Tally Satterthwaite:
CLASS OF 1958
Oneonta Elementary SchoolClass of 1958
South pasadena, CA
Gilbert High SchoolClass of 9999
Gilbert, AZ
Gilbert High SchoolClass of 2012
Gilbert, AZ
Tempe High SchoolClass of 1974
Tempe, AZ
South Pasadena High SchoolClass of 1964
South pasadena, CA
Tally's Story
Life
Recent only: "'09: Loving time with baby Katherine. More work on house; beach for two weeks June/July where Barry and Baby K got close. '08: Fixing up house; renting beach house in CA in July. Granddaughter as of 9/13!! Waited forever for this! Thanksgiving, lost our second "son"--much sadness. '07: Elderhostel photo course and traveling in Oregon. '06: Finally got to Europe for a river cruise (Budapest-Amsterdam!), then seeing family in Spain and a few days in Paris. '05: River raft trip, then reunion in CT with sisters and most of my nieces, as well as friend Carol.
I'm now a four-year breast cancer "survivor" though I never felt too threatened by it; I attacked it at a very early stage (mammo--I wouldn't have felt anything until it was too late!) by removing and rebuilding everything. Actually, having a vision problem in one eye scares me more. I love being the "old broad" at GHS, and my work as librarian actually excites me more all the time--I'll probably stay forever. I go to reunions of SPHS and GHS and love seeing the people there.
Husband Barry switched teaching field from Industrial Tech to Art a few years ago! Very exciting and energizing for him. Not poor anymore, so we go to Suns games.
School
The teenage years are tough, and I wouldn't go through them again for anything--what angst! South Pas was a solid education, though; it set me up for the future. And my oldest, close friend came from there with me-...Expand for more
-Carol. I liked Yearbook and took great pride in putting it together; the Senior Play was frantic but fun (I ended up teaching Drama for years, in fact). I have good memories of people, but the best time of my life is as an adult.
College
After a short stint earlier at LA State, ASU came when my daughter entered kindergarten. I loved going to school! It was hard study, plays, parties, life-long friends,work-study, and meeting my husband. UofA Library School at 40 was the first time I went away to school, and it was great, too, but ASU was my "wild and single" experience.
Workplace
Teaching English was good--important but exhausting because I could never keep up with the paperwork. Theatre was exhilarating, but horribly exhausting--directing 3 plays a year while teaching 4 English classes as well! Teaching and coaching Speech was wonderful--energizing and wearing at the same time (averaged 13 tournaments a year).
NOW: Teaching information skills and being a H.S. Librarian is rewarding and endlessly interesting: teachers and students come to me for everything, and my multi-tasking skills are in full play. Also, it's fun to try to kill the stereotype--I'm certainly not it!! There is frustration in the policing aspect, but if a few of the kids think I'm a witch because I won't let them be obnoxious pigs, I can live with it. I am one of those incredibly lucky people who is in the exact job where I was always meant to be. Life is good.
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