Scott Alexander:  

Life I don't think that I will take the 4000 word option given to me. I just wanted to put something in writing that let all of you know that I think about my days at MVHS from time to time. I haven't seen any of you for 40 years. I find that odd since some of you are so vivid in my memory. I hope that life has been kind to you and that you all have good memories of me. I look back at the young man I think I was and hope that others saw me in a favorable light. I am not stuck in high school, but I do wonder what you all have become. High school was a great time for me. I guess I was stuck in high school for a long time, for when I graduated from Randolph Macon, I moved to Texas, got a Masters Degree and embarked on a 31 year career as a high school teacher and coach. It was a great life. I stuck to small towns(between one and three stop lights) and small schools for the most part and enjoyed every bit of it. I have been in Ratliff stadium in Odessa( of Friday Night Lights fame) and seen kids I helped grow up turn into good adults. So I had ...Expand for more