Ronald Smith:  

Hey guys, I just joined Classmates and for some reason I'm excited at the prospect of touching basis with some former Foresters. Here's an update on what's been going on in my life the last few years (Few . . .that's a bit of a stretch) As some of you know, when at Forest Park I was in all of the bands. Marching band, stage band, Concert band. Music was my life. As it turns out my love for music had a major impact on my life after High school. I took private sax lessons at the Peabody institute. After graduating from school, I worked in a factory for a few years until I was offered a position as guitarist and band director for a local band (First Class.) They offered to match my income at the factory. As you can imagine, it was not a difficult decision to leave the factory. I grew as a musician and as a person as a result. We traveled to Montreal and Toronto Canada, The US Virgin Islands, Europe, the North & South Carolina. and many other places across the US. We opened up for major acts such as Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, Ohio Players. This was an a...Expand for more