Marsha Short:  

It's a LONG journey back to LCHS days, but here goes. After graduation in '72, I married and had my first child, Kris. We then moved to Salt Lake City, where I had a baby girl, Melanie, then to Baton Rouge, where I had my middle boy, Erik, and my fourth and last child, Michael, was born in Phoenix. (Can you tell I like to travel? haha) Along the way, I obtained a Nursing degree. We also lived in Cleveland, OH and Washington DC, before coming back to Cruces where I went back to school again and obtained my BS in Education from NMSU, and have pretty much been teaching since. Oh, yea..my kids' dad decided he didn't want to stick around, so we divorced. Through the years, I have played in several symphony orchestras, did a lot of community theater work (mostly musical comedies), and played/sang in country and classic rock bands. My other favorite activities included playing soccer (indoor and outdoor), tennis, and volleyball (which I have also coached). I'm also a "craftaholic", and love all kinds of do-it-yourself projects. Being a single parent for many y...Expand for more