Lbybug Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 i took dance in high school (jazz and ballet), piano lessons, and was in a choir. goodness, i never realized how busy i was in high school. Quote
Palerider Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Posted January 31, 2009 When I was in the 4th grade...I got to meet the Board of Education for my first time......the school Principal introduced me to it.... Quote
Guest SisterofJared Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 Remember when soda pop came in machines that used paper cups instead of bottles? In high school, I liked to buy one and drink it, then fill the cup with water and drop in a couple of alka seltzer. After it stopped fizzing, it looked like a cup of seven up. Then I would walk around campus holding it, and all my friends would grab it, say, "give me a drink of your pop" and take a big gulp. It was always fun to watch their faces when the shock of the alka seltzer hit their taste buds. LOL. Often people would spit it all over. I did NOT get good grades.... I had to take 9th grade math my senior year so that I could graduate. I only needed one semester, but had to take it twice because I flunked it the first time. Finally passed it by doing a whole semester's worth of work the last month of high school. To me, high school was a chance to play and I ditched school a lot. I hung out behind the school with the stoner kids, and yes, I smoked illegal substances. It was the late 60s, early 70s.... and I was on the edge of the hippie movement...My friends and I classified ourselves as "flower children" rather than hippies. Thank goodness we didn't fall for the "free love" thing of the hippies, but we were having sit-ins and selling carnations on street corners, and saying "Have a nice day" to everyone... which was very new and strange back then... strangers thought you were nuts to talk to them like that, lol.... leather vests were all the rage for us, and the longer the fringe the better. We also hitch-hiked everywhere. Today I feel lucky to be alive when I think about that one. My BF was driven into the mountains out of town and left there by someone who wanted to teach her a lesson about hitch-hiking. This was actually during the days of Ted Bundy, although we didn't live in the Pacific NW where he was operating. Still, young women hitchhiking is DUMB! Ah, high school. Such a mixture of good and bad memories. I just got an email letting me know our 40th year reunion is being organized, and I'm looking forward to it. Sister of Jared Quote
pam Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 In high school I got good grades So did I. I graduated 14th out of 434. And with having graduated a year earlier...that was against kids that were a year older than me. Not bad huh? Quote
Dr T Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 Better than "not bad" Pammy. That's great. See the love right there? Quote
gabelpa Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 in High School I played French Horn in a Ska Band. The band opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers in an Anaheim festival. Unfortunately, the lead singer told all the brass to go away before the band was even picked to open, so I didn't get to play. Quote
miztrniceguy Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 in high school, i got a work permit from the superintendent of schools at 14 and got my first job. Quote
Palerider Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Posted January 31, 2009 So did I. I graduated 14th out of 434. And with having graduated a year earlier...that was against kids that were a year older than me. Not bad huh? My best friend did the same thing as you. He was numero uno in our class. He went to college while we were in our senior year. He then got accepted into Medical school a year early. We had 700 in our senior class. After his first year at college he came back and graduated with us. Quote
siouxz72 Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 Better than "not bad" Pammy. That's great. See the love right there? whoa! Dr T! Did you just say you LOVE pammy??? oooh la la! you so should have used this face. lol! When I was in high school I only wore black/white and like acid green...but I wasn't goth, I was as rude girl. Little skirts with tights and my monkey boots and a bomber jacket. I was SO cute! You guys should have seen me! :) Quote
pam Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 I posted this on another thread about 2 years ago here. But it would apply to this thread. Elphaba please have on your depends. I know what happened last time I told this story. Okay I will tell you a personal story about myself. I was about 14. And please don't repeat this story to my mother. She would be mortified. Anyway, I and my best friend at the time were in Sunday School class. The lesson was boring, the teacher was boring so we got a little distracting. The teacher finally told both of us, "If you don't want to sit and listen you are more than welcome to leave." Well the two of us looked at each other and we were out the door. Okay so now we are ditching Sunday School class and where to go? We head out to the parking lot only to realize that the classroom where the Gospel Doctrine class is taught overlooks the parking lot. Knowing our parents could probably see us we decide that's not a good place to be. We then head up to the women's bathroom. Now