Penny Wharton:
CLASS OF 1972
Beaverton High SchoolClass of 1972
Beaverton, OR
Penny's Story
I was very involved in music at Beaverton High. You probably remember me because I was so short! I sang in the choir, participated in the school musicals, spoke French, and in general hung around the Fine Arts dept. of the school. I was and still am a very positive, up-beat person. I still like to laugh, tell jokes, and be silly! I still have a little talent in the singing department, too.
After High School I went to college at Pacific University in Forest Grove. I received my Bachelor's Degree in Music Education in 1976. From college I went to Bandon, OR to teach music in grades 1 - 12. I was there for about three years. I decided to move back up to the Portland Metro area. I did my post-graduate work at Portland State an...Expand for more
d found a job teaching music in Vancouver, WA in the Evergreen School District. I have been teaching in Vancouver ever since. I have been teaching for 36 years and I really love it. Between teaching, private lessons, and directing children choirs, I 'm pretty much busy all the time. Oh, I'm also very active in my church and the United Methodist Women.
I have been married for 22 years. I met my husband in a casino in Reno, NV. Doesn't that sound just like me? LOL
I have two children; a daughter who is 20, and a son who is 17. I have four big dogs who like to follow me around, since I will retire in about 4 years, they will probably drive me crazy being under my feet all the time.
So now you have a total update of me. : )
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