Glen McCarthy:
CLASS OF 1968
Haddon Township High SchoolClass of 1968
Westmont, NJ
Glen's Story
Summer 2022
Life
As of summer 2022: I retired from Fairfax County Public Schools in 2007. I continue to teach guitar, ukulele and bass at the Mason Community Arts Academy (the community outreach for GMU). A program that continues to grow and that I'm proud of, is the Veterans in the Arts Initiative, where I teach guitar and ukulele classes of veterans, their families and 1st responders. I'm also presently the executive director of Teaching Guitar Workshops (TGW). With TGW I've been going around the country and abroad, teaching teachers and spreading the "guitar gospel".
I continue to play a fair amount with a wedding band; every Sunday, with a contemporary worship group; a rock band (the Two Damn Big Orchestra); an Irish band (Keltish), and whenever I can. fill in for shows and musicals in the area.
In 2014 the GRAMMY Foundation decided to award a GRAMMY to a music educator. 32,000 teachers were nominated. I was ho...Expand for more
nored to be recognized as a "top 10" music educator.
Suzy (my wife, also a music teacher) has also retired from FCPS. She is passionate about musical theatre and she is involved even more in the local scene now that she doesn't have to be in the classroom every day. We both play every Sunday at our church.
Our 3 daughters and their families are doing well. Christy and Ben live in Leesburg, VA. They have a son Derek. Christy is an International Benefits Manager at Booz Allen Hamilton. Melody lives in Mechanicsville, Va. She has 3 children: Joslynn, Nolan and Annalise. Melody is in her 19th year as a 1st grade teacher. Ronda and Jeff live near Raleigh, NC. They have a son Gunner. Ronda is a Vice President of Operations at Bell Partners Inc. All the grandkids are doing well. Suzy and I do our best to see them as often as we can. Life is good.
I look back at HTHS with fond memories. I hope you do as well. Regards, Glen
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