Bernadette Merchant



Last Updated:    March 30, 2010

Residing In:    Greenville, SC USA

Spouse/Partner:    Eddie Greer

Children:    Karin, born in 1987

Birthday:    March 19, 1961

Comments:    I graduated from college with a BA in Chemistry and teaching certificates in Science and Math. After teaching high school math in northern NY for 2 years, I had a daughter and moved to South Carolina where I still live. I divorced in 1990, remarried a great guy in 200, and have been teaching middle school math and science for the past 20 years. My brothers and Dad still live in Jamestown, but I have not visited Westfield in ages!

School Story:    I will never forget my first day at WACS. My mom had just remarried and we had moved to town 2 weeks before school started. We did not know a single sole. My first class that day was chorus. I had my hair cut short, I sang tenor-bass, and my nickname was Bernie. Neither Mrs. Sternisha nor the guidance counselor Mr. Coleman knew if I were a boy or girl . . . and neither did most of the students! I remember going to sit with the girls at lunch and they promptly suggested I go sit with Mark Wilson and the rest of the boys. I moved to a table and sat by myself reading Pigman, a story assigned to us in Freshman English class. Bonnie Hartley must have felt bad for me, because she came over and sat with me. It was the best part of the day and she became my closest friend!




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03/31/10 04:36 PM #1    

Karen Kolpien Bugaj

Hi Bernadette,
I just read the upate on your page. I had forgotten all about Pigman! Being a "new kid" had to have been SO hard! I'm glad Bonnie took you under her wing. I just remember sitting on the buses on the way to the Basketball games, when we were statisticians. We had some very interesting conversations! And, we had a lot of fun doing that together. I would love to see you and reminisce with you and catch up. Come up to the Ox Roast in July to see those of us who are in the area. I'll sit at a picnic table with you, and I'm sure Bonnie would too! Or, if you prefer....you could sit with Mark Wilson and some of the other guys! LOL You could ask us trivia from Pigman!

 
04/01/10 08:15 PM #2    

Bernadette Merchant

I also remember you sharing with me that Mr. Hutchinson still thought, even toward the end of the year, that I was a male because I always volunteered to read the male parts of the plays we read aloud in class! Did he not realize that none of the boys enjoyed reading aloud? I loved it and still do! I read 2 books to Natalie's daughter while they were here the past few days and I read aloud to kids when I volunteer at school.

It would be great to be in town for the Ox Roast this summer, but all depends on my mom's health. She has been quite ill the past few weeks and has to be admitted for tests this coming Tuesday. She's been throwing up for no apparent reason and is down to 106 pounds. The doctors don't want to start the next round of chemo until she puts a few pounds back on. But, if she's up to it, we may be ready for a road trip in July! Hope to see you then . . .

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