I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. It seemed to just fly by. The weather was pretty nice except for Sunday when it rained. We barbecued on Saturday and Monday. It was a nice relaxing weekend. I did take the time to remember all of the men and women who have given their lives so that we can live freely in this great country.
Summer doesn't officially start until June 21, but I always think of Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer. The last day of school for Rockwood was Thursday. On my way home from work, with the top down of course, I was behind the school bus in our subdivision. I could see the kids in the back of the bus literally bouncing up and down in their seats. When the bus stopped, one little boy leaned out of the window and looked at me and shouted "Last day of school...last day of school..." I grinned and said, "Woohoo." He smiled and continued bouncing up and down. I know exactly how he felt and it certainly brought back memories. I then heard the bus driver say, "OK, calm down back there." Mean bus driver...hee hee hee.
Speaking of school, Newsweek released the list of top 1200 high schools in America last week. Lindbergh High School, my high school, was ranked 759 which means it is in the top 5% of all high schools in the country. Go Flyers! I wonder if any of the teachers I had are still there. I know that my favorite high school teacher, Mrs. Fanter is no longer there. She was Miss Harris when she was my 9th grade English teacher and yes, I still remember what a gerund is and when to use who versus whom. I also remember receiving a 3 in citizenship for the first quarter because I talked too much. Imagine that. In addition to the letter grade, a 1, 2 or 3 was given for effort and citizenship. For the first quarter, I received an A, 1 in effort and 3 in citizenship. I didn't think that it really mattered since I received an A but my parents told me otherwise. I tried the "but Renee, Yvonne and Angelia also got a 3 in citizenship" but that didn't work. That was the first and last 3 I ever received in citizenship. Effort was a different story. I think I received some 2's and 3's in various classes in 10th and 11th grade but that's a post for another time. Another 9th grade English class memory was when we had a substitute one day. Tim R. decided that everyone should change names so when the substitute called roll, everyone answered under a different name...hee hee hee. The substitute told Mrs. Fanter that we were so good...little did she know. I'm sure my sister, who is a substitute teacher in the Rockwood district, wouldn't appreciate it if the kids did that to her and hopefully my nieces and nephew know better than to do that. Josh, Amanda and Sarah DON'T DO THIS. The only other teachers whose names I remember are Mr. Medlin (9th grade Algebra), Mr. Sanchez (12th grade Spanish), Mr. Bivens (10th grade German for about 2 months until I dropped the class - again a post for another day), Mr. Elkins (11th grade English), Mrs. Topping (10th grade English) and Mrs. Graziani (11th grade history). Hmmm, I wonder if kids in high school still call their teachers Mr and Mrs. Anyway, three high schools in the Rockwood district also made the list...Lafayette at 601, Rockwood Summit at 675 and Eureka at 705. Pretty impressive!
Ah, the memories.
-Melanie-
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