Arlea Harris:
CLASS OF 1987

Hot Springs County High SchoolClass of 1987
Thermopolis, WY
Shishmaref High SchoolClass of 2002
Shishmaref, AK
Thermopolis Middle SchoolClass of 1983
Thermopolis, WY
Ralph Witters Elementary SchoolClass of 1979
Thermopolis, WY
Hill SchoolClass of 1978
Thermopolis, WY
Arlea's Story
November 2008
Wow! It is funny how things can change so quickly. I am back in Alaska and ecstatic to be here! I got a call from my principal up here the beginning of October saying there was a job up here and a week later was boarding a plane with the kids. I left Doug down in Washington packing up a house and getting it on the market. He arrived here almost two weeks ago. We are so pleased to be back up here. We missed it the whole time we were gone! Doug went back to work at the agency he worked for before.
Life
June 2007
Can't believe it's been 20 years! I am now back in the lower 48. I have been married for 17 years. We moved to Washington state last August so I could take on the job of vision specialist for Issaquah School District. We were in Alaska for 6 years previous to that and in Billings, MT for 13 years before that. We decided we needed to be back in the lower 48 so our kids could get the best education possible. We have a very precocious soon to be 6 year old girl and a 3 1/2 year old TOTAL boy! After we bought our house here, I was informed my position was being cut to half time so I am beginning a new venture as a travel agent. I will continue to work with the Issaquah district and will also work from home. Anyone need travel arrangements made, drop me a line. I'll hook you up! Hope the reunion was a success. Since I didn't receive any calls or invitations, I figur...Expand for more
ed I couldn't be found.
School
I wouldn't repeat high school for all the money in the world. I was so terribly shy that I couldn't look anyone in the eye when walking down the hall. I had to look at the floor or the lockers. Everyone thought I was a stuck up you-know-what because of it. They had no idea who I really was.
Band was the best part of high school. Mr. Malloy was a great teacher! I also enjoyed Mr. Eckhardt. It is so sad that he is gone. I still tell stories about his Algebra class to my students.
College
It took me one semester to come out of my shell and actually start to socialize in college. I am so glad I did. I met some of the best people who are still good friends today. I look back and laugh about sleeping through classes. I dreaded having any class in an auditorium with soft seats. It was guaranteed I would sleep through it! At least they weren't my important classes for education!
Workplace
I have done many things. Food service was a big part of my first jobs. I will never go back to it! I have done many things as a teacher. I have team taught Special Education in the regular classroom. I have been a Resource teacher with pull-out programs for students with learning disabilities. I have taught regular ed in bush Alaska. I have taught moderately to severely handicapped junior high students. I am now teaching students with visual impairments and loving it!
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