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2012 POEM – JR/SR BANQUET

INTRODUCTION

We’re gathered here two thousand twelve

To look back at our year

And once again relive the times

And bring the past back here.

We hope to laugh and share tonight

Memories held so fast

And just perhaps create some more

That in years to come will last.

The years go fast and memories fade

So cling to this year tight.

Remember all that these times held

As years fade out of sight.

Everything is said in love

To hopefully bring a laugh

As we relive this year we’ve spent and, again,

travel down its path.

So, buckle up; enjoy the ride

All of you’all will star

As we look at times we’ve had this year

And how Dorky you all are.

Brannon Low

There are nightmares we all have

Filled with horror, pain and woe

But none can possibility equal the one

Of Brannon in a Speedo.

He donned his Speedo on senior trip

To give the hot tub a whirl

Fortunately he wore no top, or he might………

Have been mistaken for a girl.

But a bigger worry might be Brandon Miller

He did more than take a peek.

He stared and stared and when ask why

Said, “I was just admiring his physic “

But Low did accomplish one thing

Somewhere in a little town

The Speedo company considered Brannon’s looks

And said, “We’re closing down.”

With Brannon’s heritage his suit came from China

Finest silk adorned his side

While somewhere in that far away land…

A little silkworm committed suicide.

Brannon went to China town in New York

But a bad scene ensued as such

They kicked him out and yelled after him

“No china man talk that much!”

But he does hold one distinction here

And his reputation it does dim

He’s one of few to have a girl withdraw

Just to get away from him.

But one fact’s clear about this all

And it’s really pretty neat-o

There’s no doubt she’d have stayed for sure

If she’d seen him in his Speedo.

So, now he's here with Hannah

Just an observance for a sample

If he kisses her flat footed tonight

He'll plant one on her Adam's apple.

Brandon Miller

Last 3 years Miller got a date and

Made banquet without a doubt

Now, he’s alone, Did the girls wise up

Or is he finally coming out.

If he does, Low will be waiting

At least that’s our hunch

Miller held out for a long, long time

But the Speedo may have been too much.

Some subjects make for precious memories

Miller does have some

But, never use together the words “Ethan” and “dreams”

When talking to our Brandon.

So, he’s here at banquet number four

We’re a bit surprised and all the same

As mentioned, no date but we sure heard

Ginger tied to this name.

Michelle Mann (Chastain)

Michelle is here and quite unique

Her reputation’s full

Could someone please explain to me

How anyone fails ensemble.

We need to revise our IQ test

Just because of Michelle’s way

How do you get lost coming to school

Every single day?

But, maybe it’s not so hard to see

If it confirms our fears

There may nothing to hinder free air flow

Between those pretty ears.

But, she’s here with date in tow

Hopefully more modest now than in the past

It’s OK to be a bit risqué

But flashing Jessie in bible class?

Don’t know how good it was that day

But I guess it was some site.

Was it good for Jesse? Well you’ll note

He didn’t ask her here tonight.

Scott Haley

Haley and Elise are now together

But not for long it’s sure(shore)

Scott digitized her image and figures

He doesn’t need her anymore.

It sounds so sad but really isn’t

When Scott was finally done

It didn’t take him long to find

The image was way more fun.

Some thought he’d miss out on too much

Only knowing her like that

For instance “what about kissing?”, someone asked

He replied, “I’ve got an app for that!”

Actually he told her she was his

She’d always be his honey

Or would at least would be as long as she

Didn’t cost him any money.

She listened to what he said right well

But never really dug it

Until Scott suggested as a first date meal

They split a chicken nugget.

But lately he’s found another way

That ends up much the same

When it gets close to time to eat

He hands her a copy of “Hunger Games”.

Elise Roberts (must follow Scott)

But at least Elise got her first kiss

But extreme caution she had to heed

By the time it came, alas her lips

Were sadly atrophied. (at-tro-feed)

Brazos Roberts(has to follow Elise)

That’s not Brazos’ problem for sure

Her lips bring many joys

She keeps them fresh and in good shape

Kissing little boys.

Melman (must follow Barzos)

But don’t mention that to Melman

Older girls/little boys as fact

You do and he’ll get quite upset and scream

“And just what is wrong with that?”

