What has happened to your classmates out of high school?
One offed himself off a highway into the Missouri River, another got into the wrong crowd and is now serving a life sentence without parole, and several have jobs they absolutely hate.
So how about your classmates?
How should I know?
Half of my class is either married or has kids (or both) and I've been out of school for less than two years.
Should I find a time machine? That might help me.
Haven't really followed many of them honestly. Most went to post secondary of some sort (trades, college, university), but haven't really kept up. Don't know anyone who is in prison currently.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on April 27, 2017, 08:11:41 PM
How should I know?
You'll know eventually.
They got older.
Beats me, and I don't give a shit.
About the only time I saw any of them, except a few I saw in college, was two or three years ago at the funeral Mass for a popular teacher at my high school who died way too young. I don't have a lot of interest in reconnecting with most people I knew in high school.
Most have gotten married and/or had kids. A few have died. A few have successful careers. A few have none of those things.
There were more than 600 in my high school graduating class. Many of them were tracked down for our reunions every five years, some of which I've been attended. A real mixed bag, from successes to failures, and some deaths (natural, suicide, and otherwise), as you'd expect in a large group in my age range.
The safest generalization is that most everybody who stayed in or near my hometown has gone through two area code changes, from 714 to 619 then 760. My landline phone number hasn't changed since 1981, when I moved to an area unaffected by area code splits. So I might have the longest-lived phone number in my class.
Most of the people I know stayed in Michigan around the general area where they grew up. Apparently it was a really big deal that I was one of the few people in my class to move to the west coast (Arizona) when I was 18...I guess people just really didn't do that back then? There was one girl I knew who eventually moved to a couple years after me Scottsdale and then Miami around the same time I was in Florida myself.
A good many of them went to jail.
A few joined the Chicago PD, one or 2 Chicago FD, a few lawyers, one doctor that I know of (yes 1995hoo I know that lawyers are doctors too, LOL), and at least one is now a permanent deacon (Catholic school and all of that). None went on to the priesthood although a number of us took the next step after high school. After 1 year I decided that I liked woman just a little to much to be able to wear the collar.
One died in a crash, 2 died from cancer, one blew his brains out. So 4 of the 45 (almost 9%) of my graduating class (1988) is no longer with us.
I visited my high school a few years after graduation, when I was back in town for a wedding. My English teacher said, "Let's see, which class were...ohhh, you were the class from hell." That describes us pretty well. I haven't kept up with any of them. Nor do I want to.
Two of my five high-school cross-country team-mates from my graduating class have since died.
I don't give a fuck.
Many of them went on to graduate or professional school. Yes, my high school was in one of those suburbs.
And yes, they got older. Some of the football stars and toothpick-thin boys became generously upholstered men.
I actually found out that one of the most popular girls in my class is now married to maybe the least desirable guy in town–a lazy float-through-life kind of guy, old enough to be her dad, only cared about his dog and football. He used to take care of the family farm for half the year, then drive down to Belize and fish off the coast for the other half. (Quite different from his brother, who used to be the governor of Kansas.) They're now happily married with children. This I only found out because I work with his cousin, and he mentioned her name in casual conversation.
Once, I called a former classmate to check in and see how life was going for her (you do weird things like that when you're in between girlfriends), and she mentioned also not having any desire at all to go to a class reunion or in any way keep up with most of our class. Our class was just full of terrible people. For example, our senior class motto was vetoed by the principal, and several classmates were threatened with not graduating because of their on-stage behavior during the senior play.
There were 102 people in my graduating class. Like just about any other high school class, be it small like mine or bigger like someone upthread who said there were 600 graduates in his class (our entire school had fewer than 500 students in four grades), there's going to be a wide range of fates for those students.
I still see a few of my classmates since I live in my hometown, but I don't actively seek out contact with them. I haven't seen my best friend and first-semester-of-college roommate in nearly seven years, and had not seen him in a lot longer than that before then. I went to my 10-year reunion, whereupon I spent most of the evening talking to someone from an adjacent county who had married one of my classmates. I have not been back to a class reunion since and probably won't go.
High school was not the most pleasurably memorable time for me. I was nerdy/geeky, painfully shy (there's a line in "Walk This Way" that describes me pretty well), known as one of the smart kids, got nearly straight A's, was in the band, not athletic, not a flashy dresser, didn't drive a fancy car, etc. I wasn't in the "in crowd" although a lot of people thought I was. I was the kid everyone asked for help with their homework but was excluded from a lot of social activities.
