Full Court Press (2001)
“announcements.
“Good morning, Clark Boulevard students, and welcome back for another wonderful week!” said our principal, the ever-cheerful Ms. Grieve. I liked school, but it always sounded like she really liked it.
“I’d like to start the week by reading the names of the Clark All-Stars for the past week, those students who were caught doing something great!”
As Ms. Grieve began to list off the names I started to drift off. There were always lots and lots of students who made the list.
I looked... down. Underneath my shirt I could make out the outline of my medal — my gold medal. I hadn’t taken it off since it was given to me on Friday. If I had it my way I would have worn it over top of my shirt where every-body could see it, but my father said I shouldn’t show it off like that. He said that winning something was like having underwear. Just ‘cause you have it doesn’t mean you should be waving it around over top of your head. I guess he was right… but it would have been nice just to show it off a little.MoreLess
“Good morning, Clark Boulevard students, and welcome back for another wonderful week!” said our principal, the ever-cheerful Ms. Grieve. I liked school, but it always sounded like she really liked it.
“I’d like to start the week by reading the names of the Clark All-Stars for the past week, those students who were caught doing something great!”
As Ms. Grieve began to list off the names I started to drift off. There were always lots and lots of students who made the list.
I looked... down. Underneath my shirt I could make out the outline of my medal — my gold medal. I hadn’t taken it off since it was given to me on Friday. If I had it my way I would have worn it over top of my shirt where every-body could see it, but my father said I shouldn’t show it off like that. He said that winning something was like having underwear. Just ‘cause you have it doesn’t mean you should be waving it around over top of your head. I guess he was right… but it would have been nice just to show it off a little.MoreLess
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