| Batch '57 Most Loyal Alumnus |  |  |  |
During the 1957 Graduation Ceremony, I received the “Most Loyal Award” for attending Kindergarten to high school at St. Joseph’s School. I did my observation and practice teaching there too. In 1963, I started teaching kindergarten, first grade, and sixth grade classes at SJS. (Very loyal indeed!)
I continued teaching at Fr. James B. Hay Catholic School when my sister, (Sr. Maria Lucia), invited me to come to Alamogordo, New Mexico in 1968. I met Bill, (my husband) who is from Michigan. We were married on April 8, 1969. Our first child, Mary Joy was born in 1970; then we had twins, Pamela and Patricia, born in 1971. Finally, Robert John was born in 1976.
From 1972 to 1997, I retired from Alamogordo Public School as a classroom teacher and as a reading specialist. Then, I decided to teach preschoolers at Fr. James B. Hay that same year (I just couldn’t stay retired yet.) until 2003. That’s when I put the chalk and eraser down for good, after forty years of teaching.
Since we started teaching catechism in high school, I am continuing to do so to help our catholic churches here. I have been working with First Communion Class for eight years now. What else are we doing now? We love to babysit our grandchildren. They are our precious jewels!
2 comments:
A beautiful essay from one of the Most Loyal Alumni. Summary(short portion autobiography) by: Marita Daluz-Webster (Batch ‘57) Submitted by Dr. Dorothy Mae Bennett (a former classmate).
Dear Marita,
May God bless your kind, dear heart for continuing to teach our kids about God. I am in Religious Education too and I can relate to what you are trying to achieve: to help our youth in their journey of faith through life. Seems like a tall order to follow but nothing is impossible with the help of the Holy Spirit who guides us.
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