By Emma Izzo ’15

Sophomore Dave Turner is always up for thrills, living life on the edge. He regularly stays up after 10 p.m., even sneaking out of his house on occasion. One never can tell what Turner will risk next.

“The other day I did something so bad, like really bad. While my parents were out of the house I watched an R-rated movie, and they never even had an inkling of what I did,” Turner recounted. “I even did it right under their noses. I snuck it out of the movie rack in the den while my mom was doing the dishes, then waited for them to go to bed. They could have caught me. I’m only 16, you know.”

Another sneaky think he does is drink milk right out of the plastic gallon in the fridge. Luckily he has not been caught yet, and his sister is the only other person who drinks milk in the family. “But sometimes I wait till I hear her just around the corner coming into the kitchen, before I ease the jug back on the fridge shelf all calm and cool-like,” said Turner.

When he’s not sneaking behind his parents’ back, Turner is seeking other types of thrills. The other day he got on the back of a motorcycle and lived to tell the tale. “Whoah, that was cool! What a rush! I held on for dear life and leaned into the curves. One day I’m going to ride one on my own! Bet you don’t know anyone at Sherwood who’s done that!”

Turner loves to brags how he is so bad and does numerous thrilling and risky activities. The other day he held the steering wheel while his dad was driving in their neighborhood. Turner does not have a driver’s license. He never does his homework. Instead he stays for hours on his tablet and watches Netflix and plays violent games. He eats only junk food when he gets home from school.

When most students are watching their sugar intake, avoiding McDonald’s and eating healthy locally grown organic produce, Turner is a real food rebel. “Hey, my breakfast is a Twinkies and a Diet Coke. It’s all about the chemicals, man. Take a look at the long list of ingredients with names no one can pronounce. I’m taking my life in my hands.” Turner said in between bites of Sour Patch Kids. “Hey, if you’re up for a thrill, I am your dude.”