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Think "Carrie" through grade school and junior high. In high school a lot of overt bullying stopped. Never had a date, actually did not graduate. I did make some attempts to join in on some typical high school stuff. Tried out for volleyball, didn't make team. Tried out for choir, didn't make that.
While I am not a graduate, they would very much appreciate it if I'd pay the lifetime member fee so I could be listed on the website. I am really "in" now. There's a couple of other graduates (real ones) that are also members of this presently "in" group but I believe I am the only woman.
Not popular, didn’t care or want to be….met my future husband in 10th grade. We graduated in 1965….yeah, that long ago. Married in 1970, been married 53 years…3 children, 3 grandchildren….
don't know. Grew bored with HS by the end on my junior year. Left by noon in senior year to work.
I wasn't necessarily bored, but I think Junior year is the beginning of a "long goodbye." People are getting their drivers licenses, taking PSAT and SAT tests, and thinking about college or their "next move." From my experience, 9th Grade is acclimatization. Tenth is the year you are most fully "there, For 11th and 12th see first two sentences.
I wasn't necessarily bored, but I think Junior year is the beginning of a "long goodbye." People are getting their drivers licenses, taking PSAT and SAT tests, and thinking about college or their "next move." From my experience, 9th Grade is acclimatization. Tenth is the year you are most fully "there, For 11th and 12th see first two sentences.
Definitely 12th is a long goodbye. Junior seemed pretty normal to me and for my kids. But for all of us, agree senior year seemed like a waste of time. We were all ready to be out of there and move on with our lives. I think especially now that we toss in K-12 which makes it at least 13 years in school. That might just be a year too many for a lot of kids. I always felt so confused by those who peaked in 11th & 12th and who believe those were the best years of their lives. I just wanted to be out of there.
Definitely 12th is a long goodbye. Junior seemed pretty normal to me and for my kids. But for all of us, agree senior year seemed like a waste of time. We were all ready to be out of there and move on with our lives. I think especially now that we toss in K-12 which makes it at least 13 years in school. That might just be a year too many for a lot of kids.
The other side of the coin (and I know I contradict myself) is that the last month or two of high school is a period when your friends are not your competitors. Actually my almost lifelong friendship really gelled in the last couple of weeks. We had been off-and-on friends from the fall of sophomore year on, but we were competitors in at least two of our activities.
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I always felt so confused by those who peaked in 11th & 12th and who believe those were the best years of their lives. I just wanted to be out of there.
I think those people did not known they were peaking. Looking at their post-high school and marriage years, that's when one can see a peak, or a slope upwards towards better things.
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