Vicky Ross:  

Well, it is finally 20 years post High School Graduation and looking back so much has changed but yet so much has stayed the same. After high school, I headed to NIU to be an accountant. After 4 years and 3 degree changes, I graduated with a degree in teaching Health Education. It is funny how you think you are cut out for 1 thing but you always come back to your first love...looking back I was always into teaching. Wether it be teaching sunday school, coaching younger kids, or even training other people during various summer jobs it always came back to teaching. Health Education you wonder...it really was the only class during high school that I really felt a connection to and could relate to my day to day life. During my 4 years at NIU, I spent most of my time, when not in class, playing in the marching/pep band. I thoroughly enjoyed my time doing this and made all of my good friends through this. I guess when you are standing outside in freezing cold weather hoping you can still march with 4 layers of clothes on, it brings people together. Anyway, after I graduated, I headed up to Wauconda to teach jr. high health educa...Expand for more