Lorna Dee's High School

Date: May 13, 2007 6:16:37 PM MDT
To: Subject: School Project


Hi, my name is michael, i am doing a school project about you, i know you grew up in San Jose which is where i go to school (have you ever heard of Bellarmine College Prep?). Anyways out of curosity my teacher asked me where you went to high school since you grew up in the area, so i was going to try to impress him and find out where but i couldn't find it on the internet. I stumbled accross the University of Colorado website and found your e-mail address...if you could tell me where you went to school i would appreciate it, thanks.





Hi Michael,

I went to Abraham Lincoln High School in San Jose. I also went to summer school at James Lick on the east side. I graduated with high honors and had some really great teachers, some of whom are still there. You can find out more about it at my "official" blog [this one] at http:lornadcervantes.blogspot.com where there's the first part of a first draft of an autobiography.

I used to hang out in the school library after hours, and once "borrowed" a couple of poetry books. I intend to donate my poetry library to the school.

Here's a little known fact, just for asking: I was voted "Most Rowdy in High School" at my high school reunion. I also placed second for "Weirdest Career", losing out to a Baptist minister.

Bellarmine Boy, huh? Cool. In junior high school, I hung out with a couple of older girls who always had a flock of Bellarmine Boys surrounding. As a matter of fact, one once asked me, irritated, "What, are you writing a book?" "Yes," I answered, "as a matter of fact, I'm a writer." Seemed like a good thing. I liked a couple of the Boys a lot. They were always well-read and literary. Take advantage of it -- you're getting an excellent education.

Lorna Dee