Michele Ridenour:  

School School career began with kindergarten in Ft Knox, KY. I remember 2 things about it...the teacher 'rocked' over my fingers during reading time and I got in trouble for 'talking' when in actuality I was telling a talker to be quiet!!! I was educated at numerous elementary schools and middle schools, which were a blurrrr...see the list! High school was spent at Killeen High, when there was only one. My interests were BOYS, BOYS, BOYS, choir (girls & all-choral), newspaper (features editor), my horse and cats, rock concerts, skipping school, going to the lake, sneaking out bedroom window and partying - However, I was really a very NICE girl and a GOOD student in lieu of the 'wild' side! College I started college many years after high school. I started out as a part-time evening student at Kilgore Community College in Kilgore, TX, while being a full-time employee with Sun Oil Exploration & Production Company in Longview, TX. It was a shock being with so many 'youngsters' even at age 27/28. After being laid off by Sun, I ventured off to College Station TX A&M for a semester in Business before deciding to end my college career at UT in Tyler, TX with a Psychology degree. I changed from A&M to UT-Tyler because of the teacher/student ratio. A&M was too huge, coming from Kilgore Community. I did check out UT-Austin, but still decided against the large student population. I never liked school and didn't like college either, especially after being out in the work force and earning a paycheck. I didn't like studying, taking tests or even having to sit in a class and listen to boring profs teach something I probably would never use in the future. I was involved in the Young Republicans Club, worked old man Bush's last political campaign as well as local politics, and Business Club. I was never so glad to graduate. I did not participate in grad...Expand for more