"The REAL Story About Zeeke's Education"

Written 6/13/12 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier MDers blog)

For those of you who suspected that Zeeke's oft-repeated story about his high school years was utter bullshit... BINGO!
His most comprehensive statement was on his blog, 3/19/10: "I was given the option to take 12th grade english in the 11th grade and graduate early..Lots of people chose that option, it wasn't unusual... I graduated high school and went onto FCC at age 17."Given his oft-stated date of birth of 8/15/62, then he should've finished high school in May-June, 1980 (or 1979, depending on how you construe the last sentence of his statement) at the end of what would've normally been his junior year.

　

But alas for Zeeke, that pic of him that Ugly recently posted (note the infamous styled-by-egg-beater hair, albeit with much more AND black hair LOL) was from the *1979* Frederick High School yearbook recently made available on the Classmates.com site as "Billy Lewis." And guess what class he was in then... FRESHMAN... 9th grade (Class of 1982).
Hmmm... soooooooooooooooooooooo... a FRESHMAN at age 16??? Lordy... I was *14* when I began my freshman year (AKA 9th grade) and 15 when I finished it (March 23 birthday), which was the norm back then.
Given that Zeeke lies frequently, badly, and without remorse, it's sometimes hard to tell exactly WHAT is the lie when he begins mixing lies with truth. But my best take on it is that he was HELD BACK earlier in his school career for at least one year, probably two. Then in his "junior" year (age 18) he either took 12th grade English, etc., to graduate or he simply dropped out.
And if that were true, he would've been 19 (NOT 17) when he started classes at FCC that fall or 18 if he started them that summer before his birthday.
It's also possible that he simply graduated with his class at his age 19 (just two months shy of turning 20!).
Frederick County also has VERY specific requirements for "alternatives to four-year high school enrollment." You can review them at http://apps.fcps.org/dept/legal/400-34.pdf.
There are basically two alternatives: (1) waiver of the 4th year for early admission to college where the normal requirements will be met (and the high school diploma is awarded *after* completion; and, (2) early graduation thru special, pre-approved courses of study (such as a G.E.D., and ALL course credit requirements, etc., must be satisfied. I think home study fits here, too.).
I can't imagine his school would've approved the plan he sketched out, unless they figured, "Hey, he's going to be flipping burgers for the rest of his life anyway, so let's get rid of him NOW." His statement that, "I had a full time job and saw no reason to piss away 8 hours at school for 1 class" was clearly NOT discussed as an alternative.
I'm sure that Zeeke will attempt to explain this all away. ("My DOB is *really* 8/15/64." "I went to a different high school." "I forgot *some* details of my alternative plan." blah blah blah) The one thing we can be sure about whatever he says is that it will be a LIE.
I somewhat, shockingly, believe his story as to taking 12th grade English in 11th grade to get out a year early. One of the main reasons for doing that is because you're one of the OLDEST kids in your class. LOL (He started out as one of the youngest.)
On the other hand, one article noted that, "Those who express both emotional and mental maturity are the ideal candidates for early graduation." Imagine... I typed that with a perfectly straight face!