomplishments of my classmates. Kudos for the Chicago Public Schools of the 1950s! and Kudos for all of us!
Grammar (feeder) School:
Peirce
Division Teacher:
Garo
No. of Grandchildren:
7
Your Favorite Piece Of Wisdom:
I'm much too humble to share all my enormous wisdom.
I'm much too humble to share all my enormous wisdom.
My Life Since Senn ...:
CONDENSED VERSION: It's been a great life (with more to come): wonderful marriage (to Dick Alexander, since 1977); love my family (3 step daughters, 7 grandchildren); friends; great career (Clinical Social Worker-private practice until we moved to Galena, IL; Pres. Illinois Soc for Clinical Social Work; now my own business since 1992: www.ongoodauthority.com); good health. I feel very thankful.
CONDENSED VERSION: It's been a great life (with more to come): wonderful marriage (to Dick Alexander, since 1977); love my family (3 step daughters, 7 grandchildren); friends; great career (Clinical Social Worker-private practice until we moved to Galena, IL; Pres. Illinois Soc for Clinical Social Work; now my own business since 1992: www.ongoodauthority.com); good health. I feel very thankful.
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2023-09-28 10:57:17
Barbara Anderson (Wolfson)
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State / Province:
IL
Marital status:
Married
Children:
3
Occupation:
Piano teacher
Comment:
I can't believe that 50 years seem to have passed in the blink of an eye! I'm so impressed with the interesting lives you all are living and am hoping to see all of my old friends at this reunion.
I can't believe that 50 years seem to have passed in the blink of an eye! I'm so impressed with the interesting lives you all are living and am hoping to see all of my old friends at this reunion.
Grammar (feeder) School:
Boone
Division Teacher:
Emanuel Jacobson
No. of Grandchildren:
7 (1 boy and 6 girls)
Your Favorite Piece Of Wisdom:
We go through life constantly surrounded by opportunities--cleverly disguised as problems.
We go through life constantly surrounded by opportunities--cleverly disguised as problems.
My Life Since Senn ...:
I attended the U of I in Urbana, earning a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Ed. (Plan B) in 1963, married three days after graduation (too young) and taught first and second grades at Ravenswood School in Chicago for three years. Then retired to become a full-time mom to three great kids--Greg (1966)-now a violinist with the Highland Park Strings and in business with his brother Rick (1970). Together they own and run a large national staffing and search organization. Jackie (1968) is now a very special Special Ed teacher at Ravinia School in HP, where she and her brothers attended school as children. The boys live in HP and Jackie lives in Vernon Hills.
The kids were growing up, my former husband and I divorced, and I went back to school, earning a Master's degree in Piano Pedagogy (back to Plan A--music--should have done it in the first place). On the way, I met and married Allen Anderson, a concert pianist and Professor of Piano and related subjects at Northeastern Illinois University--now Professor Emeritus and teaching part-time as a visiting lecturer. We've been married for 26 years and this time I got it wonderfully right! I've been teaching piano for 30 years, (studio in our Glencoe home for the past nine years). We both love teaching and making music and for now have no desire to retire. We're so fortunate to have each other, and to have our children and grandchildren all living so close to us. We are active in our synagogue and enjoy traveling, attending theater, opera and concerts, bicycling, and seeing friends. I am very grateful for every precious day and try to make the most of each one.
I attended the U of I in Urbana, earning a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Ed. (Plan B) in 1963, married three days after graduation (too young) and taught first and second grades at Ravenswood School in Chicago for three years. Then retired to become a full-time mom to three great kids--Greg (1966)-now a violinist with the Highland Park Strings and in business with his brother Rick (1970). Together they own and run a large national staffing and search organization. Jackie (1968) is now a very special Special Ed teacher at Ravinia School in HP, where she and her brothers attended school as children. The boys live in HP and Jackie lives in Vernon Hills.
The kids were growing up, my former husband and I divorced, and I went back to school, earning a Master's degree in Piano Pedagogy (back to Plan A--music--should have done it in the first place). On the way, I met and married Allen Anderson, a concert pianist and Professor of Piano and related subjects at Northeastern Illinois University--now Professor Emeritus and teaching part-time as a visiting lecturer. We've been married for 26 years and this time I got it wonderfully right! I've been teaching piano for 30 years, (studio in our Glencoe home for the past nine years). We both love teaching and making music and for now have no desire to retire. We're so fortunate to have each other, and to have our children and grandchildren all living so close to us. We are active in our synagogue and enjoy traveling, attending theater, opera and concerts, bicycling, and seeing friends. I am very grateful for every precious day and try to make the most of each one.
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2023-10-12 16:34:13
Phyllis Andrew (Otto)
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State / Province:
IL
Marital status:
Married
Children:
3
Occupation:
Landscape designer
Comment:
Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the reunion because I will be in Portland, Oregon, visiting one of my daughters and attending a college sorority reunion. Have fun!
Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the reunion because I will be in Portland, Oregon, visiting one of my daughters and attending a college sorority reunion. Have fun!
Grammar (feeder) School:
Helen C. Pierce
Division Teacher:
don't remember
No. of Grandchildren:
1
Your Favorite Piece Of Wisdom:
If you want to make God laugh, tell him you have your life planned.
If you want to make God laugh, tell him you have your life planned.
My Life Since Senn ...:
I attended Illinois Wesleyan University and earned a degree in Elementary Education, mostly because I couldn't figure out what else to major in once I decided I wasn't cut out to be a nurse, which had been my childhood ambition. As it turned out, I married the summer I graduated and didn't go to work until my youngest child was in school. By then, I knew that I wanted to go back to school and take business and accounting classes, which is what I did. I was in accounting for 20 years or so and loved it. But in 1996, I decided to change paths entirely and started my own landscape design business, which I have been happily pursuing for 14 years.
