Joel Rancifer Gearring aka Big Joel aka Rance aka Poppa Bear aka Papi

Graduation Year (eg. 1970)

1989

Years of attendance at Kenwood (eg. '85-'89)

1983-1989 (7-12)

Current location (City & State)

Chicago, IL

Family Status

In a Relationship

Occupation

Um . . . 9-5 is Real Estate. Ask 4 the full 411

Friends back then?

WOW! How much Space U got?
The infamous Cooze Brothers (C-Phi-C). 2 many of them 2 name, yall remember us!!
The cats on the football team that weren't Cooze.
My track team homies.
The peeps I was cool with in the locker room (hoop squad and baseball team).
Tabitha "Squeak" Watts (my best friend).
ALL my lil' sisters: Tracy Foster, Meta Smith, Kesha Ford.
Those Hoxes.
And U KNOW if I was cool with U and I missed U that it is years of mary jane that made me 4get!
LOL

Still in touch with...

I reunite with people EVERY DAY!!!
But a LOT of the football team. Just found Squeak and all my lil' sisters (who R GROWN up now!!!!).
And a BUNCH of the KA Alumni that are a part of the Swagger Squad (http://swaggersquad.ning.com)

Teams, Activities & Interests while at Kenwood

Football Team
Track Team
Leaders in Action
Student Union
Dick Tracy Crimestoppers
Pom-Pom Team Manager (isn't supposed 2 B spelled Pom-Pon?)
Drama Club
I used 2 put pops in the pop machines.
I worked at Mr. G's (and was in the Hyde Park Herald ad!!)

After Kenwood? (College etc.)

Iowa State University
Chicago State University
The Workforce