2022-05-24 Andrea's 1st Day of Her Last Class of the Last Semester of Grad School
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2021-08-12 Andrea's First Day of School
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2020-08-13 Andrea at Conant
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2020-03-11 Andrea & Emily Dancing With The Cougar Stars
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2019-10-17 Conant Hall Decorations
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2019-08-16 Rebecca's Internship at Invista
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2019-08-12 Andrea's 1st Day of School Teaching
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2018-11-25 Kid's Go Back to School
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2018-11-17 Andrea's Student Laureates Award
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2018-11-17 Illinois Governor's Mansion
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2018-11-17 Old State Capital Of Illinois
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2018-11-16 Lincoln Hotel in Springfield Illinois
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2018-11-02 Andrea's De Phi E Dad's Weekend
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2018-10-20 Andrea's Homecoming
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2016-06-03 Rebecca's Conant Prom
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2016-05-18 Rebecca's Conant Award Ceremony
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2016-03-18 Rebecca in Conant Fashon Show
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2016-03-05 and 2016-03-06 Southern Illinois University (SIU) 69th Annual Theta XI Variety Show - Sue's Pictures
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2016-03-05 and 2016-03-06 Southern Illinois University (SIU) 69th Annual Theta XI Variety Show
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2016-02-17 Andrea's Protest in Springfield
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2016-01-30 Rebecca's Conant Winterfest Dance
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2015-11-07 Rebecca's Dress for Indian Dance
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2015-10-23 Andrea's Initiation Day
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2015-08-28 Rebecca Conant Footfall Whiteout
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2015-09-26 Rebecca Conant Homecoming
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2015-09-25 Rebecca Conant Footfall Blackout
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2015-09-24 Rebecca Conant Toga Day
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2015-08-27 Rebecca First Day of School
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2015-08-20 Take Andrea to Southern Illinois University (SIU)
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2015-05-29 Rebecca's Prom
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2015-05-29 Andrea's Prom
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2015-05-21 Andrea's Speech Team Banquet
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2015-05-18 SIU New Student Orientation
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2015-05-16 Andrea's Thespians Banquet and Award
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2015-05-13 Andrea's Awards
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2015-03-20 Conant Prom Fashion Show
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2015-02-13 Michigan State University (MSU) Scholarship Compitition
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2015-02-05 through 2015-02-08 SIU Interview - Residence Inn Champaign, IL
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This was Andrea's Southern Illinois University's Chancellor's Scholarship Interview.
We picked Andrea up the Conant High School at 2:48 pm on February 5th and drove down to Carbondale, IL where we stayed at the Hampton Inn.
SIU held events for the students on Friday and the Interviews were help on Saturday February 7th.
After Andrea's Interview on Saturday we drove to Champaign, IL where we stayed at the Residence Inn.
We finished the drive home on Sunday February 8th.
Andrea was awarded the Chancellor's Scholarship which was a full ride to SIU!
