“I was in every band class I could get in, like after school jazz band and marching band, and that's where I really learned to read music from elementary all the way through junior high and high school.” WaySchoolClassBandHigh SchoolJazzJuniorsJunior HighAfter SchoolMarching BandJazz Band Author:Chad Smith
“I was that kid who did every activity when I was in high school. There wasn't a day that I didn't stay after school to do something. I just had my hands in everything. And I was similarly very, very angry. I was an angry little guy.” LittlesHandsKidsSchoolGuyActivityHigh SchoolAngryAfter School Author:Chris Gethard
“I started running in Junior High School. I was so slow and uncoordinated the coach set me up with a paper route so that instead of going to work out after school I went to the corner of Providence Ave at Crestline St. and picked up a bundle of 15 newspapers.” RunningSchoolPaperHigh SchoolWork OutCornersCoachesNewspapersProvidenceRoutesGoing To WorkJuniorsBundlesJunior HighAfter SchoolHigh School Junior Author:Gerry Lindgren
“My school music teacher, Al Bennest, introduced me to jazz by playing Louis Armstrong's record of "West End Blues" for me. I found more jazz on the radio, and began looking for records. My paper route money, and later, money I earned working after school in a print shop and a butcher shop went toward buying jazz records. I taught myself the alto saxophone and the drums in order to play in my high school dance band.” EndsPlaySchoolOrderFoundRecordsTeacherChildhoodTaughtBandPaperHigh SchoolJazzWestRadioBuyingShopsPrintAlsRoutesButchersSaxophoneArmstrongAfter SchoolMusic TeacherWest EndJazz Records Author:Bill Crow
“I worked in the mail room at CAA when I was in high school. I worked in the literary department, too. That was my after school job, believe it or not: I would read manuscripts and then evaluations on whether or not I thought they'd make good movies. Which was fascinating and kind of hilarious to me at the time.” BelieveKindSchoolJobsRoomsHigh SchoolDepartmentFascinatingMailManuscriptsGood MovieEvaluationAfter School Author:Matthew Specktor
“I was pretty young. I guess I was in high school, so I was probably 13 years old. It was crazy. I remember it very vividly. I remember - it was actually kind of horrifying, because one of my friends - we smoked out of a bong, and one of my friends - this was so stupid - he didn't want to bring - it was after school on a Friday, and he didn't - we smoked weed in this park called the Ravine that was across the street from my high school.” WantYearsKindSchoolRememberYoungCrazyStreetsStupidHigh SchoolMy FriendsParksWeedFridayAfter SchoolBongs Author:Seth Rogen
“My mother always told me that came first. I started modeling in 11th grade and it was something that I did after school and on the weekends. School is so important and modeling should be treated as an extracurricular activity as opposed to a career until you graduate high school.” ShouldFirstsImportantSchoolMotherCareersActivityHigh SchoolTreatedGradesWeekendGraduatesModelingAfter SchoolExtracurricular Activities Author:Tyra Banks
“There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate club all at the same time. And I would spend time with the computer club after school. And I had just quit pottery club, which I was in junior high, but I let that go.” SchoolNationsUnitedTeamBandComputerModelsHigh SchoolClubsQuittingDebateChessEnd TimesUnited NationsSpend TimeJuniorsJunior HighPotteryAfter SchoolMarching Band Author:Rainn Wilson