Jere Henry:  

I'm sitting here,nice and warm, in beautiful Humboldt County,with the rain pounding down and I thought it was a good time to update my profile. Here it goes, but don't expect any earth shaking events that one might be inclined to write down . Married, my wife and I just celebrated our 40th anniversary, no children only two dogs. My wife and I lived in Napa Valley for 34 years while I worked in Benicia and my wife worked as a dental hygienist in Napa. Well, here is what happen in my life for the last 40 plus years since graduating Willow Glen; Graduated Willow Glen in 1962, then worked for a while for Thrifty Drug, does anyone remember Thrifty? September of 1965 I received a request from the citizens of America to serve in the military,thanks citizens, and I was drafted into the Army, spending two years at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Upon release from the Army I worked for the county of Santa Clara, doing time at Juvenile Hall. Then September of 1968 found me entering Humboldt State University. Graduating in 1971 with a degree in Industrial Arts I continued my stay at HSU to obtain both a elementary and secondary teaching credential. For the next thirty years I worked in the community of Benicia, at Benicia Middle School. There was a time, while at the middle school, that I went a little insane. I decided to go into administration. This decision sent me back to Cal State Hayward, which is now CSU,East Bay, to obtain an Administrative Credential along with my masters. After spending three years as an assistant principal at Benicia Middle School, and the return of my sanity, I went back to the classroom and then a short time later the opportunity arose to fill in as Counselor, which led me back to school to pick up a PPS c...Expand for more