Jobs - After High School

May 1955 to Sept. 1955 - Amelia Star Review - sold classified ads - wrote column - managed office.

Sept. 1955 to June 1956 - Ohio State University Extension Serivce - boss Mr. Christenson.

Summer 1956? - worked at McAlpin's - Linen's Department.

Sept. 1956 to June 1957 - Goshen Elementary - 1sr & 2nd grades (attended UC Evening College).

Summer 1957 - Cincinnati Summer Theater - tutorial - Theater in the Round.

Sept. 1957 to June 1958 - Ohio State University - Cashier at Student Union

Summer 1958 - 1/2  summer term at O.S.U. - worked for Columbus Recreation Commission.

Fall 1958  June 1959 - worked as cashier at O.S.U. Student Union

Fall 1959 - June 1960 - taught 6th grade at Withamsville School (same school I attended from 3rd to 8th grade).

Summer - 1960 - went to Conservation Camp (Camp Muskingum) O.S.U. credit.

Fall 1960 - June 1961 - taught 4th grade at Oyler School - Cincinnati Public Schools.

Summer 1961 - Worked at Frisch's Big Boy on Central Parkway, lived in Apt. on Ludlow Ave.

Fall 1961 - Taught at Hays School (first & second grade) until March? Quit job. Took classes.

Married - Dec. 21, 1961 - continued taking classes at U.C. Spring '63 pregnancy - birth of Marshall Nov. 23, 1963.

Spring - 1964 - more classes @ U.C., raising Marshall, active in Goldwater '64 Campaign.

Continued classes until graduation 1967, Other activities - Publicity Chairman for local Montesorri group, wrote articles for Children's House, painted 35 pictures, entered Hyde Park Art Show, Marshall in nursery school at Miss Lucy's in Hyde park.

211 courses passed, 33 courses taken but no credit. 211 plus 40 more to take = 251 hours - 104 required, 57 more than required. It was almost two years extra work to finally graduate - due to changing major from Education to General Studies and going to evening college.

Jobs continued after divorce from Harry. Seven years of marriage.

Substitute teaching for Cincinnati Public Schools, worked for Judge Paul George - his campaign for Domestic Relations Court.

1969-1970 - Hoffman Elementary School - 4th Grade. Wrote two articles for Cincinnati Magazine.

1970 - 1971 - Windsor Elementary School - 4th Grade.  Met Bill Kelly February 1971.

Dec. 21, 1971 - Married. Moved to Glenbrook, Nevada (Lake Tahoe).

1972  in business for myself - Creative Learning Center, Karen's Studio (several locations). Did work at the U.S. Dept. of Education 1989-1991 - Office of Private Education.

*Note: This information was written on  three large index cards and updated "as time passed". I'm glad I kept this file as a record of my job history.