Alicia Fry:  

Hi, MHS Alumni, Wow, it's been a while! Perhaps because the younger of my two children just graduated from high school, I'm feeling nostalgic for my own high school experience. Or maybe it's a combination of boredom, curiosity, or my impending empty nest syndrome, but here I am, and here is my life since high school in a nutshell (OK-maybe a very large Brazil nut shell): As some of you may remember, I graduated early-a decision I regret, and counseled my own kids not too repeat-senior year is too important to miss! I attended ESU (Enormous State University-aka SUNY Albany) for 4 years, where I lived in the dorms for 3 years and in an off-campus apt senior year. I wrote for the student paper and Lit Mag, was an RA, and a volunteer counselor/trainer for Middle Earth. I graduated Magna Cum Laude (it should have been Summa, but I met my future spouse in the fall of my senior year, and boy, did Senioritis set in) and Phi Beta Kappa, with a degree in Psychology with a second field in English. Not ready to leave the cushy world of academia yet, I went immediately to graduate school at SUNYA for a Master's in Social Work (MSW). However, one year into a 2-year program, I married my SUNY sweetheart, Jeff Fry, who was a ROTC grad, and an Army officer. We were stationed in Germany for 3 years, and traveled all over Europe, while I worked as Director of Youth Services, and was active in family support groups. From there, we returned to the US, and lived apart for 9 months while I finished my MSW at SUNYA, which I received in 1984. We were then stationed in Fort Knox, KY, then Ft. Benning, GA, while Jeff commanded tanks, and I worked as a Social Worker, ran family support groups and volunteered on post. Our son, James (Jimmy) was born in Ft. Knox in 1987. We came to Ft. Totten in Queens, NY in 1988, and had our daughter Katherine (Kat) in 1990. Jeff was Commander...Expand for more