Aurie Mitchell Haithcox:
CLASS OF 1962
Elizabeth D. Gillespie Junior High SchoolClass of 1962
Philadelphia, PA
Dobbins-Randolph Vocational Technical SchoolClass of 1965
Philadelphia, PA
Anna B. Pratt Elementary SchoolClass of 1959
Philadelphia, PA
M. Hall Stanton Elementary SchoolClass of 1954
Philadelphia, PA
Aurie's Story
Life
Attended Dobbins from 1962 and was in the last January graduating class in January 1965. I enjoyed my high school years, my friends and my experience as a Cheerleader. Currently,I reside in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, have an adult son and work in Dresher, PA. My Dobbins experience was a memorable one, and I look forward to keeping in touch with other Dobbins alumni.
I married for the second time in April 2007 so my new name is Aurie Haithcox.
School
I attended Stanton Elementary school in North Philly until second grade. Due to redistricting I transfered to Pratt Arnold at 22nd & Diamond and graduated from 6th grade there. My junior high school was Gillespie in Tioga and I went to Gratz for a half a semester because Gillespie was overcrowded. My high school years were spent at Dobbins Vocational Technical High (that is what it was called at that time) and graduated in the last January graduating class in January 1965. It was a good time although a lot was going on in the world. There was the civil rights movement with leaders like Martin Luther King. There was Vietnam, Motown and the Beatles. I especially loved my experience as a Cheerleader and attending the football and basketball games. The parties outside of school were really good too with the dim lights in the basements (smiles). I was rather quiet but I did hang with a group of friends who were pretty assertive and we formed a c...Expand for more
lub which we called "Lambda Phi Beta. I fell in love for the first and second time while attending Dobbins. I won't mention the guys names, but you may know who they are. I married one of them. It's great to think back on these times. And I am hoping to attend the next High School reunion to see old friends again.
Workplace
Before graduation, I worked at a children's store on Germantown Avenue. This gave me money to buy my own clothes and go to movies, dances and roller skating.
My first real job was with PSFS bank.
I was a bank teller for three years.
My second job was as a Service Representative with Bell of Pennsylvania. I spent most of my career with the Bell System. I moved up to Supervising Clerk, Service Advisor and Communications Trainer and Assistant Marketing Manager. I also sold telephone systems to small businesses for a short time. Due to the divestiture of the Bell System, I was placed with AT&T Communications and was ultimately transferred to Central New Jersey. I spent about 15 years there. I left AT&T in 1994.
I joined Prudential Financial in 1996 and have been in Call Center Management, Customer Service training and project management. In 2000 I transferred to Prudential in Dresher, PA. (near Willow Grove, PA).
Left Pru in 2010 and am now working for Wells Fargo Bank. Accomplished my goal of completing Undergraduate studies at DeVry University in October 2012.
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