1992

1992

I welcomed more updates from classmates involved in nonprofits. Jennifer Williams is raising and training a puppy named Spike for Canine Companions for Independence, and his blog is a must-read: www.foxnews. com/category/shows/the-daily-spike.html.

Steve Frinsko wrote: “I’m on the board of The Cabin here in Boise, Idaho. The Cabin supports literacy, reading, and writing by, among other things, putting writers in local schools and hosting readings and conversations with authors. So far this year we’ve hosted Reza Aslan, Jesmyn Ward, and Colson Whitehead. What drew me to The Cabin was a lifelong interest in reading. Plus, I had apersonal connection with the current board chair. That said, the most intriguing thing to me was The Cabin’s Writers in the Schools program, which puts writers in local schools (largely elementary but some secondary) to teach writing classes. Some of the work that comes out of that program is truly amazing, and it adds a curriculum that I don’t think many Boise public schools do well. I’ve been a corporate lawyer for about eight years with the largest Idaho law firm, Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, which was a mid-life career change after spending 15 years in Sun Valley, Idaho. My wife works for an organic baby and toddler food company, and our 14-year-old daughter is in eighth grade. I used to live across the street from Wendy Alexander and still bump into her occasionally. I also see Christy Shero Neuhoff once in a while.” (Congratulations to Christy on the MIT M.B.A.!)

Liza Herbst Knapp wrote: “I have been a youth soccer coach for the past 10 years, have served in almost every capacity from room parent to president of our town’s PTO, and recently signed on to be newsletter editor for the class of’92. In addition, I have been a member of our town’s education foundation, the Wayland Public Schools Foundation, for the past seven years and have served as its president for the past three. Serving all five schools in our town, our organization raises money so that we can fund innovative teacher proj ects that wouldn’t otherwise be covered by the school budget. Since our inception in 1983, we have funded more than $ 3.5 million in projects, ranging fro m a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands each.”

Liza recently produced our annual paper newsletter, which included notes from many classmates about their volunteer efforts, 92nd day of the year activities, and more. Here’s her request for an upcoming edition of The Standing Borifire: “Is it just us, or does it seem like yesterday that we ’92s were settling into campus for our Sophomore Summerterm? Twenty-eightyears later, manyofus have either sent our own firstborns offto college or are preparing to do so in a few months’ time. What were your fondest memories as a college freshman? Was it the first care package or letter you received from home? Meeting the other members of your undergraduate advisor group? Going to your first morning language drill? Are you already a college parent? If so, what advice do you have for those of us who might be first-timers? Are there things you’d do differently? What worked so well that you’d do it again for your other kids? Do parents still send care packages? Should we really avoid sending text messages to our kids during their first week? Take a trip down memory lane, and tell us

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what you remember most about freshman year, or help advise your classmates about sending their own kids off to college for the first time. Regardless, we want to hear from you!”

—Kelly Shriver Kolln, 3900 Cottage Grove Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403; (920) 306-2192; dartmouth92news@gmail.com