2015-01-31 Rebecca's Conant Winterfest Dance
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2015-01-31 Andrea's Conant Winterfest Dance
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2015-01-24 Andrea's Trophy
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2014-10-21 Rebecca's NHS Induction
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2014-10-15 Conant Play - Almost Maine
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2014-09-27 Andrea's Homecoming
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2014-09-27 Rebecca's Homecoming
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2014-09-23 Andrea Crazy Clothes
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2014-09-19 Rebecca Crazy Clothes
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2014-09-17 Andrea's Academic Achievement
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2014-08-29 Andrea in Red for Conant Game
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2014-08-29 Andrea in White for Conant Game
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2014-08-21 Andrea's & Rebecca's 1st Day of School
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2014-06-16 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 10
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2014-06-15 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 9
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2014-06-14 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 8
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2014-06-13 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 7
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2014-06-12 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 6
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2014-06-11 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 5
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2014-06-10 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 4
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2014-06-09 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 3
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2014-06-08 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 2
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2014-06-07 Andrea's Trip to Spain - Day 1
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2014-06-07 Andrea Leaving for Spain
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2014-05-30 Andrea's Prom
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2014-05-20 Conant's - The Newspaper Show
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2014-05-17 Andrea's Tespian Troupe 2646 Induction
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2014-04-12 Conant Play - The Sparrow
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2014-04-04 Andrea's Pictures in the Schaumburg Library
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2014-03-17 Rebecca's Spanish Video Project
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2013-10-22 Andrea's NHS Induction
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2013-10-05 Andrea's Conant Homecoming
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2013-10-05 Rebecca's Conant Homecoming
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2013-09-11 Andrea's Academic Letter Award
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2013-08-21 1st Day of Summer School
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2013-05-31 Andrea's & Amiel's Prom - Sue's Pictures
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2013-05-31 Andrea's & Amiel's Prom
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2013-04-25 Conant Speech Banquet
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2013-04-17 Conant Play - Andrea in Midsummer Jersey
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2013-03-17 Andrea's Spanish Cooking Video
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2013-03-09 Andrea's Self Portrait School Project
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2013-02-16 Rebecca's Conant Turnabout Dance
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2013-02-16 Andrea's Conant Turnabout Dance
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2012-10-13 Saint Viator Homecoming
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2012-10-06 Conant Homecoming
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2012-09-12 Andrea's Academic Award
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2012-07-23 1st Day of School
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2012-05-31 Rebecca's 8th Grade Dance
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2012-05-05 David Beach's Prom
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2011-10-01 Andrea's Homecoming at Danny's High School
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2011-09-24 Andrea's Conant Homecoming
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2011-08-23 Andrea's 1st Day of High School
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2011-05-26 Andrea's 8th Grade Dance
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2011-03-23 Through 2011-03-28 Matt's Penn State Dance Competition and Award - Andrea's Pictures
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2011-03-23 Through 2011-03-28 Matt's Penn State Dance Competition and Award - Sue's Pictures
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We stayed at The Nature Inn inside of Bald Eagle State Park
2011-03-23 Through 2011-03-28 Matt's Penn State Dance Competition and Award - Rick's Pictures
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We stayed at The Nature Inn inside of Bald Eagle State Park
2011-03-09 Matt in Letter Jacket
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2011-02-18 Andrea's School Project
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2010-06-23 Crazy Hair
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2010-06-21 Crazy Hair
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2010-03-03 Andrea's Reflections Award
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2010-02-10 Andrea's Concert
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2009-12-16 Rebecca's Egypt Play
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2009-12-03 Rebecca's Egypt Poster
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2009-09-25 Rebecca Crazy Hair
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2009-09-19 Alex & Rebecca Crazy Hair
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2009-09-13 Rebecca Crazy Hair
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2009-08-25 Andrea & Rebecca 1st Day of School
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2009-07-30 Living Hope Church Play - Andrea's Pictures
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2009-07-30 Living Hope Church Play
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2009-06-07 End of Summer Dinner
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2009-06-05 Andrea's 6th Grade Breakfast
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2009-06-01 Andrea's DARE Luncheon
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2009-05-28 DARE Graduation
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2009-04-25 Kendall's Prom
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2009-04-24 The Granny Awards Play - By Lori Kolder
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2009-04-24 The Granny Awards Play - By Mike Miley
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2009-04-24 The Granny Awards Play - By Sue Storey
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2009-04-16 Andrea's Concert
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2009-03-15 Andrea's Award
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2009-03-12 Rebecca's IRP
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2009-02-23 Rebecca's Concert
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2008-12-15 Rebecca's 1st Concert
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2008-09-27 U of I at Penn State Game
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2008-09-27 Kendall's Homecoming
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2008-08-25 1st Day of School
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2008-07-24 American Ideal Play
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2008-05-30 Matt's High School Prom
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2008-05-24 Matt's Awards
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2008-05-15 Matt's Academic Scholar Award
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2008-04-09 Andrea's 2nd Concert
