Teresa Morgan:  

Life Wow......It's hard to believe how many years have past since graduating from NDSH. Seems like only yesterday we were feverishly cramming for exams, going to football games, planning our float for homecoming(and yes everytime I hear "Put 'em on that Midnight train to Georgia I think of those days.) camping out in the mountains with Mr. B's science class. After graduating from NDSH I moved to Wilmington to attend college. That first year was crazy being on my own, living in an apartment, adjusting to big city living (at least it was big city compared to Midway.) After earning a tennis scholarship I moved into the dorms and was able to experience the joys of dorm life. I graduated in 1979 on the four year plan wishing I could have stretched it out a bit ha ha...those days were great. I loved Wilmington so much I decided to stay in the area. After graduating, I began teaching in the public school system in a TMH class. I loved working with the trainable mentally handicapped but after four years I was transferred to a middle school EMH class. That is emotionally mentally handicapped (a nice way of saying "I don't want these trouble making kids in the mainstream disrupting my class. Having a self contained room full of disruptive, behavioral problems and an administration that wasn't supportive was more than I had bargained for so I left in favor of a non profit I had worked part time for while I was in school. I stayed with Family Services for about 20 years total and became director of one of their counseling programs. Although, I loved what I was doing another opportunity presented itself and I left in 2001 to become my own boss. (that means going from 45 hours a week to 100 hours per week) I have one child, a daughter that was born in 1985. She has been a great joy in my life. Of course, she has caused me much sorrow as well, but the blessings far exceed the concern and worry I have experienced. I was married for 17 years but divorced in 1996 ...Expand for more