What Was Your Social Status In High School?

[DemonLlama]

Another Band Geek here! My DS started sixth grade and band this year -- getting back into a bandhall with those half goofy/half cool band directors (at least all the ones I've ever known).

I was one of the smart kids, too, until 10th grade when I discovered boys. After that I was still in all AP courses, but seen as the black sheep.

 

[Kallison]

I was a hockey jock (as in field, not ice) -- my best friends were voted - Most Popular, Most Gregarious and Best Dressed. I used to joke that I was Most Invisible. Still talk to my Most Popular friend on a daily basis after 28 years, she is still my best friend. She always jokes that we flipped personalities after college, I got talkative and she got shy and quiet. She said it was very hard being popular because you had to be nice to everyone and I just told everyone exactly what I thought.

 

[delswife]

I was 'the bad influence.'

 

[rcyannacci]

Ok...I'll be the first to admit it...I was a cheerleader. Freshman thru Senior year. I was in the homecoming court, but didn't win. And I dated the captain of the Basketball team (big, big jerk). Truthfully, I was pretty unhappy.

Deep down, I was a geek trying like crazy to be cool. I was smart, but did my best not to advertise it...what a waste of time and energy that was. I was so much happier once I got to college and got to drop the act. Then I got involved with theatre productions and had the time of my life.

 

[momof3disneyholics]

I was an outsider. My boyfriend was in college and I had a job and a car. I just did my time during the day and didn't participate in anything extra.

 

[Madi100]

Thanks for not making me be a loner in this thread. I would have felt really silly being the only one to reply. Like going to school in only my underwear. Hasn't everyone had that dream?

It's so interesting to hear about all the differences. I wish we could make kids today understand how little high school matters.

 

[Jungle Skipper]

I was king of the band geeks/the theatre guy/Mr. outgoing.

My school was split into 2 distinct groups...half the jocks/richer kids and the geeks/involved kids. It was almost like the mob...there was a structure within each group....I was the unspoken leader of the geek half of my school....so if people had problems they came to me...and I worked alongside the head of the other click.

It was almost surreal how it worked out, but our school was so well organized....it was something else....sounds bizarre, but its the way it was.

Jungle Josh

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Social outcast of the gothic persuasion.

I had few friends and was considered 'pretty wierd' because I dressed up for all the football pep-dress up days we had in the fall. Every single one. I don't wear makeup, listen to music others consider pretty odd,read a LOT (which was pretty wierd in HS for most people I knew..they only read comic books or fashion mags or car mags or girlie mags if they were of a male persuasion) and don't give a whoop about fashion. I was (and still am)a bit overweight and have square,plastic frame glasses that are a bit geeky looking.

I also am a big shoe-hater, which most other girls found completely baffling.

Did I care? Not really. Do I care now? Not really. Do I care enough about what my standing was in HS to go to my 10 yr reunion in a few years? Heck no. I wouldn't go if you paid me. Well..ok. Maybe if you paid me. But I wouldn't like going.

TOV

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I was a total geek.

 

[VampHeartless]

Originally posted by EsmeraldaX
I was a total geek.

The CUTEST geek I've ever seen!!!


Hey, how's it going??

 

[eeyore kelly]

I was 'the bad influence

Me too. i was the one who was always talking everyone else into pranks, etc.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Originally posted by VampHeartless
The CUTEST geek I've ever seen!!!


Hey, how's it going??

 

[Catzeyes]

I will admit it I was the naughty one, the druggie, and my father was a teacher at my private Lutheran High School. I feel really bad now when I look back at those years.

 

[mermaidlady]

I'm with you TOV was way unpopular and didn't like anything the other girls liked. BTW EsmeraldaX I also play RPG and so does my SIL ( we are all geeks)

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

People also thought I was wierd because EVERY fall, even though I didn't have a date for Homecoming, I'd make and wear a mum. I didn't care if I had a date or not. I was proud of my home-made flower creations.

TOV

 

[Gupsmom]

I LOVED High School. I think I enjoyed it so much because I knew not to take it too seriously.

I was, by no means, popular. I was. by no means, unpopular. I. by no means, gave a damn about it. I had a few friends in just about every click going....except the very snotty click. I hung out with whoever was going to have fun without getting in a lot of trouble....or at least not at great risk for getting caught. I was very clean in high school...VERY clean. I was the kid that other parents would say "Oh. If she's going with you, then it's ok." Even so, I was not a goody goody type at all. My closest friends and I managed to build enough trust with teachers and staff that by my senior year we pretty much did what we wanted (w/o going nuts) and everyone let us.

As for activities.... I played softball and I was on the bowling team. I also was involved in National Honor Society. I wasn't big into the dating scene. I learned fast that there was far too many fun things going on than to be tied down in a relationship...and all the guys were way too immature. I did have wuite a few guy friends...buddy-buddy type.

Jess

 

[jrydberg]

Dorkmeister extraordinaire!

 

[LisaSt]

I was the rocker jock preppy kind of guy. I hung out primarily with the rockers but played hockey for the school team this puts you very high on the status meter in school in Canada and I had tonnes of friends that were in the preppy popular crowd so I had it all covered basically. The nice thing was being on the hockey team I got away with murder I would call in sick for school even if I wasn't then go to hockey practice after school and no one made mention of it even though my coach was my home room teacher ah you gotta love favourtism for school athletes.
Darren

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Originally posted by mermaidlady
I'm with you TOV was way unpopular and didn't like anything the other girls liked. BTW EsmeraldaX I also play RPG and so does my SIL ( we are all geeks)

Cool! Which ones do you play?

(sorry to thread-jack)

 

[BostonTigger]

I was somewhere between the gum on your shoes and the floor. Not really, actuall, I can say that I was friends with people from all groups, jocks, nerds, geeks, cheerleaders, cowboys/girls, lowriders and all. I'm not sure where I was on the ladder of high school. I wore jeans and t-shirts and that's pretty much all.