Tell us about your memories of MHS, such as: secret crushes, embarrassing moments, funniest thing you did in high school (or someone else did), favorite hang out, etc.
All of Sister Jeremiah's Religion classes in sophomore year, she was a lunatic and the kids made the class a laugh fest, especially Tom Twomey, Brian Mannix and Sandy Sczepanik. Bill Klippel and Bruce Kasold had their moments in that class, too. Of course, my favorite memory of that class was Tom Twomey's "Bongo Congo" speech with "King Leonardo", "Itchy Brother" and the communist leader "Beeegee Raattt". ("I'm not sure how to pronounce it, Sister.") Not to be forgotten was Tom's fictitious recounting of his brother's luck with the slot machines, when 3 LEMONS came up! And the Halloween that his brother (Joe, I think) threw raw eggs at passing cars and one driver whose car he egged had a heart attack as a result. When Jeremiah asked him what his brother's response to that was, he told her that his brother ran home, went upstairs and "He cried, Sister!"
Another favorite of mine was in Sister Eugene's World History class when she asked, "Who built the Cape to Cairo railroad?" I didn't know and I guess nobody else did either so of course, we averted our eyes and hoped she didn't call on us, till "Joey W." as Tom Twomey called him (Joe Wynne) raised his hand, much to my relief, and answered "Cecil B. DeMille". I breathed a sigh of relief as soon as I heard the name "Cecil" since the heat was now off, until I heard Tom Twomey mutter "Cecil B. DeMille built the Cape to Cairo railroad...". The correct answer was Cecil Rhodes which I will NEVER forget as a result. It's probably the only thing I learned in that class. Years later I remember reading a book, "The Drifters" on the beach, all by myself, and coming across the name Cecil Rhodes in the book and immediately breaking into hysterical laughter on the beach remembering the event in Eugene's class. I'm sure anyone watching thought I was some kind of maniac, laughing all by myself.
