High school is closer to the core of the American experience than anything else I can think of.” ― Kurt Vonnegut A long time ago in a high school not too far away, I went through the ritual that most of us have gone through: the Quest for the Great Diploma. And, like many others, […]
Growing Up With Cerebral Palsy – Part 19 of a Series
“And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living.” ― Alison Coggon, The Naming South Miami Senior High – Mid-December 1981 Since South Miami Senior had a student population of over 2100, the school’s various performance groups in the music and drama departments usually […]
Growing Up With Cerebral Palsy – Part 18 of a Series
“I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway.” ― John Scalzi, Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded My junior year at South Miami Senior High School was a strange “middle passage” in my transition from being a wide-eyed and naïve sophomore to becoming a (hopefully) more educated and mature high school senior. […]