Rebecca Panaccione:  

I can hardly believe it¿s been twenty-five years since high school graduation. I¿ve not followed my fellow graduates because I was close friends with few and was fortunate to stay in touch with them on an individual basis for years. Let¿s see. . . I was rather recluse in high school ¿ staying confined to the choir room and friends with those who shared my interest in music. You¿ll find me (embarrassingly) in the homecoming court lineup for the graduating class of 1984. Yep, that¿s me; the silly-looking strawberry blonde in the front row ¿ right in front of the Queen. No claim to fame ¿ just the willing princess from the vocal music department. I married my high-school boyfriend two years after graduation and had two beautiful daughters who are now old enough to be married themselves, both in college. We moved to Colorado and have lived here since. After twenty years, my marriage came to a ¿surprise¿ ending and I found myself a single Mom, back in school, and trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up. I managed to earn a degree somewhere in there, but my professional experience is not a highlight in life. My lifelong dream (at age 18) was t...Expand for more