He was going into seventh grade that fall, and the two years before he started high school were some of the most influential times of his life.
Весной 1974 года, незадолго до двенадцатилетия Сэма, семья переехала в Гранд-Рапидс, штат Миннесота, где Чайлдерс пошёл в седьмой класс.