Mary Ann Rutherford Hidding

I have had more jobs than I can count, from bartender to keno runner to teacher to marketing to writing/editing to teaching teachers best practices in reading instruction. I retired from Scholastic Publishing in 2017 and am keeping busy helping my daughter with her optometric practice in Woodstock and substituting in schools. Playing mahjongg with high school friends weekly, trying to keep fit, and healthy.

Most embarrassing moment was when I was literally running to study hall in the auditorium when I slipped and fell on my funny bone. The minute bell rang. I picked myself up (remember we had to wear skirts so I suppose the hall monitor got an eyefull) and as I stumbled into the auditorium I passed out. The next thing I knew I was in the nurse's office being administered smelling salts to bring me back to conciousness. I don't think the nurse even called my mother. She just sent me back to study hall.