Monday, July 13, 2015

When the Books You Read to Your Kids are Written by the Kids You Coached


Well, not quite, but close.

I'm late posting this, but my two girls Frances and Nora loved reading Know It All Nori, written by Grinnell's own Elizabeth Hereford.

Though I never actually coached her, Liz Davis '11, worked for me in the Fitness Center and was an outstanding volleyball player here at Grinnell.  She was part of two double digit win seasons, and in her junior year of 2009 the team posted their best record since 2002.  After graduating, Liz joined Teach For America and worked in the Chicago area.  She's now teaching kindergarten at Gary Lighthouse Charter School, and obviously writing children's books on the side.

Liz is married to Pioneer standout linebacker John Hereford '10.  

It's always nice to see our graduates achieve such great success as they head out into the real world, and its particularly gratifying when they do it in the field of education.  Congrats Liz, and keep those books coming!