Robert Fonner:  

Had a major heart attack in January 2008. They used the defibrillator on me 34 times. After surgery the doctor told my emergency contact (which happens to be my landlady) not to expect me to wake up. Recovery has been slow but I am improving. With that being said. I'd like to write a little about some the more memorable moments I can remember about my time at Atlantic High School; while I can still remember them, and still have the chance. I realize I'm going to forget to include some things/people and shorten other things just to keep this as simple as possible. I will probably add some things and edit others as I remember them. I moved to Delray Beach just before school was going to start for my sophomore year. The first persons I met were Brenda Cook and her brother Larry. They lived just a block down from my house. Brenda and my sister Bridget became friends. School was about to start and I went to register my classes for the term. There was a teacher there taking registrations and suggested I take one of his Public Speaking classes. That was how Mr. Schiffermuller brought me into Public Speaking and Drama (where I spent most of my free time). In his speech class I met Alberto Coll who eventually became my best friend before he graduated and went off to college. After that I eventually became friends with Toby Largent, Steve Trivette and Bob Jordan. I found that our school did not have a chess club. So I started one and sat first chair in tournaments. Not so much because I was the best chess player, but because I would take on another schools best player giving us a chance to beat the other schools as a team. One of my other most time consuming extra curricular activities was Chorus and the Ensemble. Not to mention the annual school musicals. It's amazing I ever fou...Expand for more