You guys are making me feel way too nostalgic, LOL.
Our HS had two campuses. One was for Fresh/Sophs and the the other for Junior/Seniors. The latter was a new, modern building that set up on a hilltop. Frankly, I hated high school with a searing passion but I do remember how sweet it was when I got my drivers license and the folks bought me an old clunker so I could drive back and forth to school. We lived rural and I remember that the bus I had to ride was filled with kids from a near by town with the rep for being JDs for the most part. Since I was a nerd (probably queen of the nerds) I instantly became the focus of their harassment. One day when things had reached a breaking point, I went in and talked to the Dean and school superintendent about the harassment. The bus driver was there and verified everything I told them. I asked them what they were going to do about it because if they didn't do something, I was going to start driving to school. They said I couldn't do that. I asked them why not. They said because the school would loose the money that the state was reimbursing them for me riding the bus every day. I remember that I actually laughed at them and said, well better get use to less money because I'm out of there, got up and walked out of the meeting. I was a senior and felt empowered at that moment in time.
True to my word, I never set foot on the bus again.
Like I said, I just freaking hated high school but loved college. I could have become a professional student. Finally somewhere where I could take interesting courses and meet interesting people with similar interests. I finally decided that the main reason I hated high school was because it wasn't challenging enough for me. I went to one HS reunion and that was enough for me. I just had no desire to trip down that memory lane, even 25 years after graduation.
I pretty much wore pants/jeans the last 2 yrs. Bell bottoms.
