Tracey Schlenkrich:  

There is life after high school, as Hall and Oates sang in one of their songs. Most of us look back on those days with a mixture of feelings- hopefully most of us have grown up and learned who we really are, and do realize that high school was only 3 years long. It seemed like it was a lot longer, and, oh so important. In a way, though, it did impact us probably more than any other time of our life. I was always kind of on the fringe of things b/c my parents were very religious. That was really hard, but I think that it taught me a lot, and probably protected me from a lot, too. I worked as a pharmacy technician for close to 22 years, while raising my son and being active within my religious community. My 25th wedding anniversary is coming up in November, and in some ways the time has flown by, but in other ways it seems like another lifetime ago to think of my life in school. I have to say that I have thought about some of my schoolmates over the years and wondered where they are now? If you wondered about me- I realized my dream of moving to the west coast in '04, and I would say that I am successful, but probably not in terms most people would think of. Money and prestige has never been important to me. I wanted a healthy family, and a life filled with friends, which I have. I also wanted to do good to others, which I accomplish through volunteer work, and I have also wanted to do something to ease the suffering of unfortunate animals that suffer in one way or another at ...Expand for more