But Melman has turned 18

It’s been a little while

Best thing now is that Caroline (Care – O – line)

Is no longer a pedophile.

But Melman has lofty goals in life

And some concern his date

Seems his life goal has always been

To end up cougar bait.

But I encourage him tonight

At least find some real way

And don't mention in those earrings

He really does look gay.

Ethan Esgro

Ethan asks the far out questions

Others won’t, he has no qualms

He’ll ask questions about anything

Even hairy palms.

Ethan has his dream girl picked

Her identity he’s not hiding

He told us all he’s sure right now

She’s in the Alps scuba diving.

But he made the mistake of mentioning this

To Low as he sat

Brannon jumped up quite excited and said

I’ve got a suit for that.

That may sound funny to you all

Depending on where you were

But, the sad thing about the Brannon’s little suit

Is that it would probably fit her.

So, we’ll leave Ethan to his dream girl

Hopefully he’s not dropped her.

But…..whatever you do, don’t ever ask him

To be a helicopter.

Senior Class – general

We really don’t like you seniors that much

Maybe I shouldn’t tell

But we couldn’t send you all to the fiery pit

So we just sent you to Mrs. Kidwell.

Andrew Martin

Andrew can be a bit strange at times

But has a date tonight and all

Of course, there’s no girl alive

That he cares for like baseball.

But there is no truth to one rumor

So let’s now set this right

He doesn’t cuddle and kiss a baseball

And then sleep with it all night.

But with girls Andrew’s way ahead

In dating techniques too.

Getting to first base with a girl

Means something different with our Andrew.

But one thing means the same for him

On and off the field no doubt

With girls and baseball it means the same

When one is said to have struck out.

And, the rumor is, not sure if true

But it’s not one that’s soon gone.

It’s said our Andrew has struck out

A lot more off the field than on.

But it’s Mayfield with him again tonight

She loves baseball too, no mocks

Disregard the fact that just yesterday she asked

What’s a batter’s box?

Tonight she sits and stares at him

Her thoughts if you care

Isn’t he the cutest thing

Like a big cuddly teddy bear.

Andrew and Mayfield for another year

One things true no doubt

Either they’re each other’s fall back plan

Or a couple with which no one will go out

But you can look at Mayfield’s face

And her thoughts you will see

They’re simple: “Ok, it’s been two years

Will this boy ever try to kiss me?”

I’m not greedy, I don’t ask for much

Just a little fun

I don’t need a French kiss from him

I’ll settle for just an American one.

And all I really ask is just

A chance for a little joy

And tonight I’m going to get it

So pucker up big boy!”

Alexa Hubenak ( must follow Andrew)

So, Andrew only speaks of baseball

If you listen to him by chance.

Fortunately Alexa isn’t like that at all

In talking about her dance.

We were going to ask her to dance tonight

An orientation test we seek

To answer our questions we would watch Miller

To see if he checked out her physique.

Alexa chased Pierce all year long

Caught him – the problem now by far

Is sort of like the problem a dog faces

After chasing down a car.

You know, the chase was fun when the

Pursuit was fresh for a bit

But now that’s it’s over and you‘ve won

What in the world do you do with it?

Worse, she thought chasing Pierce was like chasing

A Mazaretti sports car, that’s why all the fuss

But, once she caught him he turned out to be

More like an ’89 Toyota Prius.

But it was worth it that’s for sure

Though tough as chases go

She’s captured this year’s top boy prize

Doubt it? Ask Pierce, he will tell you so.

Aleyna Penny(Moore)

Been in 2 Wrecks

Aleyna’s here, was there a doubt?

Well, yes there was for sure

She had a babysitting job tonight

But……………… she just brought him with her.

Does it strike any else here tonight

That Aleyna’s choice might be family trait

She’s just following Julia’s lead

Who drug Simenoux around as her date.

But, it’s OK ,it’s rather cute

For her to bring him as a date

Only problem is they’ll have to leave early

His “beddy-bye” time is eight.

Aleyna has to drive him around

But tonight that didn’t seem right

So Connor proved to be a take charge guy

And added a second seat to his bike.

They may even plan to marry

Maybe sometime soon

One way to save some money: can one

Person be both ringbearer and bridegroom?

Zach Lueck

Few here tonight have had the drama

Of Lueck’s love life this year.

Or have a girl have to move

To get away from him we fear.

