Wade’s Life

Where I’ve lived & travelled, events, & achievements

1968 I was born at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI
1968-1972 Lived in East Lansing, MI
1972 Visted Mammoth Cave (KY), Houston, TX, & Walt Disney World (WDW)
1973 Moved to Cedar Rapids, IA Started Kindergarten
1974 Moved to Caro, MI Started First Grade at Schall Elementary
1975 Moved to East Grand Rapids, MI Started Second Grade at Lakeside Elementary
1975-1979 Lived in East Grand Rapids, MI
1976 Joined Cub Scouts of America Earned Bobcat & Wolf Badges Won gold medal in rubberband rocket race Entered Third Grade at Lakeside Elementary
1977 Visited Chicago, IL, Mt Rushmore, Grand Teton National Park, & Yellowstone National Park Earned Cub Scout Bear Badge Entered Fourth Grade at Lakeside Elementary
1979 Moved to Lansing, MI Visited Marriott’s Great America & St. Louis, MO Began a newspaper route with Lansing State Journal Entered Sixth Grade at Bingham Elementary
1979-1983 Lived in Lansing, MI
1981 Visited St. Louis, MO Entered Eighth Grade at Pattengill Jr. High School Junior Varsity Equations Team Won third place for creative writing & honorable mention for drawing at Youth Talent Exhibit Youth Fitness Achievement Award
1982 Visited St. Louis, MO Entered Ninth Grade at Pattengill Jr. High School Varsity Equations Team Won third place for creative writing Youth Talent Exhibit
1983 Visited Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Universal Studios, & La Brea Tar Pits Moved to Weston, MI Entered Tenth Grade at Sand Creek High School Won third place Lenawee County VFW Voice of Democracy speech contest Won second place for creative writing at Youth Talent Exhibit
1984 Visited Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Death Valley, & Petrified Forest Attended math course at Michigan State University (MSU) Moved to Mt. Clemens, MI Entered Eleventh Grade at L’Anse Creuse High School-North Won first place computer programming competition Won geometry award Sand Creek High School Quiz Bowl Team Captain of L’Anse Creuse High School-North Quiz Bowl Team