What was your high school experience like?
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I’m somewhat of a wallflower.
i don’t talk to many people and I’m a total eavesdropper :]
but so far I’ve made a few friends, and they seem to enjoy my company. the cliques are super tight, and not many people are approachable…
My high school experience was kind of weird because I actually attended two high schools — a private, religious one (9th and 10th) and a public one (11th and 12th).
The religious school wasn’t too bad, but sometimes I felt left out because a lot of the other students had been attending the school since pre-k, so they’d be friendly to you, but since they didn’t grow up with you, they could be kind of aloof and standoffish. I also felt like a lot of people were hypocritical there because everyone was supposed to be a Christian and they’d cry and carry on during our weekly Chapel service, yet they’d be all bitchy and mean in the cafeteria.
I remember I decided to be different and put blonde streaks in my hair and started wearing a blazer with my uniform instead of a sweater like everyone else, and people started calling me names and picking on my really really hard. I eventually stopped wearing the blazer because I got tired of being a joke.
Public high school was okay. I knew some of the people because I’d gone to public elementary school with them, so I hung with those people. Unlike my private school, they actually had afterschool programs and clubs, so I joined Drama Club and had a great time acting in plays. I got to know a lot of people from that.
I remember being picked on in public pretty bad by this girl in my class and her friend Marques junior year. Marques was a bastard though and he transferred senior year. I was really happy.
So all in all, both high schools weren’t that bad, but I would never want to relive the experience because I like who I am now a lot better. I used to be a lot quieter and scared in HS. I’m bolder and am not as hard on myself now.