Someone follow Zac around

And keep track just right

Just mark down how many times

He calls his date “Mallory” tonight.

There are breakups and there are BREAK-UPS

How can we explain this one best

Let’s just say when comparing this one

The Kardasians split got less press.

Now, Randolph’s come a ‘courtin

Zac’s little sister. Yeah, that’s right

Zac was not too thrilled to have had to pack

A bag of her pull-ups for tonight

But, we can sympathize with Zac

Understand? You bet

How would you like to have your 9^th grade sister

At your last senior banquet?

One thing’s sure for Caleb now

And he better get this right

The term “wet behind the ears” better be only figurative

When he gets her home tonight.

Football Team

The football team finally won some games

Made the playoffs you will find.

But, alas, couldn’t beat the deaf

So next year we’ll try the blind.

Part of the problem we are sure

This is what you get

You’ve got to have a quarterback old enough

He doesn’t cry everytime he’s hit.

And it’s even worse when between each play

You know how it goes

His Cheerleader babysitter runs on the field

To wipe the snot from his nose.

Course he didn’t help when early on

You know what he did?

He filed bullying charges against the other team

For harassing a little kid.

But he was brave as brave could be

Got over having snuggies

And lasted until the final game

Before he soiled his Huggies.

Devin Wilson

Devin’s obsessed with working out

Those muscles sure aren’t phony

And, you think he’s tough until you learn

His favorite show is “the little pony.”

Then there’s the t-shirt he bought at “Wicked”

Purple sparkles adorned its face.

Maybe he better decide just what direction

He’s running in this race.

But, truth be told, it probably means nothing:

We’ve noted, so on we’ll go

And realize it was probably just a result

Of seeing Brannon in his speedo.

Dezj Vaile x

Dezi dreams of Flashes hero

Even calls herself Mrs. West too

Just slap a superhero costume on any 9^th grader

And they’ll make all her dreams come true.

Nicole Sharp ( Alchaz)

Chris asked Nicole here tonight

This arrangement we can’t miss

She had to promise she’d play a video game

Rather than get a good night kiss.

She didn’t know what that was, so

Without being mean

Asked him to kiss what most turned him on

Now, there’s lip prints on his I-pad screen.

Nicole just may take the prize

For spastic actions here we put

How many people can say with Nicole

They ran over their sister’s foot.

Melman/Paschal

There are scenes in life that touch the heart

But, some are sure the best

For instance, on senior trip Zac sleeping with his head

Resting on Paschall’s chest

Paschal wouldn’t have been so upset

And could have taken all the rest

But by clinging nightly to Kevin’s body

Zac knocked Kevin’s cuddle bear off his chest.

One wonders what dreams Melman had

While snuggling Kevin dear

We can only hope they weren’t the same

As Ethan had up there.

One night with Melman on his chest

Helped Kevin make a call

He decided considering his options

Jasmine wasn’t so bad after all.

Paschal/Jasmine (must follow Kevin/Melman)

So, Kevin and Jasmine are back together

Clear as black and white

Now we’ll take bets on if it’ll last

Any past tonight.

Kevin, best be careful what you do

Tonight out on the town

Remember her mother has a horse

And she will run you down.

And Jasmine, considering Kevin’s New York nights

Extreme caution might be best

Remember trauma can last, so don’t put your head

Anywhere near Kevin’s chest.

Matt Bickers (must follow Pschal/Jasmine)_

The only couple on Senior trip

Who cuddled more as a pair

Than Zac and Kevin did each night

Was Ereka and Bickers there.

Course they used to be a serious thing

Till Bickers left the USA

Then broke up with her on Facebook

Such a cool move, what can we say?

Pierce Stringer

Pierce is here – our modest one

May we his praises sing

‘cause, mercy knows, you’ll never get him to brag

About how good he is at anything.

Guess he’s just shy, doesn’t want to brag

So, we’ll leave it at that and finish

By the way, he’d never mention it ,but did you know

One time he beat Scott Benesh?

Watching Pierce play football brought

A question from all who cared

Could Pierce really, really run that fast

Or was he really, really scared?

We do have a challenge for Alexa and him

If they’d care to take a chance

See if you can last the evening

Without mentioning running fast or dance.

