Eisenhower was your typical elementary school, for California. I make that distinction because when we moved here I was in the 3rd grade. I was an average student back in Michigan, but when I went to class for the first time at Eisenhower, I thought they had put me a class for dummies! Everyday I seemed to have to relearn something that I had already learned in 2nd grade and it was not very exciting to have to ‘learn’ it again. Fortunately my class finally caught up to me and I was learning for real again.
It was in the 3rd grade that I learned the secret to winning an election. Every month we elected a new class president and my first month there I decided to run, I figured how hard could it be? And then I found out we had to give a speech in front of the class on why we should be elected. Well my competition went first, guess they did okay, now though it was my turn. So I bravely marched up to the front of the class, put my back to the chalkboard, I faced the class and gave an incredible speech on why I thought it was important that as the new kid in class this would be a great way for me to get to know the class better. As my speech went on, I saw all the kids shaking their heads in agreement and I knew I had them! At least that’s what I did in my mind, the fact was the teacher looked at me and said ” Well Lenny aren’t you going to say anything?” So I shook my head yes and said “I should be elected class preside…” it’s at this point I ran crying from the room. So the teacher followed me outside, and told me to take my time and pull myself together before I came back into class. So 5 minutes later I walk in and the teacher says “Okay class, lets congratulate Lenny on becoming our new class president!”
Little did I know that this was the least of my adventures at this school! In no particular order, the things I managed to accomplish included, saw an alien, punched a kid out, flew by flapping my arms, and discovered that I liked to write and that I loved science fiction. Obviously more to follow
Central Coast Senior 
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