I have been remarried for over five years now.  My son (Braden) is going to be a freshman in High School.  My wife (Debra) works in a School District near home.  My step-daughter (Heather) is in Middle School, and my oldest step-daughter (Lauren) is living in Arkansas.  I am still in the education field and work with students who have Learning Disabilities.  I was invited to go to China in March of this year to be a part of a series of meetings on 'Youth and Violence'.  We had eight meetings in three cities.  It was a great honor and experience.  I found the people to be very warm and compassionate.  Would love to go back some day.  (we are still very lucky to live in this United States)
 
I am still very involved (in whatever spare time I have) in acting and singing.  Two years ago I was involved in the movie 'Maddance' for the Sundance Film Festival.  I have been doing lots of theatre, the last two summers doing  Shakespeare, some television acting and co-creating of scripts.  I am continueing to be involved musically also.  I am currently with a group in the South Suburbs of Chicago called 'Ice-9'.  
 
Professionally I have a Master's Degree plus 24 hours and am planning in the next year to complete Administrative courses.  I never thought I would be in the education field (knowing school was not always enjoyable for me) but I found a great way to influence kids and have time to enjoy the family and my other interests.  
 
It is hard to believe that time has gone by this quickly.  I look forward to seeing you all in September.  My E-Mail is popsd53@hotmail.com 
 
Rodger Allen Jones