I am divorced once, remmarried once, have 3 children, 1 granddaughter; my husband Terry has 4 children and 1 grandson.
I have lived in St. Charles, Illinois since 1972. Terry and I enjoy being active in this lovely community, spending time with our children and grandchildren and wishing we could retire to a lake somewhere.
I attended Illinois Wesleyan University and earned a degree in Elementary Education, mostly because I couldn't figure out what else to major in once I decided I wasn't cut out to be a nurse, which had been my childhood ambition. As it turned out, I married the summer I graduated and didn't go to work until my youngest child was in school. By then, I knew that I wanted to go back to school and take business and accounting classes, which is what I did. I was in accounting for 20 years or so and loved it. But in 1996, I decided to change paths entirely and started my own landscape design business, which I have been happily pursuing for 14 years.
I am divorced once, remmarried once, have 3 children, 1 granddaughter; my husband Terry has 4 children and 1 grandson.
I have lived in St. Charles, Illinois since 1972. Terry and I enjoy being active in this lovely community, spending time with our children and grandchildren and wishing we could retire to a lake somewhere.
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2023-10-12 16:35:03
Eileen Arnstein (Lerner)
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State / Province:
IL
Marital status:
Married
Children:
2
Occupation:
Retired
Comment:
Grammar (feeder) School:
Boone
Division Teacher:
Mrs. Levine
No. of Grandchildren:
4
My Life Since Senn ...:
University of Illinois, Cook County School of Medicine - Medical Tech. Fashion Jewelry Designner and manufacturer. Traveling with kids and grandchildren. Love reading mysteries. My passion is bead-weaving the last ten years.
University of Illinois, Cook County School of Medicine - Medical Tech. Fashion Jewelry Designner and manufacturer. Traveling with kids and grandchildren. Love reading mysteries. My passion is bead-weaving the last ten years.
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2023-09-28 11:02:39
Allan Aven
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State / Province:
IL
Marital status:
Divorced
Children:
3
Occupation:
physician
Comment:
They never told us we'd wish we were back there!!
Ok, starting Chapter 2 (or 3, or ?). Life's been very different the past 3-4 years. Busier than I've ever been, but definitely earning less - thank Congress for social security.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.
They never told us we'd wish we were back there!!
Ok, starting Chapter 2 (or 3, or ?). Life's been very different the past 3-4 years. Busier than I've ever been, but definitely earning less - thank Congress for social security.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.
Grammar (feeder) School:
Boone
Division Teacher:
Ms. Garo
No. of Grandchildren:
5
Your Favorite Piece Of Wisdom:
(not for public viewing :)
My Life Since Senn ...:
berkeley, northwestern, marriage, medical school, navy, private practice, kids, lots of hobbies, scuba, skiing, sailing, divorce, flying, dating, still practicing (til i get it right), reunion
berkeley, northwestern, marriage, medical school, navy, private practice, kids, lots of hobbies, scuba, skiing, sailing, divorce, flying, dating, still practicing (til i get it right), reunion
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2023-09-28 10:46:18
Owen Bach
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State / Province:
IL
Marital status:
Married
Children:
4
Occupation:
Real Estate Tax Analyst
Grammar (feeder) School:
Stone
Division Teacher:
Hubbard
No. of Grandchildren:
3
Your Favorite Piece Of Wisdom:
You never know where you're going in life 'til you get there.
You never know where you're going in life 'til you get there.
My Life Since Senn ...:
Attended Northern Illinois University and got my BS in Chemistry. Worked in a chemical company manufacturing fine organic chemicals in Rockford. Moved on to manufacturing materials for heat shields that were used on the first Mercury Space Missions as well as reagents for the first 12/60 auto-analyzer for quantifying components of the blood. Also manufactured reagents used in gas chromatography as well as the chemical currently used by police to detect fingerprints.
Seven years of being exposed to many hazardous chemicals was enough for me so I decided it was time for a career change. And wow what a change! I started my own insurance-financial service business, earned a Masters degree in Financial Services, remained there for about 20 years, and then sold it.
During all of this, in 1983 I was appointed member and chairman of the Winnebago County Board of Review that reviews real estate assessments, staying there "part- time"; for 11 years. After that I was offered a "part-time"; position with a law firm (also in Rockford) that quickly developed into a full-time job. I specialized in, you guessed it, getting client's real estate taxes lowered. To this day I'm still at it; it's just too much "fun" to quit! I was also elected township supervisor in 1977 and I still hold that position today; again, too much "fun" to quit.
Attended Northern Illinois University and got my BS in Chemistry. Worked in a chemical company manufacturing fine organic chemicals in Rockford. Moved on to manufacturing materials for heat shields that were used on the first Mercury Space Missions as well as reagents for the first 12/60 auto-analyzer for quantifying components of the blood. Also manufactured reagents used in gas chromatography as well as the chemical currently used by police to detect fingerprints.
Seven years of being exposed to many hazardous chemicals was enough for me so I decided it was time for a career change. And wow what a change! I started my own insurance-financial service business, earned a Masters degree in Financial Services, remained there for about 20 years, and then sold it.
During all of this, in 1983 I was appointed member and chairman of the Winnebago County Board of Review that reviews real estate assessments, staying there "part- time"; for 11 years. After that I was offered a "part-time"; position with a law firm (also in Rockford) that quickly developed into a full-time job. I specialized in, you guessed it, getting client's real estate taxes lowered. To this day I'm still at it; it's just too much "fun" to quit! I was also elected township supervisor in 1977 and I still hold that position today; again, too much "fun" to quit.
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2023-10-12 16:38:02