GTKY: High School (stolen from TTGP)

jenandcris · September 2014

I lived in a small, rural town in northeastern Connecticut.

I'm sure I was pretty "nerdy," but I can't remember ever being bullied or not being able to sit with the other jocks, cheerleaders, theatre nerds, band geeks, etc.

It's actually really cool seeing other people from small towns!

ruemorgan · September 2014

If were talking Freaks and Geeks. I was a Freak.

Joon+ · September 2014

I was painfully insecure in high school and a total perfectionist. I had a great group of friends, but chose the wrong person as a best friend and ended up feeling like a pawn in her game by the time it was all over. The other girl I was closest to I still am till this day, even though we haven't lived near each other for ten years. I wouldn't trade the friendships I still have for anything, but I also wouldn't go back if you paid me (unless I could go knowing everything I do now).

jess412love · September 2014

I'm not proud of this but here goes nothing...I put ss because I was the rebel without a cause. I moved a lot and got into a lot of trouble as a teen. I went to a total of 5 highschools, and was expelled from 3 of them. I was a chameleon, I was a pro at adjusting to my surroundings and I easily made friends in a lot of different social settings. I was a very pretty girl, so that helped me get away with a lot, but I was also a very angry and insecure girl. Like I said looking back, it definitely makes me sad. My grades were shit because I was too busy partying and I never ended up actually graduating even though I spent 4 and a half years in highschool. You live and you learn I suppose, I just pray my karma doesn't bite me in the ass with my kids when they're teens.

kowyen · September 2014

I was an insecure smarty pants who took AP classes and partied like a rockstar. I played alternative sports like paintball competitively and loved it because it worked with my tomboy nature and there were no other girls who played. I chose to battle my insecurity by surrounding myself with guys who gave me attention. They were always disappointed because I never really put out, but I liked the chase.

I went to two high schools; started at the "rich" school and hated it so much because of the cliques I switched my junior year to the school my 3-years older boyfriend had just graduated from. Since I was friends with all of his friends who had graduated, I didn't hang out with anyone from school but had lots of older friends from various groups.

Anyone I am still in contact with from that time in my life is someone I knew from elementary school instead of high school and I skipped the reunions for each this summer. There isn't enough money in the world to get me to go back.

MalVough · September 2014

I was drum major of the marching band. Sorry not sorry.

malijo1025 · September 2014

I was a loner. I had a couple friends but not many. I had a very busy home life and was very shy and private about it. I still to this day only have a few really good friends. I am just not a very social person and large groups cause me to have severe anxiety.

cafecreme · September 2014

Half of HS I was that emo/ goth chick. I dyed my hair all colors of the rainbow, wore lots of black eye makeup, and wore spikes, chains and band tees. I also sported a nose piercing. Then, grew out of it and started wearing normal clothes. I have a photo or two somewhere....

Mary and Dave · September 2014

I was a major band geek. I took three periods of band every years, and I was in every ensemble offered. Drum line, brass quartet, sax quintet, jazz band, and so on. I'm hoping my kids will be just as into band as I was.

jvdurant · September 2014

Oh buddy, uhh let's see...none if those common options. ROTC and band/flagline geek. I was more popular with the guys than the girls, not in a slutty type of way. More like a laid back, quiet, "I don't wanna talk about barbies and gossip so I'll hide in this crowd of boys who happen to think I'm cute because it's safe" type of way. Girls kinda hated me for guys liking me. Not to brag but I know I'm not ugly and I know I'm not the only one to experience this) By high school I had witnessed so many female "friendships" fall to pieces over nothing that I was to intimidated to be close girlfriends. It was like waiting for a bomb to go off at a tea party with legs crossed and pinkies out. (I'm not good at analogies sorry) but I just couldn't handle it. Girls are vicious creatures. They care deeply about conflicting opinions and feelings being hurt and they go for the jugular. while guys just get the disagreement over with and play some shirts n skins. High school was interesting.

massiejs09 · September 2014

I went to a small, all girls boarding school in CT (graduating class was 74 girls). Since it was small everyone knew everyone but there were still groups...like the athletic girls, the theater people, the ones doing their homework on Friday night, etc. I didn't fit in to any category and kind of made my rounds with everyone while still being kind of a loner.

lifewrite · September 2014

jenny0314 said:
I was a cheerleader, but not popular by any stretch of the imagination. I had friends in a lot of groups, but was also heavily involved in my church youth group, so that's where my friend base was and they all went to different high schools in my area.