Class of 2007 checking in. 3 guys (that I know of) are/were in jail, most recent one having been busted 3 weeks ago for possessing weed. One got busted for using stolen checks and the other for "possession of a firearm by a convicted felon", along with drug charges. Welcome to eastern North Carolina. :-D
One girl got married in 2010 and had 3 kids since then, another girl went to Pennsylvania to become a linguist, one moved to South Carolina, two other girls became nurses, one guy became a teacher at at the same high school we graduated from and another guy runs his own tree removal business.
Other than that, I have no clue.
One became a judge in Milwaukee.
I spent so much time in high school either asleep, drunk, or high that I have no idea who the hell most of my classmates even were, much less what any of them are doing now. Nor do I have any desire to find out.
What I find uncanny is how the town I went to high school in seems to have been a place people got the hell out of. I only know of one person I went to high school with who actually still lives there, he's a public school teacher. Two others are still in Connecticut, but moved to different towns. Everyone else who I've had any post-high school interaction with moved to a different state - by my count there's one in Maine, five in New York (including myself), two in Colorado, one in Florida, and one in Louisiana.
Of course, there's also over 400 more people in my graduating class that I've had zero contact with since high school. I wouldn't be surprised if a decent number of them actually haven't left, and I just tended to associate with the ones who had the means and desire to leave like I did.
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
Definitely wasn't for me. We had to move back to Michigan from Connecticut because my Dad's company got bought out and his contract wasn't renewed. We ended up moving to Lansing instead of Detroit which wasn't really probably the best decision in retrospect since my Dad had to eventually take a job in the Chicago Monday through Friday. It really sucked having to leave the friends and all the things that I liked to do in New England, basically people just drank and smoked in Michigan in those days...especially in the winter.
I had no interest in staying in Michigan or work in the auto industry. All the kids I went to high school with all wanted to work in the factories or be a stay at home parent....basically they were townies and that wasn't for me. I was always clear on wanting to move into Law Enforcement but I don't think my parents really thought that I was serious about it. I had a half-brother that lived in Phoenix at the time and I thought the place was awesome after visiting a couple times. I worked a bunch of odd garage jobs in high school and saved enough money to make the move, I even owned my own truck outright after making payments. I sure surprised the hell out of my parents when I told them that I was moving a week after graduation. :-D Funny thing was that in less than a decade later al my immediate family had left Michigan for good...I guess they realized the place was dying after I did.
Its odd seeing those people sometimes when I go back and visit. I still can't think of what I would have actually done if I stayed in Michigan...maybe worked State Patrol?
There were almost 600 people in my high school class. I don't know what happened to most of them. Of the ones I've reconnected with on Facebook: some of them still live in the same county as the school (like I do), some of them have moved to other parts of the state, and some have moved out of the state entirely. One lives with his wife and daughter only ten minutes from my house; another lives in Southern California.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
Not for me, it wasn't. I just basically showed up in the morning, went to classes and lunch, then went home in the afternoon. Never went to prom, went to a few football games (with my Dad), no after-school activities, and really, no friends. Only interacted with classmates when teachers paired me up with someone or put me in a group.
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Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
Not for me, it wasn't. I just basically showed up in the morning, went to classes and lunch, then went home in the afternoon. Never went to prom, went to a few football games (with my Dad), no after-school activities, and really, no friends. Only interacted with classmates when teachers paired me up with someone or put me in a group.
+1 for me. Though I never considered high school to a be a negative of sorts either really.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 27, 2017, 10:22:36 PM
Most of the people I know stayed in Michigan around the general area where they grew up. Apparently it was a really big deal that I was one of the few people in my class to move to the west coast (Arizona) when I was 18...I guess people just really didn't do that back then? There was one girl I knew who eventually moved to a couple years after me Scottsdale and then Miami around the same time I was in Florida myself.
stalker??
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Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 27, 2017, 10:22:36 PM
Most of the people I know stayed in Michigan around the general area where they grew up. Apparently it was a really big deal that I was one of the few people in my class to move to the west coast (Arizona) when I was 18...I guess people just really didn't do that back then? There was one girl I knew who eventually moved to a couple years after me Scottsdale and then Miami around the same time I was in Florida myself.
stalker??
No definitely not, she married some older dude who worked in a resort or something. I most heard the story from my sister who was friends with her.
