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Rangitoto College

Textbooks, chalk dust, young men full of lust. School bus, school bag, mathematics, what a drag! Woodwork, English lit, some pass, some quit. Autumn leaf, summer sun, playin’ truant on the run. Fibrolite prefab, bunson burner, science lab. Trampoline, gym rope, girls flirt, boys hope! Written: 1992 ——— I attended “Rangi” 1974 ~ 1977.

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Keith D Trestrail

Date: 3/10/2024 3:52:00 AM

I remember Rangi and all of the above. I remember you too. The days of our youth. Nice job.

Anne E Sangster - K

Date: 1/23/2022 12:20:00 PM

Absolutely love it Craig. A fav for me! Cheers Anne :-)

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 1/21/2022 5:30:00 AM

These few lines are packed with high school memories, Craig. A worthy win. / Maurice

Kim Merryman

Date: 1/17/2022 2:16:00 PM

A delightful, rhyming look back at high school! Congrats on your win in Brian's contest, Craig! Blessings, Kim M

Brian Sambourne

Date: 1/16/2022 7:15:00 PM

High school encapsulated. Well written, Craig. You bring back long ago days. Congratulations! Cheers, Brian

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/16/2022 1:41:00 PM

I have read your winner and was delighted it was on the winners' list. Congrats. Sara

Christuraj Alex

Date: 1/16/2022 6:42:00 AM

Great memories wrapped within few words. Beautiful. Congratulations!

Greg Gaul

Date: 1/16/2022 5:59:00 AM

Deightful rhyme. Great economy of words. Clever.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 1/14/2022 8:19:00 PM

Aw...brought back some wonderful memories, Craig. High School seems to be the same everywhere.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/10/2022 6:02:00 PM

Bunson burners - almost forgot about them. Can't imagine them in today's classrooms. Heck, plastic knives have probably been outlawed in the cafeterias... ~ gw

Charles Messina

Date: 1/7/2022 2:36:00 PM

Reads like a good song, Craig. I really like this..."mathematics- what a drag" not my glass of wine either. (lol) Cheers! Have a nice weekend. Charlie

Kelly Besaw Gallo

Date: 1/6/2022 8:26:00 AM

Excellent and fun to read out loud. Keep writing! ~ Kelly

Debra L Brown

Date: 1/5/2022 2:10:00 PM

Well Penned! Blessing ~ Debra

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 1/5/2022 1:04:00 PM

Lovely write. Enjoyed. God bless you. Love, Gina

Patrick Kelly

Date: 1/5/2022 10:25:00 AM

I read all your poems and thought, how small the world is. I can relate to you in a lot of ways. looking forward to reading more. We all look back and write what we remember.