Darnell Graveline:  

I've been a specialty welder for 40 years. Some very tough and interesting work for various government contracts and industries. Being a diabetic since childhood it was difficult to concentrate and excell. But high school at Lockview Park was very different! Made a few new friends that really made school a bit more fun! The travels with Mr. Huber, Miss. Swayze in the History Club were absolutely the best part of my high school years! Not to mention that Lockview was a near new school and on a 4 class semester system made learning very interesting. Finding your way around was also a new experience. With locker on a different floor than some classes and ten minutes from one class to the next gave a new meaning to the word 'hustle'. Nice gymnasium (not that I did any phys-ed, being a hypoglycemic diabetic), assembly auditorium and yearly drama performances it made high school years a joy. And I won't forget Mr. Rowe the music teacher! What an awesome person and interesting past growing up in Chicago, Illinois... he was great! And that sense of humor all added to that great high school experience, for the most part wonderful years!!! The past 6 years of degrading health and the local doctors unable to care much about my medical past or current condition sent me to...Expand for more