PDXMAN Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I went to PM from 70 - 75. It was a tough school > and race tension was an everyday event. Some of > the teachers cared but many of them were tired of > the challenge. > > Perhaps it was just me, but I think many of us > graduated with a 'don't take no for an answer' > attitude. I remember my first day, all in my new > uniform. I had 5 fights that day, we were like > wolves deciding the pecking order. As a small > white kid with glasses it was important to show I > was not one to be a target. It worked, Over the > next 5 years I only had a handful more. I hated > that place. it looked like a prison. > > I Live in Oregon now and have a teen of my own. I > made sure he attended a school with teachers that > cared, well designed environment and surrounded by > a beautiful park setting with every recreational > facility any boy could want. He loves his school. I bet he does!