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2008-04-08 Andrea's 1st Concert
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2008-01-31 Rebecca's Battle of the Books & Andrea's Concert
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2008-01-23 Andrea's Battle of the Books
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2007-11-15 Rebecca - Crazy Hair Day
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2007-09-12 Matt's Letter Sweater
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2007-09-06 Matt's Honor Roll Award
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2007-09 Kendall's Homecoming
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2007-08-22 1st Day Of School
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2007-08-07 Matt's Clock Project
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2007-08-02 Matt's Senior Proofs
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2007-05-29 Andrea's Concert
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2007-05-14 Rebecca's Bridging
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2007-05-05 Haley's 1st Communion and Kaitlyn's & Kendall's Prom
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2007-04-27 Rebecca's Frog & Toad Play
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2007-04-18 Andrea's Concert
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2007-01-19 Reading Rovers
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2006-12-15 Andrea & Rebecca Winter Party's
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2006-11-01 Matt's Induction in The National Honor Society
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2006-08-23 1st Day of School
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2006-04-28 Science Fair Projects
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2006-04-18 Fine Art's Concert
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2006-02-12 Andrea's Science Project
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2006-01-08 Grades 2-3 Yearbook Pictures
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2005-12-16 Class Pictures
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2005-12-09 Matt's Concert
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2005-11-18 Crazy Hair Day
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2005-10-31 School Halloween - Pictures by Therese
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2005-10-30 Halloween Fest
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2005-10-19 Matt's Mole Project
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2005-10-16 Matt's Mole Project
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2005-09-06 Matt's Award
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2005-08-23 1st Day of School
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2005-05-25 Andrea's Frog & Toad Play
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2005-05-24 Rebecca's Class
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2005-05-18 Matt's Concert
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2005-05-07 Matt's Conant Pond Pictures
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2005-04-22 Rebecca's School Play
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2005-04-19 Choir Concert
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2005-03-24 Andrea's Science Fair
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2005-03-05 Matt's Band Ensemble
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2005-03-02 Andrea's Science Fair Project
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2005-02-18 70's Day
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2004-11-22 Rebecca's Pow Wow
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2004-10-29 Nerge Halloween Parade
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2004-10-29 Halloween Rebecca's Class
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2004-10-29 Halloween Andrea's Class
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2004-10-25 Matt's Concert at Conant
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2004-10-20 Everybody Cooks Rice Dinner
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2004-10-09 Conant Homecoming
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2004-08-25 First Day of School
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2004-06-03 Rebecca's End of the Year Party
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2004-06-02 Rebecca's End of Year Play
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2004-06-02 Matt's Graduation Dance
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2004-05-27 Rebecca's Class Bowling
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2004-05-27 Matt's Concert at Bank
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2004-05-24 Rebecca's Girl Scout Bridging
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2004-05-21 Rebecca's Birthday at School
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2004-05-20 Rebecca's Kindergarten Baseball Game
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2004-05-18 Matt's Last Mead Concert
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2004-05-11 Rebecca's School Chick Pictures
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2004-04-01 Rebecca's School Luau
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2004-02-25 Rebecca's Teddy Bear Picnic
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2004-02-18 Rebecca's 100th Day of Kindergarten
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2004-02-11 Rebecca's Valentine's Day Party
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2004-01-20 Rebecca's Fine Motor Activity
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2003-12-05 Daisy's at Pirates Cove
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2003-12-04 Rebecca's Reflection Project
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2003-11-25 Rebecca's Grandparents Thanksgiving
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2003-11-24 Andrea's Thanksgiving Play
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2003-11-07 Mother Daughter Bingo
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2003-11-06 Rebecca's Circus Field Trip
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2003-10-30 Andrea's Zoo Fieldtrip
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2003-10-03 Rebecca's Beary Special
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2003-09-28 Johnny's & Kaitlyn's Homecoming
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2003-09-28 Girl Scout Camp
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2003-09-02 Rebecca's 1st Day Of Kindergarten
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2003-09-01 Matt Plays At Septemberfest
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2003-08-26 Andrea's 1st Day of 1st Grade
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2003-07-02 Beach's Recital
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2003-06-24 Andrea's & Rebecca's Dance Party
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2003-06-04 Andrea's & Alex's End Of School Party
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2003-05-30 Andrea's & Alex's Blast Off To 1st Grade
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2003-05-30 Andrea's Blast Off To 1st Grade
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2003-05-20 Andrea's & Alex's Class Pictures With Chicks
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2003-05-19 Andrea's Bridges To Brownie
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2003-03-04 Matt's Concert
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2003-02-15 Daddy Daughter Dance
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2002-12-12 Matt's Concert At Mead
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2002-10-30 Rebecca's School Halloween
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2002-10-26 Nerge Halloween
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2002-08-25 Matt's People To People Reunion
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2002-07-12 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 14 - Depart for Home
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Day 13 - Marin Headlands - Final Night Celebration
This morning you’ll greet the day with hot pancakes that you helped to prepare and savor the views of the Yosemite Area for the final time. Learn how to properly break down camp, take a few final pictures, and then say goodbye to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and head back towards the California coastline.
