Greencuke
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in my graduating class we had this kid, Sharkman. For the first 3 years of highschool, his only friend was a kid, Raptor, who was kinda like him. The rumor was Raptor was a crack baby, but we never knew what was wrong with Sharkman. The end of junior year was really hard on Shark because thats when raptor graduated, which ment he would have no friends or any place in school.
The following fall was the time when my class impressed me more than anything ive ever seen my entire life. Everyone said hi to shark in the halls. He sat at the cool kids table at lunch every day. Anytime some smartmouthed underclassmen mouthed off about shark, there was no shortage of seniors willing to put him back in his place.
Spring was probibly the hardest time for Shark. He didn't pass the MACAS test, which ment he couldn't get a diploma, and the end of school ment he would have no place in the world anymore. This was also the time where the senior class did even more than i would have though anyone could do for anyone. The Lax team took him in and made him the varsity manager. Being a state level team, that was a pretty well respected position. They gave him his own lax shirt and shorts, and he went to every team dinner. At the senior sports dinner his name was on back of the senior athletics shirt along w/ all the senior athletes. he even got a plaque (sp?) for being on the team, just like all the athletes do.
He was elected prom king, and everyone was happy for him. He hadn't paid for his ticket to the senior banquet so 40 min before it happened some of the guys went around and collected a buck from everyone to pay for him. That night he danced with every girl in the class, even the pretty ones. At graduation when he was called up to get his certificate of completition (sp?) (he didnt pass the MCAS so no diploma) not one person on stage dind't cheer their voice horse for him.
It would have been really easy to make fun of him, turn him into a big joke. He talked kinda funny and looked funny and kinda smelled sometimes. I am still amazed that no one did. It was never a spoken rule, but everyone knew sharkman was off limits and everyone would enforce it. His senior year was the best of his life. Sometimes people surprise you
- Reggie
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in my graduating class we had this kid, Sharkman. For the first 3 years of highschool, his only friend was a kid, Raptor, who was kinda like him. The rumor was Raptor was a crack baby, but we never knew what was wrong with Sharkman. The end of junior year was really hard on Shark because thats when raptor graduated, which ment he would have no friends or any place in school.
The following fall was the time when my class impressed me more than anything ive ever seen my entire life. Everyone said hi to shark in the halls. He sat at the cool kids table at lunch every day. Anytime some smartmouthed underclassmen mouthed off about shark, there was no shortage of seniors willing to put him back in his place.
Spring was probibly the hardest time for Shark. He didn't pass the MACAS test, which ment he couldn't get a diploma, and the end of school ment he would have no place in the world anymore. This was also the time where the senior class did even more than i would have though anyone could do for anyone. The Lax team took him in and made him the varsity manager. Being a state level team, that was a pretty well respected position. They gave him his own lax shirt and shorts, and he went to every team dinner. At the senior sports dinner his name was on back of the senior athletics shirt along w/ all the senior athletes. he even got a plaque (sp?) for being on the team, just like all the athletes do.
He was elected prom king, and everyone was happy for him. He hadn't paid for his ticket to the senior banquet so 40 min before it happened some of the guys went around and collected a buck from everyone to pay for him. That night he danced with every girl in the class, even the pretty ones. At graduation when he was called up to get his certificate of completition (sp?) (he didnt pass the MCAS so no diploma) not one person on stage dind't cheer their voice horse for him.
It would have been really easy to make fun of him, turn him into a big joke. He talked kinda funny and looked funny and kinda smelled sometimes. I am still amazed that no one did. It was never a spoken rule, but everyone knew sharkman was off limits and everyone would enforce it. His senior year was the best of his life. Sometimes people surprise you
- Reggie
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