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Our History - Epilogue

What is not written on the previous pages are the stories of the people that have always been and will continue to be part of MSTA. MSTA remembers...

  • endless hours of meetings, long drives, and cold turkey sandwiches.
  • the familiar smiles of old friends, and new faces looking younger at each conference.
  • warm coffee, cold coffee, and no coffee.
  • "how many more objectives are there? and who wrote this one?"
  • "this session is full, but you can sit on the floor!" "Gee, thanks."
  • heavy bags of stuff from workshops and rock swaps. "What will I do with all of this stuff?"

MSTA remembers change...

  • big meetings, small meetings, and snowy meetings.
  • ditto machines to copy machines to laser printers.
  • Everett High School to Lansing to Detroit to Grand Rapids.
  • handouts, "She just took the last one, but I will mail you one; or better yet, get it on-line."

MSTA remembers faces...

  • faces of those who are not here today.
  • faces of people special to each of us.
  • faces working over a typewriter, in a basement doing the books and conference planning, to Associations Management Resources.

MSTA is...

  • teachers in the truest sense of the word. Exciting us to question and do our best.
  • "This is my 1st teaching year, can you help me?" "Sure."
  • "This is my 20th year teaching, can you help me?" "Sure."

MSTA...

  • 50 Years of Change: A Legacy for the Future - the work never ends. It cannot as long as there is one more child to teach. This is our mission.