WHO WE ARE

• We are the kids that grabbed a brown bag lunch that contained a note on napkin written by a parent. We zipped up our coats and walked or biked to school. Every day. On a special day we got and got a dollar to get one of those square pizzas in the cafeteria.

• We are the kids that proudly marched around the block for our school halloween parade dressed as young Skywalkers, vampires, princesses and pirates.

• We are the kids who wore Buckeye gear to school the Friday before THE GAME. But there were always the rebellious kids who wore the the maize and blue to be the irritant, because their "mom went there" or some unbeknownst reason.

• We are the kids that ran around the neighborhood every day until dark or until our parents literally yelled from our front doorway "time for dinner!"

• We are the kids who knew that the red rubber dodge ball was a dangerous weapon, but we lined up against that brick wall and were ready for combat anyway.

• We are the kids who knew the greatest honor was a slot in the 4th of July parade, whether it be a cray paper adorned bike, a champion little league team or the mother of all…. a neighborhood float and as we got older, always waited to see what Brady B. was going to do this year. 

• We are the kids who got butterflies when we had to fill our dance cards at dance club and those who were dating were so annoying... they just penciled in their "boyfriend/girlfriend" right down the list.

• We are the kids who watched Michael on TV, couldn't figure out how the moonwalk worked, but never quit trying.

• We are the kids who tried to stick a paper clip (or a magnet) into our QUBE box for free movies while our parents were out (you will get no mention of P10... err wait).

• We are the kids who couldn't figure out how the seniors got a cow on the second floor of the learning center.

• We are the kids who nearly cried when we got that first black and gold uniform and knew when we walked on the field that everyone wanted to beat us (see 43 team state titles- the most in Ohio).

• We are the kids who giggled when Mrs. Ripley made us say weird words in health class and tried not to look squeamish when she showed the discomforting slides of STDs.

• We are the kids that dreaded swimming in gym class and the hair aftermath that followed, but couldn't wait for bowling.

• We are the kids that sipped on our first illegally obtained beer with a side car of anxiety, guilt and a wide-eyed thrill.

• We are the kids who thought that the biggest piece of crap cars were our tickets to freedom and of course there were the lucky ones who got Wranglers.

• We are the kids who zipped up that gown and put on that cap not knowing what the future held… or if we'd be back again.

• - We are the kids who know that our friend, our classmate, our fellow Golden Bear, Seannie Dukat was senselessly robbed of all of these things and so much more.

• We are the kids that will not forget Asenath Dukat, what was done to her and her family. We will not stop until there is proper closure.

                  We are UA. 

                  That's who we are and there are a whole lot of us.