Dwan Sears:
CLASS OF 1972
Charles M. Russell High SchoolClass of 1972
Great falls, MT
Dwan's Story
Life
Single Grandma of 4 soon to be 5. They say kids help you stay young. If that is true I must be pretty dang young. Somedays I feel 10 others 110. The bad thing is I still have gray hair when I feel 10.
School
CMR was a hard place to be when you feel like your an outsider and your some what shy. I look back on that time and wonder why so many people intimidate me. Don't get me wrong I had many great times there. I made friends that I still hold dear. It is odd how somethings stay with you over time. The most careless words spoken at the wrong time can cause hurt for many years. I know I have said and done things that has hurt some people and I truly am sorry for that. I wish I knew then as I do now that words, thoughts and deeds have to ability to hurt or heal a soul. I, like many, never took the time to really look for the true person under the outer mask. Some of the best looking people hid a dark soul and the ugliest faces hid the souls of gold. In everyone there hides some good. We just have to take the extra time to look deeper and seek it. Listen with our hearts and souls not our ears. We all have a journey or path we must walk in life which path we choose has lessons we need to learn. It took a long time to find my path again, and to learn to listen with the heart. We all need to be wanted and loved. A hug ever...Expand for more
yday doesn't hurt either. Friendship like Love should be given unconditionally. I wish all could walk In Peace with their Creator and know that they mean something to me.
Workplace
Spent most of my time working with Special Needs children as a Paraprofessional.
Most of it was in the Middle school area from the Resource Classes to the Multy handicapped. I earned a BS degree in Elem. Ed and Special Ed, Native American and early Education minors. Currently starting on a Library Masters. I retired from Great Falls School district in 2001. Took time of the help with My grandchildren and to help my father through his health crisis. Dad is better and I was going stir crazy so back to work. This time I am working in the Native American Library at Longfellow as an Librarian. I love My Job and the people I work for and with. I finally feel like I am where I was ment to be. It feels Great!
I am also involved with U.N.I.T.Y. United National Indian Tribal Youth. I am Adviser to the Great Falls All Nations group. Our UNITY group is working on a project to combat childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating and active living strategies within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.
Great Falls group travels to Washington D.C. every March to talk with the Law makers.They have also traveled to Phoenix, Reno and Buffalo N.Y.
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