Joyce Walker

It is hard to believe that it’s been 35 years! I’ve been singing with Potomac Harmony Chorus, Sweet Adeline’s International for 32 years. I believe that I listed as a goal in our 10th reunion blurb that I wanted the chorus to win Regional 1st place medals. I am happy to say that we’ve done it five times since then, allowing us to perform in San Antonio, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Phoenix, AZ; Detroit, MI (was supposed to be New Orleans, but a little hurricane called Katrina happened five weeks prior!); and last October in Calgary, Canada. If you’re located in the Northern Virginia area, check out our web site for opportunities to see us perform! www.potomacharmony.org

In November, I will celebrate 24 years with the same company! That makes me the longest surviving member of our division. . .boy, do I know where the skeletons are! HAH!

                              April Guice

Greetings to my fellow classmates of ‘73! How can it be 35 years!!!

I am always so thankful that when I hear other people speak of their unhappy experiences during high school, that I had the opposite experience. I thoroughly enjoyed my high school years and have many of you to thank for those great fun and learning times!

I continue to serve my country at the Department of State in Protocol and using the taxpayers’ money (including yours and mine!) wisely in promoting a better and, at times, more peaceful world through diplomacy. This is now my 29th year at the Department. It has been an amazing career but I am looking forward to the next season of my life whatever that might be!

My love for swing dancing is still going strong despite a few limitations now due to back issues and the fact that I’m not in my 20’s! I even perform with a dance team. . .strictly amateur. I also continue to sing with my chorale and am now serving on the Board.

Of course, my real joy and contentment in life comes from serving Christ and my relationships with my family and friends.

                          Mike Layland


Greetings Class of 73!

After 32 years as a music teacher in the Virginia Public School system (5 of those as director of the Falls Church HS Band!), I retired and moved to Knoxville, Tennessee with my wife Laura, and son Stephen.   East Tennessee is stunningly beautiful and I love living close to The Great Smoky Mountain National Park as well as my alma mater The University of Tennessee.   In between aches, pains, and countless doctor appointments, I enjoy performing with 2 community bands, hiking in the Smokies, and rooting for my beloved Tennessee Volunteers.   Sadly, Laura was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2015, and succumbed to that horrible disease in 2020. Needless to say, I miss her every day, but Stephen, his wife Megan, and my amazing grandsons Jackson and Cameron give me plenty of incentive to carry on and live my life to the fullest.  I am excited to celebrate our 50th reunion, and hope to catch up with many of you.

Stay well my friends!

Mike Layland