Have you ever had the same experience? You had a school reunion a few years after you graduated. Then.......?
408330
I had the exact same experience.  I showed up at my reunion only to find out I had changed so much and all my mates had stayed pretty much the same. Same irresponsible ones, drunks, womanizing idiots. It felt sooo good!
469913
im graduating into high school too.  how funny.  we can probly expect almost th same thing...my fiend is in high school, and she told me that its the same, except the boys are more into girls, and the girls are more dramatic.  and the teachers are harder and meaner. (well she didnt say meaner, exactly..)
506133
it depends on the area, I went to a highschool for actors, none of us were from the city the school was in and just from the reunion a few months ago, it seems none of us are still in our hometowns... But I did notice alot of the locals from the area that my school was in stayed in their hometowns. Most didn't but they visited. Since I am also an officer for the reunion commitee I also noted that most left for college and stayed where they went to school. Many also went into the miltary and stayed in the state they got out in. Alot of people just moved to where-ever their spouse was from. But, I was a miltary brat, and a theatre major in highschool... I can't be sure if the situation is the same for people from small towns and regular lifestyles.
475242
ok well i'm not liek thes eother people...i went to my prom...was back in 2001...i went because it was the big deal for me n for my family :) i didn't grad with my class n had to wait another year but i graduated! first outta my family to do it too. so yeh of cours ei would partake in the full grad experience lol. i took one of my crushes * i did it guys* lol...n had a blast. danced the night away,....as for it being a fashion show...yeh it was but everyone was dancin...i didn't really notice any wallflowers lol. i had amemorable time ! and if you have someone who wants to go...then by all means i say GO! and if it's a drag...who says you have to stay? anyways have a great time in whatever you do...you only grad from high school once. : )
1036565
Greetings from inside the Yahoo Brain in New York City!\nHope you're catching the live webcast at: http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html !\n\nI went to my 10-year reunions (yeah, there were two of them) 2 years ago and I have to say, I was VERY surprised at how little most of the people had changed. Sure, there was the occasional nerd that had turned it around, or wallflower that had blossomed into a hottie, but for the vast majority, it was all the same.  The jocks were still jocky, the geeks were still geeky, the popular girls still thought they were popular, and the troublemakers weren't there because they were all in jail.\n\nHope this helps!\n--J.
1134751
Hi there.\n\nThe high school I went to was LAME!  However, being that I was a studious student, college was a breeze.  I'm now done with my Masters.  I received honors for all of my degrees.\n\nTexas, USA
291908
i know EXACTLY what your talking about. for every year i was in middle school and jr high (like 4 years) i lived in a different town and once 2 towns in like 1 school year. my dad got married and kept seperating and getting back together with my step mom and every time he did we moved. it was so hard, but the one thing i gained from it was i learned that now i cand handle any change like that that comes my way because i have already gotten through it. i just moved again to go to college this year, and it was easier because i have learned how to put myself out there and meet new people. plus i have all these experiences with different people and places that other people my age dont have. if it makes you feel any better i shed my share of tears too, and im not a cryer. it is normal to feel that way. good luck. email me if you need anything.
688283
I have been to 7 different schools and I have just recently graduated....FINALLY!!  It was hard because you have to start over each time and you miss what you left behind but I saw every move as an opportunity.  Nobody knows who you are or anything about you.  You get to start fresh!!  The first few weeks can be a Lil shakey but just be yourself...that's the only way you know for sure that you have made TRUE friends...Good Luck!!  It will all work out, I promise!!
660335
As I recall just after leaving my last class of my last day of HS I jumped up and clicked my heals together (I am from Ks ya know) and promptly bent over, smacked both cheeks and said rather loudly, "kiss my a$$."\n\nI will never go to a HS reunion!\n\nSo my answer is closest to the latter of the 2 options.
869886
Yeah, overall I'd say it was great.  Of course there were bad times, getting picked on, a couple of fights with a particular bully, feeling like everyone else had nicer clothes, etc. but most of that was more junior high years and tended to fade away as you got older.  I really enjoyed school and school activities and overall most of the teachers were really good.  The rest of it was just part of growing up.
576226
i didnt, but my best friend, whent there. but she graduated in 2002. \nyou can call up the high school though and find out where u can get another copy, eh?
115086
We had a 3 days of events for our 10th reunion. The first night was a reception at the fancy hotel in town, with appetizers and a no-host bar. The fee was around $20. The next night was at the local salmon bake, where we had dinner for about $20. (I would have liked a more high-end event, and would have paid the higher price for it.) The last day was an all-family picnic, which was a free potluck, with some of the items purchased with class funds.\n\nOne of the best parts was our class book. We (the reunion committee) sent out blank pages for everyone to fill in, chronicling their changes since graduation. Some people did them in advance, and many did them during the events (side note: it is entertaining to see what people will write about themselves after a few beers). These pages were copied and made into booklets that were sent out to everyone who submitted a page.\n\nBe sure you start notifying classmates early – a 12-month save-the-date card would be good. Also consider a website to broadcast updated information; we used Geocities to create a free page, and it now shows up in web searches. For snail-mail, I uploaded a spreadsheet of names and addresses to NetPost at USPS.com and sent hundreds of postcards at the touch of a button. Be sure to note which postcards are returned to sender, and add a section on your website for "lost classmates", so that people can tell you what they know about people’s whereabouts.\n\nFinally, keep good records from this reunion so that the next reunion will be a breeze!
1009876
If you are referencing attending college away from "home", I certainly would 'again'.  The best experience I had was leaving 'home' and family, safety and security, and learning what what it was going to be like to become an independant, young woman.  I made many mistakes - but I had a foundation which kept me solid - and a personality to help me stretch, and a God who protected me from the crazy stuff that could have taken me out.  Go - and be challenged!
96389
I went to my 10 and 20 year class reunions. \nIn the ten year reunion I saw how many were still the same and immature people I had known in High School.\n\nIn the 20 year they all still smoked and quite a few were still getting drunk. \n\nI quit going because I felt that I did not know these people anymore. My advice: the past is the past. Let it go!
671070
While you are in school it will seem like it draaaags on and on...pretty much until the last month of your senior year. At that point, you'll be thinking, "Where the hell did it all go? And when??" And of couse after you have graduated and have been in college, or are working (hopefully you will go to college!!!) you will be wishing for the good old days of leisure (even though it didn't seem like it then.)
630268
Can I asked what happened? You did say they are your ex-friends.\n\nWhen I was about your age, I had major problems in school. I wanted to be a singer, and everyone thought I was insain. Every night I'd come home and beg my parents not to make me go back to school, but of course they made me go. They told me to keep my head high, ignore all the nasty comments made and keep going on with my life. Today, I'm 23 and am the moderator of the discussion group for the choir I always wanted to be in. My parents were right. Had I not gone back to school, my classmates would have won. I graduated with NO friends :(  I turned out and G-D willing I am going to be a child phycologist.\n\nI am giving you the advise my parents gave me: keep your head high, and NEVER miss school unless you are truly sick-- other wise, your classmates win and they get the pleasure of upsetting you to the point where you stay home from school.\n\nGood luck!
926941
Yep.  At least they did a few years ago.  One of my friends graduated with a degree in Communications from that school.