Gary Lorentzen:  

Life I was born in Casper WY and spent my pre-school years in Bismarck ND. I started 1st grade at Greenacres Elementary outside of Spokane in '56. I attended 2nd grade at Lowell Elementary in Tacoma, then 3rd grade at Wachter Elementary in Bismarck ND. 4th grade was in Riverton WY (Lincoln elementary?) and 5th grade in Halliday ND. We moved to Olympia in the 6th grade (McKinley Elementary). I went to Wash. JHS and Olympia HS ('68) I spent four years with the US Army Security Agency in Mass., Vietnam, and Washington DC area. Graduated from The Evergreen State College in '75 and the U. of Washington in '78, then again in '89. Have two kids, Bree and Eric, (30 somethings), Eric is in Boston, Bree is in San Francisco.; I've lived since '90 in the Portland/Vancouver area. I teach German and History in an International Baccalaureate college prep. high school. School The teachers who inspired me the most were Mrs. Mary Campbell (English/Drama) and Mr. Alan Stillman (Russian/Chinese). I suppose I would do it over again, although at the time I didn't particularly like high school and wanted it to be over. It wasn't unbearable though. I had friends from different circles and most of my peers were likable, good people. Funniest moments? Everyday in Drama! Also, sitting next to Bill Moos in German--we laughed all the time! Happiest moments? Graduation, of course! Craziest memories? 1.Spending Summer '67 studying Russian at the Univ. of Wash. and living in the Russian House. 2. Sitting in the cafeteria before school in my Senior year talking about who had received a draft notice. If I had a crush on anyone in high school, it would've been Lois Myers. We used to spend many days of summer at Capitol Lake together. She always had a great sense of humor. We never 'went' together, but she was one of my best female friends. College Started U of Wash the summer between my 11th and 12th grade y...Expand for more