Question: " What successful transition did you make while at Central?"
Most recent response:
While at CHS, I confirmed my dislike of Math even though I had excellent,
supportive Algebra teachers, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. McNabb. I made good
grades because I took Algebra in summer school (not for credit) and then
retook the courses during the school year. My father sat with me at a card
table in the living room every day to help with my homework.
On the positive side, I realized how very much I liked English and
History, and again, excellent teachers made those classes come alive for
me. Writing weekly themes for Mrs. York, Mrs. Womack, and Mrs. Mason
solidified my writing skills, and a I breezed through the English courses
at Clemson.
So my successful transition while at Central was to gain an understanding
of my academic strengths and weaknesses -- to realize that I had to study! --Carolyn Bigger Lattimore carolynlattimore@gmail.com
When I entered Central, I had super thick glasses, a mouth full of braces
and a thick, straight mop of hair I struggled to keep under control.
Our sophomore year, I got contacts, my braces came off, and after a fight
with a boyfriend (nameless) I cut my hair short. Super short. I went to
the salon in Jackson Heights shopping center (behind Pigg & Parsons), and
my mother drove past me twice before she recognized me to pick me up.
It seems like all the rest of you were wearing long hair parted in the
middle, but I had found my look and would wear my hair short almost always
until I turned 50.
All the external changes were matched by a similar internal coming of age
as an individual, marching to the beat of my own drum. --Sara Daw Day saraday1@gmail.com
