Unfortunately, from what the superintendent told me, all I can do is go down,

I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations, but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents.

I want to continue what (former Principal) Ralph Olsen has done, but I'm not Ralph Olsen,

The public high school needs to be all things to all people. We have to provide the challenge for those who have to option of private school. At the same time we need to serve the needs of those who don't.

(FHS) is going to be much more representative of our society. I greatly look forward to getting working with the whole school.

The title of the poems was The Only Bar in Dixon. We sent it out to The New Yorker on a fluke, and they took them and printed all three in the same issue.