“You only go through high school once, but if you go through the way we did, that’s enough.” ― Steven C. Smith, Off the Rails: Excerpts from My Life In the summer of 1981, I decided to attend summer school at South Miami High instead of taking three months off until the start of my […]
Growing Up with Cerebral Palsy- Part 16 of a Series
“High school is closer to the core of the American experience than anything else I can think of.” ―Kurt Vonnegut South Miami Senior High School: Late Spring, 1981 The last few weeks of my sophomore year at South Miami were anticlimactic, to say the least, especially after the Spring Concert series in April. I wasn’t […]
Growing Up With Cerebral Palsy – Part 15 of a Series
“In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society.” ― John Grogan, Bad Dogs Have More Fun: Selected Writings on Family, Animals, and Life from The Philadelphia Inquirer South Miami Senior High – Mid-spring, 1981 […]