The Vietnam War and the Cretin High School Class of 1970
A 2025 perspective - 55 years later (2nd Edition)
by Bill Waring
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Michael Ross
a month ago
Alright, .. I am pretty sure I am one of The Study Hall Five students. ... Mike Knox was moving his Mn. Best 100 Artwork Competition, Art Project thru the halls from The Art Room to the newly created Lunchroom/Study Hall. His Art Project was, a bloodied mannequin, bloodied band-aids, all on an Army Style stretcher. I was supposed to be in a Brother John Albert class of some sort. I figured I would just get there late. I was there to support Mike Knox and his obviously Anti War Statement. The thought was if we were not allowed to take our extra time, (study time) in the Art Room, we would take our Art Projects to The Lunchroom/Study Hall. This was what we were told to do by The Principles Office. Some of us were working on Anti War/Protest style Artworks, including me. We knew if we brought our Protest Style Artworks, (in progress), to the new Lunchroom/Study Hall there would be hell to pay. We didn't even make it to this new Military supervised, Study Hall. We were busted in the hallway, enroute. .... I had mentally checkout of Sports and the whole Military scene before my Junior Year, but nobody noticed. I just kept getting promoted, primarily because my Father was still an Active Duty, Lieutenant Colonel in The United States Army. When the shit came down, I was demoted from Captain to Corporal and given 200 hours of detention. I finished my Mn. 100 Best, Art Project for the contest and my mushroom cloud/television set was selected for the competition. I did many hours of detention, digging in the very unhealthy catacombs beneath the old gymnasium and then I marched in The Twilight Parade, disgraced at the back of the column with my Father saluting the troops in The Reviewing Stand, dressed in his Full Dress, Formal Blues, Army uniform. My Father, a proud Cretin, Class of 1940 Grad, asked me to do the detention, The Twilight Parade and then graduate. I did as he wished and the day after I graduated, I moved out of my families home for good. A year or so later, I was arrested in Washington DC as an Anti War Protester.
You can't make this shit up. .. Michael
John Salmen
4 months ago
Upon further consideration I believe Horyza’s quote was:
“Even a ‘loser’ can be a good learning experience; an example of what not to do!”
Michael J Porter
6 months ago
WOW! Looking forward to reading this. I was on the faculty at this time (from '69-'71), and it was a difficult time in our country and that was indeed reflected in the school.
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Alright, .. I am pretty sure I am one of The Study Hall Five students. ... Mike Knox was moving his Mn. Best 100 Artwork Competition, Art Project thru the halls from The Art Room to the newly created Lunchroom/Study Hall. His Art Project was, a bloodied mannequin, bloodied band-aids, all on an Army Style stretcher. I was supposed to be in a Brother John Albert class of some sort. I figured I would just get there late. I was there to support Mike Knox and his obviously Anti War Statement. The thought was if we were not allowed to take our extra time, (study time) in the Art Room, we would take our Art Projects to The Lunchroom/Study Hall. This was what we were told to do by The Principles Office. Some of us were working on Anti War/Protest style Artworks, including me. We knew if we brought our Protest Style Artworks, (in progress), to the new Lunchroom/Study Hall there would be hell to pay. We didn't even make it to this new Military supervised, Study Hall. We were busted in the hallway, enroute. .... I had mentally checkout of Sports and the whole Military scene before my Junior Year, but nobody noticed. I just kept getting promoted, primarily because my Father was still an Active Duty, Lieutenant Colonel in The United States Army. When the shit came down, I was demoted from Captain to Corporal and given 200 hours of detention. I finished my Mn. 100 Best, Art Project for the contest and my mushroom cloud/television set was selected for the competition. I did many hours of detention, digging in the very unhealthy catacombs beneath the old gymnasium and then I marched in The Twilight Parade, disgraced at the back of the column with my Father saluting the troops in The Reviewing Stand, dressed in his Full Dress, Formal Blues, Army uniform. My Father, a proud Cretin, Class of 1940 Grad, asked me to do the detention, The Twilight Parade and then graduate. I did as he wished and the day after I graduated, I moved out of my families home for good. A year or so later, I was arrested in Washington DC as an Anti War Protester.
You can't make this shit up. .. Michael
Upon further consideration I believe Horyza’s quote was:
“Even a ‘loser’ can be a good learning experience; an example of what not to do!”
WOW! Looking forward to reading this. I was on the faculty at this time (from '69-'71), and it was a difficult time in our country and that was indeed reflected in the school.