Richard Searles:  

Warm hello¿s to those who care to read this. My best memories of North High include my teachers Mr. Roche and Mr. Frank (English); Mr. Utlat (math), Mr. Long (History), Mr. Carey (Civics) , Mr. Brown (Chemistry), and Mrs. Shelley (a capella choir_ . My only consistent activity there was the choir, which I sang in forthree years. After graduating in '52, I enrolled at Arizona State College (as it was known then), where I was a bit more polished. I joined a fraternity, sang in the college choir, was on the debate team for three years, and a member of several other special interest organizations. It was a lot of fun. .,).I was ¼ of a college fraternity barbershop quartet then, and this quartet got together in 1999 again ( we still sing together occasionally). Graduated in 1956 with a B.A. in education (English major). I did a graduate year in American Studies at the University of Wyoming, but never completed a thesis. (Several years later I did get an M.Ed. at U. Wyo). I joined the Army in July of '57 and somehow reached the rank of "Buck Sergeant". Friends who knew me in high school may wonder how. I wonder how! But it was a surprisingly good growth experience, and I have never regretted those three years. I married a beautiful and talented lady in 1959. We had two wonderful children who were delightful growing up (it seemed challenging at the time), and remarkable in their adult years. My son spent some 7 or 8 years in the Army as a medic, then got his AA degree in nursing - then he went on to get a BS in information technology. My daughter attende...Expand for more