Jayne Babcock:
CLASS OF 1966
Boggs AcademyClass of 1966
Keysville, GA
Bethune - Cookman CollegeClass of 1970
Daytona beach, FL
University of Central Florida - Liberal StudiesClass of 1970
Orlando, FL
Margaret Hall High SchoolClass of 1966
Versailles, KY
Jayne's Story
I was 12 years old the first day I arrived at Margaret Hall. I did not know anyone, but because I was the first African American to attend, Sister Mary Joseph had to welcome me.
It was very hard to adjust because there were many prejudice girls attending. I tried to make the best of it and cried the first night. Mrs. Branham, Ms. Freeland and Ms Hutchinson helped me to adjust.
There were rules and I had to have my own chaperone. I had to sit in the balcony of the movie theatre, ride the back of the bus, drink from a different fountain, as well as come in the back of our favorite burger place.
I was not used to doing this being from Orlando, FL. My father was a very prominent doctor. He had patients of all races that weren't treated any different.
Fortunately, I met a 19 year old man named William Morton that all the girls loved, because he could dance (boy could he) and he and I dated for 7 years with the prospect of getting married. He was my first true love and he was also someone that my father grew attached to. I was proposed to on his birthday in August 1968, but it never happened. Both of us married someone else in 1969.
I left Margaret Hall at the en...Expand for more
d of the 1963-64 school year and attended a private school (Boggs Academy) in Keysville, GA, starting September 1964. I graduated in May 1966 and traveled to Spain the summer of 1967.
I have 2 sons from previous marriages. Chris, my oldest son, teaches 6th grade Science at Park City Prep Charter School in Bridgeport, CT. He lives in New Haven, CT. My youngest son, Bryan, graduated (May 2009) from Georgetown University Graduate Law Center with an LLm in Estate Taxation. He now has a 2nd LLm in Business Taxation. His JD is from Mercer University in Macon, GA. He is a member of the Georgia Bar as of January 2009. He is, at present an Estate Tax Attorney for the I.R.S. in Atlanta, Georgia, and supervises other Estate Tax Attorneys in the office. He is also a member of the International team and speaks several languages. He lives in Fairburn, Georgia. I am so proud of my sons.
Nothing exciting other than the birth of my sons, allows me to carry on. I have come in contact with Genie Montgomery, from MHS. What a reunion (46 yrs.).
I am retired from Orange County Florida Supervisor of Elections Office as of March 2013 and am living and enjoying my life to the fullest.
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