Alumni Memory: Beth Haig Seright

Today we hear from Beth Haig Seright, a member of the class of 1972, who formed lasting friendships with her OLS classmates:

"I couldn't pass up the opportunity to thank OLS for my friends for life. Our ladies group is even named after Our Lady of Sorrows. We are the SSSS Girls: Second Saturday Sorrows Sisters, and like the name, we get together on the second Saturday of most months. Nothing fancy, just fun. We even plan trips together.

The SSSS Girls during a recent Saturday gathering.

We graduated in 1972 and are family. We celebrate joyous occasions and mourn together in dark times. We've married, had families, and currently are becoming new grandparents.

Fortunately, we had a wonderfully close class. We've had reunions, and we often make plans to get as many classmates together as we can. Our memories of OLS, our parents, and our teachers all made lifelong impressions on us. I wouldn't have it any other way."

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Alumni Memories: Mary Ryan

Today we have the first installment in our alumni series:

"My name is Mary Ruth Jacobsmeyer Ryan, and I graduated from Our Lady of Sorrows in 1936. In August of 1928, I turned five years old and started kindergarten at OLS. My kindergarten teacher's name was Mrs. Reed, but I only had her for one week. At the beginning of my second week of kindergarten, we were lining up to come in from recess when Sr. Delphina, the first grade teacher, saw me. She came up, grabbed me by the collar, and told me that I was going to be in first grade because I was too tall for kindergarten! Nobody thought it was odd at the time to skip kindergarten and be in first grade at five. So, in May of 1936, when I graduated from OLS, I was only 12 years old.

I'm sorry to see the school close. I have such fond memories of my years there."

Do you have any memories to share from your time at OLS? We'd love to hear them! Comment on this post, send us a Facebook message, or e-mail olsorrowsblog@gmail.com.