Joy Fitzgerald:
CLASS OF 1977
Woodstock AcademyClass of 1977
Woodstock, CT
Rockville High SchoolClass of 1999
Vernon rockville, CT
Hall Memorial Middle SchoolClass of 1992
Willington, CT
Lennox High SchoolClass of 1984
Lennox, SD
West Monona High SchoolClass of 1982
Onawa, IA
Joy's Story
School
Pre-school in Putnam, CT with Mrs. Green
Kindergarten - half year with Mrs. Myers in Putnam
K-12 in Woodstock
Kindergarten - 2nd half year with Mrs. White
1-4th at Woodstock Public School
1 grade with Mrs. Fairfield
2nd grade with Mrs. Lamb
3rd grade with Mrs. Withey
4th grade with Mrs. Martin
5-8th at Woodstock Middle School
5th grade with Mr. Beauvais
6th grade with Mr. Rhinehart
7th grade with Mrs. Kimball
8th grade with Mr. Cohen
9-12th grades at Woodstock Academy
Summer TRITRACK workshops held at Rhode Island College, 10-12th
Activities: Band, Choir, Library Club, Bowling League, Math Club, Spanish, Pottery and Volleyball
Funniest and Most embarrassing event in HS : Flipping Desk in English Class (Mr. Greer's Freshman English Class) in the middle of class when Randy passed a canada mint to me to pass to Leslie... and it rolled on the floor and when I reached out and tried to pick it up, the desk slipped out from under me and I ended up sideways on the floor in sitting at my desk.
2nd most embarrassing was the day I walked into Chemistry Class and the Chemistry teacher had just flipped a machine in reverse and it spit out all this gunky junk all over my pants and my suede books and I actually had to leave school to go home and change my pants.
3rd most embarrassing moment was Sliding off the Manual Kick Pottery Wheel and getting pants ripped open on a nail and having to wear a coat tied around waist for the remainder of the school day.
Most Traumatic Experience was getting upset at the end of the year in Biology and I actually got up and Walked out of Class slamming the door behind me.
Inspirational Teachers: Mr. Lynn, Mrs. Heckendorf, "Lady" (Mrs.Ingraham), Ms. Johnston, Mrs. Angelo, Mr. Graves, Mr. Budd, Mr. Tedeschi, Ms. Novak, and Mr. Izbicki and Mr. Taylor.
Silliest memories : Math Meet and Pottery
After Math Meets when we were intellectually drained and tires and up at MASS MUTUAL after the New England Math Meet and we invented "Chiggle and Chiggling"...(Becky do you remember that?)
COLDEST experience: Being "forgotten" and left on the steps of the Library in February and getting hypo-thermia while everyone thought I was missing
College
Morningside College
First roommate : Nancy "Hank" from Correctionville, IA who moved to Sorority House half way through first semester
2nd roommate: Martha from MA who moved in when "Hank" moved out.
3rd roommate: Rachel who moved in a year later when Martha decided she wanted to room by herself
4th roommate: Chris who wanted to move to a different room
RA's and Head Residents
Locked door and midnight curfew
Panty Raids and
Candy Machine Raids (to save the girls figures form the candy)
Dances
Freshman Ice Cream Parties
Stone Park
Football Games and the Pep Band
RCI and Tues. a.m. Prayer and Communion Meetings
Library Closing and the CRAZY Person who came to the Library in a Trench Coat...Expand for more
and waving legal papers and a black plastic garbage bag at 9:15 at night looking for the "President" of the College to blame for his personal problems
Trip with HONORS Group to Kansas City with Car dying and Dr. Hodges embarrassing me the next english class for forgetting clothing in the back of his station wagon.
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with Tim Orwig, Tom and others.
Night-time tour of Sioux City, Toy Monument (Cemetary, etc) and ending up on the hillside next to the Peak and overlooking the OXBOW singing the "Grapefruit Song" at 3 a.m.
Going with Mick and family on boat
Singing with AGAPE group and going out to perform and receiving pot luck dinners
Play for Jay's senior project: The Courtyard ... playing a bitter woman and getting bitter lessons from Peg
Spinning a 360 degrees when returning from Play with Steve and Jay and Kari.
Seeing Star Wars for first time on Thanksgiving Day with Sally
Giving Peg her "P-----" Pillow
Young Adult Activities at Methodist Church with Ron Kitterman.
Taking FORTRAN 77 Class
Ceramic Classes and ART TRIPS to CHICAGO and Dianna's OPAH
GRADUATE SCHOOL SUMMERS at University of Northern Colorado
Sharing dorm with Denver Broncos Veterans and Coaches 1st summer
Coach Dan Reeves scaring the daylights out of me after letting him in the dorm after he was locked out due to the 8 p.m. curfew.
Football Player visiting roommate "Adrianna" one weekend
Going home with roommate Carol and going to first RODEO over 4th of July
Sharing next dorm with Denver Broncos Rookies
Sharing the dorm the last year with Denver Broncos Press and meeting some famous people outside the Press room while doing laundry.
New Roommate, Alexa, from NYC, without driver's license for ID, she was there for the Summer Theater who needed to borrow money to go play POLO in Denver.
Visiting relatives nearby
Visiting friends in Denver area
2nd MASTER'S DEGREE (COMMUTER) to University of Rhode Island
1 Long ONE AND A HALF HOUR COMMUTE EACH WAY
2 2 Courses held at UCONN
3 Testing out of REFERENCE
4 Early DIAL UP INTERNET with Phone Cradle modem, etc.
5 Car Trouble and almost being attacked on way home when Electrical System blitzed out and guy in TRUCK tried to "Help" "Jump" the Battery at RUBINO's Seafood Stand at 10 at night
6 Graduation with Author Keynote Speaker
Teaching and working in all aspects of many different kinds of Libraries and Schools since getting certifications.
Graduate Night School Audiovisual Media & Reference Librarian
Midnight Internet Librarian in Public Library
Rectrospective Conversion/Cataloging Librarian through Library Consultant Work for College, University, Medical, Special, State and School Libraries
Library Department Head work in K-12 schools
Library Network Administrator
Automation Librarian
Teacher-Librarian
M.I.S. Services Internship at PRATT/UTC
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