Kelly Melton:
CLASS OF 1981
Paisley High SchoolClass of 1981
Paisley, OR
Lakeview Junior High SchoolClass of 1976
Lakeview, OR
Fremont-Hay Elementary SchoolClass of 1975
Lakeview, OR
Bullard SchoolClass of 1972
Lakeview, OR
Bullard SchoolClass of 1972
Lakeview, OR
Kelly's Story
The Story of Kelly
If I had to guess what people thought of me when I was at school, they would probably describe me as friendly to everyone and outgoing. The friendly to everyone part came from my belief that every person has their own uniqueness that is just as valuable as someone else. I never saw people as jocks, popular, outcasts, nerds, etc. I saw them all as individuals with their own spirit and wanting to be liked just as they were. It never mattered to me if I was in the "in-crowd" or not - I just cared that I was genuine with everyone.
Now the part of being outgoing. What you saw on the outside was the cheerful, outgoing me. But I am actually very shy. Whenever I tell people that they just laugh and don't believe me. That's because they don't know what I am feeling on the inside. It is extremely hard for me to engage in small talk with ...Expand for more
someone as I am first getting to know them. But when I was in 7th grade I realized that being shy didn't get you very far so when we moved to Paisley, I decided that the shy part of me was going to be hidden and that I would force myself to talk to people. Now, once I got to know a person, I could talk their ear off (as you know!!). I am still very shy but since my career requires me to talk to people who I don't know - I have learned to just be myself and speak. I use the same mentality I used in high school that all people have value - and when I am first getting to know people, I don't worry about how they see me - I am who I am and I am not going to be someone different to try to fit in. Would you believe I actually enjoy getting up in front of large groups of people and speaking?
Ok....that's a little about my true self - tell me about you....
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