Returning to the Marin Headlands by afternoon, tonight you celebrate your final night in California in style! The evening is spent preparing a lavish final feast and participating in fun closing activities, including games and skits. Reminisce about the last two weeks of fun, adventure, and learning with your new friends and spend the night within a stone’s throw of the Pacific Ocean.
Day 14 - Depart for Home
Eventually, all good things must come to an end. This morning you will get up early for the shuttle to San Francisco Airport and depart for home.
2002-07-10 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 12 - Yosemite Valley - Half Dome
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Today you hike through the heart of the park, Yosemite Valley. A half-mile deep depression carved by glaciers during the last ice age, it is flanked by soaring 3,000-foot high granite walls and is the “jumping-off” point for many powerful waterfalls, including the third and seventh highest in the world. Unfortunately, because of its popularity, parts of the Valley were severely impacted by development and overcrowding and in danger of being loved to death. However, in January 1997 severe flooding destroyed half the campsites and one third of the buildings. It was decided that many would not be rebuilt, and instead the land has been left to revert to its natural state.
On the hike today you will have to keep a sharp lookout for California Big Horned Sheep and mule deer, and listen for the deeply toned hoot of the Great Grey Owl. Trail’s end is the base of Half-Dome, Yosemite’s most distinctive feature. Dominating the Valley, Half-Dome rises 4,733 feet from the Valley floor, and today lends itself to your study of glacial geology.
2002-07-09 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 11 - Yosemite - Tuolumne Meadows
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
As perhaps the most famous glacially carved landscape in the world, Yosemite National Park is the jewel of the Sierras. Yosemite covers a huge area of the western Sierras in central California and has innumerable lakes, meadows, forests and rocky summits with endless and awe-inspiring alpine scenery. The area received National Park status in 1880, as a result of the efforts of the pioneering Scottish naturalist John Muir, and has grown in popularity ever since.
Tuolumne Meadows, your destination for the day, is best known for its many alpine lakes, stark granite formations, and flower-filled meadows. Hiking is this pristine wilderness you will learn about the natural history of the area, the history of the park, and why the Native Americans referred to Yosemite as the “place of the gaping mouth”.
This evening you make camp along the western boundary of Yosemite and settle in for an evening of fun and games with your group.
2002-07-08 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 10 - Mono Lake
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
At the transition zone between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Great Basin Desert is today’s area of discovery - Mono Lake. As one of the oldest lakes in North America, Mono Lake is three times as salty as the ocean and is home to one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. You will learn about such things as why no fish swim in the lake (but trillions of brine shrimp exist), why there is controversy surrounding the preservation of the lake, and how Mono Lake got its name. As a premier destination for learning about biodiversity, ecology, and geology, you will enjoy exploring this unique location.
This evening we pitch our camp near the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park and enjoy telling stories about the day’s events around the campfire.
2002-07-07 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 9 - Grover Hot Springs - Bodie Ghost Town
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Departing Kirkwood, your first stop today is for a swim and a soak at Grover Hot Springs. After this refreshing break, you will continue your traverse of the Sierras and find yourself on the much more arid eastern slope. This afternoon, walk the dusty streets of Bodie, one of the largest and best-preserved ghost towns in the west. Listen to the creaking floorboards of a once thriving saloon, see the walls of a bank vault that are still standing (but not the bank), and walk through a jail from which only one prisoner was ever known to have escaped.