For tonight please keep Dario and Pierce apart -

Apart really far

Else they’ll take up the evening telling

Each other how great they are.

Caitlin Oringderff

Along with these two we might include

Caitlin in the pack

She’s spent a year claiming valedictorian

And patting herself on the back.

We don’t mean to downplay this at all

But this means little any more

Being valedictorian of this group

Is like being one of Jersey Shore.

Jacob Erwin/Joy Low

Joy has Poohbear in tow tonight

Used to be Brandon Miller

And Nolley, Paschal and even D.J

You can decide who was piglet and who was Tigger

Juniors, one word of caution for Senior Trip

Only if you care.

There are sections of New York where

It’d be best not to call Erwin, “Poohbear”

Because, believe me, when I tell you this

In addition to New York hoods

There are lots of “bare hunters” you wouldn’t want to meet

In those 100 acre woods.

Joy has one distinctive here tonight

Just in case you missed

She may be the only girls here with us

That Brannon hasn’t kissed……………………………we hope!

Jesse Schroer

Schroer’s here with little Kaitlyn

Under his watchful eye

Cause considering recent history, at any moment

She may sneak off with another guy.

Jesse follows a rich tradition

With girls he has it learned

Someone had to step up and fill

The shoes of Ben Materne.

He doesn’t have to sweat it long

When he wants someone to date

He just buys some Skittles and a coloring book

And waits at the playground gate.

Krista Schwindt (Chad Nolley)

Krista’s here with Chad tonight

Left Duncan and Dario in the trash

Just couldn’t resist muddin, guns, redneck slang

And Beechnut on the dash.

But, she could have even resisted these

And not questioned if he suits

But found something she couldn’t resist:

The smell of manure on his boots.

Hannah Olson

There are girls who long to find a boy

They search high and low

Unfortunately, Hannah went this route

And settled way too Low.

I mean how desperate can one be

To snag a date tonight

To not just bolt and run away

When Low comes into sight.

But maybe the answer’s not that hard

As we try to make it seem

Could be characteristic number one considering

Her love for dumb animals reigns supreme.

Olson’s due for prison sure

After marriage she’ll yell and rant

And hack her husband into pieces

For stepping on a fire ant.

She doesn’t seem so excited here tonight

But please forgive her frowns

You see, when it comes to boyfriends, she’d much prefer

Her sister’s hand-me-downs.

And who but Hannah could cruise along

Watching a wreck, it’s said

And total her car running over

The poor fellow stopped ahead.

But, she definitely is easily distracted

Last week her parents, it’s said

Noting she had trouble sleeping

Took her mobile from her bed.

Jacob McClure

Jacob has a special nickname

He’ll tell if one begs.

He can also tell you how it feels

To have lockers up your legs.

He’s a loyal Temple fan

At least as much as legal

That is the reason, is it not

He’s called the TCS bald eagle?

Last year he used Facebook to ask

Elise so we must ask why

She was still waiting on her first kiss

When Haley became her guy.

She’d have kissed McClure last year

Out of sight of all the gawkers

Except he insisted they have their kiss

Standing on top of Temple lockers.

That seemed strange to our Elise

But Jacob thought they should

He figured if the kiss was nothing

He’d have another chance to feel real good.

Jennipher Campbell

Find the loudest table here tonight

Go on take the dare

We’ll bet at least a hundred dollars

Jennipher’s sitting there.

But she’s stole Ethan’s heart for sure

In a special way it seems

But since it’s Ethan we’ll stop short of saying

She’s always in his dreams.

Campbell and Nguyen should hook-up for sure

If they don’t it’ll be a sin

If they married we figure about their tenth anniversary

Daniel would get his first word in.

Dario Rivas (Jordan Jones) x

Rivas has been through Krista, Holly and the 9^th grade

Tonight he’s got Jones on his shelf

But anyone who knows Rivas surely knows

He’d probably be happiest dating himself.

Think that’s a stretch, well it’s not

I think it’s really right

Not sure anyone measures up

To how great he thinks he is tonight.

He thought himself such a catch

He wanted a reality show

To let all his women compete

To see with which he’d go.

But it failed as we all knew it would

We’ll tell if any cares

The only girls to sign-up were already booked

On Hillbilly Hand Fishing and Bayou billionaires.

