Kelli Powell:
CLASS OF 1997
Wando High SchoolClass of 1997
Mt. pleasant, SC
Central Kitsap High SchoolClass of 1997
Silverdale, WA
Ridgetop Junior High SchoolClass of 1994
Silverdale, WA
Brown Station Elementary SchoolClass of 1991
Gaithersburg, MD
Bayshore Elementary SchoolClass of 1989
North ft. myers, FL
Kelli's Story
Life
After moving from Silverdale, WA to Mt. Pleasant, SC in 1996 (as a junior in high school), I have settled down in the Palmetto state. I am living in Lexington, outside Columbia after graduating from USC (South Carolina) with a bachelors degree in Business Information Systems. I have a daughter who is almost 6 years old and a son who is 6 months old. I married to a UPS driver 7 years ago that I met while working at UPS in college.
I'm a stay-at-home mom for the time being... I get a little stir crazy. I think I'll return to working sometime next year. I would like to get another degree - something in the medical field like radiology or sonography.
To recap the school years:
I played flute and piccolo in high school. My senior year at Wando, I even played in the drum line for marching season. That was an incredible experience. The South does band a little different than the Northwest - a LOT different! But I enjoyed it enough to march my freshman year at Carolina playing piccolo. Even though I did poorly as an engineering major in that year because I didn't study - football every weekend was much more fun!
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ntly, I was working for Southeastern Freight Lines in Columbia at the Corporate Office. I was the EDI (electronic payments) revenue coordinator for almost 2 years.
I have worked at so many bars and restaurants to make it through school... but my first "big girl job" was with Green's Discount Beverage. Anyone in Columbia who tailgates knows about Green's! I started doing data entry and progressed to the VP assistant. I dabble a little in IT as well since there was no on-site IT department - so I got to use my degree in a round-about way.
I keep in contact with a few CK friends... spotty emails and instant messages. Crazy to see how grown up we all are when you think about the stuff we used to do and say in high school?! I would love to come back just to visit and see all the changes in Bremerton & Silverdale. The closest I got was a vacation to Vegas a few years ago.
My parents are still outside Charleston, so I visit frequently. The Wando HS we knew and loved (ha) isn't even used anymore -- except for the stadium. The new Wando is magnificent! Wish I could go there for a day... wonder if the same teachers are still around??
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