What year did you graduate, and how often do you keep in touch with those who are still your friends? Was high school a good experience for you, or was it traumatic?
2006-07-07 17:59:50 · 5 answers · asked by Rebooted 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I graduated in 1996. I guess Highschool was a decent experience for me. I wasn't some huge sports star, wasn't the homecoming king, the most popular dude, didn't have the hottest girls on my arms and so forth. I went to a middle sized, suburban, mainly caucasion, average school just outside of a major midwest city.
You know, for whatever reason, I never fell in the trap of just hanging with one crew or another. Actually, all of my best friends were the same way. We were all good students, liked to party hard, played sports, were cool with the biggest losers and the most popular peeps, as well.
How many fellow graduates am I still friends with? Well, I guess there are 9 of us that actually graduated in '96, 15 or so if you include peeps that graduated a couple years before and after. I refer to them as my "highschool family." We are in contact weekly, atleast. We are very close. I am thinking we are probably the exception rather than the norm. Honestly, it is the same way with my college peeps, fraternity brothers mainly. I refer to them as my "college family." We are in contact daily/weekly as well. Honestly, we are all like this, and our highschool friends and college friends now hang out, stay in contact, network, etc.
Seriously, my best friend and I roomated in college, and on our first day at school, we, by accident, ran into a crew of dudes from another suburb of our big city, even though we were hundreds of miles away, and we have all been "family" ever since. Now that we are all older and graduated, their highschool friends and ours, along with all of us hang out regularly, network for jobs, play sports, cards, get together as families, go on vacations, etc.
Honestly, I think I am very fortunate. I was lucky enough to make friends with good, honest down to earth people that will be part of my life forever. I love each and every one of them. 3 are girls, 6 are dudes. 2 of my friends that are girls ended up hooking up with 2 of my college friends and are now married. In both cases, they met at my house at gatherings. How cool is that?
We were/are all good hearted kids/adults that did well in school, went to college, came from good families, made lots of mistakes, partied hard (still do!), got in trouble, overcame obstacles, worked through tough situations and, even though roads took some down difficult paths, we remained friends, cared and were/are always there for each other.
I take it that you haven't graduated yet. If you didn't read any of my other ramblings, READ THIS! The most important thing to making friends for life and having a meaningful time in highschool, is to be yourself. Forget people that run in groups; Forget who is popular. As soon as you walk down the isle to get that diploma, all of that is over, and if you aren't true to yourself or were being someone you are not to "fit in" you will have nothing. Be yourself, find people that share your values, interests, activities, are caring, decent people and participate in activities with them. It could be playing hoops at the rec center, playing guitars, watching sports, going to concerts, studying, partying...I dont know. Just do it! You will be happier the rest of your life because of it!
2006-07-07 19:00:07 · answer #1 · answered by Cing 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I only kept in touch with about 4 of them and thats becuase we go to the same college and are my best firends. I graduated less than five years ago and am glad Im out of there. High school is nothing compared to college. Even though I was a cheerleader and got good grades I hated every minute of it. It doesn't mean anything...once you leave high school then you really start living.
2006-07-07 18:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by Lin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2005,not all the time but we just send our messages to each other through the phone.yeah its a good experience for being a high school student.it is full of fun!
2006-07-07 20:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by eloisa m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i keep up with 3 old friends and high school was good for me.
2006-07-07 19:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Nicky C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a number of those small take care of books. placed all of your persons contact documents, such as their dad and mom' contact documents and upload human being particular photos to position in it. there is not some thing you or your persons will cost extra in the destiny.
2016-11-01 10:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