IDGAF about 95% of them, and the five percent I do care about I keep in regular contact with. That five percent are pretty much all successful and have adapted into adulthood... and then there's me. :awesomeface:
I have no idea about most of them and I don't really care. I do know 4 of them have died for sure. One of them had the dumb luck to settle in my old Nebraska hometown and I found out he is already retired Air Force (no surprise on that, Offutt AFB is nearby there). At least 2 are college professors, 1 is a church minister, 1 guy makes guitars for notable rock musicians and 1 guy is a failed politician (so far, in the sense of he didn't get elected). I'd probably know more if I ever went to any reunion, or even went back to that particular old hometown, but I got better things to do.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
Depends on what you mean by "glory years." I did reasonably well in school, except in math classes, and got a bunch of awards and such. The friends I had were good people. On the other hand, due to my math grades and my father berating me constantly about them I struggled with depression for much of the four years (successfully kept it secret from everyone, though), and there were a lot of people in my high school I did not like and do not care to see again. I haven't been to any reunions. Don't know whether I'll go to the 30th in 2021. I never even got any info about the 25-year one I assume was held last year. I do go to most of my college reunions and I enjoy those very much. Have not been to any for law school (next year is 20 years) and I doubt I'll ever go, though I wouldn't mind going back at a non-reunion time. The law school issue is not primarily a classmates issue like it is with high school, though, and is more a case of my not liking various things the university administration has done over the years.
Sometimes when I look back I'm a bit surprised I lived through high school, but that's a different topic I don't much want to think about right now.
High was almost non-existent for me. I only went to "high school" for one year. The region of the school district that I lived in meant that most of my junior high friends went to another high school (high school for me was years 10-12). On top of that, I took college courses (at a local community college) my final two years, which meant varying schedules, and not a lot of time spent at any school (three classes per quarter, only a few hours of school each day). I only went to a few dances, but the few that I did attend were not at my original high school. The college I attended had a high school across the street -- and most of my new friends were also dual HS/college students -- so I went to their dances.
In the end, it worked out great. Got my diploma and an AA the same month. Alas, it's been three years since then, and I haven't done much with either. Guess that's the way she goes (https://youtu.be/3SpihGKmYgY).
As for my friends, well, I see them from time to time at local pubs, and on Facebook (and other social media sites).
Quote from: 1995hoo on April 29, 2017, 06:20:39 PM
I haven't been to any reunions. Don't know whether I'll go to the 30th in 2021. I never even got any info about the 25-year one I assume was held last year.
My class had a 20 year reunion in 2009 but I didn't go because the tickets were too expensive and the whole thing appeared to me to be just an excuse for everyone to drink alcohol and brag to each other about how much money they have, which is not my idea of a fun evening. It was held at a trendy hotel and there was a bar available. If it had been more like an informal lakeside catered picnic, that would have been more my speed. I guess I'm not sophisticated enough for them. I don't think there was a 25 year reunion in 2014 and I'm not holding my breath for a 30 year reunion in 2019.
Junior high was much worse for me than high school, but I was still near the bottom of the totem pole. Had a group of friends, though, a few that I still am in touch with.
At my 20 year reunion, I did have a fun opportunity. There were three guys that I was neither on the best or worst terms with. Walked past them and just said hello; they acted like they were better than me and walked away. Couldn't believe it to the point of laughing out loud. So petty and they did look silly.
Not the best years of my life, but they did have their moments.
IGNF.
Wow, my teenage life is going a lot better than many of yours!
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on April 30, 2017, 01:08:16 AM
Wow, my teenage life is going a lot better than many of yours!
Maybe, maybe not. You don't know the future. But make the best of it; it only happens once.
My class had 150 people in it. The only way I have kept in touch with any of them is via Facebook, and that usually consists of liking their posts. But just like those who had classes with 600 kids, the overall percentage of former classmates have been successful, in prison, died from cancer and everything in between is probably about the same. The worst of the kids I knew I haven't seen on Facebook, so I wonder where they wound up.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
My freshman and sophomore years kinda sucked since I kept getting put in classes with the same assholes that I had beef with, but the last two years weren't really bad at all.
Middle school, on the other hand, was pure hell.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on April 30, 2017, 01:08:16 AM
Wow, my teenage life is going a lot better than many of yours!
Really having high school as some sort of high point in your life isn't something you should aspire to. Really ultimately you aren't an adult and are completely at the mercy of your parents or even school. For me high school wasn't so much bad but rather just a incredibly dull period of my life.
Before high school my Dad was doing pretty well in his career. As a family we traveled a lot more in those days and did a lot more things. Back in Michigan everything was a struggle and in that sense everyone became homebodies. Really probably the most interesting thing I used to do in those days was drive back and forth from the house to Michigan to Chicago once I got my license. When driving through industrial ruination of Gary, Indiana is something you look forward too....I wouldn't say that is a good sign.
