
You Gotta Be Smarter Than the Stairs
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I grew up in a small, tight knit neighbourhood on a cute little cul de sac where all the kids played kick the can and our parents knew we were safe being outside after dark. The elementary school, where I kissed my first boy inside the big tire sculpture and had my first sip of alcohol while sitting on the swings the summer before I went to the "big" school down the road (after which we may or may not have run around like lunatics because we heard that the effects of alcohol increase if you bump your heart rate up...not admitting to anything here people), was a short two minute walk down a quiet street. The school was small, with less than 200 students and from kindergarten until I "graduated" to grade 8, I knew all the teachers and students, played with all the same friends, fell off the same swings and monkey bars more times than I can count, was a superstar on our track (in my own mind at least...lol) and got to serve as the President of our student council my grade 7 year, a position which for some reason does not seem to impress anyone on my resume.* And here I thought I was so smart not mentioning on my resume that I was almost kicked off said student council for passing "dirty" notes back and forth with my friends. I went back to the school once around the time I graduated from high school, just to visit and see if any of my former teachers were around to torment and I was amazed at how tiny everything seemed. It was like a school for little miniature dolls in my now grown up (hee) mind and I could hardly believe that I had once roamed those halls with the impression that it was all so huge.
My old school is shutting down this year. For some reason, despite the fact that the neighbourhood is growing so fast, the changes are noticeable daily, the enrollment there is declining and there are just not enough students to justify the expense of keeping the school operating. When I first heard about the closure, I never thought much of it. But as the end of the school year draws nearer and the students and staff and all of us former students who were lucky enough to have had the chance to go there prepare to say goodbye to it forever, it makes me sad that such an important part of my childhood will be gone.
* Please believe me when I tell you that I don't really have this on my resume...um, anymore.
Aw,
I knew sooner or later you would write about it... I thought bout it awhile ago when I was thinking bout OHES shutting down too...and thought of you...aw, hold onto those memories, as our childhood memories seem to fade as we grow older, those seem to always be the sweetest..somewhat most innocent (hehe) times of our lives. Love ya hun, hope you are having a peaceful and restful day...
's me xoxo
hi beverly
. we are sorry about your school but we think it is very josephine cool that you got to be president
. mom went to a very small school like that until grade 6. happy hockey monday
. rest your yeller today because it will be busy tonight
Awwww, it is sad when pieces of our lives, our history are just gone
But of course, the precious memories can never be torn down or taken away.
Now THAT would be a PERFECT memory
Sad isnt it? A few years ago they shut down Rosedale Elementary - the school that me AND my three sisters all attended at one point or another. I DID manage to take a wander thru it before the doors closed and yure exactly right.... I spent the entire time wondering if I had ever been that small.
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And pleeeeeese be SURE to stop & pick up Robin & his Mom too on your way here!