Hometown Potpourri : A Memoir - Growing Up in a "Special Place at a Special Time"

The impact of high school friends is defined and has been lifelong. As a forty-four year old graduate student taking an aptitude test, the author found her forte could have been in mechanical engineering. As a young college student, she and her peers found the career options mainly to be in teaching, nursing, secretarial work, and/or marriage. Ms. Battistini spent forty-seven years in the field of education at all grade levels. At the time of her retirement, she was a high school guidance counselor.