Our Miss Black

English Teacher

Poitiers American High School

1959 -1960

     In 1962 (after one year at Poitiers American High School and two years at Verdun American High School) I returned to Kansas City, MO, worked in personnel at a large insurance firm, taught at Metropolitan Community Colleges and met my husband-to-be. I married Glenn (1934 - 1995) in 1964, and we had two daughters. Now each daughter has two children. Sarah's children are Alexandria, 13 years and Izabelle, one year. Gretchen's children are four year old Levi and eight month old Emily. My daughters and their families are, of course, "the light of my life," as grandmothers are often heard to say!

     Since 1976, I've worked in public television in Kansas City, served as district assistant to a U. S. Congressman for 10 years, and relocated to Columbia, MO, where I was employed as Director of Development for Columbia College until retirement from that position in 1996. (In the early fifties, when I was a student there, it was a two-year school: Christian College for Women). I said that in my semi-retired state, I wanted to do and learn new things. "New things" included Stephen Ministry, substitute teaching with middle schoolers and the severely handicapped, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, alumni activity at columbia college and with Kappa Kappa Gamma and travel with friends and family. Travel has included several trips to Europe, three of them to France.

     I hope I'll soon be reading about the lives of former Poitiers students.  It would be such a pleasure to learn what my students of 43 years ago have been doing in the meantime and what they are doing now! My memories of you are dear to me, and I wish all of you the very best.

                                                    Dona Sue Black Cool