Manchester GATE Elementary School

Went to this elementary school from 3^nd grade through 6^th grade. And my years here were not wasted, no they weren’t.
In a middle class area with a predominantly caucasian student body with a few african americans, asians, mexicans, etc. speckled here and there, this school was for the «gifted and talented». In order to actually get in the school, you must have been selected to partake in an examination for admission. Then they send you a letter congratulating you and asking if you were interested in attending the school. The school also had buses that picked up kids from all over the city to the school. I was one of those kids, had to endure the long bus rides from home to school for 3 years.
The school did excel in academia of course. And almost all of the students participated in sports. Even from 2^nd grade, we were introduced to computer programming and practiced our computer typing skills. One of the memorable teachers was the computer teacher who would punish us for taking a peek at our fingers when we were typing. When she did catch us, she’s place this tray on top of the keyboard so we wouldn’t be able to cheat anymore. And we learned all the keys on the board as well as the numbers. If it wasn’t for her, then my typing speed wouldn’t be the speed it is today.
Ahhhh. the days of childhood, carefree days.