The Wildcats

We had the school picnic indoors last night. All the teachers have new tie dye t shirts sporting our wildcat logo, so we were looking good.

After eating, I wandered into a few classrooms. Newbie first grade teacher had a dad just yakking her ear off about how great his kid is. "He's so great. He's a leader. He'll never give you any trouble. He's a model for other students." I was wondering if the kid in the back of the room, HURLING a rubber ball across the room, belonged to the guy or not? After 3 or 4 wild throws ricocheted off the walls, I wandered over to the kid. "Hey buddy, we don't want you throwing that ball in here."
He was on the ground having just completed a spectacular diving catch of his own throw. "Maybe I should do this outside?"
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
"Or I could go down to the gym and see if I can throw it around in there."
"That's what I'm talking about, pal!"
The kid scampered off and the dad kept talking, not missing a beat.
The year's going to be full of good times with the wildcats. I can already tell.