this was an older model chapel. It had a sitting area you go through before getting to the main bathroom. We are standing around in the sitting area and the Bishop's wife comes in. She asks us, "Aren't you girls supposed to be in class?" We then reply, "We are waiting for a friend that is using the bathroom." Well while she is changing her baby, we go into the room with the stalls. We need to make it look like someone is in there. So I go into one of the stalls, flip the lock over. I then realize the door to the stall comes way to low to the floor to go under the door. I made the decision to swing up OVER the stall door. Well while I was coming down the other side, my dress is caught on the door hook on the inside of the stall. So there I am hanging with my dress up past my waist and can't get down. My friend is laughing so hard she is of no help. At that moment the Bishop's wife comes in, sees me and sweetly asks, "Do you need any help?" I reply "nope I'm just fine." I did have to do a pull up (boy sure could not do that today) unhook my dress and we were out of there. To this day whenever I talk to this friend the first thing said is "So where have you been "hanging" out lately." I'm also surprised that no mention of any of this was ever made to my parents. Quote
Palerider Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Posted January 31, 2009 whoa! Dr T! Did you just say you LOVE pammy??? oooh la la! you so should have used this face. lol! When I was in high school I only wore black/white and like acid green...but I wasn't goth, I was as rude girl. Little skirts with tights and my monkey boots and a bomber jacket. I was SO cute! You guys should have seen me! :)Monkey boots............:roflmbo::roflmbo: Quote
lilered Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 I loved my High School days. One of my best friends who was a great athlete, was having trouble staying eligible. He had to pass a Biology test in order to play. By the way, he was an All American athlete. So I devised a plan. The day of the test which was last period, I left one of the outside windows of the class room unlocked but closed. My friend and I returned back to school after dark, snuck into the classroom, found his and my completed test, and then found the two brightest kids tests in the class. We then changed our answers to reflect the same as the brightest kids answers. Returned the tests back in the teachers desk and left. Of course, we both got a very high grade on the test. He stayed eligible and played the game. The Biology teacher however smelled a rat, because he knew my friend could never get that good of a grade without cheating somehow. So finally, after the Teacher promised to not do anything about it, my friend confessed how we achieved this miracle. Looking back we both could have gotten in a lot of trouble, but nothing ever happened to us. The teacher was a cool guy. My friend went on to play College sports, only way he stayed eligible was they assigned a full time tutor to work with him. Several years later, he died of MS. It was really sad, because he was such a great and natural athlete. Quote
pam Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 I wanted to use the LOL button because your prank was funny. But thought it insensitive in light of the outcome of your friend. But great story. Quote
Palerider Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Posted January 31, 2009 On our tennis team we had a guy who played our number 1 singles on our team. He was ranked in the top 5 in State. Whenever we played a Tennis match we always had 2 points...we knew he was going to win his singles and doubles match. The State of Illinois required teams to post their elgibility list at the end of the week. If you were marked low or failing in 3 classes you could not play the next week until your grades were up. Our number 1 guy was on that list and listed as failing in 4 classes. His name was marked thru with black marker. It seems the coach had a little chat with his teachers. Each week I go and read the newspaper on line from my hometown and noticed a few weeks this player had passes away. He dies after a long bout with cancer. Quote
Ghost_Rider Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 As you all can probably tell...I wasnt the best little boy in high school.. Well..this one time...at band camp...All heck broke loose due to us. See there were 4 schools that went to the same college for said camp. Well the one below us in the dorms hated us..well we took a gumby doll and put a sign on it that said "Male Sucks" (yes the name of the school was named Male). Well for some reason they took offense to said Gumbys sign. they took our gumby darn it! So we went on a rescue mission that would have made Rambo and Chuck Norris proud. The doors were locked to that floor. NOOOO problem. I picked the locks for my SR buddies ( this was my Freshmen year). Armed with squirt guns, Ben Gay and various other implements of high school misheif we went to work. We found Gumby heavily injured. We took our revenge!!!!! it took us about 3 hours but the job was done. we rearranged everones room...and I mean everyones...um..tied clothing and underclothing was tied in knots scattered everywhere. ben gay and icy hot in every bed that we turned upside down. then the Coup de gras.....we put an Ace of Spades on both doors to the hall. They didnt know who did it due to EVERYONE diliked these lil prima donnas. Our marching band director had an idea on who it was though...we all faked sick during the morning and were the only ones there...hmmmmm maybe we werent so bright..that and us SCREAMING MEDIC!!!!!!!!! well gumby got all patched up and became the mascot for us for years to come. ahhhh..Band Camp...soooo much fun!!!! Quote
