Irene Hazen:  

My single claim to fame while at Hayward High was being feature editor of the Haypress. Room 31 became my hangout and Miss Hawksley my favorite teacher along with Miss McStay who taught me everything there is to know about the English language. This knowlege was put to good use when I became an English teacher. After being graduated from San Jose State, I taught first grade in Monterey for a few years. I then spent a year in Germany teaching on an army post and traveling around Europe, mostly the latter. When I returned to the Monterey area, I switched to Junior high, my subjects being English and Spanish. I lived in a little cottage in Carmel with my Scotty, Thistle. It was in Monterey that I met and married Don Hazen, a student at the Naval Post Graduate School. We spent some time in Norfolk, VA, Newport, RI, and Albany, GA. Our son Shawn was born in Albany. While in Albany, I wrote a weekly column for the Albany Herald. It brought back good memories of my time on Haypress. After leaving the Navy, we went back to the Monterey area where our daughter Julie was born. Don was given an offer he couldn't refuse from Boeing so we headed to the Pacific Northwest and bought a home in Kirkland, WA. I took an evening writing class and had some humor ...Expand for more