The first couple years out of high school weren't that great either but I at minimum I had freedom to make my own decisions. I was incredibly serious about building a career which basically drove most of my life and what I did. It paid off by the time I was 22 since that was when I started to make decent money and had most of my adult era struggles behind me.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on April 30, 2017, 01:08:16 AM
Wow, my teenage life is going a lot better than many of yours!
The day is still young.
I'm not sure about many of the 180ish that were in my class, but most of the ones I know about either are earning bucket loads in the finance industry or are in the professions - about 30 went to study medicine, and a lot seem to have become teachers, others will be chartered accountants and engineers.
Some more unusual/exceptional ones:
One was a teacher, but after doing their newly-qualified year they went to work as a special advisor (political appointee) in the Department of Education getting paid a huge amount of taxpayers money. I'm pretty sure we all still reckon we were right to make him "most likely to become Prime Minister" in the yearbook and he'd probably become an MP in 2023, when our hometown's MP presumably will retire.
Another is a professional footballer in England's lower leagues (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mousinho) (having played for Notre Dame for a spell) - now captain of Burton Albion in the Championship having been with them for two promotions. I didn't really know him - we never shared any classes and he was only there for three years.
A third, who left at 16 (expelled for yet another drugs offence right before the end of the year - my favourite was selling tea as if it was weed that he moaned about when he came back from a short suspension for it as he wasn't actually selling drugs - but he was leaving anyway), unsurprisingly for him 'found Islam' while doing a post-16 business qualification where everyone doing it is normally of Pakistani origin and thus nominally Muslim (he loved to try too hard to fit in). However, he actually found some solace (got off drugs, began getting over his parent's divorce) and dived right in to developing that part of his life. His desire to fit in was exploited by the wrongs sorts and he was arrested as part of the Transatlantic Flight Bomb plan, due to proximity to the actual plotters and the fact that he was still a bit of a plonker. Eventually he was found Not Guilty on all charges, save a relatively minor gun-related one which he plead guilty to (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8552855.stm) and seems to have managed to delete most references to him related to that whole affair, save for a couple of mentions of his birth name, which he doesn't use anymore. He did an interview on his release, and he seemed incredibly mature about it all, and at peace with it. Certainly he seemed to have lost the things that used to irk me a little about him - though we got on well (at least I thought so) back in the day - and understood why they were things that made him less pleasant to be around.
A forth had a small TV/Film acting career (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134457/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) (the IMDB page misses his minor role in an episode of Tellytubbies, which his mum was a producer on) with a couple of parts due to his family conections. His line in Kingdom of Heaven is the most terribly delivered I've ever seen - which is odd, as I know he could act better than that, having done role plays in French with him - but probably killed his on-screen career if he actually wanted one.
AFAICT, we're about average for what 30-31 year old British men are wrt married and children: probably just over half married, a smaller number with youngish children with a couple of older children 10+ between all of us (there was just one of us who was a father when we were 18).
Quote from: LM117 on April 30, 2017, 06:31:02 AM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
My freshman and sophomore years kinda sucked since I kept getting put in classes with the same assholes that I had beef with, but the last two years weren't really bad at all.
Middle school, on the other hand, was pure hell.
Why does everyone think that middle school is hell?
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I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
My freshman and sophomore years kinda sucked since I kept getting put in classes with the same assholes that I had beef with, but the last two years weren't really bad at all.
Middle school, on the other hand, was pure hell.
Why does everyone think that middle school is hell?
It is tautologoical.
I was a loner in high school, but I was well-liked, and AFAIK, most of my classmates are still living in Chicagoland and rooting for the World Champion Cubs! :)
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I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
My freshman and sophomore years kinda sucked since I kept getting put in classes with the same assholes that I had beef with, but the last two years weren't really bad at all.
Middle school, on the other hand, was pure hell.
Why does everyone think that middle school is hell?
It is tautologoical.
Middle school was probably the best years I had as a kid for all the reasons I already described.
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I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
My freshman and sophomore years kinda sucked since I kept getting put in classes with the same assholes that I had beef with, but the last two years weren't really bad at all.
Middle school, on the other hand, was pure hell.
Why does everyone think that middle school is hell?
It is tautologoical.
What does tautological mean?
I could be condescending and post a lmgtfy.com link, but I'll just post this instead:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tautological (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tautological)
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I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
My freshman and sophomore years kinda sucked since I kept getting put in classes with the same assholes that I had beef with, but the last two years weren't really bad at all.
