About Me
About Me
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Background
I grew up in Golden Valley, just south of the old “Honeywell” plant (the factory on Douglas Drive and Duluth Street). I attended Oak Grove Elementary School in 1959 as a first grader. The school, located on Golden Valley Road, east of Douglas Drive, was closed in the summer of 1960 as it had only six classrooms in the building with a cafeteria and a gym. It might have been the first building closed in the Robbinsdale School District history, I don’t know.
I attended Neill Elementary, Sandburg Junior High School (now middle school), then Cooper High School. I spent the fall of 1970 on a split shift, attending Cooper High School in the afternoon as an Armstrong student. The split shift was due to construction issue delays that prevented the Armstrong’s official opening in the fall. I was in the class of 1971, the first graduating class of AHS.
ReNae (Huber) Bowman
AHS Class of 1971
Experience as a Parent & Grandparent
My two daughters graduated from Cooper High School in the 1995 and 1999.
My mom graduated from the Adult Basic Education program in 1999 at the age of 73. Although she owned a small beauty salon, and was fully licensed in her work, she did not have a high school diploma (it was a different time). Add to that my folks lived in a lovely home in Golden Valley. She had not failed, but it was her lifelong goal to return for that diploma. She did not see her own success until her diploma was in hand. The district helped her achieve a significant life goal.
So many of life’s momentous events in our family happened around Robbinsdale Schools. Before graduations happened, we attended all the band, orchestra, or choir concerts. There were also the plays, from musicals to poignant one-acts. Our family was engaged in arts, not so much athletics. Not only did I have siblings in the district, but I also had cousins in the district, Robbinsdale District is part of our family and grew to include my children and nieces, nephews and recently a great niece.
The story of family is strong in our district with many I meet talking about their family connection to the district and their pride in the district.
The generational connection continues as currently we have two grandchildren attending high school in the district. (Please forgive me, I don’t include their names, faces or details for privacy reasons and because they have not chosen a public life, I respect their privacy.)
Since I acknowledged generational connections, this also includes our staff. I have recently met teachers whose mom and sometime grandma worked as teachers in our district.
Today
My husband Joe and I have been married for 14 years, together for 20 years. Combined, we raised 6 daughters and now have 9 grandkids.
What would life be like without our fur babies? My 3-year-old champaign lab with blue/green eyes was a joyful addition to the household, all 80 pounds of her. As a vegetarian, she leads a happy healthy life at the center of our attention. Working with me in the kitchen is her favorite activity because carrots and broccoli stalks are some of her favorite foods and she usually gets vegi snacks along the way.
Lily
Honoring our collective past.
Like so many of you with long history in the Robbinsdale School District. Our teachers and staff stand out as some of our best childhood memories a as child or young adult and perhaps some of the best for your children too. The constant over the years is the quality and compassion from the teachers and staff (shout out to custodial cafeteria, nurses and admin staff in each building as well). Each and every adult employed by our district is here to love and encourage children on a pathway toward successful adulthood.
Robbinsdale Area Schools is a family member for so many in this community. I have listened to your stories describing life in their classrooms and love for a certain teacher. It has been an honor to be both a student, parent and grandparent of students and to serve the community as a board member.
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