Share your High School Reunion story (inspired by Mermaid 02)

[theSurlyMermaid]

I was reading the thread about seeing your HS BF and since I didn't have anything to contribute over there (I didn't HAVE a HS BF....too geeky, I suppose), I came up with a twist on the "Where Are they Now" vibe from that thread.

My High School reunion took place two years ago about a month before my wedding. Since my high school years were somewhat marginalized...(I hung out with the smokers, drinkers and heavy metal fans), I didn't have alot of great memories. I wasn't exactly picked on, but just not noticed and certainly never asked to any of the dances or proms. People just thought I was weird, if they thought about me at all.

Well, the reunion was a blast...everyone else looked exactly the same (or a bit worse for the wear) and I looked completely different. I lived in NYC at the time, had just taken the New York bar and landed a job with a securites law firm. I was also to be married in a month to one cute future DH. NO ONE knew who I was...and I won't soon forget the people whispering "Who is THAT?" and the girls wondering where I had gotten my hair cut and my dress (Bergdorf Goodman...special for this occasion!)

In the end, I won the Most Changed award, which I suppose was a compliment...but all in all it was a fun evening. Was it a tad immature to take so much pleasure in showing off? Yeah, probably. But it was SO MUCH FUN. I have no hard feelings for anyone, and I actually had a great time. I was so glad I did it.

 

[missypie]

I went to my 20. Boring boring boring. I graduated from a class of 823 students, so I didn't know most of the people there. And of the people I did know, once we asked each other what we did and where we lived, that was enough. I'll never go to another one.

 

[tiggerlover]

DH & I missed our ten year reunions because we lived in Italy, but this summer I am happy to say we will make it to DH's 20th and hopefully next summer to my 20th. We went to rival HS's so I know quite a bit of people from DH's HS so I am looking forward to it. Hopefully I will have some great stories to tell then.

 

[theSurlyMermaid]

Well, DH missed his high school reunion, but apparently it was extremely "eventful." One of the married couples showed up at a rather raucous afterparty and I believe the woman ended up in a compromising position with more than one of her drunken high school colleagues. And her husband was outside drinking beer the whole time!

Just. ew.

 

[goofy4tink]

Well, I went to my 15th, 20th. Missed the 5 and 10. Was sick for 5 and pregnant for 10. Worked on the planning committee for the two I went to. I sure wasn't one of the popular kids either. It was actully hard for me to go to the planning sessions. But I was coerced!! Anyway. My 25th was probably the best. We planned a 3-day event. First was a get together dinner, then overnight at an area hotel. Second day was a beach party and river cruise with dinner that night. Overnight again and a get together breakfast. What made it so funny was me, on the beach and 8 months pregnant!! In a suit with sunglasses on. No one could figure out who's "younger wife" I was!!!
I have to say that the overnights were the strangest thing. There were 7 of us in this one huge room with a loft. There were a few of us who weren't part of the clique in school but the others all were. After some, okay a lot, of drinking (but not by me!!) it all started coming out. Seems the 'popular' girls never realized that they had made anyone feel badly. In fact, they didn't even see themselves as popular!!! Many apologies and much hugging and crying. Very strange to be the only sober one in the group. I should have taken photos and notes for the 30th reunion!!!!

 

[curlyjbs]

my 20th is coming up in june. I have no desire to go.

If i didn't like them enough then to keep in touch with them over the years........why start now.

I still have by 2 very bestest friends from KINDERGARTEN. We are all married, did the job thing, now we have kids, sports etc. You all know the drill. And 2 of what I call my "post HS" friends who I met as an adult - we all hit it off and are really the best of friends now! I am truly blessed to have all of them in my life!!! they are keepers!!!

I run into a few HS friends in town but it's usually Hi/how've ya been/BYE.

oh well, If you are going...........enjoy!

curly

 

[theSurlyMermaid]

Originally posted by curlyjbs


If i didn't like them enough then to keep in touch with them over the years........why start now.

