In November 1980 my family moved from Lanham Maryland to McLean Virginia (on the other side of the Capital Beltway surrounding Washington D.C.). I attended James Fenimore Cooper Intermediate School for the 7TH and 8TH grades from November 1980 through June 1982. Back then we had either ‘Junior High Schools’ or ‘Intermediate Schools’ in-between ‘Elementary Schools’ and ‘Senior High Schools’. Nowadays ‘Middle Schools’ are pretty much universal.
I don’t remember much about those two years at Cooper Intermediate other than the fact that I got below average grades, and I had to attend Summer School as a result of that. I also learned Español for the first time in the 8TH grade. As it turned out it would become one of the most beneficial subjects in school for use later on in life (aqui en el Sur de Florida).
Those two years in the 7TH and 8TH grades were quite forgettable. I did not have any friends. I did not enjoy my stay.
It did not get any better in High School …
… To Be Continued …
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