PORTLAND, OR, USA. Deandre Deangelo seemed like a normal 17-year-old student. When he arrived at Grant High School in Portland in September 1998, he made many friends right away. He was a first-rate student, signing up for a full load of classes, including government, Spanish and geometry. He always handed in his homework on time. He even sang in the school choir.
But three months later, police interrupted the choir practice and arrested Deangelo on the spot. It turns out that he was 17, he was 31! and his real name was not Deangelo, but Michael Backman and forged documents to change his identity and become a high schools student again. He was trying to hide from police for many different crimes.
Grant High School was the chool that Backman attended 13 years earlier. He wanted to turn over a new leaf. " I was trying to return to a time when I was not a criminal, to start again, to get a scholarship and go to college," he told police. Backman is not behind barsfor his new crime as well as his old ones.
About You:
1. Do you sometimes feel that you should turn over a new leaf? If so, what do you want to change about your life?
2. Is it easy to make new friends in your school or town? How do you do it?
3. Do you want to sign up for a class in the future? Which one(s)?
4. Do you always hand in your homework on time?
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