Name: Barbara Kauffman

Cayuse Prairie Graduation Year: 1964

Class Size: 9

Activities at Cayuse Prairie: Played softball and did track but it was not organized then. I got the Book Award at 8th grade graduation.

Their Best Memory from Cayuse Prairie: Snell's donated a couple bags of potatoes and the teacher would bake them in time for lunch.

Their Favorite Teacher: Not sure.

High School Graduation Year: 1968

Attended High School at: Flathead and Western Mennonite School.

What They Did After High School: Worked here for a year, then went to Atlanta for a year of church volunteer work. Then college for 2 years in Virginia and transferred back to Eastern Montana College in Billings where I graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. I taught in Arlee for 3 years and then overseas in International Schools in Yemen, China, Thailand and Slovakia.

Where They are Living Now: I retired in 2019 and moved back to Kalispell.

What They are Doing Now: I'm retired but volunteer at the Warming Center and travel occasionally.

Cayuse Prairie Impact: It gave me a good foundation

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