“In Michigan, if you want to act, it's local theater, it's high school theater and it's going to camp and putting on plays in the summer, and I always loved doing that. There was something that just drew me to it.” IfsWantPlaySchoolSummerHigh SchoolTheaterLocalsCampsMichigan Author:James Wolk
“I wanted to be a broadcaster, sportscaster, or gameshow host from a very early age. I did my first broadcasting when I was 10 or 11 - into a tape recorder for my brother's football game, and for local events. A local radio station was experimenting with high school disc jockeys for rock and roll shifts - I applied - and got the job.” FirstsAgeWantedSchoolJobsGamesRocksEventsFootballBrotherHigh SchoolRadioLocalsMy BrotherStationsHostTapeRock And RollFootball GameBroadcastingRadio StationsRecordersDiscsBroadcastersJockeys Author:Ralph Strangis
“I started in high school with a teacher there. I also took lessons at the Conservatory of Music in Detroit. Detroit was very motivating. There were a lot of local people who inspired me like Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Roy Brooks, Donald Byrd, etc.” PeopleSchoolTeacherLessonsHigh SchoolInspiredLocalsEtcChamberDetroitBrooksKennyConservatory Author:Yusef Lateef
“On the road you can really be more regular about it and work it into daily routines. There's no town that doesn't have a gym. And if you find one that actually doesn't, you can go to the local high school. They always have one.” IfsSchoolHigh SchoolTownsLocalsWorking ItGymDaily Routines Author:Aaron Tippin
“As a school board member, I might have particular views about the ways we might increase the economics curriculum in a local high school, but I'm not sure I should mandate that for the entire country.” WayShouldCountryMightSchoolViewsParticularMembersHigh SchoolEconomicsIncreaseLocalsBoardsNot SureCurriculumMandatesSchool BoardBoard Members Author:Zephyr Teachout
“I enrolled at a local college, but this time paid attention to myself - took only courses that really interested me, even if they weren't in sequence; kept out of classes with people I knew from high school, because I tended to act like the class clown around them; selected teachers by their teaching style - until I could build up my study habits. I ended up graduating with a 3.97 GPA and got into Harvard for my doctorate.” PeopleIfsSchoolCoursesAttentionClassStudyTeacherTeachingStyleCollegeHabitHigh SchoolPaidLocalsGraduatesClownSequenceHarvardSelectedDoctoratesGpa Author:L. Todd Rose
“My father was brought to this country as an infant. He lost his mother as a teenager. He grew up in poverty.Although he graduated at the top of his high school class, he had no money for college. And he was set to work in a factory but, at the last minute, a kind person in the Trenton area arranged for him to receive a $50 scholarship and that was enough in those days for him to pay the tuition at a local college and buy one used suit. And that made the difference between his working in a factory and going to college.” KindPersonsMadeCountryEnoughSchoolLastsUsedMotherFatherLostDifferencesPayClassPovertyMinutesCollegeGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolAreasLocalsSuitsTeenagerFactoriesInfantScholarshipNo MoneyLast MinuteTuitionGoing To CollegeKind PersonHigh School Class Author:Samuel Alito
“Whether I'm feeding the homeless, stopping by a high school to chat with teens, visiting a prison or local jail, I think that the greatest service you can give is yourself. To be able to help someone who is not in a position to help themselves or possibly ever repay you.” ThinkingGivingHelpingAbleSchoolPositionHigh SchoolPrisonLocalsJailTeensHomelessStoppingFeedingVisiting Author:Raheem Devaughn
“Though [John] Hughes did provide for us, if we wanted, to go to a local high school and try to blend in. Michael [Hall] and Molly [Ringwald ] already had school to go to with their tutors. Ally [Sheedy] wanted nothing to do with high school. She said, "I remember it fine. I don't want to go back." Which is great. So Emilio [Estevez] and I went. And Emilio lasted a couple hours because people recognized him from The Outsiders that had already been out, so his cover was blown.” PeopleIfsWantTryingSaidWantedSchoolRememberHoursFineCoupleHigh SchoolLocalsHallsAlliesOutsidersTutor Author:Judd Nelson
“When I was in high school, The Dave Matthews Band was a local band, and that was the first time I was starting to connect with a live band that was something that wasn't on the radio or TV.” FirstsSchoolTvsBandHigh SchoolFirst TimeStartingRadioLocalsDaveMatthew Author:Jason Mraz
“When I was a sophomore, a friend asked me to go to a local acting seminar with him. Two guys were very interested in me and wanted me to come out to L.A. I wanted to finish high school before doing anything like that. I figured they’d just forget about me, but they kept after me for two years.” YearsTwoWantedSchoolGuyForgetActingHigh SchoolLocalsTwo YearsSeminarsSophomoreTwo GuysForget About Me Author:Jensen Ackles