Ka dib in ka badan 30 sano oo wax-barid ah oo ku taal Minnetonka, Mary Skoy ayaa wali loo yaqaanaa macallimaddii ku beeray jacaylka fanka luqadda iyo xiisaha qoraalka ee ardaydeeda. Macalimad aad loo ixtiraamo iyo saaxiibkeed, Maryan waa lataliye iyo macalimad la jecel yahay oo saamaysay dhowr jiil oo ardayda Minnetonka ah.
"Waxay ahayd qof naxariis badan oo kaftan badan," ayuu xusuustaa arday hore. "Stern haddii loo baahdo, laakiin had iyo jeer ka fikir iyo madadaalo."
Ka hor inta aysan ka fariisan 2002, Maryan waxay inta badan baratay fasalka labaad ee dugsiga sare, taas oo laga yaabo inay ku haboon tahay, maadaama ay ku andacooneyso inaysan waligeed lumin dareenkeeda 10aad. Waxa kale oo ay weligeed ka luntay farxaddii buugaagta iyo akhriska, taas oo laga yaabo inay tahay sababta ardaydeedu jacayl u qabaan iyagana. Xataa maanta, waxay weli ka hadlaysaa magacyadii iyo qorayaashii ay baratay sannado badan oo ay baratay iyada oo la mid ah indho-furan iyo indho iftiimaya macallinka sannadka koowaad.
Ardaydeedu waxay ku xusuustaan diirimaadkeeda, kaftankeeda iyo xirfaddeeda cirbadaha tolitaanka. Maryan waxay baratay qaar badan oo ka mid ah ardaydeeda sida loo tolmo oo ay xitaa aasaastay Naadiga Dharka Minnetonka, oo ay hadda ku jiraan 120 arday oo MHS ah.
In kasta oo arday badan oo hore ay ku ammaanaan dhiirigelinta iyaga, Mary waxay sheegtay inay sannad kasta ka baratay wax cusub ardaydeeda oo ay ku raaxaysatay daawashada carruurteeda 15 jir ah oo furaya in ka badan sheekada sheeko sheeko.
Maryan iyo ninkeeda, Glenn, oo sidoo kale muddo dheer macalin u ahaa Minnetonka, waxay had iyo jeer ku faani jireen inay sheegaan [ay] ahaayeen macalimiin Minnetonka ah." Maryan waxay qadarinaysaa bulshada deeqsinimada leh iyo taageerada la yaabka leh ee dugsiyada Minnetonka. Waxay dareentay in awood loo siiyay macallimad ahaan MHS, had iyo jeer awood u leh inay raacdo manhajka oo ay xaddidan tahay kaliya male.
Ka dib hawlgabka, Mary waxay u shaqeysay hay'ad lagu magacaabo Project Regina oo ku taal Minneapolis, iyada oo baraysa dumarka soogalootiga ah ee dharka dharka iyo xirfadaha Ingiriisiga. Maryan sidoo kale waxay aad u jeceshahay dhar-xidhka waxayna ka shaqeysaa sidii shaqaale maktabad ah Xarunta Weavers Guild ee Minnesota. Waqtigeeda firaaqada ah waxay ku raaxaysataa cunto karinta, akhriska, u safrida si ay u soo booqato qoyska iyo sida macalin Ingiriisi oo run ah, waxay sii waddaa inay ku raaxaysato naxwaha.