In the fall of 2000, I taught an Honors Geometry class that remains legendary. Two Ken's, Two Chris', an Ali and Allie, Conrad the 8th grader and the smartest kid I ever taught and Becky, Elana and Sarah. Ahh, Sarah H. You've met this family before, actually about this time last year, her father invited me to play Cypress Point. Well, ever since Sarah and I have known each other, I have given her a hard time due to the fact that in 9th grade, she wanted to be a socialite, be written up in the Nob Hill Gazette and dreamed of her Debutante Ball. We all know that I can and could not resist giving Sarah a hard time. To her undying credit, 9th grade Sarah took it in stride and it became a constant source of laughs. Well, last night, the big night occurred. Sarah was presented to society and I had a massive cultural experience.
First off, here is me in a tuxedo, just after I had dressed myself at the base of Nob Hill.
First time in a tux in probably a decade
The evening started crazed because of a goodbye dinner for a friend who is moving to LA because of a job transfer. After getting dressed right there in the street, I was dropped off at the Fairmont. Except the ball was at the Westin St. Francis, so I had to catch a cab and I arrived to watch the presentation of about 25 young women with five minutes to spare.
Sarah and Alex (her escort and another one of my former students) during the post-presentation walk, which was quite complicated.
There were about 500 people in the room, many of them classmates of the women being presented. The presentation is exactly what you think. Each young woman comes out center stage and is met by an escort of her choosing. She curtsies, is escorted down a short flight of stairs and then handed off to her father for official presentation. Done.
Our protagonist and her two time high school math teacher
I need to no longer be in front of the camera, especially when next to Melissa B. (FYI, Dad, this is Frank's neice)
It was a wonderful evening as it was a look into San Francisco Society. Let's chalk it up to anthropology!
First off, here is me in a tuxedo, just after I had dressed myself at the base of Nob Hill.
The evening started crazed because of a goodbye dinner for a friend who is moving to LA because of a job transfer. After getting dressed right there in the street, I was dropped off at the Fairmont. Except the ball was at the Westin St. Francis, so I had to catch a cab and I arrived to watch the presentation of about 25 young women with five minutes to spare.
There were about 500 people in the room, many of them classmates of the women being presented. The presentation is exactly what you think. Each young woman comes out center stage and is met by an escort of her choosing. She curtsies, is escorted down a short flight of stairs and then handed off to her father for official presentation. Done.
It was a wonderful evening as it was a look into San Francisco Society. Let's chalk it up to anthropology!
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