Mrs. Dewey Vines - The Awaking

Mediocre would be a step up for me as a student at SHS.  However something happened in Mrs.Vines class to inspire me to have an interest in history.

I was in Rome some years ago right up the street from the Roman Coliseum.  On the wall in front of me was a mosaic of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.  I thought of her and how as a student it had never occurred to me that I would ever get out of the Tri-Cities much less get to Rome!  But Mrs. Vines had captured and inspired an interest in history and I made an A on a six week report card. 

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I decided to determine if it was a fluke or if I had potential as a student.  I was not so dense that I didn’t realize most folk thought I was a “dumb jock”.  I agreed with them!  However I conceived a plan to make the honor roll for the next reporting period by doing something very unusual – I decided to study!

It worked like a charm – all A’s on the next report card!  My parents and friends were all amazed.  What had happened?  Could this be a new me?  Sadly, it was not to be.  I felt I had proved my point and slid quickly and happily back into my lackadaisical ways.