Children of Karol McAdam Obora, 1981
whom I first met 35 years ago during the summer of my RPCS junior year. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the October wedding of my host “sister’s” only son. The wedding with some 600 guests was amazing. I was surprised how much of the Turkish that I had learned all those years ago came back. I can’t wait to go back to Turkey once again. Our son, Austin, is now a junior in college and is very excited to be spending a semester studying at the Danish Technical University in the outskirts of Copenhagen. He won’t miss the extreme cold typical of Wisconsin winters. Our daughter Claire Evans, 2016 is now a
senior at RPCS and very busy as the co-editor of the yearbook, singing with the Semiquavers and running track. Her creative talents continue to amaze me-especially since I share none of them. She plans to study graphic design in college, but we don’t yet know where she will go (though she received two acceptances before Christmas so that took a lot of pressure off the rest of the application process). Christine Herman Merrill Smith fills us in: Last year was my first year bagpiping again, and the band performed in 15 parades and three shows all told! Four St. Patrick’s, five July 4th’s, three Memorial Days, one National Legioneers’ Convention, and two Veterans’ Day mini parades. My band, the John F. Nicoll Pipe Band, is now gearing up for the St. Patrick’s Day parades! We do four parades in York, Harrisburg, Baltimore, and Annapolis. We adopted a new dog, a Pom/Cocker Spaniel mix last August after our dear Golden died. We named her Penny – she hails from a high kill shelter in Tennessee and was saved then fostered by a lovely couple in Virginia. Saw her on Petfinder and fell in love. She is eight – yet full of life and a beautiful and sweet dog. Please consider adoption when thinking about getting a dog – and don’t be afraid of the older ones – they usually are calmer and are housebroken if raised right. Painting dog portrait commissions and gearing up for a future exhibition (English Royal Breeds). And I’m finally on Facebook under my married name: Christine Smith, only took 12 years for me to get aboard!! Also, in October, I entered my very first Horse Show and actually won a Second and a Third Place ribbon! Vicky Stuelpnagel Murray is still recovering from the snowstorm of the century: You have to cut the
Molly Whitaker O’Donovan, 1981 and Ann Schlott Hillers, 1981
Mindy Harper Stensrud, 1981 and her children Baltimore gang a bit of slack as we are still digging out from the enormous blizzard! Schools closed early on Friday and finally went back two hours late the following Thursday. I have served quarts of hot chocolate to adorable neighborhood children as their sodden snow suits run in my dryer and they sit on our couch in their long underwear watching marathons of SpongeBob Square Pants. I have actually spent a fair amount of time on the RPCS campus the last few years taking Thai cooking classes in the Kaleidoscope program. It’s been great fun and Keith is an enthusiastic guinea pig. Samantha is in third grade at St. Paul’s and I am humbled to learn that they have actually changed math since my day and I no longer know how to do it (I can get the right answer but not the “right” way.) We share our house with two dogs, two fish and a hamster who help to keep things lively. I am in my fourth year as the Director of Training and Documentation for Conifer and still try to find time for some tennis, paddle tennis and golf. Hoping to catch up with lots of you in person this year at our 35th Reunion. EEK! How did that happen? Soon-to-be-expat Beth House Graham tells us: Scott stalks Ann Hillers because he wants to “winter” in Mexico or Equator. Duncan (25) and has two startups in the techie world of San Fran. Rachel (22) after a gap year living in Paris is a junior at UMD College Park. Maria (18) after the past three years graduates from Friends in May...our only child to graduate from a real school since older two were homeschooled. For me the yoga/ nutrition works is fun and booming! I teach group classes for both, have corporate classes and give private yoga lessons plus have skype and in home nutritional clients...plus cooking classes and my work at Nava Health & Vitality. I love it all! Can’t wait to see everyone not on Facebook, but in flesh and blood! Karol McAdam Obora lives in Naperville, suburb of Chicago shares: Nothing changes here. Looking at colleges for TJ (16) and
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