Virginia Walck:
CLASS OF 1974
Whaley Junior High SchoolClass of 1974
Compton, CA
Paramount High SchoolClass of 1976
Paramount, CA
Virginia's Story
Virginia is from Buena Park, California. Virginia is married with Richard Walck. Schools included Theodore Roosevelt Elementary in Compton, CA. Whaley Junior High School, Compton , CA and Paramount High School in Paramount,CA
I went to Whaley Junior High during a tough time. This was the early seventies and there was still a lot of racial tension in the air. Black gangs like the Crips and Bloods were starting to form in our school, Roots was being aired on television for the first, which naturally fueled hatred toward whites, so although I had some good friends during those three years, I also had some scary moments.
I had a core group of friends, some I can remember their names, so...Expand for more
me I cannot. Like: Debbie Garcia, Roy and Penny Gonzales, Martha Juarez, Rosemary Martinez, Thumbelina, Some guy we nicknamed Chimp, my older sisters friends, Janie Olea, Susie Saavedra, Virginia Juarez, Etc...
The thing I remember most about those years was the ditching parties. Man, that's where I learned to dance, kiss a boy, play spin the bottle and smoke cigarettes. It was a real coming of age, those years . Unfortunately, the schools became too violent and I began to make some serious mistakes in my life with boyfriends and experimenting with drugs and we moved out to Paramount after I flunked the 9th grade for ditching 50% of the year, Hey, but I was having fun....Continue later
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