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Fondly recalling the days gone by, students often strove to

recreate youthful memories and reflected on how the
events of the past affected their present lives.

s young'uns, the days, too. "I used to ru n up th at year, I would change
haJcyoQ d~s of childhood and down the street thinkin g my actions to regain my Play-doh. the
s preao before us I ike a I coul d fl y. I would fl ap my mom's trust," freshman Seth stuff that two-
year-olds ate
golden path just waiting to arms and fly like Super Luther said. and
be taken. Fun and laughter Grover on Sesame Street," Not all conse- kindergartners
lined th e way, along with junior Julie Willson said. quences were bad, th ough; made snakes
with, became a
tears and anger. Now, how- The consequences many important lessons great stress
ever, ready to break were learn ed in reliever for high
schoolers, too.
out into the world, childhood. "My Preparing to
all teens coulcl do dad put me to work make models
was to look back on th e farm when of enemies in
order to get
down the path , back I was I 0 or 12. I smashing
into themselves. appreciate my practice in is a
disgruntled
To try to present j ob at yearbook
recapture these joy- Gadzooks be- editor. photo
ful experi ences of cause of my pre- by Michelle
Lee
past, students re- vious work expe-
verted to favorite ri ence shoveling
Swinging
toys and acti viti es manure!" seni or upside-down
to help them sur- Joey Aliano said. from the
monkey bars
vive hi gh school. In her at Cottonwood
"Recentl y, I bought younger days, Elementary's
a bubble neckl ace Aerts was ex- playground is
junior Jessie
and a stuffed ani - tre me ly shy. Korth. Visiting
mal. I carry them However, "my ex- former
with me everywhere; they of imprudent childhood ac- periences in dance (having schools to
re live the
make me happy and are great ti ons still affected students to perfo rm in front of every- playtime of
past was a
stress reli evers," junior in hi gh school. "I caused one) helped me to get over popular stress
Holly Aerts said. some troubl e in fifth grade, my bashfulness. Now, I'm re liever or
weekend
Students could still and my mom didn't trust me in debate and drama and not activity. photo
recall anti cs of their younger anymore. If I could reli ve shy at all ," she said . • by Megan
Johnson
by Mary Peterson -
and Michelle Lee Catching a rid e
on th e merry-
go-round at
Piedmont Park
in
re membrance
of their
younger days
are freshmen
Julie Harris,
Jenny
Ri sch ling, and
Jessica Mills.
Pl ayg rounds
and
amusement
parks were
popular
locations for
students to
have fun, kid
style. photo by
Michelle Lee
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