Lia Fisher:
CLASS OF 1987
Ridgewood High SchoolClass of 1987
Ridgewood, NJ
Taylor Center Elementary SchoolClass of 1979
Taylor, MI
Lia's Story
Life
Where has the time gone since 1987? It's flown!
Here's what's happened to me since then, in a nutshell:
I went to SUNY Purchase and got a BA in English. I worked in publishing, then moved on to a job at NYU while I pursued an MA in Elementary Education. I worked as a teacher for a few years, and after I moved to TN I worked for Vanderbilt University in the Peabody Center for Education Policy. I got my Tennessee teaching license once I settled in here, and taught at a great school for a bit. Now I'm a stay at home mom, though I'm also a forensics coach and drama club director at a super school.
Somewhere in there I dated a few nice guys, and also saw a few real jerks. However, I finally found one that was just right for me, and we got married a little over six years ago.
I lived in New Jersey for some years after graduation, then moved to New York State, then NYC, then New York State again, then New Jersey again...and now I live near Nashville, Tennessee, having moved here because my husband's job transferred him to this location. It's really cool living in the state from which my grandmother hailed.
I could keep rambling on and on, but I shan't; if you want more details, check the other bios, or drop me a line!
School
Since they asked about crushes, I should tell, but I won't. However, I think the main guy in question actually knew it at the time, so...not that it mattered! I don't think he particularly cared much if he did know. To put it bluntly: it was tough being an avant-garde alternative-type chick at RHS, let me tell you!
Ironically enough, one of the teachers whom I really liked oversaw the one class I had with the afore-mentioned crush. Ms. Leek taught that particular English elective: Short Story. It was a cool class, and I think I managed to become a fairly decent writer as a result (despite the distraction I experienced). I also remember Miss Crivelli with fondness and respect; she really knew her Art History, and she was tough but humorous. I remember this one time when she started laughing hysterically at a slide she was showing us, which featured a Madonna and child surrounded by flowers. Given her strictness, we were shocked! It turned out that ...Expand for more
the painting reminded her of a time that she visited a villa in Italy, where some prankster had inserted blooms into the buttocks of all the stone cherubs carved into a stairway. Speaking of strictness, I also recall Ms. McCane. I still can hear her stating that she didn't want us to put our feet up on the rungs of the desks, as she didn't need to see a "rusty-dusty"; I also still know how to say good-bye in Swahili!
College
I went to SUNY Purchase for my undergrad years, and there I met the four women who would become my best friends in life: Daria, Jenn, Marina, and Michelle. We had some adventures, let me tell you, and we got into some scrapes, and we did some really silly stuff. It was all good fun, but I won't relate it here; it's between us girls! I really loved college, though; much more than high school, to be honest! (Sorry, RHS!)
I ended up majoring in English, and enjoyed exploring poetry and the works of Shakespeare. I did my senior thesis on Ophelia, and I still write poetry. I also performed in some plays whilst there, something I'd started in high school. In addition, I was in an a capella group and a choir. (I love singing and always will.)
On a final note, the cafeteria food was abyssmal! Even the ramen noodles we constantly ate (where else can you get a meal for 33 cents?) were better!
Workplace
I'm not into the whole career thing! As long as I can express myself creatively in my personal life, my job doesn't matter to much to me, provided that I can be around kind people and be free of stress.
However, there are two things to note: at some of my jobs I've met great friends, and I'm really proud of one of the things I've done. First of all, I met my friends Andrew and Vashti when I worked at a bookstore, and they are amazing folk; I got to know and love Annye Camara, for whom I worked at Workman Publishing; and I met my friend Kathleen when I worked at NYU, and she is a simply wonderful person. Second, I am honored to have been in the teaching profession. It was super to work with kids, and it was very rewarding. I taught second grade for two years and fourth grade for one before I moved. My fourth grade classroom was decorated to look like Hogwarts!
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