Middle school, on the other hand, was pure hell.
Why does everyone think that middle school is hell?
It is tautologoical.
What does tautological mean?
Circular reasoning, e.g. using elements of an argument to support the argument itself.
I, for one, know perfectly well what "tautology" means, but I'm still trying to figure out how saying middle school is hell fits the definition.
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I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
My freshman and sophomore years kinda sucked since I kept getting put in classes with the same assholes that I had beef with, but the last two years weren't really bad at all.
Middle school, on the other hand, was pure hell.
Why does everyone think that middle school is hell?
It is tautologoical.
What does tautological mean?
Circular reasoning, e.g. using elements of an argument to support the argument itself.
I was using the logical definition, not the rhetorical.
I still hang out with a couple people from high school. We do weekly dinner runs every Friday. Found out one of my fellow classmates got locked up for DUI manslaughter in Texas :wow: :no:
A couple are dead, a couple were tremendously successful, most are somewhere in between.
AFAIK, one dentist, one pro political campaign manager (at one time my best friend), one Playmate of the Month, and one successful actress who peaked in the late '70's. The other 370+ from my graduating class -- just lost track. Supposed to have my 50th reunion this year; have absolutely no intention of attending or being anywhere near my hometown while it occurs. Spent my high school years waiting to get the fuck out of there (and I don't think I'm alone in that seniment!).
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AFAIK, one dentist, one pro political campaign manager (at one time my best friend), one Playmate of the Month, and one successful actress who peaked in the late '70's. The other 370+ from my graduating class -- just lost track. Supposed to have my 50th reunion this year; have absolutely no intention of attending or being anywhere near my hometown while it occurs. Spent my high school years waiting to get the fuck out of there (and I don't think I'm alone in that seniment!).
I'm scared.
Quote from: sparker on May 02, 2017, 03:59:47 AM
Supposed to have my 50th reunion this year; have absolutely no intention of attending or being anywhere near my hometown while it occurs. Spent my high school years waiting to get the fuck out of there.
Amen brother.
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I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
My freshman and sophomore years kinda sucked since I kept getting put in classes with the same assholes that I had beef with, but the last two years weren't really bad at all.
Middle school, on the other hand, was pure hell.
Why does everyone think that middle school is hell?
It is tautologoical.
What does tautological mean?
Circular reasoning, e.g. using elements of an argument to support the argument itself.
I was using the logical definition, not the rhetorical.
I still don't get it (the logical definition is the one I'm more familiar with anyway). A logical tautology is a statement that is true no matter the conditions–for example (A v ~A). Please enlighten me here...
I thought high school was a big improvement on middle school. Somewhat more maturity from the other students. However, I was certainly not eager to revisit high school afterwards.
Quote from: kkt on May 02, 2017, 02:26:42 PM
I thought high school was a big improvement on middle school. Somewhat more maturity from the other students. However, I was certainly not eager to revisit high school afterwards.
Middle school was actually pretty good for me, so if high school is better than that's good.
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I thought high school was a big improvement on middle school. Somewhat more maturity from the other students. However, I was certainly not eager to revisit high school afterwards.
Middle school was actually pretty good for me, so if high school is better than that's good.
It varies from person to person. I know that I was probably the most picked on person in my class. I won the award in my class for being the "Most shy" I went through a LOT of my life with bitterness towards my classmates.
I have since learned that not only is bitterness a waste of time, but also that later in life that many of your classmates change.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 02, 2017, 03:09:59 PM
Middle school was actually pretty good for me, so if high school is better than that's good.
I hope you pay attention in English class so that the distinction between "then" and "than" is well understood.
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Middle school was actually pretty good for me, so if high school is better than that's good.
I hope you pay attention in English class so that the distinction between "then" and "than" is well understood.
English is my worst subject.
I hope your high school English classes will help. Being able to write emails or memos that are free of common errors will help you in most jobs.
Quote from: kkt on May 03, 2017, 12:20:55 PM
I hope your high school English classes will help. Being able to write emails or memos that are free of common errors will help you in most jobs.
Unless you're an engineer. I've found that many of them send emails that are riddled with grammatical errors.
The absolute best class I ever took was a typing class. It gets one out of the 2 finger type method, and into regular typing without looking at the keyboard method. And it's used every day.
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Quote from: kkt on May 03, 2017, 12:20:55 PM
I hope your high school English classes will help. Being able to write emails or memos that are free of common errors will help you in most jobs.
