Sweet Reunion!
William Tucker, Director
As teachers, spouses and children swarmed into the
Corner Brewery on Friday, November 2, 2012 it was clear that the demise of the
Eastern Michigan Writing Project was only a director’s anxiety. They came from Ann Arbor, Adrian, Allen Park, Hamtramck, Livonia, Plymouth, Monroe, South Lyon, and Ypsilanti. They came from 1992, 2002, and 2012. They came from retirement, from new jobs, from well-earned jobs and yearned-for jobs.
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| Jason Elstone, Jessica Winter, Dawn Richberg and Jim Schaefer at the silent auction |
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| Zachary, Lauren and Dylan Nizol |
They filled the Corner with high spirits, reminiscences, and the enjoyment of teaching and learning. They saw slides of Summer Institutes past, anthologies of sacred writing, and children born after the memorable summer. They grazed the buffet, remembering the legendary breakfast buffets of SI’s past. They bid gleefully and anxiously against each other on books with treasured authors’ autographs. They celebrated twenty years of teachers teaching teachers. What a night!
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| Silent auction |
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| Institute Anthologies |
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| Display of Institutes and Participant Names |
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| Bill Tucker and Rachel Toon |
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| Pam McCombs, Cindy Guillean, Barbara Martin |
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| Jessica Winter |
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| Sarah Lorenz and Debbie Young |
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| Bill Tucker and Dawn Richberg |
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| Pam McCombs, Barbara Martin, Cindy Guillean |
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| Lisa Eddy, Dave Kangas, Cathy Fleischer |
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| Katie Glupker, John Staunton at the silent auction |
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| Barbara and Barry Webster |
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| Fran and Arthur Marroquin |
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| Kim Pavlock, Barry Webster, Barbara Webster |
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| Left: Angela Knight, Rachel Toon and her son; Right: Barbara Martin, Heather, Nolan and Hannah Shively |
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| Jenny, Brady, Carson and Jeff Taylor |
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| Zachary, Lauren and Dylan Nizol, Carol Sliwka |
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| Pam McCombs, Cindy Guillean, Jude, Jessica and Jacob Kander |
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| Jeff, Carson, Jenny and Brady Taylor |
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| Jason Elstone and Kerry Berry |
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| Kim Pavlock (Reunion Coordinator) |
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| Cathy Flesicher (Reunion Coordinator) |
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| Mitra Dunbar and Rosanne Stark |
Post reunion quotes:
Cathy Flesicher:
It was indeed awesome! Thanks so much to everyone who came and supported EMWP!!! All you teachers are my superheroes!
Angela Knight:
I knew it was a great party because I didn't get to talk to everyone I wanted to. :) Thanks, everyone!
Lisa Eddy:
I told my son on the way home, "That was the best reunion I've ever attended! I didn't have to make small talk, and everyone was HAPPY to talk about work!!" I love EMWP!
Heather Shively:
What a wonderful event. Nolan is now in love with Kim Pavlock, too!! :) Thanks to all who made this possible.
Photos by James and Karen Schaefer
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