Although W.S. Bodey discovered gold here in 1859, he died the next year and never saw the mining town that kept his name and flourished to hold over 10,000 people. According to area pioneer Judge J. G. McClinton, the district's name was changed from "Bodey," "Body," and a few other phonetic variations, to "Bodie," after a painter in the nearby boomtown of Aurora, lettered a sign "Bodie Stables." You will hear stories about people like “Bad Mike” and “Madame Moustache.” citizens who once walked the streets of this rough and tumble mining boomtown but who reside in the infamous Boot Hill cemetery. You will also learn about the booms and the busts of this fascinating town, and the effects the Gold Rush had on the natural environment.
This evening will be your first night of camping. Your campsite in the Eastern Sierra is set among towering mountains and clear lakes, and it is where you will learn fundamental camping skills and how to cook delicious meals outdoors. Tonight if it’s nice enough you may want to sleep out under the stars!
2002-07-06 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 8 - Lake Tahoe
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Today you will explore one of the deepest lakes in the world, Lake Tahoe. With an average surface elevation of 6,225 feet, it is also the highest lake of its size in North America. A place of remarkable beauty, Marl Twain described Tahoe as the “fairest picture the whole earth affords” and it draws millions of visitors annually.
Cruising across the cobalt-blue waters of the lake aboard the paddlewheel-driven M.S. Dixie II will inspire you to find out more about this incredible treasure. Learn about the history of the lake and why the water is so clear that it is possible to see to a depth of 67 feet. Later, meet with representatives of Keep Tahoe Blue, an organization that is committed to maintaining the clarity of the lake in spite of the many challenges that face the surrounding ecosystem. At the end of the day, head back to Kirkwood for your last night in the Tahoe region.
2002-07-05 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 7 - Kirkwood Activities Day
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Several adventures await you on this fun and challenging day. The fun part is that you will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of supervised activities conducted by your Naturalist Leaders. The challenge will be to choose which ones! Will you explore the Lake Tahoe wilderness on horseback, hike among wildflowers and jagged peaks, ride a resort chairlift to the top of the ridge for panoramic views of the Sierras and beyond, or ring the bell at the top of the climbing wall to let everyone know you made it? The choice is yours but since you may not have time to do everything, choose wisely.
2002-07-04 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 6 - Kirkwood Exploration
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Wake up today and breathe in the fresh pine-scented air of the Sierra environment that surrounds you at Kirkwood. This morning you have time to do laundry, call home, familiarize yourself with the resort, acclimate to the mountain climate, and relax.
Then, spend the afternoon hiking one of the many trails that lead to pristine lakes and high alpine meadows. Along the way, look for the traces left by settlers who braved their way over the surrounding high mountain passes to come to California. You’ll learn about people like Kit Carson who became a national hero by leading expeditions through the mountains of the American West. Cap off the hike with a refreshing swim in one of Kirkwood’s many lakes before making your way back for a hearty meal.
2002-07-03 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 5 - Gold Rush History
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Today you journey from the shores of the Pacific into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, following in the footsteps of the thousand of prospectors who came to California hoping to strike it rich. At the “Gold Bug” mine, which is on the Register of National Historical Places, don a hard hat and make your way through on of the old mining tunnels. Discover the crystals and stalactites that cling to the walls of the mine and learn about what life was like for the people who worked the mines 150 years ago. Although you will only spend a short time exploring the depths of the mine, you’ll gain a sense of what it was like to work 16-hour stretches down below.
Other than digging, the most common way to mine for gold involved using water and a shallow pan to sift through the rich deposits (or placers) along the region’s riverbanks. Located in the heart of the Mother Lode, Placerville was once the center of commerce in California and at one time was the third largest city in the state. Here you’ll get a chance to try your hand at panning for gold the old fashioned way in a nearby river and learn the eerie reason behind why the town was once named “Hangtown”.
