Around February of 1981 there were some weird rumors flying around LeConte Junior High School. The rumors had one idea in common; that the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) was doing something with the school schedule. Stories ranged from the optimists’ “They’re adding onto summer vacation!” to the pessimists’ “They’re getting rid of summer; we’ll have to be here all year!” Since this was Hollywood of the early Eighties, even among the 7th, 8th and 9th Graders, the pessimists easily outnumbered the optimists, probably about 10 to 1.