Susan Collins:  

Hi- It has been a long time since Hauppauge. Can't say it was all good- little hippie girl in a very conservative school. I remember the very first Earth Day- me, Mr. Lupone and maybe 3 others showed up-Very sad. Pep Rallies were the thing to do in Hauppauge while the world raged around us. I worked with my Mom for George McGovern and lost faith in politics when this country chose Nixon even after Watergate. Thank God for the Art rooms and Mr. Albert- I never would have survived. Graduated a year early after doubling up and skipping lunch, gym at night- took bowling Ha Ha. Wanted to be a nurse but was not a good performer on SATs or in Chem and Math. Ended up at SVA in the city, became an art teacher but never found a job, like it is now for teachers. SO designed gravestones for a monument dealer and found that I was a pretty good counselor. Both of my younger brothers, Ben and Ged, were tragically ki...Expand for more