Robert Read:  

So here is my Creston story. I have to thank my 12 th grade English teacher, I think it was Ms. Dianne Merillat (I got the name out of an on line year book) to straighten me up or I would not have been one of the 450 graduates in the class of 1970. After missing 25 to 30 days in the first semester, Ms. Merillat asked me one day, in front of the class, what I was doing in school. Telling her I was going to graduate in June! She replied "No you are not". Needless to say, this scared the hell out of me. Since I wasn't a good student, I really buckled down and did my assignment as required. As a result, I only missed 5 days the rest of the year due to having Bronchitis. She also added comments/notes on my homework encouraging me which helped. This also spilled over to my other classes as well as I completed my assignments as required. In May. the girl I was dating asked my what my goals were in life after high school. Being directionless, she suggested I attend GRJC. They will take anybody, she said. I was proof, that at the time anyway, they will take anyone. I did two years at JC before moving on to Grand Valley State College. as it was called then. However, after a year left school to work in the restaurant business plus get married. My wife was in her last year of ...Expand for more