Hi esch, welcome to the group!
I went to elementary school in Santa Monica back in the Sixties and early Seventies, and I've traded emails with Jim Gamble through the Marionettes Yahoo Group, and Greg Ballora through the Puptcrit list, (though I doubt that either of them would remember me). It's really exciting to have you here, and I appreciate your willingness to share with us. We have others here who work with or for the schools, some of whom have already introduced themselves. I'm so happy that we have people still bringing puppetry to school kids.
Ron G.