John Brownell:  

I loved school so much that I carried a full load in my Senior year even though I only needed English credits to graduate. I was having lots of fun doing everything but study. Miss Murphy was so upset when final grades came out, because I was the first person out of the upper 1/3 of the class. Since the teachers mostly loved me, I would have been a shoo-in for the National Honors Society. I really wasn't studious, I was just a big help with everything in the school. I lost count of how many times I was called out of class to help with some problem (like movie projectors that wouldn't work) so things could continue to function. The world didn't revolve around me; I just knew how to fix things and where to find things that no one else seemed to be able to find. I really went to school for Chorus, Band, Clubs, Polaris photographer, acting in the plays, Library assistant and running the lights in the auditorium (& of course to meet girls). I really never studied because I knew I could pull passing grades without any real work. So I settled for top honors in the National Thespian Society. Now college was a totally different story. First of all, I put college on the back burner to find myself. The best thing I did was work for PMD for a summer. I gained a lot of respect for those who could wo...Expand for more