For fifth grade, my homeroom teacher was Sister Mary DePaul
For sixth grade, my homeroom teacher was Mrs Garrett
For seventh grade, my homeroom teacher was Miss Stagliano
For eighth grade, my homeroom teacher was Mrs Archaki
I also participated in many sports at school. My favourites were volleyball and softball. I also played basketball (but wasn't very good at it). I struggled at sports because I was two years younger than everyone else I was playing with.
I had two principals while I was at the school. The first (and nicer) was Sister Mary Ann. The second (and not so nice) was Sister Mary Therese Ann (no joke, they were sisters, blood sisters).
Lumen Cordium High School
283 Union St, Bedford, Ohio
I attended Lumen Cordium for my first three years of high school. At the conclusion of my third year, the school closed due to lack of enrollment (leading me to believe that I am cursed when it comes to schools).Some of the subjects I took at school were: Algebra I/II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Latin I, II, III, Introductory Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, American History, World History, Honors English, American Literature, British Literature, Physical Education, Health, Typing, Computer Science. My homeroom teachers were Sister Marguerite (9th grade), someone else who's name escapes me for 10th grade, and Sister Mary Therese (aka "Sister Chemistry") for 11th grade.
During my freshman year at Lumen, a swim team was formed. I joined up immediately. I swam competitively in freestyle, backstroke, and breast stroke. I was on the swim team for the three years I was at Lumen and earned a letter each year. I also participated in volleyball during my junior year.
Apart from sports, I participated other extra-curricular activities. I was in the stage crew as well as acted in the play "Joy" (Christmas play) during my freshman year. I starved myself for charity in the annual Hunger-A-Thon for two years. I was a Clown Of Heart (Lumen Cordium is Latin for "Light Of Hearts") during my sophomore and junior years, including a two week trip to Kentucky to do charity work in the Appalachians. I was also a scorekeeper and statistician for the basketball and volleyball team (when I wasn't playing the latter, I never played the former in high school).
Lumen Cordium closed due to falling enrollment. The announcement was made in March of 1987 (my junior year). At the time, the school had ~270 students, was about to lose 90 seniors to graduation, and was only expecting an incoming freshman class of 20 or thereabouts.
Chanel High School
480 Northfield Road, Bedford, Ohio
Chanel High School was an all-boys school up until the 1986-1987 school year. At that time, it started accepting girls in its freshman (graduating in 1990) and sophomore (graduating in 1989) years. As a member of the class of 1988, I did not have the option of transferring from Lumen to Chanel -- so it was all rather academic, at least until Lumen announced that they were closing.Probably 55 or 65 of my 85 member class at Lumen transferred with me to Chanel.I had a rather light schedule my senior year, at least in terms of numberof classes. I took Calculus (Mr Gotch), Current Affairs (Mr Coleman), Religion (Father Cabrita), English (Mr Greene [who was later fired]), Physics (Mr Gotch, again), American Government (Mr Coleman, again), and Weightlifting (I was missing a PE credit, so I had to take this). I also had two study halls.
I participated in volleyball (with my old coach from grade school, M. Karol Patton), swimming (Coach Bradbeer), basketball scorekeeping, and the school play (just stage crew) "Anything Goes".
I graduated from Chanel in June of 1988.
I spent 1988-1989 working full time at Revco DS Headquarters. An experience I would not like to repeat. :-) Corporate America sucks.
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
I entered the University of Cincinnati in September of 1989. I was assigned to Memorial Hall dorm. I was given a triple, in the Tower (the best room on campus for a freshman, probably). I was assigned two roommates, Kelly Ptak and Marci Yesowitch. I was enrolled in the School of Engineering. Kelly wanted to be a Social Work major, and Marci was an English major.I spent most of my time my freshman year learning computers, as opposed to being in class. This might explain why I was only at UC for one year :-)
I had other friends, and other experiences at UC, so I scanned in a bunch of old pictures and created the My Year at UC Gallery . Check it out.
