Teri Boggess:
CLASS OF 1980
Stonewall Jackson High SchoolClass of 1980
Manassas, VA
West Carteret High SchoolClass of 1980
Morehead city, NC
Teri's Story
I haven't kept in touch with many people from my class, but I do remember fondly a handful of very nice students and teachers who made extra effort to make a new student feel less alone in a big, new school. As a transfer, I ended up having to take classes out of order, so my "class" essentially covered all four grades. I enjoyed attending Signet sessions and playing sports (volleyball, softball and some basketball), and I loved working at Park View Stables along the Manassas Battlefield during and after high school. And there was a summer at Shoney's. Life has been busy but mostly good. After attending SJHS for my junior and senior years - transferring from West Carteret High School in North Carolina - I went on to Tennessee-Chattanooga on an academic scholarship and played volleyball as well. All of my family members live within 25 miles now - my parents, Bob and Dorene Boardman, retired from Prince William County Schools - and I have a nephew who soon will turn 5. We received a wonderful blessing in September 2010 when my husband of 21 years, John, rece...Expand for more
ived a heart transplant. (I missed the 30-year SJHS reunion because we had to stay within two hours of the hospital while he was on the waiting list.) He is making great progress in his recovery as he approaches his one-year anniversary. As I write this, I'm wrapping up a 27-year career in newspapers, mostly in sports as a copy editor or assistant sports editor. It's unfortunate that my newspaper adventure will end in a mass layoff from The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., but the economy and the way people receive information have changed greatly. I'm looking forward to finding a new career to love for the next 20 years. I'm also looking forward to spending more time with my husband and family, taking some classes to explore new career opportunities and doing more volunteer work for AARF (Adolescent & Animal Resource Fund) - find it on Petfinder), a no-kill animal rehabilitation sanctuary with more than 100 animals from dogs and cats to pot-bellied pigs, horses and mules. I hope that my classmates have found success and happiness as well. See you on FB!
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