LuCrezia Dorsey

Speaking of loud, there is LuCrezia

Who argued with Rike and Campbell

About sharing New York cheesecake with her

And, I don’t mean to ramble

But it’s obvious why they feared and wouldn’t

Let Dorsea share with them

With a mouth her size she could inhale once

And suck the whole cake in.

Jonathan Gearinger

Jonathan liked Bethany for awhile

But went too fast for Bethany’s ends

And so she used the time worn line

“We should just be friends”

In response to that Jonathan did come up

With an analogy that really fit.

Said that would be like his dog dying

And his mother telling him he had to keep it.

But, Bethany if I were you

I wouldn’t think on that, a hint

Because if truth be known I’m not too sure

That was really a compliment.

Someone restrain Hannah or she just might

All composure lose

And for thinking of an animal dying

Begin to beat Gearinger with her leather shoes.

Meghan Hall

Meghan’s here and from all looks

Searching for a date she did roam

Finally figured her best chance

Was at an old folk’s home.

We’re sure she’ll achieve wide acclaim

Has the personality and the look

To be featured on the cover of

The latest Aggie bad joke book.

She babysits cousins all the time

And speaks of them as her own

But don’t feel bad, Aleyna dates her little one

So you’re definitely not alone.

But, I hope I haven’t offended her

If I have you’ll soon know

She’ll turn to her date and say,

“I’ve had enough, get your walker and let’s go.”

Whitney Graham

Whitney has a special friend

Who tumbled into her life

Seems he’s from India and she’s hoping

Looking for a wife.

She asked for a picture to check him out

But decided to take it slow

The picture looked like some kid in a hot tub

Wearing a tiny Speedo.

But things might work out, who can know

But we can guess some more

Since he’s from India they could get married

And run a Quick Stop store.

Katherine Gilpin

Katherine’s set her mind on college

With A&M being her preferred

It’ll be easy to get in and if not

Hey, there’s always Harvard.

Have you noticed how her attendance

Has been perfect here of late

Could it be because one more miss

And back next year will be her fate.

We’re assuming that on this Senior Trip

Roaming New York streets in open air

They didn’t encounter the naked cowboy

Or Katherine would still be there.

Carmon Rike

Carmon cut her hair twice this year

New look got some raves

Twice this year, hey that’s one more time

Than Brandon even shaves.

General

Let me see if I have this straight:

Dario’s here with Jordan Jones

But might prefer Nikkole it seems

While Jordan flirts with Andrew Martin

And she and Pierce still have a thing.

Bethany has a thing for Andrew

At least when Austin’s not around

Pierce really likes Hannah Olson

Is that enough background.

Well, Moos wishes he was with Cheseboro

Christina broke Sterling’s heart

Pooh bear gets his dates on X-Box

I guess that’s at least a start.

Caleb Randolph

Bickers still pines for Harris

Moos likes only little girls

And, if Randolph kisses his date tonight

He’ll have to part her baby curls.

Caleb admits to already kissing her

But one thing proved out of reach.

He tried to French kiss Hannah but her

Bubble gum got stuck in his teeth.

You senior’s can make Caleb’s night more special

It’ll be a memorable one

If you stop by and tell him how long its been

Since you kissed someone that young.

I know its been awhile but try anyway

Let this hint be your guide

It’s probably the last time you kissed someone

That you had to move their burp rag aside.

Bad thing is when you think about it

And consider age, how it is

That Caleb’s kissed his little girl

And Andrew still hasn’t his.

But Caleb and Hannah locking lips

Shouldn’t bother anyone – that said

How many can see the vein

Standing out in Zac Lueck’s head.

And by the way, Pierce, if you really like Olson

And she chose Low to be by her side

It’s, of course, up to you

But, if me, I might consider suicide.

And Bethany if you really fancy Austin

You should consider, I contend

That just because you’ve changed his diapers

Doesn’t qualify him as a boyfriend.

Brazos/Zane

Brazos once liked Low ‘tis true

Now we can all say “Why”

Now she and Zane have parted ways

He had a roving eye.

It’s not that Zane liked another girl

As Brazos finally found

It’s that Zane wasn’t very choosy -

He liked every girl around

Brazos was just Zane’s older woman

To take his hand and lead around

While Zane scoped out the other girls

Wherever they were found.

Shoot, if it was female, Zane was interested

He’d give any girl a whirl.

