John Sheedy:
CLASS OF 1965
Torrington High SchoolClass of 1965
Torrington, CT
University of WisconsinClass of 1970
Superior, WI
Northwestern Regional School 7Class of 1964
Winsted, CT
St. Mary SchoolClass of 1960
Simsbury, CT
Newtown High SchoolClass of 1959
Sandy hook, CT
John's Story
School
St. Mary's in New Hartford, Northwestern Regional 7 in Barkhamsted/Winsted, Torrington High School in Torrington.
College
It's never too late. I attended Northwestern Conn. Community College when it opened in 1965, went on to Wisconsin State University in Superior, Wis., but didn't finish. But in May 2003 I received my Bachelor's Degree from University of Connecticut. 'Bout time!
Returning to college at age 52 was exciting; finishing (with a 4.0!) at age 57 was a thrill! UConn is more than the Huskies, it's a great opportunity for older students to fulfill dreams that were not completed earlier. Thanks to the BGS program, I have a degree!
Workplace
I am News Editor at The Catholi...Expand for more
c Transcript, which would surprise and please the hell out of my parents if they were still here! Best job ever. I report, take pictures, rewrite press releases, pull stories from the wire, edit correspondents' stories, proofread and do some layout. I'm sure there's a plenary indulgence in the benefits package, too.
I also freelance for Grolier Scholastic, writing news blurbs for their online journal. A few fun jobs in the past included Doyle's Pharmacy, The Hartford Courant, and as a hearing aid dealer/store manager at my father's store in Torrington, The Hearing Aid Corner. For 11 years I was also a copywriter for a catalog company in New Hartford, until the place went belly-up in 2004.
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