High School

(I wrote this in 2005. It reads differently in 2023. His painting remains in the high school office.) In the spring, Nantucket High School used to give out a tongue in cheek $500 scholarship from the U.P.O.N. society to a lucky senior who embodied all that the society stood for…

Take Me Back To 1969 But where would I be now? It’s not that I want a do over. My sister often asks where I would travel back to in time. It’s not something I seriously contemplate. However, this morning I saw this meme with a long-legged blond in shorts…

The High School circuit continues to display rising young talent in women’s basketball. In the Nike EYBL, young players continue to show their skill set by scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defending, and more. A player who continues to blossom is Phoenix, Arizona’s own, Jerzy Robinson. …

I had a very nice prom experience 25 years ago. My BFF John was my date. He was four years older than me so that was cool. He loved to dance so that was cool. He cut a dashing figure in his tuxedo so that was cool. …

Send in the nerds — The Global Institute for High School Reunions announced that attendance for reunions in 2022 were the lowest ever recorded. When asked why, ex-cheerleader and CEO of National Reunion Strategists, Bitsy Anderson said, “It’s due to the fact that people got wrinkly fat and don’t want to show themselves in public.” …

Reminiscences and reliving the experience at my 100th anniversary high school reunion — In my teens, I tell people, I attended Lowe High. “I knew a lot of guys who went to Lowe High. Very high,” I continue the punchline. W.D. Lowe Secondary School, formerly Windsor-Walkerville Technical School (or “Tech” as it was known) and Walkerville Technical School before that, celebrated its 100th-anniversary reunion on…

Swimming was a lesson in humility — Dread filled me as August 23, 1982, approached. I’d be starting high school in a new city where I didn’t know anyone. I’d just moved in with my dad and my stepmom Dora after my eighth-grade graduation, leaving my grade school friends and my familiar surroundings behind. My parents arranged…

What’s red and orange and a mess all over? Me, running for junior prom queen — When the event planning committee made the announcement over the loudspeaker that the junior class was going to have a prom king and queen, I rolled my eyes and exhaled the scoffiest scoff I could muster. Pshhhhhh as if anyone really cares about that stuff. It’s not even the real…

6 Common Mistakes Students Make When Studying for Exams and Tests In the midst of the upcoming exam period, would like to highlight some common mistakes made by students when they do their revision. 6 Common Mistakes Students Make When Studying for Exams and Tests Study mistake#1: No Focus and Concentration This is a big problem…