“My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school.” YearsSchoolSocialCitiesCareersStudyTeachingHigh SchoolYears AgoRetiredSocial StudiesInner CityYounger SisterTeaching History Author:Judy Woodruff
“I went to really good New York City public schools that had arts programs. So in junior high, I got into the drama department. From there, I went to a performing arts high school in New York City called Laguardia and I just kind of fell into the professional side by happenstance.” KindArtSchoolSidesCitiesNew YorkDramaHigh SchoolProgramPerformingDepartmentNew York CityPublic SchoolJuniorsJunior HighPerforming ArtsHappenstance Author:Merritt Wever
“When I was in high school I moved from the big city to a tiny village of 500 people in Vermont. It was like The Waltons!” PeopleBigsSchoolCitiesHigh SchoolMovedTinyVillageBig CitiesVermont Author:Daphne Zuniga
“TRYING TO BE POPULAR IN HIGH SCHOOL IS LIKE TRYING TO BE MAYOR OF A CITY THAT WON'T EXIST IN FOUR YEARS.” TryingYearsSchoolCitiesFourHigh SchoolFour YearsMayors Author:Jenny Holzer
“My brother was an improviser. He's now a lobbyist, but he used to perform improv in the city when he was in high school, and one of the funniest guys I know to this day.” KnowsSchoolUsedGuyCitiesBrotherHigh SchoolMy BrotherThis DayLobbyists Author:Jake M. Johnson
“I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.” IdeasSchoolLawActorsSportsHurtCitiesPlayerSonBrokenGrewDadBasketballGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolBaseballRaisedMy DadBonesCoachesNo IdeaTexasCampsRoyalCollarsCardinalsBaseball PlayerKansasBasketball CoachArkansasKansas CityGot HurtTraining Camp Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when I signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Washington State.” StatesPlaySchoolCitiesPlayerBasketballHigh SchoolLettersBaseballQuarterbackBaseball PlayerWashington State Author:Ryne Sandberg
“By the time I started high school, I knew I wanted to be a writer. After graduating from Smith College in Massachusetts, I moved to New York City and worked for the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson.” WantedSchoolCitiesNew YorkCollegeHigh SchoolMovedAdvertisingAgencyNew York CityGraduatesMassachusettsAdvertising Agencies Author:Cynthia Voigt
“Teaching high school in an inner-city school is not an easy task. Every teacher is responsible for 150 teenagers. The amount of work is just mind-boggling. Remember, you're not just doing a job. You have these kids' futures in your hand; you have to inspire them.” MindHandsKidsSchoolJobsRememberEasyCitiesTeacherTeachingInspireAmountHigh SchoolTasksResponsibleTeenagerRemember YouRemembers YouInner CityEasy TasksMind BogglingInner City Schools Author:Tony Danza
“The year after I graduated from high school, they came to shoot Mr. and Mrs. Bridge in Kansas City.” YearsSchoolCitiesHigh SchoolBridgesKansasKansas City Author:Jason Wiles
“I was born and raised in Pawnee City, Nebraska. I lived right next to the sale barn and I raised pigs. My dad was a guidance counselor at Wymore High School. He was also a preacher and did farming as well. We leased out our crop land but had cattle and horses.” WellsSchoolNextBornCitiesLandDadHigh SchoolHorseRaisedMy DadGuidancePreacherPigsFarmingCropsCattleCounselorBarnsBorn And RaisedNebraskaGuidance Counselor Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“Cities are broke, there are no jobs, people without a high school diploma and sometimes even with a college degree can't get jobs.” PeopleSometimesSchoolJobsCitiesCollegeDegreesHigh SchoolBrokeDiplomaCollege DegreeHigh School Diploma Author:Rachel Grady
“It's disgraceful and embarrassing that the highest technology in a typical city high school in this country is the metal detector the students pass through at the front door.” CountrySchoolCitiesTechnologyDoorsFrontsStudentsHighestHigh SchoolMetalsTypicalEmbarrassingFront DoorsDisgracefulMetal Detectors Author:Bran Ferren
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.” BelieveDoeCountryEnoughHandsSchoolFilmCitiesQualitySuccessfulNew YorkStudentsCollegeHugeCostLuckyHigh SchoolActressesAccessRemarkableNew York CityFilmmakingEquipmentPublic SchoolGhettoThirteenFilm SchoolQuality Education Author:Julia Stiles
“I lived in a small city on the Mississippi River across from Iowa, so I didn't have a country upbringing, but in high school we would go drink kegs in cornfields.” CountrySchoolCitiesDrinkHigh SchoolRiversUpbringingMississippiIowaMississippi RiverKegs Author:Lissie
