Pampers and Cheese Fries: Calabasas High Throwback

This is an actual photo Mitchell captured during his 10th-grade year at Calabasas High - a snapshot frozen in time, a memory etched with the kind of permanence only a photograph can provide.

The shuttle gleamed white against the backdrop of Calabasas High, its surface catching the sunlight just right. Mitchell’s camera captured the moment - a snapshot frozen in time, a memory etched with the kind of permanence only a photograph can provide.

It was that day. The day when Mitchell, Christopher Miller, and Kevin Sullivan decided that post-graduation celebrations were best commemorated with chili cheese fries. The trio walked with the swagger of seniors who had just conquered high school, their futures stretching out before them like an endless road.

But there was something else Mitchell was sporting that day - something that had become something of a legendary status among their classmates. His pampers. Not literal baby diapers, mind you, but his nickname that had stuck harder than the cheese on those fries. Pampers - a moniker that followed him through hallways, classrooms, and now, this pivotal moment of graduation.

Christopher nudged Mitchell, “Dude, you’re really gonna wear that nickname like a badge of honor?”

Mitchell just grinned. The pampers nickname wasn’t an embarrassment - it was a badge of identity. Everyone knew Mitchell as Pampers. It was his thing, his unexpected brand of high school fame.

The chili cheese fries arrived, steam rising, cheese melting in that perfect, tantalizing way. They laughed, they ate, they celebrated. And somewhere in that moment, Mitchell snapped the photo - the shuttle, the school, the friends, the fries - a perfect encapsulation of a moment that would never quite come again.

Just Mitchell. Just Christopher. Just Kevin. Just Pampers. Calabasas High, in all its glory.