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John Moran '69 Writes To Mr. Heroux
La Salle grad Ted Hefner '69 recently shared a letter with many of his classmates. The letter was written by John Moran '69 to Eddy Heroux, the co-director of the La Salle Guidance Office. The full text of the letter is below. John can be reached at jmoran@creswell.k12.or.us
Hello Mr. Heroux,
John Moran from the class of '69 here. Had you for French either sophomore or junior year. It's hard to recall exactly which it was. I was just wondering if I could get a copy of my transcript. I don't need an official one; I'm just curious to know if I did as poorly as I seem to remember. Plus, I've been teaching HS for about 16 years now (4 years in South Dakota and I'm in my 13th year in Oregon) and my students always ask how I did in HS. I figured it's about time I was able to give them some accurate information.
After graduation, I enlisted in the USAF (January of 1970), and spent almost 22 years wearing the blue suit. Loved almost every minute of it. I got my BA from the State University of NY (SUNY) at Plattsburgh in 1981 while stationed at the Air Force base there. I got my teaching credentials from Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota after I retired from the AF in mid 1991. Been married to the same woman for 37 years now - between us, we have 7 kids and about 16 grandkids. Life has been nothing if not interesting.Hello Mr. Heroux,
John Moran from the class of '69 here. Had you for French either sophomore or junior year. It's hard to recall exactly which it was. I was just wondering if I could get a copy of my transcript. I don't need an official one; I'm just curious to know if I did as poorly as I seem to remember. Plus, I've been teaching HS for about 16 years now (4 years in South Dakota and I'm in my 13th year in Oregon) and my students always ask how I did in HS. I figured it's about time I was able to give them some accurate information.
La Salle grad Ted Hefner '69 recently shared a letter with many of his classmates. The letter was written by John Moran '69 to Eddy Heroux, the co-director of the La Salle Guidance Office. The full text of the letter is below. John can be reached at jmoran@creswell.k12.or.us
Hello Mr. Heroux,
John Moran from the class of '69 here. Had you for French either sophomore or junior year. It's hard to recall exactly which it was. I was just wondering if I could get a copy of my transcript. I don't need an official one; I'm just curious to know if I did as poorly as I seem to remember. Plus, I've been teaching HS for about 16 years now (4 years in South Dakota and I'm in my 13th year in Oregon) and my students always ask how I did in HS. I figured it's about time I was able to give them some accurate information.
Hello Mr. Heroux,
John Moran from the class of '69 here. Had you for French either sophomore or junior year. It's hard to recall exactly which it was. I was just wondering if I could get a copy of my transcript. I don't need an official one; I'm just curious to know if I did as poorly as I seem to remember. Plus, I've been teaching HS for about 16 years now (4 years in South Dakota and I'm in my 13th year in Oregon) and my students always ask how I did in HS. I figured it's about time I was able to give them some accurate information.
After graduation, I enlisted in the USAF (January of 1970), and spent almost 22 years wearing the blue suit. Loved almost every minute of it. I got my BA from the State University of NY (SUNY) at Plattsburgh in 1981 while stationed at the Air Force base there. I got my teaching credentials from Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota after I retired from the AF in mid 1991. Been married to the same woman for 37 years now - between us, we have 7 kids and about 16 grandkids. Life has been nothing if not interesting.
I started out teaching English 10 and Freshman science but have been teaching English, journalism, and digital photography for the last twelve years. This year, I'm teaching French 1 for the first time. It's . . . . interesting, but I'm discovering that after 6 years of grade school French and 4 years at LaSalle, I have a reasonably good foundation. I just have to stay a step ahead of the wolves.
I started out teaching English 10 and Freshman science but have been teaching English, journalism, and digital photography for the last twelve years. This year, I'm teaching French 1 for the first time. It's . . . . interesting, but I'm discovering that after 6 years of grade school French and 4 years at LaSalle, I have a reasonably good foundation. I just have to stay a step ahead of the wolves.
I have to tell you that I have been forever grateful for my LaSalle education. After knocking around the Air Force for 20+ years and being in public education for the last 16 years, I have found that it is impossible to over-estimate the value of a classic, well-rounded education. Some days, I am moved to tears to discover what my students do not know, but I never stop trying to fill in those gaps. They are usually amazed at my stories of high school; they cannot believe that we had 1600 guys and no girls in school. I have to reassure them that we all did just fine and that most of us are even reasonably well adjusted socially.
Time to get to work. I've been meaning to send an e-mail like this for a long time. I got motivated to get it done today because my English 11 students wanted to know about my HS years. Thanks for taking the time to deal with this, and though I probably never told you (or any other LSA teachers), I am thankful for what you and all the others have done to make me the man I am today. And tell Donny I said hello - and still proudly wear the LSA hoody.
Regards,
John Moran '69
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