Donna Hand:  

Life For the most part, I'm doing well. At the ripe old age of 61, there are lots of funny and poignant memories of HCHS and some wonderful people I still remember. I hope all of you have attained contentment in whatever form and wish you all the best. School Lots of memories here, particularly having to do with theater arts, Harry Kazman and Mr. Nowak and Mr. Brahm in choir. Most of my extracurricular activities centered around being in a play or musical or choir and chorale. I think Gerald Nowak was the most powerful influence on me when I had him as my teacher for choir and chorale. Sadly, I didn't get to have him for all four years. He was a fabulous vocal musician and a great leader. He was able to draw every ounce of emotion from us when we sang under his direction. Every nuance in the music was brought to life by the raise of his eyebrow or a hand signal when he directed. Fabulous man, great teacher. Workplace I found my niche in the hospitality field, where I've been for the last 30 years, working in the private golf and country club industry. I do mostly public relations, video production, speech writing and membership recruitment. It's a crazy and most times demanding environment, but it gets under the skin and there's nothing quite like it. The money's not bad, work hours are long but I'm grateful to be gainfully employed, and to like what I do. Spare Time There isn't a lot of that, but what quantity I have I treasure. I bought a home on 3 1/2 acres out in the country 6 years ago. It's located about 30 miles from work. Thank God I have an economy car! The house is becoming more mine each day - probably the most fun part of it all is decorating it; exploring possibiliti...Expand for more