Freshman Year

So much happened in the 9th grade
I'll write it all down so the memory won't fade
On the first day of school we were unsure and afraid
In October we went to a Halloween parade

We had some fun and tried out for sports
We also faced rejection of all sorts
The pep ralleys and bonfire were really cheesy
Robin made friends with a guy named Mike Pizii

The winter concert was pretty cool
We talked to Jon Parsons and started to drool
On Wednesdays Robin ditched Study Hall
She went to Jill's lunch and they had a ball

We got acquainted with a brand new clique
Made connections with seniors who thought we were slick
And who could forget those ski trips to Blue
Where American Pie became a legend to you!

Then there were many a football game
And classes we thought were utterly lame
Shopping occasions at the mall
There was that time Jill did NOT hook up with Paul

Winter vacation spent at Jack Frost
New friends made and old friends lost
Working on the freshman float
For homecoming court, we were able to vote

The homecoming dance was kind of silly
But we all had a blast thanks to Billy
Also we had a winter formal dance
Where Fizz and Kelly Dacko ended their romance

How about that time we got a ride home from Matt
And Nick Lombardo, now that was phat!
We were on stage crew for the musical Grease
A guy named Sev Kessler got arrested by the police

Harley's class was fun and we sang
When walking by Eugene we said 'Hubba hubba Hwang!'
Another fine accomplishment was making friends with Kevin
And Rob Bradfield, can we say player - was very close to heaven

The best was when Matt Dionne played the part of Danny
And during the scene Mooning, we watched him shake his fanny
Even though we weren't together, Spring Break was lots of fun
When we came back we realized that the year was almost done

We went to NYC to see the King & I
When the seniors finally graduated, I almost started to cry
We began going once a week, to the YMCA
And then we found Maryland Avenue, where Matt and Joey play

Another cool thing we got to do was go to a concert in Philly
Jill's surprise party was lots of fun, by the end of the night we were silly
Spring soccer was phat cause we were on the same team
And we can't even tell ya about our little New Orleans scheme!

I can't believe the year is actually at its close
Not at all like this, if another path we had chose
Someday we'll look back and laugh in foolish sin
But it was the best time in our life, cause we were the Freshmen!

written in June 1997