Kathrine Anderson writes that she lives in Manchester by the Sea (MA) and is a full-time mom to her three kids: Philip works as a firefighter, Antonia is a HS junior, and Emilia is a HS sophomore.  She recently attended an alum event where she met President Chapdelaine and reconnected with Nancy Gillece ‘81, Kellye Greenwald, Jacqueline Hollands, and Kim Sparling Clauson.

Judy Glaser Shaw and her husband Steve have moved to Las Vegas, but still plan to summer in Ocean City.

Joanna Kaldes Kontanis reports that she and husband Kosta are “finally done paying college bills”!  Their older daughter Alissa graduated from Drexel Lax and is working as a judicial law clerk in Lancaster, PA.  Their younger daughter Hanna graduated from Eastern University and works as an RN in the ER at Lancaster General Hospital – they are happy to have their girls close by. While her husband is running his manufacturing company, Joanna says she always manages to always find things to keep her busy.

I saw Janet Kemman Kirby ’87 at Dr Martha Church’s celebration of life and she shared that her daughter graduated from BHS and will start classes at FCC this spring.  Her son is a HS junior and starts driving soon!

I’ve had the opportunity to visit with many alums over the past few months.  Teresa Rivera Bean ’87 was the volunteer coach for the Hood MLAX alum game vs the current team – I was lucky enough to be able to shoot the event and loved seeing my son, Drew Althouse ’12, playing again.  My husband, Mike, and I crashed the USNA84 reunion in Annapolis so we could see Betsy Reed Ringel and husband Jeff, Jennifer Lee Matts’ husband Bob, as well as Lynne Davis Anderson and her husband Dave.  We had plans to host a visit with Marcia Groobert Ortiz, Janet Drogin Wilson (and her HoodLum daughter Riley), and Teresa Rivera Bean (and her HoodLum daughter Lily), but plans fell through though another visit is planned for January. Three classmates met up recently in Nashville with their husbands and teased us with their pictures of bowling, drinks, and line dancing… but I haven’t been given permission to share details here.  Another classmate’s daughter is a senior at West Point and plays on their WLAX team – we wish her daughter all our best as she finishes her education and begins her journey toward flying helicopters in the Medical Service Corps.

On a personal note, my husband has taken a new job as the Chief Compliance Officer for The Bancorp in Wilmington, DE. Our two sons are “grown and flown”.  Drew and his wife Kristen live in Michigan where he is an athletic trainer for Madonna University.  Evan lives in DC where he works for The MITRE Corporation – he will finish a Masters in Analytics from Georgia Tech and will receive his degree in December.  I’m still shooting Navy football, lacrosse, and the occasional basketball game for The Mid Report (a Rivals.com website) and work as a Brand Ambassador for Boordy Vineyards, offering tastings in MD, DE, and PA.  Follow me on Instagram (@Alison86) or Twitter (@alisportshots).  Would love to meet up with any HoodLums traveling near Philadelphia/Wilmington DE – reach out any time!