Highland Elementary

What is there to do in a town like Glasgow, Ky, you ask? Why, checking out all the new sites that have popped up over the year! In trying to occupy myself with small-town life for the past week, I decided to check out the new addition to Glasgow Independent Schools' education system: Highland Elementary.

Armed with my new digital camera and a make-shift name tag acquired at the school office, I went with the fabulous Sarah Ann Miller, partner in crime, to walk around, take pictures, and drop in on favorite teachers.

The classrooms are spacious. The library is stocked with books and new technology. The gymnasium is HUGE. But the best parts of the school are the Music "Shop", Art "Shop", and Work "Shop", built into a plaza-esque area surrounding the central staircase which winds around to the second floor. Glance up and you'll see light fixtures shaped like clouds. The whole section is reminiscent of a quaint town square--like Glasgow itself.

Ms. Miller and I were filled with delight at the multi-lingual signs by each classroom. Through our minds the phrase kept running, "If only we had this when we were young..." And that's when it hit me: I'm getting old. Ok sure, 22 isn't exactly middle-aged or anything, but still. Imagine my shock when I discovered that one of my best friends from high school is now a teacher at this elementary school! She teaches first grade, and we got to see her in action, sharpening pencils, forcing small children back into their seats. She has joined the adult work force.

I feel stuck between two stages of life. I am still a student, still unemployed, still acquiring loans, still moving around year after year without a permanent place to live. But I'm not a naive 18-year-old fresh out of my parents' house, either.

Sorry about the digression.

Anyway, each time I go back to Glasgow, there are cool new things to go see. The school was just one of them! I guess in a town where the biggest attraction is the new Super Wal-Mart, you have to occupy your time with more creative adventures.

Shout-out to Sarah Miller for kicking it with me in the Gtown. Next update I'll have to cover Civil War Days, in Munfordville, Ky. Let me tell you, Rebel Flag heaven.