Unless you're an engineer. I've found that many of them send emails that are riddled with grammatical errors.
Emails and reports, my boss is a habitual offender. It's down-right embarrassing having your name be attached to many of his emails or reports to clients. :banghead:
Quote from: kkt on May 03, 2017, 12:20:55 PM
I hope your high school English classes will help. Being able to write emails or memos that are free of common errors will help you in most jobs.
I will use spellcheck or a grammar checker site.
Quote from: hbelkins on May 03, 2017, 12:31:32 PM
Quote from: kkt on May 03, 2017, 12:20:55 PM
I hope your high school English classes will help. Being able to write emails or memos that are free of common errors will help you in most jobs.
Unless you're an engineer. I've found that many of them send emails that are riddled with grammatical errors.
Yeah, but the ones who do write literate emails can rise to management.
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
I was dealing with a lot of crap around that time. My gender identity issues were hitting me full force, my mother had passed away, my father was back in jail again, and I was still recovering emotionally from a sexual assault.
I didn't stand a chance of making it through high school at all with all of that.
Quote from: Darkchylde on May 03, 2017, 04:54:21 PM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
I was dealing with a lot of crap around that time. My gender identity issues were hitting me full force, my mother had passed away, my father was back in jail again, and I was still recovering emotionally from a sexual assault.
I didn't stand a chance of making it through high school at all with all of that.
Wow. Sorry, that sounds really tough.
Apparently one of them is the high school softball coach. Or at least that is what she posts her profession on Facebook as...just got a friend request today...weird....
Quote from: triplemultiplex on April 28, 2017, 09:21:25 PM
I sense that for most of us, high school wasn't exactly our glory years.
When my family moved from suburban Chicago to rural Kansas back in 1990 (in between third and fourth grade), I had a spiked mullet, wore tie-dye and jewelry, and had no interest in contact sports. To a lot of people, that meant I was gay, and rural Kansas is not exactly a haven of tolerance. Besides that, I went up one grade level during English class (having already covered my grade level's material in Illinois), so kids immediately thought I felt superior (and they were probably correct to some degree). Their dislike of me persisted through high school, and I quickly lost interest in gaining their friendship. I had a small handful of friends who shared some of my interests, and I enjoyed the company of my parents' friends, so I just grinned and bore it.
Going off to college was a game changer for me. When I first went off I sank down into loneliness, insecurity, and possibly even mild depression. But after a couple of life-changing moments–a religious conversion (ironic, considering I was enrolled as a pre-seminary student) and falling in love with a girl–I found myself able to open up and reinvent myself. I was able to define myself however I wanted, with a fresh start, to people who had zero preconceptions about me. Being able to reinvent myself like that developed a confidence in myself that I had never known in high school. That short period of time was a turning point in my life in more than one way.
High School was not the best for me, but two people I went to school with I still keep in touch with to this day though.
Too many bad memories for me as I struggled to make it through.
Quote from: roadman65 on May 05, 2017, 10:24:33 PM
High School was not the best for me, but two people I went to school with I still keep in touch with to this day though.
Too many bad memories for me as I struggled to make it through.
I am going into high school next year! Stop scaring me!
Our class (22 people) wasn't a tight-knit group, which is being nice.
One friend I still talk to multiple times a week has moved back to Toronto where he was born and much of his family lives.
Another friend who I talk to much less has sort of drifted for a few years but is now in nursing school in the Minneapolis area and appears to be doing well.
One is based out of Evanston where she has remained after attending Northwestern. She's involved in some kind of music business.
Another lives in Utah as a snowboard instructor.
I don't know what any of the others are up to.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 05, 2017, 10:47:58 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on May 05, 2017, 10:24:33 PM
High School was not the best for me, but two people I went to school with I still keep in touch with to this day though.
Too many bad memories for me as I struggled to make it through.
I am going into high school next year! Stop scaring me!
You do hopefully realize the members of this forum make up a
very small percentage of everyone that has ever gone through high school. While there are a lot of outside influences, it is still largely what YOU make of your time there that will determine your experiences.
Quote from: DaBigE on May 06, 2017, 02:47:22 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on May 05, 2017, 10:47:58 PM
I am going into high school next year! Stop scaring me!
You do hopefully realize the members of this forum make up a very small percentage of everyone that has ever gone through high school. While there are a lot of outside influences, it is still largely what YOU make of your time there that will determine your experiences.
Roadgeekteen, motivational speakers are one of the things you'll have to struggle with :/