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good or bad memories from high school? I'll start it off: I had horrible memories from high school. I was so, so, so, so shy. I had about 2 friends, but I did speak to some others. I hated giving an answer in class. I am anything but shy now...

this is not a question "just for seniors." Anyone can (and has) answered. I am really enjoying reading all the varied answers... Keep 'em coming!!

Answer 1

High school is a painful time for lots of people. It's like a hormone fiesta and so many kids are going through changes, both physically and emotionally, that it's a tough time. No one is sure of where they are on an emotional scale. Even the tough jocks act that way because it's the only way they know to deal with anything. Personally my experiences were mixed. I was shy, awkward, not popular with girls, but I also played football later, worked on the school paper,etc. I guess I was a late bloomer. But high school is such a short period of time in your life (a measly four years) that in hindsight it seems silly to worry about it. I mean, why are four years such a big deal, but you might work 20 years at a job and think nothing of it?

Answer 2

I had Asthma as a kid and was very skinny, a 95 LB. weakling. I did not have anyboy friends nor attend attend any of the school dances, except to be a coat check girl.
My parents were also not wealthy and I did get to attend an all girls Catholic High School, but books and tuition were on a pay as you can level. Some times we did and some times we didn't. At the end of the Senior Year, I think we still owed for tuition, so they decided that even though I graduated with the class, after we came back from the church graduation ceremony to our classrooms to gather up our belongings and get our diplomas. I was informed by my nun teacher that I would not be getting my diploma till my fees were paid. That after I got a job, I could pay them back. I was so furious that they wilthheld my diploma, that even if I could, I would not do that and even today, I have never received my diploma for graduating. Even tho I did. I do not blame my mother or father,
with 6 other brothers they were doing the best that they could.
I just think that they handled it in the wrong way at school, by not saying anything about it till the last moment. At the last day at graduation when it was supposed to be a happy day for me, they turned it in to a financial situation by not giving me my diploma.

Answer 3

High school was a very eventful time in my life. Had tons of fun my senior year. Was yearbook photographer and could get out of any class with the excuse that I had to go take pictures. Lots of friends and memories.

Answer 4

I wasn't popular in the least. I was into The Bible and wanting to go to Moody Bible Institute in Chicago...I didn't get to go, I went ARMY instead. I had big breasts that had the girls hating me and the boys googling. I never went to a dance, let alone the prom. They were not good years or good times to be had by all.

Answer 5

All of my school days were horrible, I had similar experiences to CJ and Debbie L, I was a chubby child, got taunted a lot, I was very shy and had zero self esteem, a boy who lived just up the road from me used to purposely wait for me to walk to school and follow me shouting all the usual garbage they do to overweight kids.....then when I was 27 I worked in a restaurant, I was behind the bar when...you guessed it, HE walked in, he was older than me by about 5yrs, HE was so fat and going bald, he did a double take, realized it was me then his face turned a very dark shade of red!!! I was at that time a very slim and attractive woman, and I'm not bragging either,only going by what others used to say about me, I still had feelings of low esteem, don't think that will ever truly leave me either, but that moment was so sweet, to see him standing there not knowing where to put himself...I just smiled too, his face was revenge enough for me.......glad I got all that off my chest, cos it must be boring for others to read all this...lol

Answer 6

It was not a good time for me at all. There was about 6 of us that hung out together. All the other kids were for ever picking on us all the time. I always did and still do feel like the ugly duckling. None of the boys wanted anything to do with us as they couldn't get any where with us (if you catch my drift). We were known as being boring and duds. We did want to be popular but if that is what it took to be popular.....we said forget it. I was so ready to get out of high school and get away from the guys that were that much of a jerk. I felt like a nobody when I was going to school and then I ended up feeling that way all through my life.
I was VERY shy in school and still am to this day. As far as standing up in front of the class to do a book report, I could not do it at all. The teacher knew that I could not do this and so one day she decided that SHE was going to break me of this. She told the whole class that we HAD to do an oral book report or else we would get a zero for the day and also a F would go on the report card for the semester. You got it, I got a zero for the day and the F for the semester. I did write out the book report but would not do it orally at all.

Answer 7

If It hadn't been for the students and teachers, high school would have been great.

Answer 8

the absolute worse time of my life !!! i was a fat kid, the name calling never ended. i was shy and afraid to draw anymore attention to myself by asking questions so i feel i did not get the education i deserved. i also went to my 30th class reunion almost 5yrs. ago, and you would have thought marilyn monroe walked in when i entered the room. i'm also not bragging, i look nothing like the high school years. in fact a few of the guys came up to apologize, jeez too bad it was a little too late. i wanted to tell them to ----off, but i just smiled at them

Answer 9

so -so

Answer 10

Good ones the first three years, bad ones the last year, graduated early. I was one of those who fell in love and fell apart when he left for college.