Coffee and Tea Still Available to Support AEHS: Coffee and tea to support AEHS and its athletic programs can still be purchased on line!! Eleven types of coffee and 18 types of tea are available through the program. All coffee sold is organic, fair-trade coffee and delivery is guaranteed within seven to ten business days. Details and ordering information are available HERE   

Robin Boisvert '68 is a pastor at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He has served at Covenant Life since 1990. He is the co-author of How Can I Change? Victory in the Struggle Against Sin (Sovereign Grace Ministries, 1996) and This Great Salvation (Sovereign Grace Ministries, 1993). He and his wife Clara have four children and seven grandchildren.

 

Mark Gruenberg '71 has added two new items to the list "You know you're from Kensington when . . ." He writes "You know you're from Kensington when you know what 'The Split' is. The other-and this really marks you as an Einstein alum: "You know you're from Kensington when you know the back route to McDonald's for lunch."

            What else could be added to the list?

Larry Sheridan '78: is the current head baseball coach at AEHS and a member of the AEHS Athletic Hall of Fame.    

Seven AEHS Football Players to Play in College: Seven current Einstein seniors and football players have signed or will sign letters of intent to play football at the college level. They include Ryan Ferguson (Bryant University) and Rene Molinari (Lehigh University). Shane Wigmore and Brian Ayeh will likely play for Shenandoah University. Elijah Thomas, Keith Gaye, and Peter Ngoh are considering various opportunities. Congratulations to all! Details HERE

Edward Burlas, R.I.P.: Edward B. Burlas passed away on March 22. His children Mike, Sharon, Kathy, and Mark are AEHS graduates. In addition to his children he is survived by his wife Joyce, five grandchildren, and his brother Joseph. Ed was a long-time member of the AEHS Booster Club. Condolences to the Burlas family.   

Interview with Mr. Joseph Monte: Recently, AEHS senior Luluadie Wondimu interviewed Mr. Joseph Monte for a sociology assignment involving older persons' views of the world and how the world has changed. A transcript of the interview follows, with Mr. Monte's answers to Luluadie's questions given in boldface. Thank you to Mr. Monte for sharing this interview transcript with the AEHS community.

What are your thoughts on how elderly people are treated in today's society?

Age presents limitations. We are a society that focuses on youth. Some people look on aging with a shallow view and dismiss older people. They treat older people poorly by their mindset. Others, such as the students at Einstein, seem to treat me better. They go out of their way to greet and seem delighted when I visit a class.  

At what age do you believe a person is considered elderly?

Sixty-five.

When did you start to see a difference in the way society treated you because of your age?

When I got senior discounts and went to Early Bird specials. When a young woman got up to give me a seat on the subway.

Do you think different generations act differently toward the elderly? If so, how?

I do think generations act differently toward the elderly. The Me generation thought the world only exists for me. Upbringing, culture and religious values play a role in each generation's view of the elderly.

What do you think of changes in technology over the years? During your life, what invention or new discovery have you enjoyed the most?

I love the ability to communicate from anywhere and my roving library, google.

Do you see any similarities and/or differences between you at 20, 30, 40 years old and other 20, 30, 40 year olds today?

Human nature is independent of age. The needs of each age are similar, but different. A twenty year old is likely finding their career, engaged in discovery of their own person, relaxes at bars and parties, and is forming life-long values. A thirty year old is in a career, wants to advance in that career, may still be seeking their life long companion and tries to balance work duties and family. That was my experience. I spent my twenties training to be a Jesuit, a Catholic Religious Order, mainly engaged in education worldwide.

            During senior year, I had been invited to start at Georgetown University without finishing high school. Instead I entered the Jesuit Order for ten years and taught English at Gonzaga High School.  I was twenty-nine when I entered the work force as a teacher. One of the main differences between my time and the current generation is the sexual revolution. Casual sex and living together are common. Formal marriage is occurring less.

            A forty year old may be into community life, raising children, intent on financial security and looking ahead. My experience was similar.

What was considered rebellious when you were young and do you feel like it has changed over time?

            I was raised in the forties and fifties when divorce was rare. Alcohol and cigarettes were widely used. Rebellion would be getting dismissed from school, choosing the wrong peers, and losing control drinking. Many young people said their vows to each other as virgins.

What things do you wish were still the same from when you were young and what things are you glad have changed?

            Family unity was of paramount value. Society values were pro life. Youthful suicides rarely occurred. The drug problem was confined to alcohol. Mothers were full time mothers. Life was centered around church activities. Racial prejudice was rampant. (That had to change.) Only male/female relationships were respected. (That had to change.)

What decade in your life was the most challenging and why?

            Raising my own five children was most challenging, especially during the '60's, '70's and '80's. Because each individual is different and has to find their own way. A child's trouble is shared by the parents.

What in your life has brought you the most happiness?

            A good marriage and serving others. I can still jitterbug with the best of them.

 What ambitions in your youth, turned out the most fulfilling?

            Teaching, leading local and national groups, counseling teenagers. Founding the Montgomery County Federations of Teachers in 1964 was exhilarating, challenging and cemented life-long relationships.

Does age truly make one wiser?