Palerider Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Posted January 31, 2009 As you all can probably tell...I wasnt the best little boy in high school..Well..this one time...at band camp...All heck broke loose due to us. See there were 4 schools that went to the same college for said camp. Well the one below us in the dorms hated us..well we took a gumby doll and put a sign on it that said "Male Sucks" (yes the name of the school was named Male). Well for some reason they took offense to said Gumbys sign. they took our gumby darn it! So we went on a rescue mission that would have made Rambo and Chuck Norris proud. The doors were locked to that floor. NOOOO problem. I picked the locks for my SR buddies ( this was my Freshmen year). Armed with squirt guns, Ben Gay and various other implements of high school misheif we went to work. We found Gumby heavily injured. We took our revenge!!!!! it took us about 3 hours but the job was done. we rearranged everones room...and I mean everyones...um..tied clothing and underclothing was tied in knots scattered everywhere. ben gay and icy hot in every bed that we turned upside down. then the Coup de gras.....we put an Ace of Spades on both doors to the hall. They didnt know who did it due to EVERYONE diliked these lil prima donnas. Our marching band director had an idea on who it was though...we all faked sick during the morning and were the only ones there...hmmmmm maybe we werent so bright..that and us SCREAMING MEDIC!!!!!!!!! well gumby got all patched up and became the mascot for us for years to come.ahhhh..Band Camp...soooo much fun!!!! Marching band....and what was your weapon of choice for Band??? Quote
Dr T Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 whoa! Dr T! Did you just say you LOVE pammy??? oooh la la! you so should have used this face. lol! When I was in high school I only wore black/white and like acid green...but I wasn't goth, I was as rude girl. Little skirts with tights and my monkey boots and a bomber jacket. I was SO cute! You guys should have seen me! :) Yes, I have love for Pammy it developed quickly in our friendship and the heart face wasn't used because mine is a different flavor love than that for Pammy. Quote
Guest Alana Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 In high school my family moved at least 8 times. More if you count staying in a hotel for 6 months in between moves. Once I just stayed behind and stayed at a friends house until my parents moved back to the area. Because my friends saw me as the goody goody in high school (didn't date) they once filled my car with hundreds of condoms. Some they blew up like balloons, some they just opened. Later that day my dad borrowed my car. I think I did a pretty good job cleaning them up since he didn't say anything. When I was stressed I would go to safeway, buy a tube of cookie dough and eat it while I walked aimlessly around the store. I still love cookie dough:) I drove a 1968 Chevy Malibu El Camino. I got up to 100mph every day on the way from seminary to school. I once ran from the cops, and got away with it. I once chased some punk rock boys down a rail road track. They later come over to my house and they were pretty nice. Once, while staying in a hotel room with 6 people I got really frustrated with my mom and just left. I ended up living in an abandoned trailer that was super dusty and had no electrity or plumbing. I lived off of vending machines. It was awesome. In high school when ever my friends would get in trouble (keys locked in their car at 2am at their boyfriends house, where they aren't supposed to be) they would call me. My friends called me Mama Leo. I'm not sure why. Quote
Dr T Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 In high school I went on the best road trip to Black Hawk Iowa. We went all over to see some sights-4 corners, grand canyon, Royal Gorge, Mt. Rushmore, and other stuff with a bunch of friends. BEST time Quote
Palerider Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Posted February 1, 2009 we use to take thread and a needle and hook it up on someones window....when the wind blows....you hear this noise on your window....when you go outside...you can't see whats causing it.... Quote
Dr T Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 hahaha we used to tie soda cans to the ends of fishing line and then put the cans on different sides of the street. When cars would come by they hit the fishing line and then drag the cans down the street. It was fun Quote
Palerider Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Posted February 1, 2009 We had an open campus for lunch...we could anywhere we wanted. I use to take Bowling and Ice Skating for P.E. because I heard when you have that you get an hour for lunch. They told us we couldn't drive our cars to the bowling alley or the rink...well...we did it anyway....never got caught...:) Quote
Dr T Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 We used to go to a golf coarse with blogs of ice to go iceblocking down the hills. Quote
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