September 2, 2004

Street Talk by Justin Petersen

How was the first week back at school?
(Asked at Safeway on Almaden Expressway and Camden)


“I liked the first week of school. We learned other things. We probably [learned new math]. I know a little bit of multiplication and division. I played basketball at recess and I had fun!”

Courtney Thomas, 9
Almaden Valley
Randall Elementary fourth grader

“It was OK. There’s not really anything I am looking forward to learning this year in particular. I just transferred to Harker from Leland, so it’s very new. I want to go Stanford though, so there is [a lot of work ahead of me] in the next two years.”

Lauren Choi, 16
Almaden Valley
Junior at Harker

“It’s good. We learned lots of things. We learned math. It’s my favorite subject because you get to do lots of good things like homework.

Savannah Hoss, 6
Almaden Valley
Simonds Elementary first grader

“I like bringing Zeke [the class stuffed animal] home.”

Alex Wakefield, 5
Almaden Valley
Graystone kindergartner

“It was good. I’m in third grade. I like math best. We played tetherball at lunch!”

Drew Deatos
Almaden Valley
Holy Spirit third grader

“It was good. I am in fifth grade at Graystone. I am [excited this is my last year at Graystone]. Math is my favorite subject. I don’t [know what I want to be when I grow up yet].”

Mercedes Bledsoe, 9
Almaden Valley
Graystone fifth grader