Noreen Lee:  

Life Hi Everyone, I'm Noreen Bails from the graduating class of 1966 at Mobile County High School. I've been married for 17 years now to my wonderful husband Jim Lee so of course I'm now 'Noreen Lee'. I studied at BYU graduating in 1972 with a Bachelor of Music Degree in education. I taught music for about 14 years,,, First at Snowflake Union High School in Snowflake, AZ,,,,then at Singing River Elementary School in Gautier, MS,,,my last few years teaching music was at various Elementary Schools in the Richmond Unified School District in Richmond, CA. The next 14 years of teaching began in the Richmond District in the classroom. I taught a 2/3rd grade class, a 2nd grade, then 4th grade before getting married and moving to Evanston, WY. I only did substitute teaching in WY for 1 year then Jim and I moved back to Bakersfield, CA in 1990. I got a job teaching 2nd grade for a year then was involuntarily moved to 5th grade. I loved teaching the little ones so I transferred to Noble Elementary School where I spent my remaining years teaching first grade in the Bakersfield City School District. I loved it there. We had such a wonderful close knit staff and a very understanding and supportive Principal and office staff. Anyone who has done any teaching knows that a supportive Principal can make all the difference in the world to the teachers under him/her. Due to severe health problems, due mainly to the polluted air in Bakersfield, CA (the 3rd most polluted city in the US,,, LosAngeles is #1 and Visalia, CA is #2) I retired early on disablilty & Jim & I moved once again (hopefully for the last time) to retire in NorthWest Florida, also known as the panhandle of FL. We live in a small town of Bonifay, Fl which is exactly 50 miles North of Panama City, FL and 50 miles South of Dothan, AL and 100 mi West of Tallasshee, FL and about 100 mi East of Pensacola, FL. I love retirement and now living back in the South I'd love to get back in touch with some old high school frien...Expand for more