Scenes From Main Hall

Scenes From Main Hall

Somewhere in my memory, I do recall
Spending a lot of time hanging out in Main Hall
The names, faces and voices I have come to find
Are all still familiar and vivid within my mind

There was a social status for everyone there
For boys and girls—even those from Farrer
Eastside, Westside, Cowboy or Jock
Even those who wasted their minds on that lousy Punk Rock

Little Clay Lowe with his trendy mullet always could be seen
Standing and talking to his buddies by the candy machine
And when Wade Binks walked thru the hall, you could always see the effects
That he had on all the girls each time that he stopped and flexed

Our wardrobes had a way of telling who we were- just like family crests
The trendy O.P. shirts, FFA jackets or the western vests
Hats were not allowed- if you wore one you were sure to get heck
From the Dear old bald man himself—Monty Groesbeck

Time moves everything forward, and those things are all in the past
And life seems to be passing by way too fast
I wish that I could go back once more to view it all
Everything that was happening there in Main Hall

Todd R. Johnson

Hello All!

Life has been moving fast since graduating back in 1982.

After returning home from my mission (Hawaii-Honolulu), I did some schooling and eventually went to work for Little Giant Ladders.

I met my wife (Debbie Manookin) at the College 2nd Ward on the UVCC campus. We were married in August 1988. We eventually ended up with six children: Jeff, Russell, Rachel, Susie, Niles and Emma.

In 1990, I began employment with the Utah Highway Patol. I'll be eligible for retirement in 2010, but will most likely stay on for a few more years. I devote a lot of time at Provo High with a High School Adoption project where we focus on getting the students to make seatbelt use a life long habit. Two years ago, I was able to teach the Law Enforcement Class in upper B-Wing for one semester.

Our oldest son left for an LDS Mission to the Rio de Janeiro North Mission on 04 November 2008. Our oldest daughter, Rachel, played on the PHS Freshman Volleyball team this year.

My wife was offered a part-time job with the Department of Public Safety as our Legislative Lobbyist. She has been quite successful in helping to bring the UHP's wages up to where they belong! Also, it's been nice to finally have a Governor that cares about the UHP and our families!

I keep in touch with a few from our class (Udall, Robison, Binks and few others). I've stopped a few more during the years, but I will not give names :)

I look forward to seeing "Posts" from many of our classmates. Be sure to check out the "Provo High Class of 1982 Alumni" group on Facebook.

Todd R. Johnson