LOL! Too true. Well, I didn't keep in touch with anyone from HS, but for awhile after the reunion, everyone was really active in keeping in touch through that Classmates.com. It was sort of interesting for me....here I didn't care about any of these people, but I don't know, once we met up again it was kind of nice. Nobody was as bad as I had remembered, and it was kind of guilty fun to point out who had been so important and popular in high school and see where they were (or weren't) now.

 

[Towncrier]

I went to my 5 year reunion and found that everyone was still very clique-ish. I had a terrible time. So much so that I haven't been back for my 10th, 20th, 25th, or 30th reunions. I lost touch with everyone that I went to high school with. I did hook up with one friend a couple years back and he, his wife, and I spent the day at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I haven't heard much from him since.

On the otherhand, I've been to my wife's 10th and 20th reunions and I had a blast. She graduated from a small high school and everyone seemed to be friendly with not only their classmates, but also with the spouses. I look forward to Sue's class reunions.

 

[theSurlyMermaid]

Oh, Towncrier, I skipped my 5 year reunion for that very reason! 5 years is way too short of time...no one has really done anything yet, and I'm not surprised it would still be cliquish. So sorry you had a bad time.

 

[Towncrier]

In retrospect, I probably should have skipped that reunion.

 

[grinningghost]

At my 10th reunion, there was a creepy guy that used to stare at me and say weird stuff to me in high school. He was still creepy and he was staring even worse. It creeped me out so much that I skipped my 20th!

 

[Kimickey]

Haven't had a reunion yet. Even if we did I probably would not go. One reason why I would not go is, when in hs I palyed all of the sports a girl could play. No I was not a tomboy I just played alot of sports to keep in shape. I dated the star football player from 10th to 12th grade and was hated because of that. Yes Greg was a very nice looking young man, nice body, smart, and funny as heck. Alot of the "popular" girls liked him and he did not give them the time of the day. While in school we (meaning Greg and I) basically had the same friends, so we all hung out together 24/7.

Here is my reason for not wanting to go. There were people who would turn their nose up to us who thought they were "better" than us. I now see some of those individual in our local Target or Walmart and they act like the've been missing me all of these years. I hate it. Do not act phony! I speak to be cordial but other than that I could care less if I ever see them again in life. Most of the people who we hung around feel the same way as I do.

 

[ckmommy]

I did not have a five year reunion. But, did have a 10 year reunion. I was not going to go, but when I got the invite, I just had to say yes. I really did want to know what those "popular" people were up to. I was so glad that I went. Not only was I married and had my own house and children plus a good job, I was one of the very few that FINISHED college. Almost everyone that I went to HS with went on to college, but only about 20% finished. In HS I was not too smart (I really never enjoyed school, or applied myself), but when I got to college, and met DH, I really wanted to succeed! I really had a great time seeing what people were doing and what they looked like--some I would have never regognized in a 100 years. I drank WAY too much, but did have a fun time. I will definatly go to the 20yr.

 

[BobbinWeez]

My 5 year was in 2001 it was a blast!!! I went to a small private school and the way they have reunions is to have a huge reunion party for all the classes having a reunion that year..the 5's, 10's, 15's, 20's and so on. We even have people who graduated in the 1930's at the reunions. It lasts a weekend usually a week after graduation and it is held on the campus of the school and people stay on the campus in dorms for the weekend. My best friends are my friends from highschool so we all had a blast. It was really neat to see people. Most people were the same as when we were in highschool but I hung out with a lot of people that I had never really spoken to and enjoyed myself. There were people who drove me nuts in high school but 5 years later they turned out to be really cool people. It just shows that some people really do grow up and don't just grow old. I recommend reunions for everyone!

 

[wdwnutze]

Didn't go to the 5 yr because it was just too soon, missed the 10 yr because I was in touch with anyone I wanted to be from HS, missed the 15th because I had a baby 2wks before and my 20th just passed in November and I missed it because I was in WDW! I think I'll try for the 25th.