Michael McWeeney:
CLASS OF 1961
North Attleboro High SchoolClass of 1961
North attleboro, MA
North Attleboro Junior High SchoolClass of 1957
North attleboro, MA
Michael's Story
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Michael McWeeney, formerly of the Roger Williams Housing Projects in
Providence Rhode Island, migrated to North Attleboro, Massachusetts in 1955.
Got his most enjoyable degree from North Attleboro Junior High School.
Went on to North Attleboro High School (same building). Entered the
ninth grade with the highest grades in math and science. Thanks to Kevin Moriarty (one of his best friends in life), Mikey barely squeaked out of high school in 1961, primarily due to technical error (footnote # 1). He applied to and got rejected from four colleges in the great state of Massachusetts. (footnote # 2)
Go south young man to the great state of Florida. Florida colleges had an open door policy. Any student could go to college, so I did (Hell, I could open doors as well as the next guy). I landed at Broward College where I quickly found out I didn't belong. I figured that out by doing my first research paper in pencil. The comment from the teacher was "You don't really belong here." Grade: C - -. Struggled through Broward College. Went to Florida
Atlantic University ( a new university at the time).
Got a Bachelors and 2 Masters, and few more degrees. And finished my academic career with my highest achievement - getting kicked out of the University of Paris, Sorbonne 1986. The buildings were older than the original North Att...Expand for more
leboro High School, but had the great distinction of a hundred years of urination on the walkways (c'est la vie).
Educational careers included teaching middle school (that was fun), high school and collegeâ¦. Worked as Guidance Director (boring), School Psychologist and most important, just a Teacher.
Several professions in betweenâ¦.florist, painter, restaurateur, smuggler & rum runner.
Presently selling pencils on the corner of ..... (footnote #3)
I don't really use the computer, my wife & daughters do that for me.
But if you insist on writing, you can reach me via the email on this site.
You can also find me on Instagram, the technicolor version. My profile is: flower_throwers
Footnote #1 - Mrs. Scanlan, Senior English Teacher, was drinking heavily that year, and put down the wrong grade on my report card, so I got to graduate with my class.
Footnote #2 - One college admissions specialist stated, on one of the rejection letters, "I can't believe you got out of high school with these grades - you're probably not going to get into any college in the continental USA". (I wasn't sure what he meant by the continental USA?")
Footnote #3 - Retired in 2001, actively working the antique and collectible trade, botanist on the death valley levelâ¦..yada yada yada
*Some poetic license and cheap wine assisted in this autobiographical sketch.
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