Sophomore Michael English finds himself walking the halls of high school with hundreds of teenagers on his fourth birthday. Sixteen years ago he was born on a leap year.
“It only happens every four years, so I stand out when I tell people. I like it,” English said.
It is rare to see “leapers” while wandering about. When people first hear of a 4-year-old sophomore, they automatically think that the sophomore has skipped a lot of grades.
Obviously, Pattonville doesn’t have a preschooler taking courses at the high school. English turns 16 today and intends to celebrate by taking his driver’s license test in the next few days.
“I’ve never ran into a situation where the people at the bureau ask me how old I was,” English said.
On normal years, English says he and his family recognize his birthday on February 28th.
“I treat it just like any other birthday,” claims English.
