I am blessed to live out so many of my dreams.  As a student at John Marshall, I was influenced by some incredible teachers.  It took awhile to finally break in, but after 18 years of substitute teaching,  I'm a proud member of the John Marshall High School Social Studies department.  For those of you visiting the site who are friends from  the JMHS band (especially by way of Moundsville Jr.), I'm also including some recent pictures of our incredible directors.  Ron Rose and Ed Parshall are both retired now, but are still playing music locally and here are some pictures from their recent concert on the river.
My husband, Bill.  In my eyes, he was the best!  He's now retired and I took his spot on staff.	Here's our department (some past, most current members) at a retirement dinner for Mike Pivik.  Kneeling:  Gary Rider, Chuck Duckworth.  Row 2:  Lois Elias, me, Buddy Wood, Mike Pivik, Pancho Flores, Cindy Kolas  Row 3:  Jane McNinch (behind Lois), then my husband, Bill, Harold Vitale, Dan Pascoli, Bill Storm, and on the end, Bill Sandiford
Ron Rose, John Marshall High School band director (1971-1997?), entertaining the crowd between songs.	Ed Parshall and another great former band director from Chester Jr. High, Lou Casini.
Ed Parshall and another JM alumnus, Joanie Gould (now Palmer)	A really pretty setting along the Ohio River in Wheeling, WV for Ron Rose's Big Band.