Mary Patt Hawthorne:  

Life After high school, I attended Marylhurst, majoring in English and minoring in Art and French. I immediately went to graduate school and earned my MAT from Reed. Having finished a three semester program in two, I was temporarily burnt out on school and went to Seattle with a college friend. There I worked for the P.O. for a year, sending packages to Vietnam. Other exciting experiences from that time included babysitting for Ted Bundy's girlfriend's child and being alone in the infamous Volkswagen with Ted whenever he delivered me home from the job. I was one of the original staff members at Timberline High School, which opened in 1970, and took time off only to be with my son, adopted 1975; later, when he was an exchange student in New Zealand, I took a sabbatical in Montana and reconnected with painting and writing. I retired from Timberline in 2003 and although I miss the students, I do not miss grading all those essays! After divorcing in 1979, I thought marriage was not my vocation, but an old college beau found me by calling the sheriff in Chester, Montana. We are now happily married and living in Sherwood, Oregon. School Missed kindergarten because I had to have surgery, but started first grade at age 5. Mom taught us to read, so primers were dull. Loved grade school and desired homework! Enjoyed the polite Chester boys who made sure every girl danced. Most grateful to parents for sending me to GFCCHS because it opened horizons. Though I carry Catholic guilt, enjoyed Central. Remember dances: fantasies before, realities after. Recall hours of friends discussing crushes, crying, being silly. Smile at our innocence. Wish boys and girls knew how to be friends then - might have cleared up some confusion! Remember ballgames, band trips, cruising the drag, avoiding "flyboys," science fairs, retreats, and winning float contests at Homecoming for 3 years straight. Recall Kennedy's assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis scare, the Passion Play, and first time we played GFHS. Fond memories of "first love" and other firsts. Mardi Gras?! Ever the optimist there. Senior stairs, student council, speech meets. Candy sales in seedy bars. Senior religion class - b.s. from unmarried celibates. (Supposedly) Aren't most of them married now!? Recall writing US Constitution for talking in Ferda's class - finally phone book pages. Kalispell tournament; innocent all-nighter. Graduation parties & sad goodbyes. College Entered Marylhurst, a Catholic women's school, fall 1964. Major -English, Minors: Art and French. Remember being campused and ...Expand for more