“Music was not a big deal to me when I was in middle school. And then I slowly became a big jazz fan. Even more than concerts, a lot of my high school time was spent going to jazz clubs in the city.” BigsSchoolDealsCitiesFansMiddleHigh SchoolJazzClubsConcertsBig DealMiddle SchoolSchool Time Author:Nick Kroll
“There was a race that I was running in Mexico City and I was the only high school athlete running against grown women. It was a professional race, but I ended up winning. That was kind of a turning point for me where I felt like, "Okay, I'm pretty good at this and there's a possibility for this to be a career for me." That was a defining moment for me.” KindMomentsRunningSchoolWinningFeltRaceCitiesCareersPossibilityHigh SchoolOkayAthleteMexicoDefiningTurning PointsMexico CityDefining MomentsGrown Women Author:Allyson Felix
“André and I are still best of friends, always have been and always will be. When our 18-year-old son, Seven, started high school, we both agreed to be in the same city, so André is in Dallas all the time, and we're always all together doing something.” YearsHas BeensStillsSchoolTogetherCitiesSonHigh SchoolSevenDallas Author:Erykah Badu
“I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments. It led to more and more photography, and fashion was the angle into photography for me. It was incredible to see photographs by Irving Penn or Helmut Newton. I was really intrigued by that, and that's what led me to New York City.” WellsMomentsAbleSchoolCitiesFashionNew YorkPhotographyHigh SchoolIncrediblesPhotographCaptureNew York CityAngleNewtonIntrigued Author:Steven Sebring
“I graduated from high school early so I could move to New York to do 'A Little Night Music' out of the New York City Opera.” LittlesSchoolMovingNightCitiesNew YorkHigh SchoolNew York CityOpera Author:Anna Kendrick
“It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ]. I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.” ArtHelpingSchoolFormArtistVoiceCitiesNew YorkHigh SchoolInspiredCraftsPerformingNew York CityHarnessBe InspiredPerforming Arts Author:Aisha Hinds
“I paused for a light at Hamilton and TWlfth and noticed the Nissan was running rough at idle. Two blocks later it backfired and stalled. I coaxed it into the center of the city. Ffft, ffft, ffft, KAPOW! Ffft, ffft, ffft, KAPOW! A Trans Am pulled up next to me at a light. The Trans Am was filled with high school kids. One of them stuck his head out of the passenger-side window. "Hey lady," he said. "Sounds like you got a fartmobile." I flipped him an Italian goodwill gesture and pulled the ball cap low on my forehead. (Three to get Deadly)” SaidTwoLightRunningKidsSchoolThreeNextSoundSidesCitiesLike YouLowsHigh SchoolWindowBallsFilledStuckBlockHeyRoughItalianGesturesIdleCapsForeheadsTransGoodwillPassengersHamiltonFlipped Author:Janet Evanovich
“In 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged her kids to be creative, to work hard and to do something special. That girl is my mother and she's here tonight. And I just want to say, I love you, Mom. Thank you for teaching me to dream.” WantChildrenHardDreamKidsSchoolMotherGirlInspiringCitiesCreativeTeachingSpecialLove YouHard WorkMomHigh SchoolTonightPregnantBe CreativeTeenageBetter LifeMothers DaySomething SpecialSingle MomLouisianaThat GirlHappy Mothers DaySay I Love YouTeenage GirlWere PregnantDropoutsSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:Jared Leto
“Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks to the support of great teachers and an innovative tutoring program, he led a march of his classmates - through a crowd of cheering parents and neighbors - from their high school to the post office, where they mailed off their college applications. And this son of a factory worker just found out he's going to college this fall.” AgeSchoolLastsFallFoundSpeakParentCitiesSupportTeacherNew YorkCollegeSonMonthsOfficeHigh SchoolProgramMovedWorkersCrowdsNeighborNineImmigrationThanksPostsMarchCheerNew York CityApplicationFactoriesInnovativeGreat TeacherImmigration ReformPost OfficeClassmatesGoing To CollegeFactory Workers Author:Barack Obama
“I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.” WritingReasonShowsSchoolActingCitiesCollegeHigh SchoolRadioEnjoyedSecond City Author:Dan Castellaneta