School information

Resume last updated on 4-7-2002:
Click here for my Online Resume

My school career began with a Head Start 
program in Chattaroy, WV. After that I 
began Kindergarten at Chattaroy Grade 
School (which no longer exists). I went
to that school until my 3rd grade year 
was complete. After that I transfered to 
West Williamson Elementary School because 
I was starting to slip grade-wise at 
Chattaroy. The reason was that I could 
never "fit in" (this is a problem I have 
had to fight to overcome) and I let it 
affect my whole mental/emotional state. 
Overcoming self-esteem issues is a very 
difficult thing. 

Ok, enough about my problems.  I then began
junior high at Williamson Jr High School. 
The pattern mentioned above (not fitting in, 
doing slightly below average, etc) continued.
It was the worst 3 years of my life (7th, 8th, 
and 9th grades were all in the Jr High 
building, although technically 9th grade is 
high school level). My high school years 
_really_ began my 10th grade year when I 
started in the Williamson High School 
building. It was better than Jr High, but 
not a whole lot. I graduated on schedule <G>
in 1991, and finally got away from the hell
that was public school. Afterwards, I matured 
more than I ever had. I had room to grow as
a person. I was no longer confined by the 
school system or my shallow, superficial, 
cliq-oriented peers (I am speaking in general 
terms, not all were like this). I am still 
learning to be a more mature, responsible 
person to this day BTW. };->  I WAS FREE!! 
"Free at last, free at last, thank God 
almighty, we are free at last.", to quote
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

See personal info for my 6 month endeavors 
in North Carolina right after I graduated 
(and my work history overall). 

After we moved back from NC, I started Southern 
West Virginia Community and Technical College 
(the "and Technical" part was added right 
before I got my degree from there) in January 1992. 
I majored in Computer Information Systems, and 
I actually enjoyed my 2 1/2 years there. I fit in 
better there than anywhere else before. Most of 
the people I associated with were older than my 
peers and myself. They behaved more maturely. 
They weren't flakes like teens and young adults 
these days seem to be (again, generally speaking). 
I graduated and got my Associate Degree in 
Computer Information Systems in May of 1994.  

After a two year term with RadioShack, I started 
at Marshall University. I began as a Computer
Science (CSD) major, but changed to Management 
Information Systems (MIS) after my first year.
Marshall decided to terminate the CSD program 
(for political reasons...much controversy there).
They were going to rush the last of us to get 
into the CSD program through an accelerated 
program. I didn't want to be rushed through 
and have the quality of my education compromised,
so that's why I changed my major to MIS. I'm
glad I did.

Update 1:
Spring 1999:
It is now my senior year. I love the MIS 
program! I am learning Database Design
(including instruction in SQL and MS Access), 
Systems Analysis and Design, business 
applications programming fundamentals 
(specifically in Visual Basic). It's great!
Only one more semester to go!

Update 2:
December 1999:
Well folks, I have finally graduated!  I have
added a link to my Online Resume at the top
of this page. Check it out.

Note:
See personal history for all future updates.