Mount de Sales High School - Salesian Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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Mrs. Brenda Timms came to MDS in 1983, after teachng in Macon, Mil- ledgeville, Sylvania, Ga., and Kings- port, Tenn. Mrs. Timms graduated from high school in Hackettstown,New Jersey, where she was active in music, gymnastics and cheerleading. She was recording secretary of her school’s student council, and was a member of the National Honor Society. Mrs. Timms graduated from East Tennesse State University and was originally a P.E. teacher; she later earned recertification to teach math. She is currently working on her Mast- er’s degree at Georgia College. Mrs. Timms’ husband works in fundraising for Reader’s Digest; their children, Christa and Chad, are stu- dents at Springdale Elementary. Among the MDS student body, she is best known as Moderator of our Pep ae Coach Randy Davis is a native of Macon; he has lived and worked here all of his life. After graduating from Central High School, he earned his Ba- chelor’s Degree in Psychology (with Honors) from Mercer University; He also earned his Master’s degree from Mercer; he completed it in 1981, with a major in Social Science Education. Coach Davis did his student teach- ing at Mt. de Sales, and taught at River North Academy before coming to MDS in 1980. Aside from coaching football, basketball and golf, Coach Davis is a great music fan. He has a large record and tape library, and he loves to talk about music. i ili Sister Helen McCreary, R.S.M. is a Mt. de Sales alumna; she attended MDS in the years when it was a boarding school for girls only. Sister Helen comments that “Sisters of Mercy were the only teachers | had from grade one through the end of my undergraduate degree.” Sister Helen has studied at Mt. St. Ag- nes College in Baltimore, the University of Dayton, and Fordham University in New York City. Before returning to her alma mater in 1973, Sister Helen taught at 7 different schools; at three of those schools she was principal. Her keenest interests are politics and service to the Church. Sister Helen works tirelessly for the needy, and is vitally con- cerned with world-wide issues such as hunger and nuclear war. Sister Helen is a quiet and prayerful teacher, and is well-known for her efforts in organizing our annual Ash Wednesday Memorial Mass.

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Miss Anne Rigby is in her second year at Mt. de Sales, and teaches French and directs our drama productions. She graduated with honors from Niles High School in Niles, Michigan and majored in history and anthropology sociology at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. She taught for a year at South- western Michigan College, and then came south, spending four years at Put- nam County Middle School, where she taught French. English, reading, Georgia history, and 7th grade social studies. She also worked with the marching band at Putnam County. Miss Rigby was very active in drama in her high school and college days. She directed two one-act plays in her senior year, and was a lighting and sound tech- nician at her high school’s auditorium. Miss Rigby lives at Rose Place, and says, ‘| have no spouse, but | do have a cat.” Mrs. Mary Boyd, our Study Class Moderator, is a native Macon- ite; she graduated from Ballard- Hudson High School (now part of the Southwest complex), where she was involved in sports, chorus and cheerleading. She studied at the Bronx Comunity College in New York City and has taught at Ballard A and St. Peter Claver, where she was a teacher’s aid for seven years, be- fore coming to MDS in 1982. Mrs. Boyd, and her husband Fred, an ex-Marine, have four chil- dren. Their eldest daughter, Dineen, graduated from MDS in 1982, and currently works at WGXA-TV. Their son Fred, Jr., who attended MDS and graduated from Northeast, is cur- rently in the Marine Corps and sta- tioned in California. Their youngest son Jason is a current MDS senior, and Jason’s twin sister, Jasonya, is a junior at Northeast, where she is a first sergeant in the ROTC program. Sister Pat Coward, R.S.M., is a native of Baltimore, where she graduated from Mercy High School. Sister Pat was active in basket- ball and field hockey; she was President of her junior class and Vice-President of the Student Body. She graduated from Salisoury State Col- lege in 1975 and entered the Sisters of Mer- cy. Sister Pat has taught in Baltimore, Savan- nah, and Mobile, Alabama. While in Savan- nah (at Nativity Elementary School), she coa- ched basketball and track at St. Vincent’s Academy, where her teams played in two state championship games. Did you know that Sister Pat’s sister is a Sister? yes; her sister Donna is also a Sister of Mercy.

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Mrs. Charlotte Mason came to MDS in 1981 and has taught Math to upperclass- men ever since. Mrs. Mason graduated as valedictori- an of her class in McCreary County, Ken- tucky, where she was active in drama, Math Club and Beta Club. She recalls that she once took a test in order to skip taking a home economics class and did so well on the test that she won a local competi- tion sponsored by the Betty Crocker Com- pany! Mrs. Mason graduated with high hon- ors from Eastern Kentucky University, which she attended on a full academic scholarship. While at EKU, she was editor of Belles Lettres, the University’s literary magazine. Before coming to MDS, Mrs. Mason taught in Columbus and Valdosta. She once taught a Sunday school class for chil- dren who were deaf and retarded. “They taught me a great deal,” she recalls. Mrs. Mason’s husband Tom, is an ac- countant and both of their children are MDS students. Ben is in this year’s graduat- ing class, and Ann is a current freshman. Mr. Ken Hutnick came to MDS in 1979 after 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and three years of teaching at Fort Valley State College. Mr. Hutnick has earned degrees from St. Joseph’s University in Phila- delphia, the University of Pittsourgh, Arizona State University, Georgia Col- lege and Mercer University. He has specialized in studying science and engineering, and has taught math and science at Mt. de Sales. Two of Mr. Hutnick’s children graduated from MDS; his son Ken (Class of 82) was recently discharged after serving in the U.S. Army’s Ranger Division. Mr. Hutnick and his wife, Fran, own a beautifully restored historic home on Orange Street; Mr. Hutnick is a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church. Mrs. Beth Grovenstein is in her sixth year at MDS; she came to MDS in 1981 after two years at Cross Keys Academy, where she taught all kinds of math. Mrs. Grovenstein is one of many members of our faculty who graduat- ed from A. L. Miller High School; she was active in Beta Club, and was a Governor’s Honors Nominee. She graduated from Mercer in 1973 with a major in Math and a minor in French; she finished her Master’s Degree, also at Mercer, in 1985. Mrs. Grovenstein’s brother, Alan Taylor, graduated from MDS in 1986; her son Rob is in our 8th grade. Her two youngest children are students at St. Joseph’s School. Mrs. Grovenstein’s husband, Bob, was previously in the Air Force; one of his tours of duty was at the Presiden- tial retreat at Camp David, Md.