Jim Frick:  

First things first. The pic. I included is me on vacation,and yes I did spend too much time in the sun. ... I never graduated from Simi High. I managed to finish at night school,and attend college at Southern Indiana University. I left for the Marine Corps between my Sophomore and Junior year. Despite not graduating, I never forgot my time there.I also attended Valley View,and center Jr. High. I was at Santa Susanna Elementary for grade school. I guess one advantage as an adult is I can be open,honest and candid about myself. I don't mind exposing my flaws,and weaknesses. Besides,I want to mention them before anyone else has a chance. (just kidding) My 2.5 years were a mixed bag at Simi High. In between all the "stuff", I can recall a couple of memorable events that were not funny at the time, but I can laugh at now. I went out for wrestling,swimming and football as a freshman. After freshman year,I did not return to sports because of poor grades. I learned later that bad grades occur, when you skip school. (what a revelation).There are a couple of memorable events I had as a freshman football player. I was determined to be the best player I could be. I practiced really hard and did all the physical things, I thought would help me succeed. Eventually the coaches noticed me and I was elevated to the first team and given the coveted white jersey,which says to everyone,I'm on the starting squad. Unfortunately,that lasted about a week 1 week. Everything was going great, until one practice, a coach asked me to run a down and out pattern. Well, I didn't know what he was talking about since "I DIDN'T READ THE PLAYS" I thought in my little brain that I was doing everything right, but guess what. If you don't know the plays you cant play. At that point,I was demoted to second,or third team. Another humiliating experience that put me over the edge was, I remember during a game, just before I quit, I was standing on the sidelines in my clean white uniform, Not playing. When the game ended, and we won. I was really happy, and for some reason, I dove in the grass that was covered with mud. It was raining, but I didn't care. On the way to the locker, s...Expand for more