20-ish years

Pacific University mascot, Boxer

I am returning to school in January, accepted to the MFA in Writing program at Pacific University. Only 20 short/long years from my graduation from Weber State University and 28 years from my high school graduation. 

I admit, school was not always my favorite, but it had its moments.


Things in School I Did Not Love:

• Mr. Eborn's Government class - right after basketball practice and way too disruptive of my attempts to catch a morning nap
• Home Economics - after one week, I got to take shop instead
• School assemblies
• Dissecting frogs in Biology class
• Detention - not ever like the Breakfast Club at all
• Driver's Ed with Mr. Collier: "How many horses were in that pasture we just passed?!" So not on the test....
• School lunch
• 7am religion class (BYU) - who thought that was a good idea

Things in School that Did Not Suck:

The Shelley Russet

• Basketball. Coach Jensen was the best, Stairway to Heaven was the song to play in the locker room to start a good game
• Notes in class "Dear Bubbles.....Yours, Zero" (Yes, I was Zero)
• Sound of Music, Camelot, Cinderella, Ten Little Indians, and Mr. Best's drama class (SHS)
• The Shelley Russet
• Summer school at Skyline H.S. in I.F., "21 Gun Salute" and everything by Queen and E.L.O.
• Cutting class to go hang out at Tautphaus Park or ski Kelly's Canyon - depending on the season
• Watching football reruns in Biology class
• Lunch from Huntsman's Food Town: 1 bottle Mountain Dew, 1 Snickers
• Track meets - Home or Away
• Mr. Mortensen's Geometry, Trigonometry and Pre-Calc (SHS)
• Mark Strand's writing class (UofU)
• Dick Alston's economic history class (WSU)
• Merlin Cheney's directed reading on Thomas Hardy (WSU)
• Lee McKenzie (WSU) RIP

So excited for the next adventure. Having been a Shelley Russet, BYU Cougar, UofU Ute, and WSU Wildcat, I anticipate only the best as a Pacific University Boxer.

Sherri