Friday, June 03, 2005
The End Of A Era
Yesterday, June 2nd, an era at my high school alma mater came to an end. The last member of my family graduated, ending 22 years of having at least one member of my family at the school.
I'd like to think we made quite an impression on the place. We excelled in academics; four of us graduated with honors and the fifth maintained an honor roll GPA for her senior year. We proved ourselves in the arts; myself and my youngest sister were members of the band, and my youngest and younger sister were both in chorus (my younger brother could also carry a tune, but he had other things to do).
My family also tapped parts of my high schools athletic traditions. My brother played several sports, but I think small-town politics and other factors kept him from truly becoming the star he could've been. My family also helped keep the stats for the basketball and football teams, and my father acts as the basketball team's volunteer scout.
We also acted as ambassadors for the school. Traveling to places like; North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, New York City, Chicago and in the case of myself and one of my Sisters, Europe.
The tradition will continue for awhile though, one of my sisters is a Head Start instructor at the school. And I make an effort to go to sporting events when I can and try and keep up with the teams. ¶ 7:35 AM
Yesterday, June 2nd, an era at my high school alma mater came to an end. The last member of my family graduated, ending 22 years of having at least one member of my family at the school.
I'd like to think we made quite an impression on the place. We excelled in academics; four of us graduated with honors and the fifth maintained an honor roll GPA for her senior year. We proved ourselves in the arts; myself and my youngest sister were members of the band, and my youngest and younger sister were both in chorus (my younger brother could also carry a tune, but he had other things to do).
My family also tapped parts of my high schools athletic traditions. My brother played several sports, but I think small-town politics and other factors kept him from truly becoming the star he could've been. My family also helped keep the stats for the basketball and football teams, and my father acts as the basketball team's volunteer scout.
We also acted as ambassadors for the school. Traveling to places like; North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, New York City, Chicago and in the case of myself and one of my Sisters, Europe.
The tradition will continue for awhile though, one of my sisters is a Head Start instructor at the school. And I make an effort to go to sporting events when I can and try and keep up with the teams. ¶ 7:35 AM