Even got in a fight with Nguyen

Over our pet squirrel.

So Brazos went from blonde to brown

Reasons: there was only one

After Low and Zane she knew for sure

Blondes definitely don’t have more fun.

Then, there’s also the story floating round

Of Brazos and Low in Nicole’s back seat

Mercy! If there’s a girl here Brannon hasn’t kissed

That’s someone I’d like to meet.

I have no explanation for why this has happened

Sure can’t be his face

Only thing I can figure they must look at him

As their charity case.

Kime Sims

Kime didn’t have a date

till yesterday it seems

Then when she came to get a ticket

Lacked his name, whatever that means

She said it was Bo or Moe or something

And she didn’t know his last name

Now, there’s nothing suspicious about any of this -

Turned out to be Moe, just the same

Outside of wondering if Curly and Larry

Are lurking around somewhere

She can probably tell you the dating sight

She got Moe from, if you care.

‘Course, as late as she got a date for this

She may have gone too far

She may have flagged him down on 820

And drug him screaming from his car.

And, Whitney this means you might not

Have to wait for your Indian guy

Appears you can snatch one off the street

If you will only try.

Someone go and comfort Hannah

When we finish and are done

She must be looking at Kime and thinking

Man, I didn’t know I had that option!

Alyssa Theriot/Julie Stewart

Ethan says some quite strange things

Can be embarrassing too

Just be glad he doesn’t know the words

That Alyssa and Julie do.

We won’t say their language’s rough

Don’t want to make a fuss

But last week they were out at the naval station

Making sailors blush.

Just keep them far away from Pierce

His virgin ears might leap and lurch

He never, ever hears or says

Words one couldn’t use in church.

One rumor we’re not too sure of

Around the school still swirls

That Alyssa and Julie might have learned their words

From the Roberts girls.

But, so far, it’s not been too bad

If you know whereof we speak

It’s helped a lot for sure because

Julie’s only here one day a week.

Colton Thompson (Holly Moore)

Colton’s here, he asked Moore

Got his first kiss from her, if you will

Colton, if you need more practice, get with Brannon

He’ll kiss anything that stands still.

Holly dated Brannon off and on

Broke up – how many times - six or seven?

Even had a thing for Rivas

Tonight, she’s showing you can cross from hell to heaven.

So, she’s here with Colton there

She got over Brannon fast

But we can be happy now for her

What a step up in class!

Getting over Brannon’s sure a plus

Might be compared to……..let’s see eh

Well, many have said it feels a bit like getting over…….

Explosive diarrhea.

It wouldn’t be a senior time

Without some other news

So let’s look at a few more folks

In our “Most Likely To’s”

Most Likely to…………..

…still be trying to pass the first paragraph of the civil war speech on graduation night – Brandon

Miller.

…miss the Rapture because he has to stay in Summer School making up days he missed during school - Jonathan Gearinger

… likely to have her lips glued together for eternity because God’s ears need a rest – Lucresa Dorsey

…most likely to have included “Build a Bear” in fun places to take a date – Aleyna Penny

…most likely to be sent to hell for even thinking about wearing a Speedo – Brannon Low

…most likely to marry a man then hack him to death and eat his flesh - Lucresa Dorsey

…most likely to, when he approaches the pearly gates, stop and ask, “Does it cost anything to get in? – Scott Haley

…have a child’s safety seat in his limo – Caleb Randolph

…become a mercenary pilot and bomb Ft. Worth by mistake – Ethan Esgro

…to join the air force so she can stalk Garrett Benner – Hannah Olson

…to jump into the arms of the first kid who walks by dressed in a super hero uniform – Desi Vaile

…Be Salutatorian but never win an art competition since the best entry she can think of is a shoe tree – Carmon Rike

…Still be wondering around lost here in Ranger stadium when the season starts – Michelle

Mann.

…be the only person ever sent to prison for pretending to be a helicopter – Ethan Esgro

...be the first person to propose to his girlfriend on Twitter – Matt Bickers

…be kicked out of heaven and sent to hell and hear God say, “I don’t care if she is saved

We’ve had peace and quiet here for billions of years and we’re not going to ruin

It – Jennifer Campbell

…to end up a spooky old maid living with a houseful of cats – Hannah Olson

… to be buried in her back yard and no one ever know what happened to him – Brannon Low

…end up on “Dancing with the Stars” – sweeping the dance floor – Alexa Hubenak

…most likely to not make it home tonight alive if he touches his date – Caleb Randolph

Let’s leave these for awhile

And move on to something new

Perhaps some Wind up Dolls can help

So let’s look at a few.

