David Archuleta:  

, suddenly things changed in my 12th grade year. I dropped out of sports and all but dropped out of school by the end. I ditched class as often as I could, and I barely graduated. I boycotted my graduation ceremony. No doubt, in retrospect I regret that I headed that way and all but wasted my 12th grade year, but you can't go back and redo it, can you? No retakes in real life. My parents moved a lot. I went to 4 elementary schools, 1 jr high and 3 high schools. I felt I had many good friends along the way, but as things went, I had many friendships interrupted, only to move on and form new friendships in a new place. I remember a fair number of people pretty well. People I spent the most number of years with in class are the ones who's names are cemented in my mind, not to mention the handfuls of really good and close friends along the way. I like to think I had some good friends back then, despite myself not always being in the right state of mind or type of friend to be to others. Though they were not "golden years", my school years were good years. I think growing up as a teenager in the 70's was a unique time. I think of it as my time, when I practically thought I ruled the world. We definitely ran amuck in the streets back then. In retrospect, life was much simpler then. After high school, by an unplanned turn of events, in 1980 I ended up going to LA Pierce (Jr) College. It was back on my old turf, so to speak. My Pierce College days (80/82) were pretty uneventful. I did a 2-year computer technology course, plus a little general ed. I picked up a few night classes in 1983/4 at Pierce. Later on, down the road (88/90) I picked up some music and a couple of academic classes at AV College. Today's modern life as an adult is an adventure and a challenge. I have a life perspective now that I never concieved of back then. There's still a lot that life has to offer, & still lots of life yet to live, so let's go get it and make it happen! ;) Thx4readgmybio