glory days - oh their pass you by -- words from bruce springstein

so i'm not usually this school spirited -- but until now those of us who attended crappy glendale jr/sr. high never really had anything to have school spirit over. but now -- the football team has finally figured out what it takes to win a game and better yet to have a above .500 record. much to my surpise, a month ago i was reading the altoona mirror - the local paper from home - on line -- and to my surprise i read that my fair highschool football team had beaten a team that we never beat - and even more suprising was that glendale had a winning record - the first in over 2o years - yes, you read right - 20 years.

i'm posting fun pictures of my school cuz the district's website doesn't have our fun masgot on it - we are the glendale vikings! - and yes, i say we - cuz finally i can be a fun little cheerleader for my school -- as i've kept up with the team, i have cheered in my own little way from my office over beating rival school, mo-valley - again a team we hadn't beaten in a very long time. and just two nights ago, we won our homecoming over northern bedford - who according to the altoona mirror, we haven't beaten since the early 80's - i don't know what the new coaches have put in their water bottles but i sure like it!

it's got to be ironic for the coaches of old - they are all still teachers and funny things - the princple and assistant principle of the highschool - but to see their student's kids get the job done has to be interesting - and actually one of the key players is the principle's son - who while he was a coach was just a baby - running around in a lil viking jersey and all - how cute! - yet it didn't help the cause - but now - he's making his mark.

okay - all of this to say - way to go glendale - finally i have something to be proud of in regard to my highschool!

by the way - blue and gold are our school colors!