In celebration of the new year, we asked students at LCHS to answer the question: “Aside from 2010, what other year in all of history would you want to live in and why?”

Their responses were insightful and touching. They also brought back memories of “better days” to those of us at The Journal who lived most of our lives during the last century.

Some of the answers provided by these creative teenagers appear below:

Austin Mobley: 1 B.C. – “I would like to be able to meet Jesus Christ, hear him preach, and watch him work miracles.”

Dalton Reed: 1969 – “So I could go to Woodstock, one of the greatest music festivals there ever was.”

Dasha Bussey: 1995 – “Because that was the year I was born.”

Shuntravius Jennings: 2006 – “So I could see my dad again.”

Ben Woods: 1970 – “Because the music was good and the cars were fast.”

Alisha Brown: Mid-1990s – “I would like to go back to my childhood when I enjoyed a carefree world and could get away with anything. Basically, I had no responsibilities. Who wouldn’t enjoy that lifestyle!”

Nick Wade: 1975 – “Because I think it would be cool to wear all those funny clothes. Also, the music back then was pretty good. It probably was one of the funniest time periods.”

Asha Gartrell: 1964 – “Because I really would have liked to hear Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and see how times were for him and other black people back in those days.”

BoBo Perrin: 1940 – “Because that’s when McDonald’s first opened.”

Krista Kelley: 1991 – “I would have loved to have been there to see my oldest brother, Steven, after he was born.”

Joseph Cobb: 1995 – “To remember my moving here.”

Liz Dunaway: 1952 – “America was recovering from a major war.

The style in the ’50s was great! I

(continued from always wanted to be Mrs. Cleaver.”

Zireycus Letman: 1999 – “To see how I acted when I was five years old.”

Rachel Arnett: 1983 – “So I could learn how the girls in the ’80s fixed their hair so big.”

Blake Murray: 1950 – “I would like to see my Grandpa Ed. People say he was an intelligent and hard-working man. I look just like him. I don’t remember ever seeing him.”

Kristen Freeman: 1990s – “The 1990s were years of happiness and discovery. If I could go back to the ’90s, I would be immensely thankful.

“This was a time of new hairdos, NASA, technological developments, and wealth. I feel that in the 1990s, people were more relaxed; whereas, now people are extremely stressed out.”

Chris Jones: 1960s – “I would go back to the 1960s and buy a really big microwave oven.”

Chelsey Broom: 1940s – “There were many economic problems but it was a time when God was the center of everyone’s heart and families were close. Also, I would be able to say I lived through the struggles of WW II.”

Keldrick Cunningham: 1980s – “Just to see if my mother was near as good of a student as I.”

Luke Watson: 1969 – “The year was one of the most revolutionary of all time – rock-n-roll, Woodstock, and a man on the moon. Times were most definitely changing.”

Jennifer Dandron: 1941 – “‘Today is a day which will live in infamy...’ These words were uttered by one of the most famous and productive presidents of all time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

“In 1941, America was in peril, much like our future is headed. The old cliché that ‘history repeats itself’ is holding true. The opportunity to relive America’s most infamous day would help improve the country’s current state of confusion.”

Kentrell Norman: 2009 – “In my personal view, history to remember was made in 2009, from very famous legends passing away to the first black president. I have been honored and blessed to be able to experience these events.”

Hannah Mongrue: 1950s – “I wish I could live in the ’50s and go to drivein movies and wear poodle skirts.”

Jeffery Brown: 1970s – “To see how much different my teenage days are from those of my parents.”

Taylor Young: 1960s – “Because times were not as complicated as they are now. Times were a lot better than now. People were more relaxed and not worried about anything.”

Hattie Collins: 1960s – “I am a fanatic about peace signs and love the hippie fashions. I am also a huge fan of sixties’ music such as the Beatles.”

Emily Hinson: 1987 – “So I could see what my parents were really like before they had a family.”

Shayman Hearst: 1992 – “Because I was born that year. God gave my parents what they always wanted, which was a baby girl. Also, that was the year I first began to live and make history of my own.”

A.G. Middlebrooks: 1989 – “So that I could play football with my uncle (former pro Garrison Hearst).

Hannah Carmichael: 1921 – “So I could experience the Roaring ’20s.”

Donquita Williams: 1980s – “So it would be easier to get my license, and I might learn a lot more about people and life.”

Jared Aycock: 1800s – “So I could ride horses and be a cowboy.”

Shawn Parks: 1996 – “Just to spend one last day with my grandmother.”

Darby Bass: 1872 – “I would love to live in a town with dirt roads and ride in a horse-drawn buggy.”

Carrie Crook: 1920 – “During the Roaring ’20s, women gained the right to vote, and alcohol was prohibited. On August 26, 1920, women stood up and achieved their goal of gaining the right to vote. That day was a breakthrough for women.

“Also during the 1920s, the government prohibited alcohol, which reduced the crime rate.”

Raleigh Mazzell: “I would like to go back to the dinosaur age. It would be a little scary but awesome at the same time. It would be cool to see how the dinosaurs lived and acted. Also, I would like to see the Earth before humans touched it.”

Hailee McQuigg: 1983 – “On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his ‘I have a dream’ speech. Out of the 200,000 civil rights supporters, I wish I could have been one of them.

“In his speech, Dr. King called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. By speaking the way he did, he educated, he inspired, and he informed – not just the people there, but people throughout America and unborn generations.”

Meg Ball: June 21, 2017 – “I’ll marry the man of my dreams – a gorgeous redhead, with a phenomenal body and an accent – on a warm summer day at Walt Disney World.

“Why? It’s the ‘Happiest Place on Earth,’ and they supply the wedding planner!!”