Their+Story

His and Mine
Main Question - How were your K-8 school years different than mine ?

1. Did you go to the same school from k5 to 8th grade?

My dad went to three different schools. At first his was going to go to a catholic school called St. Romans but at the time St. Romans didn't have a kindergarten class, so my dad went to a public school called Lowells school for K5. Then once kindergarten was over he went to St. Romans from 1st grade to 8th grade. The third school my dad went to was for specials but I'll tell you about that later. Now I only went to one school and it is a public school called A.E. Burdick.

2. What did you wear to school?

The clothes my dad wore to school and the clothes I wear to school are very different. See since my dad went a catholic school he had to ware uniforms. his uniform was to wear brown corduroy pants and a yellow collared shirt. I can wear basically anything I want to wear to school as long as it does show to much skin.

3.What were your specials?

My dads specials and my specials are some what the same, for we both had and have art, gym, music, library, and shop. They only thing that is different is that for shop once a week took a bus to a different school, called MorganDale. See St. Romans didn't have a shop class. They also didn't have band or choir.

4. Did you say the Pledge of Allegiance ever morning?

"A Pledge of Allegiance to the flag..." is what my dad said every morning in school just like we do. When my dad was in 1st grade through 3rd grade him and his class also said two prayers called the "Our Father" and the "Hale Mary". St. Roman ended these prayers once my dad was in 4th grade because some of the kids that went there didn't believe in god and that type of religon.

5. Did they have sports, if so did you play a sport?

St. Romans school as all the same sports that A.E. Burdick does. My dad played basketball in 5th - 8th grade. Basketball wasn't my dads only choice though because Romans offered just like Burdick, football, basketball, baseball, and soccer.

6-9. Did you walk to school, did you take hot lunch, how was your mom involved at your school?

My dad and I both walked to school and we both liked eating our moms lunches. My dads mom Carole worked as a lunch lady at his school. In fact she was the head lunch lady. She started working there when he was in 4th or 5th grade. I wonder if she ever embaressd him while she worked there and he went to school there.

10. Just a little extra.

Did my dad really go to St. Romans school with Mr Skonecki? Yes my dad really went to school with Mr. Skonecki, but my dad was younger than him so Mr Sckonecki was actually in the same class as my uncle. Here is an another funny something, Mr. Skonecki went to Polaski school with my mom for a year or so. He also went to Tec with my dad in high school.

11. What was your favorite subject?

My dad's favorite subjects were history, gym, and lunch. His history teachers name was Mr. Heller, he liked Mr. Heller's because Mr. heller made learning fun. His gym teachers name was Greg Sarandos, and he liked gym because he was an very energetic kid and he liked to goof around with his friends. My dad's least favorite subject was math, just like me.

12. Did you go to church during school?

In 1st and 2cd grade ever day my dad would go with his class down to church. Then in 3rd grade they only went once a week because it was beginning to be to much. Once he was in 4th grade they had totally admonished going to church. They did this because some kids that went to St. Romans didn't believe in that reiligon. My dad didn't get why some one who didn't believe in god would go to a based of god school.

13. Where some of your teachers nuns?

In my dads first two years of school at St. Romans his teachers were nuns. His second grade teacher was a nun named sister Constwella he said that she use to spank him and his classmates. Just remember that in that time teachers were allowed to do that now it is illegal.

14. What field tip was your favorite field trip?

My dad's favorite field trip was when he went to the Dells in eighth grade. If I am thinking right we go on a field trip to the Dells in eighth grade.

15. Why did you like your school years?

My dad liked his school years because he had friends and barly any worries, sometimes I think he misses his school years. Well any ways i hope my school years are as good as his.