Carmenita Middle School

All I can say is go Cougars!!! Even though I got kicked at — Class of 1988 rules biatches!!! ha ha ha Roll Call!!!

I did not get laid while attending this place. I did get laid after I got out of this place. That is all.

I’m going to be very biased here because this was my junior high/​middle school back in 1996 – 1998 and I live across the street from here.
It’s hard to list all the events and personal development that went on here, but I can pretty much say that I met some of my best friends to this day here.
The teaching staff was great looking back. I know certain teachers are probably still there as I see some of them as I pass by everyday on 166^th Street (referring to Mr. Watson for algebra).
I was in school at a point in its transition from Carmenita Junior High School to Carmenita Middle School. Computers were starting to take hold, and using sources like MS Encarta was considered highly advanced. It wasn’t until I started going to seventh grade here did I make the full shift from typewriter to MS Word for those essays and seeing the convenience and accuracy of having a PC.
I remember passing by this school when I was really young (like age 5 – 10) never thinking that I would ever go here, partly because I did not understand the whole enrollment process after elementary school. At that time, the cougar on the school’s auditorium was fading after not having been repainted for nearly 30 years. (It’s since been repainted).
This school is also a distinguished school, apparently after I and my graduating class set a high standard and paved the way for an easy victory for the people who came after.
This school is old. And by old, I mean literally 100 years old. The lockers are old and rusty. There is one quirky part of this school in that the «main» entrance faced Carmenita but was blocked off an off limits for students at the time (the «C Building» we called it). Most people entered in through 166^th Street. The computer room was the only part of the C Building that was accessible by students, otherwise the doors to the hallways were locked. One was able to peer in and see 1930s style desks and design elements inside and gathering dust. In fact, the signage to this day is the same art deco 1930s style facing Carmenita Road. Lots of history here in retrospect.