Julia Baca:
CLASS OF 1969
East High SchoolClass of 1969
Denver, CO
Julia's Story
I am an individual that had a bad childhood; My high school life was pure hell; I never knew what it was to be a kid or a teenager; My best friends were sisters, Carolyn and Lettie Hubbard; I constantly worried about beatings and my sister and brother being beat; School was a place that took me away from home, if that is what you want to call it; I loved learning and school but was not encouraged to finish school or do homework; But I made it out of hell; East High was an ok place; It helped me be safe for a while; School took my mind off of survival; I could not ever participate in anything;But still I loved school; Now I...Expand for more
look back and wonder what fun I missed out on; I know no one on the many lists of people, and that is sad; But I can still look back and feel victory for having survived the abuse of home life and remember where I was back then; I doubt if anyone remembers me; I was like a ghost back then, no friends, no one really knew me; I was not an angry person, I was a sad, scared person.But East high still gave me a sense of pride, because I never forgot what I learned, and that gave me the confidence I needed to strive for a better life. Still it feels as if I was never there; Can't explain; Have a good life class of 69; Peace out!
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