DocAndersen
Many years ago there was a TV show called Miami Vice. I was a huge Don Johnson fan (still am.) I watched that show and loved it. My best friend and I decided to host a Monore Slice Halloween party for the kids and parents of our two classes. We were both teachings and had this idea. We decided to do it like the Miami Vice show, but of course, set in Monore County Indiana. We also knew that neither of us was Hollywood star material, so it was as much a parody as anything. The kids had a blast. I had a single room apartment inside an old house in Bloomington Indiana. Kids climbed in and out of the front windows where my apartment was. We had a cooler (with beer and pop) with drinks. The beer was not for the kids.
Our costumes were part of the parody of Miami Vice. I even printed up fake Monore Slice detective badges. We gave fake Subpoenas to everyone as the invite for the party. We had planned for a party that would be 2-3 hours. It ended up going until nearly 1 am. My housemates complained, so we ended up ending the party at 1 am. (fair, that they complained, we were pretty loud). The remainder of the pictures is from an event my class had. One of the kids in my class loved big wheels; she would draw her big wheel almost every day. One day I was reading about the upcoming Little 500 bicycle race. That was featured in the movie “Breaking Away” and has been an Indiana University tradition for more than 50 years now.
I (with the help of some wonderful parents. And no support from the school I was working for) decided to hold a little 500 race for the kids and their big wheels. The overall leader of the school said “great” idea. He wasn’t going to participate but said it was a great idea. The curriculum coordinator for the school said it was a horrible idea and refused to have anything to do with the race. On an actual day the race was to be held, the local paper called and wanted to send a photographer to the school. Suddenly the curriculum coordinator wanted to be involved. Although, the paper didn’t end up talking to her or for that matter including the picture she was in for the article. She wasn’t the nicest person overall. The race was a success. We ended up having it for two more years. Overall one of the coolest things, all from the drawing of a big wheel!
eating food looking toooo cute