John, I came across an Oakton Elementary group on Facebook.  Mike Bell posted this, which he said he found in his mom’s house.

I remember co-writing the prophecy assignment when I was in sixth grade… I said I was going to be a writer.  You and I were both pretty accurate in our predictions for ourselves!

Mrs. Ignatowski’s Class by John Jerz and Michelle Mangan

As I woke up this morning, I had a strange feeling that something different was going to happen today. I grabbed a piece of buttered toast and a cup of coffee and headed out the door with that idea in mind.

On my way to work, I picked up a copy of the daily newspaper. On the front page was an aricle entitled “Scientists Clint Curry and Jim Parham Invent Bubble Gum Powered Car.” They must have been my two classmates from sixth grade. All it said was the car preferred Bubble Yum over Bubblishous. I turned to the editorial section and read an article by critic Kristen Katellas Schaaf. She felt that short people didn’t get much attention in the world and that they should get more rights. In another article by Kristen, she resolved that short hair should be resolved.

After I finished the paper, I went to the library to do some research. I was met by Nancy Archibald Parham, the librarian. I asked her why all the books were upside down. She said she wanted the library to have a different image.

When I walked out of the library I noticed a sign on the wall. It said, “Gymnast Performance by Elisabeth Layng Spofford and Maria [should be Moira] Molumby Elswitt.

“Everyone from my sixth grade class is turning up around town,“ I said to my dentist Robert Adams. “Just keep calm and you won’t get hurt.” He said as he whipped out a Black and Decker drill. “This is gonna be fun.”

When I walked out of the office my teeth looked like Swiss cheese. Kristine Jones Caudill, his assistant, handed me the bill. I still think $250 was a bit much.

On my way home I saw a sign in a store window that said: “Come see Four Sports Games for One Low Price.” The games were going to be played at the new Super-Duper Dome, May 4th and 5th, Washington, DC.

I knew my two kids would like to see that. I ran into the store and bought four tickets. What luck. Front row seats for both days.

When I got home, I showed my kids that I had the tickets. They were watching TV. Suzanne Bertin was the newscaster. A commercial came on about glue. The actor was Tim Biddle.

Today was Saturday, the day we were going to see the sports games. It started at four, so we had to leave at three. When we got there we got a program and a bunch of other stuff.

We sat down and I noticed in the program that Danny Elswit and Neil Caudill were doing a puppet show during intermission. Also, Bruce Williams and Glenn Turner were responsible for all of the equipment.

The games started. The first game was soccer. Leigh Stewart and Jennifer Stassi were two of the star players.

After that game came a basketball game. I saw Tricia Dressler Riley as one of the starting five. Ronnie Johnston was the coach. They won and that was the end of the games for that day.

On the way home we stopped for pizza. Mary DeVenny was our waitress.

The next day we headed back to the Super-Duper Dome. On the way, I had to vote for a new president. I voted for David Essig.

As we entered the Dome, they were announcing the baseball lineup. I recognized Richard Nagel and Barbara Ross. Richard made 4 home runs and Barbara made 8.

The final game was football. David Spofford was the quarterback for the Rams. He made seven touchdowns.

Before we went home, they had a music demonstration. First was the trumpet demo. Brian Riley and Mike Schaaf were playing.

When we got home we were so tired we went to bed. The next morning we went to the horse show. Of course I saw Julie Hansen on her horse Jerimy 11. She won all of the prizes.

Later that afternoon, I was watching TV. In the middle of our show, an ad came on for Eastern Airlines: “I’m Michelle… fly me…” I thought she looked just like Michelle Mangan. The more I thought about it, I knew it was her.

Then I got tickets for a night club performance. Maureen Murphy was a dancer in the show. I was so amazed that I saw everyone in my sixth grade class except one. As we were leaving the theater, I picked up a piece of paper on the floor. It said: “Lecture on Mathematical Computation by math teacher John Jerz. Now I’ve heard of all my classmates and I went to bed with a warm feeling.

Dennis G. Jerz

Associate Professor of English -- New Media Journalism

Seton Hill University