Schooled

Castro Valley wasn't the most interesting place growing up.  I mean sure, it had a few things to entertain it's population such as a movie theater and one could visit Lake Chabot, but for me I would have to say my favorite place would be at the high school.

Now you're probably thinking that sounds like quite a strange thing to say, but I have my reasons.  Mostly it's because I would be able to hang out with my friends on a regular basis.  For what ever reason none of us could really get our schedules to match up for everyone to get together very often, making the school a great place to hang out.

The campus got a lot better as I was there.  The cafeteria/auditorium and one of the halls got remodeled between my freshman and sophomore years.  By the time I left, there had already started to build an entirely new hall and had plans to remodel the entrance to the stadium (The picture is the new entrance to the stadium).

The teachers, for the most part, try very hard to come up with things to do in class that would be enjoyable activities to learn from.  These range from doing simple things such as bingo to more critical thinking activities like a mock governments.  There are even a few teachers that I go back to the school and visit with from time-to-time.

For the most part I enjoyed my high school experience.  There were times where I wasn't the most motivated, and it's kinda surprising I even passed with how often I didn't do my homework, but I enjoyed myself quite a bit.