Anita Baker:
CLASS OF 1959
Shannock Valley High SchoolClass of 1959
Rural valley, PA
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1963
Indiana, PA
Rural Valley Elementary SchoolClass of 1951
Rural valley, PA
Anita's Story
After high school I went to Indiana State Teachers College (later Indiana State College, now Indiana University of Pennsylvania) from which I received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 1962. I married John Baker (SVHS 1959) in May of 1962, and got my first teaching position at Buffalo Twp. Elem. School in Freeport. In 1964 we moved to Detroit, Michigan and I started teaching in St. Clair Shores. John went to work at National Bank of Detroit until he was drafted into the Army January, 1966. I moved to Texas with him, and took a job teaching Special Education at Copperas Cove, Texas. In 1968 we returned to Detroit area, and I went back to St. Clair Shores teaching 3rd grade. We had four daughters, Julie (196...Expand for more
9), Kathleen (1975), Christine (1979) and Angela (1981). After Julie I went back to teaching, moving to kindergarten. I had found a happy home there and would remain a kindergarten teacher for 39 years. Aong the way I went back to obtain my Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education. I retired in 2005 after 43 years. I loved every minute of it, but we are now enjoying retirement. We have traveled to a NASCAr race in Virginia, Williamsburg, Washington, D.C. and most recently Hawaii. This fall I will realize my dream of traveling to New England during the autumn colors.
John passed away February 9, 2010 at the age of 68. I am still in Michigan with frequent trips to PAZ to spend time with my dad who turned 100 in Noveber.
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