I attended a number of different schools, and even had to live away from home for a few months in 1991 at The Diagnostic School. I probably would have gone insane if not for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the lounge.
The only nice thing that I can say about Barbara Dawson Educational Center is that the point sheet system rocked. I once accumulated enough points to buy a computer game at Toys R Us. They probably wouldn't have liked my choice of The Ultimate Doom, though.
I straightened out toward the end, and attended just one high school (California High School), where I graduated with diploma. Take that, Mrs. Grubbs, wherever you are.
Table of Contents
1. YMCA Pre-School
2. Orchard Dale Elementary School
3. Rossier School
4. The Diagnostic School
5. Murphy Ranch Elementary School
6. Barbara Dawson Educational Center
7. Hillview Middle School
8. Barbara Dawson Educational Center
9. California High School
10. Cerritos College
11. Online Courses
1. YMCA Pre-School
Graduated
1986-1987 / Pre-School
Pre-School - YMCA (1986-1987)
Pre-School - YMCA
Rap Sheet: Clean, apparently.
2. Orchard Dale Elementary School
Expelled
1987-1988 / Kindergarten
Kindergarten - Orchard Dale Elementary School (1987-1988)
Kindergarten (Fall) - Orchard Dale Elementary School
1988-1989 / Grade 1
Grade 1 - Orchard Dale Elementary School (1988-1989)
Grade 1 - Orchard Dale Elementary School
Rap Sheet: I tripped an unsuspecting janitor (hospitalizing him for sometime afterward), threw another student across class, and nearly drove the principle, Mrs. Grubbs, insane.
3. Rossier School
Expelled
1989-1990 / Grade 2
Grade 2 - Rossier School (1989-1990)
Grade 2 - Rossier School
1990-1991 / Grade 3
Grade 3 - Rossier School (1990-1991)
Grade 3 - Rossier School
Rap Sheet: In general, I was a hellion here, as well, but I would like to set the record straight on one particular incident. I didn't intentionally poke a teacher with a pencil. It was early in the morning, and I was merely stretching my arms out. In hindsight, it was probably a bad idea to have a pencil in my hand at the time, though.
4. The Diagnostic School
Returned to Public School
1991 / Grade 3
(No Photo)
Rap Sheet: It was difficult to get into trouble here, but it was possible. I refused to sleep quite often, which kept others awake. This resulted in an escort to a "dark padded room" on several occasions. I am not joking.
5. Murphy Ranch Elementary School
Expelled
1991-1992 / Grade 4
Grade 4 - Murphy Ranch Elementary School (1991-1992)
Grade 4 - Murphy Ranch Elementary School
Rap Sheet: The acorn did it, I swear! Likely not the only culprit, but I did toss an acorn at another student shortly before being expelled from this school.
6. Barbara Dawson Educational Center
Returned to Public School
1992 / Grade 5
Grade 5 - Barbara Dawson Educational Center (1992)
Grade 5 - Barbara Dawson Educational Center
1993 / Grade 5
Grade 5 - Barbara Dawson Educational Center (1993) (Not Pictured)
Rap Sheet: I didn't get into trouble too much here, but when I did, it was ugly. Greg's office smelled of cigarettes, and his response to delinquent students was to shove them into a corner, and hold them there for as long as he felt necessary. Again, I am sadly not joking.
7. Hillview Middle School
Expelled
1993-1994 / Grade 6
(No Photo)
1994 / Grade 7
Grade 7 - Hillview Middle School
Rap Sheet: When I finally returned to public school, I had the misfortune of encountering an old nemesis, Mrs. Grubbs. She was against my transfer to Hillview Middle School from the beginning. Whenever I did anything remotely out of the ordinary, she was taking note. Ultimately, she caught me for something that I still think is ridiculous. I came back to class one day after lunch with an unfinished soda, and the teacher told me to discard it. I was noticeably upset, but I did throw it away. However, it splashed back up on the teacher. This resulted in a meeting that I will never forget, and the last time that I ever had to lay eyes on Mrs. Grubbs.
8. Barbara Dawson Educational Center
Graduated / Returned to Public School
1994-1995 / Grade 7
(No Photo)
1995-1996 / Grade 8
Grade 8 - Barbara Dawson Educational Center (1995-1996)
Grade 8 - Barbara Dawson Educational Center
Rap Sheet: My only crime this time was falling in love. I will not post her name here, but just about anyone that knows me well already knows who I am referring to.
9. California High School
Graduated
1996-1997 / Grade 9
Grade 9 - California High School
1997-1998 / Grade 10
Grade 10 - California High School
1998-1999 / Grade 11
Grade 11 - California High School
1999-2000 / Grade 12
Grade 12 - California High School (1999-2000)
Grade 12 - California High School
Rap Sheet: Clean, for the most part. I was briefly on the Honor Roll in Grade 11, and became a Teacher's Assistant in Grade 12. Definitely my favorite school, but given the hell that I have been through (and the hell that I have caused), I guess that is not saying much.
10. Cerritos College
Failed
2000 / Grade 13 / Computer Sciences
Grade 13 (Fall) - Cerritos College
Grade 13 (Spring) - Cerritos College
Rap Sheet: I did not do anything catastrophically wrong here. I just didn't apply myself enough, and failed several classes in the process. I was under the impression that it was going to be just like high school.
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