Class Notes

Annice Hirt van der Sluis hadn’t written anything for Class Notes in 25 years, while she worked, traveled, learned Spanish while living abroad, and explored different careers. She earned a master’s degree in early childhood education and spent the next several years working in Alexandria, Va., where she developed a bilingual preschool special education program. She married Howard, a violinist, in 2006. They have daughters Fiona, 7, who Annice homeschools, and Sophie, almost 5. A part-time early childhood education consultant, Annice reconnected with MWC alumna at her 25th reunion.

Jay Immel ’89 moved to Iowa in 1993, taught a Western civilization course at Des Moines Area Community College in 1994, and earned a master’s degree in history at George Mason University in 1995. In 2003, he taught a history class at Grand View University in Des Moines. Jay has had poems published in the Iowa Poetry Association journal, Lyrical Iowa, for four years.