--> May 21, 1944

I never thought I would make it here, at school. This is my first year here, and I would like to say I had a pretty good year. I didn’t get in any trouble, and I can probably thank military school for that. I didn’t make any friends though. I think it’s because I am so shy. Well I'm not shy, I am just used to keeping to myself form military school. I was always the best in gym class, because I was the best runner, swimmer, and climber. I have come so far in the past year. From being that bad little kid in military school, to being a B+ student in my new school, and my mom always believed in me. If only my father was here to see me now. Luckily I have my mom. She’ll do anything to protect me, ANYTHING, her words. I love her so much. 

Because of school, I am so much smarter than what I was in the begging of this year. I know how to spell better, I know how to do math, I know bigger words, and I know my grammar a little bit better. Military school didn’t really teach me anything, so I had to learn, and teach myself everything, and that made me kind of dumb. Once again I would truly like to think my mother for all she’s done.

~Ralph