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Charles Altman
Attended Thornton Hall 1980-1983
e-mail: charles@makestrides.org
May 13, 2001
Some fond memories:
-Rewiring
Igor in 1981 (Angela and I became much better friends shortly thereafter)
-Breaking into fits of uncontrollable laughter in the smaller studio
room as Angela gave her bizarre but charming morning exhortations to students.
(I included [the "Sunset Boulevard" image] to give you some idea about why
I found Angela's morning speeches so...engaging. The parallels between Angela
and Gloria Swanson (playing Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard")
were ominous. Clad in a flowing ball gown, Angela would wave her arms in
graceful motions to illustrate her speeches, delivered in her trademark deep,
breathy voice. Each time she spoke, I kept thinking of Norma Desmond saying
to a crowd of reporters, "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr.
DeMille.")
-Endless hours spent at Fran's after school. We conversed (or loudly debated) about politics, history, whether "Angela Greig" was just an alias, and other issues of world-shattering importance. At Fran's, I think I learned as much from my peers as I did in school--perhaps more.
- [Having been designated Santa and taking] the opportunity to sit Angela on my knee and tell her that she was a very bad girl!
Santa: "Have you been a good girl, Miss Greig?"
Angela: "Yes, Santa. All of my Prismacolours are in order and the universe is unfolding as it should."
Santa: "An excellent answer...but Santa's research indicates otherwise. But let's not call it fibbing; let's call it "prevarication." Peter-elf, please present Miss Greig her complimentary lump of coal and we'll never speak of this again...until next year."
To tell you the truth, I think she liked being called a bad girl. And I don't recall any reprisals afterwards...
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Where
is Charles now?
For about a dozen years, I have been managing community development projects in health promotion and services, mostly in the field of HIV/AIDS. After finishing a Bachelor of Commerce at Concordia University in 2000, I am now in the middle of an M.Ed at McGill. My specialty is in adult education, vocational training and development.
I live in Montreal with my love Chantal and three cats.
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Update: Where is Charles now? The 2006 Edition:
For over fifteen years, I have been managing community development
projects in psychosocial support services, education and prevention,
mostly in the field of HIV/AIDS. I spend a large part of my time
facilitating strategic planning and developing training programs for
front-line service workers. Belated higher education: B.Comm
(Management) at Concordia University (2000), M.Ed (Educational
Psychology) at McGill (2005). Better late than never! I also work as a
learning strategist and adaptive technologist with adults with learning
disabilities at Concordia.
I live in Montreal with my love Chantal and two geriatric cats.
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School Ties: Thornton Hall Alumni
Yearbook: Photos and Memorabilia
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