No. <p>Interestingly, PG has favored polo shirts right from high school, thereby taking the decision making out of what to wear for the next 20+ years;-)
In the chess club picture seated on the far right is Peter Monta. Smart guy, entered CMU at age 16 I believe. We had class together for two years at CMU in the Math Studies honors program.
Somehow the self-aggrandizement spoof on high school yearbooks manages to be both brilliant and hilarious at the same time: <p><a href="http://www.self-aggrandizement.com/archives/111004_gotham_high_class_of_96_part_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.self-aggrandizement.com/archives/111004_gotham_hi...</a><p><a href="http://www.self-aggrandizement.com/archives/111104_gotham_high_class_of_96_part_2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.self-aggrandizement.com/archives/111104_gotham_hi...</a><p><a href="http://www.self-aggrandizement.com/archives/111404_gotham_high_class_of_96_part_3.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.self-aggrandizement.com/archives/111404_gotham_hi...</a><p><a href="http://www.self-aggrandizement.com/archives/111604_gotham_high_class_of_96_part_4.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.self-aggrandizement.com/archives/111604_gotham_hi...</a>
What a fantastic page! I also went to Gateway High School for 6, er I mean, 3 of the best years of my life. I had no idea Paul Graham also went there. What a small world. I was several years ahead of Paul. I discovered his essays a few years ago, and here I am now.<p>I also had Dr. Schultz for a class called "World Cultures". We watched films like "On the Waterfront" and "High Noon" and discussed them afterward. I remember him vividly. I still have my film project (The History of Art to the tune of Magic Carpet Ride) from that class. I suppose I should have it digitized and loaded onto Youtube. One of these days.<p>I self published a parody of Mad Magazine about Gateway. Still have the comics about principal O'Toole, and the teachers who influenced me: Laura Barrett Mikesell, Laura Sproull, Ann Bitter, and, of course, Ann Kapisak (geometry) and John Drumm (calculus). Because of that magazine, Mrs. Mikesell strongly encouraged me toward a career in journalism. Fortunately for me, the English department at Allegheny College sucked and the math department excelled, so I've been a hacker ever since.<p>Funny how a few kind words from a teacher make such a difference for so many years.<p>Thanks for the memories, Paul. Any chance you're related to Mark Graham, who was our Student Government president? Feel free to contact me off-line edw519 at yahoo.com.<p>Ed Weissman, GHS '73<p>