Ann Collett:  

I grew up in San Bernardino until we moved to Sepulveda, Cali when I was eleven, 1963. I went to Sepulveda Jr. High. I played the viola in the orchestra. I also liked to lip sinc at the Friday dances with a group we created mimicking the Supremes. I went to Monroe High my sophmore year and tried out for cheerleading. Two of my best friends were cheerleaders. And I would like to reconnect with them. Pam Ford and Sharon...I can't remember her last name. Was it Bean? Pam's family went to my Dad's church. Yes, I was the preacher's daughter. Sharon was in the orchestra with me. She played clarinet. I didn't make it as a cheerleader but did make it into the drill team yet before I could march we moved to Chula Vista near San Diego. At Chula Vista High you may remember me hanging out with the foreign exchange students as we hosted Nanou from France my senior year. I also sang in the Madrigal choir. I went on and got my degree in Music Therapy but am working in the public schools as a substitute teacher. I've traveled quite a lot. First went to England and Finland in 1972 for a year. Then went to South Africa for six years with my first husband from 1980-1986. I loved Africa and was there to see apartheid begin to get dismantled. I was in Chicago for over 16 years on the Northshore. Then went back to SO Cal to be near my Dad during his last years, 2001-2006. I was in China for the last school year, returning in August of 2007. My first born got married in October. Two years have passed since I first wrote this so now I can update it. I now have my first grand child, Luka. He is about nine months old. They live in San Francisco area. I'm looking forward to going there for Christmas. I have recently been hired by a hospice to be their res...Expand for more