This evening, settle in to your accommodation at Kirkwood, your home for the next several nights in the heart of the Sierras.
2002-07-02 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 4 - Muir Woods - Stinson Beach
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
This morning you journey to the forest moon of Endor, home to !he furry little Ewoks of Star Wars fame. Well, not really. But you will walk through a forest of Coast Redwood trees and experience the same environment that served as a backdrop for the Endor landscape.
Wandering the trails at Muir Woods National Monument, you will learn about the tallest trees on Earth and why they are only able to grow under very specific conditions. During the 1800’s this stand of old-growth redwoods, some over one thousand years old, was spared from the saws of loggers due to its sheer inaccessibility. In 1908, the grove was formally protected by Theodore Roosevelt and named for the late conservationist John Muir. Close your eyes and listen to the forest grow, surrounded by walls of 300-foot trees in the cathedral Grove.
Departing the redwoods, this afternoon you make your way down a trail that leads to one of the most picturesque beaches in the world, three-mile long Stinson Beach. Here, a California style beach party is awaiting your arrival! You will have an opportunity to learn how to surf, boogie board, play volleyball, build sand castles, or simply soak up some rays. The evening’s barbecue cookout is topped off by the sunset over the Pacific.
2002-07-01 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 3 - San Francisco Day
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Today it's a grand day out in the “City by the Bay”: San Francisco. Listen to the ringing of cable car bells, breathe in the smell of fresh-baked sourdough bread, feel the cool sea air on your skin, and savor the taste of authentic Chinese cuisine. Hopping on to a historic cable car, you'll make your way up and down the hills and through the city streets to Chinatown, originally formed by the thousands of Chinese Immigrants who came to San Francisco during the Gold Rush. Did you know that San Francisco's Chinatown contains the largest concentration of Chinese outside of China?
Later, from Fisherman's Wharf you travel by ferry out to Alcatraz Island, located directly in the middle of San Francisco Bay and home to one of the world's most infamous prisons. Luckily for you, it is now a historic site. Walking the halls of the crumbling prison blocks and entering the cells of some of the prison's most notorious criminals, you will hear narration of what life was like for prisoners on “The Rock.”
2002-06-30 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 2 - Marin Headlands
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Wake up this morning to the sound of waves breaking on the shores of the Marin Headlands. Today's place of discovery is the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (or GGNRA). An oasis of rolling green hills, woodlands, wildlife, and rugged coastline, the GGNRA is the largest urban national park in the world. During the first part of the day you and the rest of your hiking group will bond together through challenging games and group-building initiatives. In the afternoon you will enjoy your first hike together as you explore the rocky inlets, tidal pools, and abundance of sea life that inhabits this unique coastal environment.
2002-06-29 Matt's People to People Trip - Day 1
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Matt's People to People Student Ambassador Program California Discovery Trip
Welcome to California! Arriving at the San Francisco International Airport, your Naturalist Leaders will be waiting to meet you. Everyone will immediately be divided into smaller "hiking groups" and then travel across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin Headlands, located on the rocky coastline near the entrance to San Francisco Bay. After getting settled in you will get to know your fellow travelers through name games and team-building exercises. This evening, enjoy the sunset over the Pacific Ocean.
2002-06-29 Matt At Airport Leaving for People to People School Trip to California
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2002-04-23 Nerge School Sculptures
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2002-03-07 Matt's Concert
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2002-02-01 Daddy Daughter Dance
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2002-01-21 Matt's School Bug
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2001-12-21 Andrea's School Christmas Play
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2001-12-20 Rebecca's School Christmas Play
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2001-11-28 Matt's Egypt Play
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2001-11-21 Andrea's & Alex's Thanksgiving Play
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2001-11-20 Rebecca's Thanksgiving Play
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2001-10-31 Andrea's & Alex's School Halloween
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2001-10-30 Rebecca's School Halloween
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2001-02-09 Daddy Daughter Dance
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1981-06-07 40th Reunion from Amundsen Hight School
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1980-05 Jeannie's Prom
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1970-02 Rick Storey & Tim Jaeger at the St Hubert Science Fair
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