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![IMG 4727](_data/i/galleries/menalto_albums/life/20050205/IMG_4727-me.jpg "IMG 4727 (2878 visits) Ms. Marin dazzles the students of FMS with a stunning rendition of the B52's "Love Shack" ...")
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Ms. Marin dazzles the students of FMS with a stunning rendition of the B52's "Love Shack" at the school talent show.
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Masters of Ceremony
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Two 8th grade girls giggle their way through some random R&B song.
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14-year-old heartthrobs delight audiences with their dance moves.
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My 7th graders get to use laptops! Their young lives are complete.
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8th graders line up for a group picture. I remember doing this myself.
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Two basketball team members show off their uniforms.
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lined up in front of the school
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A corner of the 8th grade. Miraculously, the picture seems to have been taken without rude hand gestures.
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Geek HEAVEN.
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A white-faced cow licks himself, reminding us simultaneously of Bob and Murphy.
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The long tongue of the cow.
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Having appreciated the view quite enough, he seeks entertainment.
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Moooo
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hill
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Bryan with kite
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again
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again, on hilltop
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a little rocky outcropping under a huge tree canopy
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This would have been The Coolest Place Ever if I'd found it at age 10.
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Mr. Martinez hulas outside his classroom during lunch. As usual.
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Two 8th grade girls request their picture be taken. [The one on the left is in my class; she was suspended for gang fighting two days later.]
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Boys' bball team practices.
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Girls jog laps at the volleyball tryouts.
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Soccer coach addresses potential team members. (Soccer is definitely the most high-profile and popular sport at Fischer.)
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more bball practice
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Coach demonstrates a move.
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C, 7th grade pimp. He routinely comes to school with hickies all over his neck. I appreciated that he smiled for the camera rather than doing the usual arms-crossed, frowning tough guy pose.