Kay Kimball talked me into auditioning for choir. I filled a second soprono slot, which pleased the director since our year was heavy with alto voices.
Anne went to Wheaton High School in Maryland, graduating in 1976.
Kay Kimball talked me into auditioning for choir.
I filled a second soprono slot, which pleased the
director since our year was heavy with alto voices.
The choir took a fun trip to Boston, with the excuse
of a couple of performances. Mostly we had fun,
pillow fighting in the hotel room and ordering
pizza for an impromptu party in the hall.
Several of us had a memorable dinner at Benihana's.
There were 6 of us so we were seated at a table with
another couple to make up the 8 places. We
enjoyed chatting with them during the meal.
They left before us and totally shocked us by paying
our bill.
This solar house project actually succeeded in
heating water.
Another science project that I did with Kay was
to explore how primitive ceramics might have been
made. First we gathered sawdust as one of our
fuel sources. Shelton obligingly cut up
firewood for us.
Then we had to dig up some good clay and shape
our pots.
Our 'kilns' were pits dug in the ground at
Sleepy Creek. We varied the fuel source to
see which would produce a hot enough temperature
to harden the pottery. Dad took lots of
slides so we had a nice presentation for class.
All in all, it was a pretty good excuse to go
camping, play in the mud, and roast marshmallows.
The high point of my high school career was
being a Presidential Scholar. Only 126 seniors
were chosen from the entire country, 2 from each
state and a few at-large students. Initial
selection came from PSAT test scores and then
we had to fill out an application with an
essay and details of our activities. In hindsight,
my topic of population control is pretty funny!
Those selected got an all-expenses-paid trip to
Washington, DC. The theory was that the president
would present the medals in person, but state
events precluded that for us.
The closest the Presidential Scholars got to
President Ford was at the reception of
France's President D'Estaing on the White House
lawn. Here are pictures on display at a later event.
A reception for the Presidential Scholars was
held at the State Department.
We got a special tour of the white house.
The other people in this picture are of the
other winner from Maryland and his family.
Graduation was held at University of Maryland's
Cole Field House. My class was over 600 people.
Gerry Hubbell came east and timed his visit to
coincide with my graduation.