User:TravellingTrace

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Trace is a human being. He was born on the 19th day of May in the year 1982 to Thomas and Kathleen.

1 Preschool & Grade school
2 Middle School
3 High School
4 University
5 Trace Today
6 Related Websites

[edit] Preschool & Grade school

He attended the Learning Tree for Preschool, where he met Brian C.. They quickly became the best of friends and were inseparable (for the most part) afterward. From the Learning Tree, located in a church in downtown DeWitt, Michigan, where he spent his entire young life, he moved into a special Kindergarten. HE attended this Special Kindergarten in St. Johns, Michigan. This meant that Trace had to ride the short bus to kindergarten for 30 minutes every morning and evening. Miss Henning was his teacher at this kindergarten, and they learned to tie shoes and colour and enjoy life, they even started to learn to write in cursive and print. He attended this special school because when he was asked to draw 'a doggie' for his interview to assess his ability to attend kindergarten, he proceeded to stab his pencil into the drawing after it was finished proclaiming, "Bad doggie!" repeatedly. After Kindergarten he attended David Scott Elementary school for grade one, in Mrs. Jones class. However, a few months later the DeWitt Public Schools opened a brand new Schavey Road Elementary School, where the entire class moved into. Grade two with Mrs. Lucian was also spent at Schavey Road, but then he headed back across town to David Scott for grades three, four, and five, with Mrs. Young, Mr. Hill, and Mrs. Hanson, respectively.

[edit] Middle School

Then began his years in middle school. One of the most tumultuous times in his life, he started at DeWitt Middle School, which he attended for 3 years. During these years he made many friends, lost many friends, attended his first school dance, had his first real crush, began his training on the trombone (with Brian Crimmins taking up the same instrument) and started with school sports (Track & Field).

[edit] High School

After Middle School he began High School at DeWitt High School. This was an excellent experience for him, as that he learned much about life and the way the world works. He joined the Jazz Band and continued on trace Track team running the 800, the Mile, and the Two Mile (but only once), and also joined the Cross Country team. Brian and he were still steadfast friends, but their sophomore year in Ms. Huff's class they met their third. Originally describing them as "idiots," or "losers," Christie Faccio eventually came around and began a new chapter in the long friendships of Trace's life. The trio remain friends to this day. When he was 16 he has his first kiss at the hands of the more experienced Elizabeth Thornes, and then after a short relationship, they broke up, but remained friends. His academic career had expanded and included Chemistry by his third year in high school, and he enjoyed it so much that he considered doing it as a 'Real-Job.' He joined the college club and although he never enjoyed the pleasures of student government he did travel to Washington DC his senior year with the DeWitt Band, playing in many different locales, and meeting the next in his line of girlfriends, Rachael Brown.

[edit] University

He attended Western Michigan University the fall after graduating from high school, and while he was accepted to Michigan State University he didn't want to live too close to home, but he secretly wished for a long time that he'd have been able to attend there as well. The first year at university was quite a challenge, he was distracted all too often by his friends and roommates, and did not at all enjoy his chemistry classes. Trace ended up with a very low GPA and on Academic Probation after his first semester, something that scared him into working harder. The next semester he retook a few of the classes he did the poorest in and continued to improve steadily every semester following. He maintained a long distance relationship with Rachael until the August after his freshman year of university, much to the annoyance of his parents, but at the end of the summer after his freshman year they officially split. The split occurred at a club in Toronto, Canada during the celebrations for the group of friends all being 19 and wanting to party. This was the same night that Brian danced with a wall, and Christie put out a cigarette on Brian's arm.

As his second and most socially influential year of university began he found himself rooming with Sean Rossiter, a Delta Chi at WMU, and the half-brother of a friend Jeff Wetzel. He met many new friends, and ended up with much better grades at the end of the year. This was the year that he met: AJ, Brendan, Katy, Ray, Heidi, Pat, Fiona, Kacy, Matt, and many others. It was perhaps the single most socially influential year of his life. The summer following, after planning to live with Katy, Fiona, Ray, and Pat the next fall, he began a job on Mackinac Island, working at Fort Mackinac for Mackinac State Historic Parks. He was a Historic Interpreter, dressing like a soldier and firing the cannon and rifles for demonstrations to the visitors. This was a job he loved. Living on Mackinac Island, meeting new people, and having the time of his life.

He began to date Stephanie Fitzwater that summer, and maintained that relationship after leaving the island. The fall The House was born. The House was a place of great fun and excitement, that saw many parties and even throughout the years of university The House remained with the group even until this writing in 2005. The following years of Uni were very fulfilling in Trace's life, he had found a major he enjoyed, had a positive influence from his hard working roommates and girlfriend, and life was good. He did well in his grades even making it onto the Dean's List. NogFest achieved acclaim this year as well. It was the second annual, but the first time it was made into a larger party. The addition of Kyle Cairns, and Ray Marcil added much to this party and the enthusiasm of the participants was legendary.

don't worry! years 4 & 5 are pending!

[edit] Trace Today

He has many different friends and affiliations, has dated a number of people, some seriously, and though he used to reside in London, England, he now lives in Okemos, Michigan but misses London terribly.

In the summer season - that is May to October he resides on Mackinac Island, where he works for Mackinac State Historic Parks as a Historic Interpreter at Fort Mackinac. You can find him on YouTube and in many different Northern Michigan Regional Newspapers and Publications.