Hi GDS 108 Students:
As my first post, I thought I would give you one the most memorable stories I encountered while serving as Mahomet-Seymour High School's principal. Last summer my wife and I were on a 7-day tour of New York City with our high school chorus program. The choir performed at the United Nations building and St. John's Cathedral, --but that's not the story!
On our last day in the city we basically had some free time. Being the good husband I am, I agree to take the subway to 34th street and go shopping with my wife. If you've been to NYC you know this is a mecca for shoppers. While doing some speed shopping at Macy's, I decided to depart my wife's company and go down the first floor and relax. To my surprise, there was a huge crowd gathering. I asked the person next to me what was up and he replied, "The Donald is coming!" After further questioning, I found out that Donald Trump was due to arrive in about 15 minutes to open up his new line of signature wrist watches.
To make a long story short, I found out that if I bought a "Trump" watch from Macy's that particular day there was a special reward attached. I would get to personally meet Mr. Trump, he would sign my watch case and I'd then get my picture taken with him. I figured this offer was a once in a lifetime opportunity I couldn't pass on. Well, as you can see, I did get to meet Donald and if you like, I will show you the "watch" when you come the GDS 108.
To see the faces of the students when I showed them the attached picture my wife took when we returned from Macy's was quite memorable. Ironically, we left New York at 4:00 p.m. that day from Trump Towers.
This photo appeared in Transworld Skateboarding Magazine. It was done by David Carson who is well known for his preference to use print and graphics in a very creative fashion. He generally tries to avoid formatting content pages. He attempts to gain the viewer interest and imagination with his productions. I particular like the way he gains your attention to look more thoroughly at the picture by adjusting the size and position of the graphic image.