Same here. I had a small group of close friends and we were a mix of all sorts. Jocks, stoners, nerds...

Christina80xoxo · September 2014

I was a chola

I'm talking hair to my waist full of aquanet, dickies pants and lip liner with no lipstick
Eeks

wishiwaspreggo · September 2014

AlinnJo said:

It makes me sad to see how many people had a horrible time in HS. I was completely oblivious to that and my adult self wonders if I could have helped someone who wasn't "fitting in." I don't think I was mean to anyone but I don't think I went out of my way to be nice either.

Well, from this grown-up nerd to a grown-up popular girl... Seriously, don't feel bad. Unless someone had an incredible sense of empathy and was abnormally mature, the vast majority of us were so focused on our own little worlds. I certainly ignored those who had it worse than me (and there were plenty of those folks considering how large our high school was). I only cared about my friends. Never paid attention to anyone else. I could've tried harder, too, to be more inclusive of some folks who wanted to be part of our group. As an adult, I would make the effort now. But when I was 14-18, it was all me, me, me. Which is the case for most teenagers.

Most of us grow out of our resentments from our teen years. A handful of my bitter, cynical friends have not but really, I think it's because they just haven't moved forward with their lives. They still live in our hometown so it makes sense that they're hanging on. I left high school - and my hometown - with a smile on my face and a song in my heart.

Anyway, point is, don't regret your actions. The teenage version of yourself would never understand your adult point of view, you know? I know I certainly wouldn't have gotten it. Teenagers are arrogant little beasts. I am so not looking forward to raising teenagers I'm afraid it's inevitable!!

Ardmhs83 · September 2014

wishiwaspreggo said:

I wanna know who the Suzie High School popular girls are!!!!

L-)

I'm not a "mean girl" though! I was nice to everyone. I had some friends that were somewhat mean, but not too bad. I was the varsity cheer captain, homecoming princess kind

I loved high school!!

Edited to add the last sentence...

alexandria22489 · September 2014

jvdurant said:

Oh buddy, uhh let's see...none if those common options. ROTC and band/flagline geek. I was more popular with the guys than the girls, not in a slutty type of way. More like a laid back, quiet, "I don't wanna talk about barbies and gossip so I'll hide in this crowd of boys who happen to think I'm cute because it's safe" type of way. Girls kinda hated me for guys liking me. Not to brag but I know I'm not ugly and I know I'm not the only one to experience this) By high school I had witnessed so many female "friendships" fall to pieces over nothing that I was to intimidated to be close girlfriends. It was like waiting for a bomb to go off at a tea party with legs crossed and pinkies out. (I'm not good at analogies sorry) but I just couldn't handle it. Girls are vicious creatures. They care deeply about conflicting opinions and feelings being hurt and they go for the jugular. while guys just get the disagreement over with and play some shirts n skins. High school was interesting.

Well. Now your responses on the Sex VS Gender make a little more sense.

eye roll.

djoliet · September 2014

I come from a very small town of 320 people. My school probably had about 100 + kids enrolled kindergarten to 12th grade. I graduated with a class of 18 and with the exception with maybe 3 of them who moved during high school, I went to kindergarten and grew up with everyone in my class.

I kinda just blended in. I wasnt in any sports, but was wrote for the school paper, yearbook staff, student council secretary, national honor society, and the upward bound program. I got along with pretty much everyone with the exception of these twin girls in my class who were mean to me in elementary because I wore a back brace for scolisos for years. I just didn't care about their opinion in high school. Other than that, I had 2 really good friends and got along with everyone else. I was even on Prom Queen court my Senior year which was a big surprise to me haha

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