B.J. Schweitzer:
CLASS OF 1960
Midland High SchoolClass of 1960
Midland, MI
Valley Christian High SchoolClass of 1987
San jose, CA
Central Middle SchoolClass of 1957
Midland, MI
Central Middle SchoolClass of 1956
Midland, MI
Carpenter Elementary SchoolClass of 1953
Midland, MI
B.J.'s Story
Life
I basically left Midland when I went to Albion College. I have taught all over the US and in all grades. I had 3 fantastic years in Saranac, MI. In the late 60's I taught music at Seagate in Naples and was Mrs. Scofield - played my uke and taught folk music. Also lived in AZ, CO and OK.
In 1972 I married Bill Schweitzer. We have lived in 24 different houses and these states - IN, OH, CO, TN and 3 cities in CA. We have 4 kids. Bill Jr. was born in 73, Karl in 74, Heidi in 78 and Heather in 82.
In all the moves I have co-owned 3 weekly newspapers in CO, and AM radio station in TN and 3 transportation companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. In June of 06 we sold our businesses and I divorced Bill in Jan of 07.
At this time I still live in San Jose. My sedan service dried up with the economy. I continued my Schweitzer Learning Methods - a tutoring program especially for kids with dyslexia. I have 3 grandsons who light up my life and will have a granddaughter in Feb. 2010! My kids all live within 12 miles of me.
I am writing a couple of books. The first I hope to get published soon! I had expected to have it finished before now. I still compose music and stay active in many activities.
I'm a Christian poet and currently have 3 CDs. I now have 5 grandkids and another one coming. I have replacement parts-hip, knee and shoulder. I still ski and am extremely healthy. I love the adventures God has given me. Can't imagine what the future holds.
Workplace
My first teaching job was in Saranac, MI and I loved every minute of it -well nearly. ...Expand for more
The kids were great, the town friendly and the Principal - well - there will never be another I could admire more. I moved to Phoenix and did subbing, then to Florida. I long term subbed in St. Petersburg and waitressed at the Sand Dollar restaurant. In the fall of 1968 I taught music at Seagate El in Naples - I also taught 1st grade reading. Those kids were super. I worked at a marina in the summer and was choir director at the Episcopal church.
In 1969 I moved to Colorado and did more subbing and began selling Tupperware. Moved to Clinton Oklahoma and taught music in Arapahoe and became a Tupperware mgr. Moved to Indiana, Ohio and California and did subbing. In 1979 my husband bought a weekly newpaper business and I worked for him - did all the photography, ad sales and some feature stories.
I taught at Valley Christian HS in the 80's after we moved back to San Jose. In 1989 my husband bought an AM radio station (WHDM) in McKenzie, TN and I did ad sales, commercials and office work for the next 3 years.
We moved back to CA and I taught electronic music at Lincoln HS. I also taught at Luther Burbank in San Jose and started my own Schweitzer Learning Methods program. This is a program for learning disabled kids and I worked with 6 private schools - it was a pull-out program.
From 1991 till 2006 I worked for my ex-husband in his taxi and limousine businesses.
At this time I am basically an Activities Director for CareMore - a health insurance for Seniors on Medicare. They believe in keeping people happy and healthy. I really love CareMore!!!
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