The Nichol's Family Continuing Involvement in MJC

My daughter Karen and son John graduated from Davis High School with MJC involvement as spectators at Davis HS football games in the stadium.  More importantly, they both attended their first two years of college at MJC on their way to bachelor’s degrees at Humboldt State (Karen) and UC Berkeley (John).  My wife Betty was very grateful for the sewing classes of Margaret Rodgers in the mid-60’s and later, Survey of Antiques classes with Lee Nicholson.  After discovering Masterworks Chorus she stayed with that for nearly three decades.  Now it is Modesto Institute of Continued Learning classes.  The whole family has attended numerous concerts, plays, events, special occasions, etc. etc…over so many years.  What would we have done without MJC?    I have had countless encounters with MJC instructors and staff.  As Modesto Planning Director, I made an annual pilgrimage in the 1980s to MICL for an update on hot topic number one – urban growth.

Upon retirement in 1998, I joined MJC Masterworks Chorus for a number of years – the core of that group joining the Modesto Symphony Orchestra Chorus where I also sang.   Later, I dashed over to Founders Hall for good friend Randy Siefkin’s Political Science class before Randy retired. Karen had also taken his class.  Randy exemplified the enthusiastic teaching staff at MJC leaving lasting impressions.   I continue to commit significant energies to MICL as a past President; active presenter; and avid student including Beginners’ French and Spanish!  MJC has been and continues to be a very important stimulant to our family’s life.