Barbara Sims Avery

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Residing In: Wake Forest, NC USA
Spouse/Partner: Jim Avery
Occupation or Previous Occupation: Retired, previously Public Health Educator
Children: Natalie, born 1986; Debbie, born 1987
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Barb Avery
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Number of Grandchildren:

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I got a BA in Sociology from Duke University and a Master's of Public Health from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. After college, I spent 2 years in the Peace Corps in Togo, West Africa as a Community Health Educator. I met my husband through the Sierra Club in Chapel Hill and have been married 30 years. We have enjoyed many backpacking and camping trips in NC and since retirement in Greece and Spain. After college, I worked in health education and health administration, including 10 years part-time while raising the girls. In my last job as a clinical data manager, I worked in Indonesia, Viet Nam, and Thailand. I retired in 2012 and we are now foster parents.
Favorite Glenbrook South Teacher and Why:

Mr Lund really made US History come alive. All the English teachers (Crotty, Britton,etc) really taught us how to write so we didn't flunk out of college freshman English!

Best High School memory:

Just have fond memories of all the extra-curricular activities-we got to try a lot of different things. Really enjoyed the Student Council and Oracle. But by senior year, I was totally burned out.

Where have you traveled outside of US?

Togo and 8 other countries in Africa, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, France, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Russia

What did you always want to do but haven't done yet?

Win a tennis tournament. I figured I'd be the last one standing in the Women's 80's, but my joints gave out long ago! Wish we had had girls' sports back then at GBS.

How old do you feel?

Mornings 67. Rest of the day 55.

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Mar 30, 2015 at 8:27 PM

Posted on: Mar 30, 2015 at 8:27 PM

Helen Beiderer and Leslie Simon in front of Lyon School in 5th grade, taken by Carolyn McKee.
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Mar 22, 2015 at 6:16 PM

Doing a good job on the reunion! Love
N.C was in had a vacation with the kids at Cashiers many years ago!! Loved it!! Hope to see you and still working on John Everharts obituary!

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Mar 21, 2015 at 6:16 PM

Hi Dave, welcome to the site. Let's hear it for the old Rugen School crowd! Wow, you almost made the Senior PGA tour....See you in September. Barb Sims Avery

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Mar 12, 2015 at 8:47 AM
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Mar 10, 2015 at 8:12 PM

Hi Sandy, hope you can come to Reunion. Just wanted to warn you that I just posted a picture of you in one of the GBS gym suits! Remember those awful things?! Go to my profile and click on Photos. It's a picture of you and Barb Sargent running that weird underground track that was published in May 1963. Barb Sims Avery

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Mar 10, 2015 at 8:10 PM

Hi Barb, thanks for everything you are doing as Treasurer. Thought I should warn you. I have just posted a picture of you in one of our gym suits!!! Go to my profile and see the picture of you that was in the Chicago's American newspaper on May 22, 1963. Barb

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Apr 01, 2015 at 6:07 PM

Posted on: Mar 10, 2015 at 8:06 PM

Hi Kathy, so glad you joined the site. Be sure to get anyone you're in contact with to join as well. I just put a photo on my profile of our summer planning group for Student Council. I had forgotten that we met during the summer to plan elections, etc. Wow, what a long time ago. And how cute we all looked! Hope to see you in September. Barb Sims Avery (one of the many Barbs)

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Apr 02, 2015 at 12:58 PM

Posted on: Mar 10, 2015 at 7:10 PM

Newspaper article from the Chicago's American May 22, 1963. Remember the round gym and those awful gym suits! That's Paula Willis, Sandy Nowobilski, and Barb Sargent getting a brisk workout.
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Mar 12, 2015 at 7:32 AM

Posted on: Mar 10, 2015 at 6:49 PM

Glenbrook South's Student Council planning committee met weekly throughout most of the summer to set up a program for the new school's group. First on the agenda is an all-school election of officers and representatives in September.Kim Kimball is acting chairman of the council committee and David Hagstrom is faculty sponsor. Front row, l to r: Jim Snyder, Kim Kimball, Kent Benson, terry Wodder, and Greg D'Ambrosio. In the second row are Gary Drill, Barbara Sims, Christy Davis, Leslie Simon, Kathy Miller, and Jim Kashian. Members of the group not pictured are Barbara Melle, Susie Aishton, John Harris, and John Allison.
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Feb 17, 2015 at 1:00 PM

Hi Carolyn, thanks for joining the site and updating us. And thanks for everything you did for the 25th Reunion. It's our turn now! Look forward to seeing you in September. Barb

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Newspaper article from the Chicago's American May 22, 1963. Remember the round gym and those awful gym suits! That's Paula Willis, Sandy Nowobilski, and Barb Sargent getting a brisk workout.
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Glenbrook South's Student Council planning committee met weekly throughout most of the summer to set up a program for the new school's group. First on the agenda is an all-school election of officers and representatives in September.Kim Kimball is acting chairman of the council committee and David Hagstrom is faculty sponsor. Front row, l to r: Jim Snyder, Kim Kimball, Kent Benson, terry Wodder, and Greg D'Ambrosio. In the second row are Gary Drill, Barbara Sims, Christy Davis, Leslie Simon, Kathy Miller, and Jim Kashian. Members of the group not pictured are Barbara Melle, Susie Aishton, John Harris, and John Allison.