Wind up Dolls

Brandon Miller…looks carefully at the other dolls to check out their physique – and then asks:

“How do I tell the difference between the boys and the girls?”

Katherine Gilpin…gets a full ride scholarship offer from A&M - Upper NE Maine A&M.

LuCresia Dorsey… naw….you don’t ever have to wind it up, it never runs down

Zane Sanders….chases all the girl dolls, but only catches those whose batteries have run way,

Way down.

Brazos Roberts………says it keeps running from Zane but it seems to be running backward.

Hannah Olson…..goes to McDonalds and, while eating a big mac, yells at someone for destroying life by stepping on a cockroach.

Dezi Vaile… goes to the edge of a building, sees a 6 year old walking by in a Batman uniform

And jumps off yelling, “Save me, save me, my hero!”

And finally if Jeff Foxworthy doesn’t mind

And it won’t cause a rift

We’ll take a look at school by saying

You might be a Temple Student if….

You might Be a Temple Student if…

…your high school principal keeps being mistaken for a Leprechaun…and he does sit on

A pot a lot, but not a golden one.

…your football team is still trying to figure out how the deaf team heard the snap count.

…the church decided to pave over every exposed blade of grass and you notice a lump under the concrete between the gym and 700 building and you’re pretty sure a student is

missing.

… the cheer squad is larger than the football team but the football team is prettier.

…the senior boys are so aggressive the only way the girls can get rid of them is by

Leaving school.

…the valedictorian began bragging about it in kindergarten.

…your senior trip singlehandedly caused Speedo sales to drop 50%

…the cheerleaders post worse things on Facebook than the football players.

… the word “helicopter” will never again bring to mind one of those flying machines

That pass overhead.

…there are more picnic tables on your campus than there are students or picnics

…World War II class enrollment is shooting up since your instructors showed a sex scene.

…if on senior trip the boys had a lot more interesting things happen in their rooms than the girls did.

…if by second grade little boys learn to hide when they see a high school girl coming down the hall

...you completed the LSD course and aren't too sure you'll ever use any of the three.

Well, I guess that’s if for foolishness

And hope you’ve laughed a bit

To end may we be serious

At least as we can get.

We like to end each year with a thought

That comes shrouded with our love

And hope it can bring to you this night

Blessings from above

The year is now almost done

Time for memories running out.

Seniors set with hope and fear

Confidence and doubt.

Knowing the first of life’s great chapters

Is drawing to a close

Wondering what God has in store

What challenges life will pose.

A clinging child still living there

As adulthood pushes in.

Has the best already past

Or has it not yet been?

Would that one could answer that

But the answer is not known

It will be written by each one’s life

Chiseled into stone

As you go forth, all we can send

Are prayers and love with each

Knowing success and happiness

Are within each one’s reach

In our hands no longer dwells -

Be it real or just facades -

The time to mold, for it has passed-

Now - only yours and God’s

The end is as it’s always been

Drifting on the air

But know the joy of life is not in the end

But in the journey getting there.

And know that as you pick your path,

Though different from some,

At journey’s end success or not

Will be judged by only One.

May you choose a path with hills and draws

Unknowns round every bend.

May you find joy with others in every step

And find God - waiting at the end.

Conclusion

As mentioned, hopefully you’ve all had a laugh

And now we’re done at last

Since this will be my final poem

It’s great to be this class.

Each of you help bring to mind

By many different means

Just why I chose to long ago

Give my life to teens.

You seniors are a great class with lots of life

And God has great things in store

If you’ll just stay true to Him

And each day love Him more.

And so I’ll say a goodbye now

To each of you I see

And ask that in years to come

You’ll, at times, remember me.

Rest assured in times ahead

Be they many years or few

I will in so many different ways

Always remember you.

And know as you leave our school

To keep your eyes on things above

And, most of all, never doubt

That each of you is loved

Seniors, we love you and will be praying for you and we will miss you. I share with you the realization the time is here to move on.