I'm Old

So at the football game, I was thrilled to find out that the West High Vikings were playing the Frontier High Titans. You see, most of my former 7th grade students from Freedom Middle School now attend Frontier, all of them now JUNIORS and SENIORS. Boy did that make me feel old...

I sneaked over to the opposing side and walked the bleachers, looking for kids that were familiar. It kind of felt like I was looking for missing children whose faces from five years ago were on a milk carton, and I had to find the older versions of them in a sea of people.

Lo and behold, I didn't have to walk very far before I heard someone yell, "Miss Sampley!" I turned and saw a blond girl pointing at me and smacking her friend on the shoulder to get her to look. Then, I beckoned them down from the bleachers and we caught up and took a picture. It was so exciting!

These two I had my very first year of teaching, and now they're in the drum line in the band and going to college next year. I'm on my tippy toes, but look how tall they are!

This one, whose brother is the blond one above, has the worst handwriting of any kid I've ever had. When he saw me he said, "Hey Miss Sampley! I get good grades now!" While I was thrilled for him, I'm not sure what that said about me...