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Nighthawk76 · 02-15-2005, 03:21 AM

This thread is aimed mostly at SO members who have already graduated from high school. If you are still in high school, you should probably be able to post too. The question is who were you in high school from both your own perspective and what you felt others thought about you.

I was shy in high school. I talked to my friends and nobody else. I never raised my hand in class and when called upon I gave the shortest reply humanly possible. I used to wear my walkman all the time during passing periods, lunch and study hall. I had yet to deveop my interest in movies, but I was really into music. I had about a dozen band shirts...Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses, Van Halen, AC/DC, ext. I used just wear my band shirts with a pair of jeans and a flannel (flannel was very popular when I was in high school from 1990-1994). I played bass drum in the school band.

I was considered "Nice" by my friends. I was someone that a friend could go to when they had a problem and needed someone to talk to. I wasn't among the "In" crowd, but I wasn't picked on either. I was a ghost for the most part. My friends knew who I was, but no one else did.

dawsongirl · 02-15-2005, 03:28 AM

Who I Was: Yeah, I was pretty shy too. It shocked people that I had no trouble getting up on stage and acting. Well, I wasn't afraid of the popular people up there. I stuck to my friends and tried not to make waves. I usually didn't raise my hand in class unless it was, like, to read something outloud, cuz I was a showoff in that regard.

I didn't like being there all that much though. I was a dork because I spent all 4 years with stars in my eyes, in love with 2 guys who didn't know I existed...but that's for another thread.

What people thought of me: My friends thought I was nuts, because I wasn't so shy around them. Though out in public I was really shy no matter what. But I liked to crack jokes and make them laugh. I wasn't social too much, so I had friends who were always trying to get me to go out. But at dances, I was like, so not shy for some reason.

Can't say I've gotten over the shyness around strangers though. Or not wanting to make waves. I want everyone to like me. :embarrassed:

Georgia's on my Mind · 02-15-2005, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Who I Was: Yeah, I was pretty shy too. It shocked people that I had no trouble getting up on stage and acting. Well, I wasn't afraid of the popular people up there. I stuck to my friends and tried not to make waves. I usually didn't raise my hand in class unless it was, like, to read something outloud, cuz I was a showoff in that regard.

I didn't like being there all that much though. I was a dork because I spent all 4 years with stars in my eyes, in love with 2 guys who didn't know I existed...but that's for another thread.

What people thought of me: My friends thought I was nuts, because I wasn't so shy around them. Though out in public I was really shy no matter what. But I liked to crack jokes and make them laugh. I wasn't social too much, so I had friends who were always trying to get me to go out. But at dances, I was like, so not shy for some reason.

Can't say I've gotten over the shyness around strangers though. Or not wanting to make waves. I want everyone to like me. :embarrassed:

awww i love you cathy

Fleet · 02-15-2005, 03:32 AM

I usually hung around one or two car guys. But I wasn't above looking at the girls.

I was also into music. Especially the Eagles, Billy Joel and Fleetwood Mac.

I didn't know all that many other students because I was (an am) a car nut. If I could do it again, I would make some changes.

Speaking of High School, I found my H.S. notebook. This is the one I used during my last semester (Sept., 1978 to June, 1979):

Nighthawk76 · 02-15-2005, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Who I Was: Yeah, I was pretty shy too. It shocked people that I had no trouble getting up on stage and acting. Well, I wasn't afraid of the popular people up there. I stuck to my friends and tried not to make waves. I usually didn't raise my hand in class unless it was, like, to read something outloud, cuz I was a showoff in that regard.

I didn't like being there all that much though. I was a dork because I spent all 4 years with stars in my eyes, in love with 2 guys who didn't know I existed...but that's for another thread.

What people thought of me: My friends thought I was nuts, because I wasn't so shy around them. Though out in public I was really shy no matter what. But I liked to crack jokes and make them laugh. I wasn't social too much, so I had friends who were always trying to get me to go out. But at dances, I was like, so not shy for some reason.

Can't say I've gotten over the shyness around strangers though. Or not wanting to make waves. I want everyone to like me. :embarrassed:

You have nothing to be embarrassed about Cathy, I think that everyone of us wants to be liked. After all, who wants to be hated? You know, many people say that they don't care what others think of them, but I don't really believe that. I think deep down we all want people to like us.

dawsongirl · 02-15-2005, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Georgia's on my Mind

awww i love you cathy

Dutabi84 · 02-15-2005, 03:45 AM

I was known for being fairly quiet and low-key..yet kind of known for being funny. Among my closest friends, I was known for having a deeply disturbing, dimented sense of humor. I also got labled a "nerdy" type person, probably for being on the knowledge bowl team. Some girls suspected that I was gay, which is pretty bad considering how small our graduating class was, and how well we knew each other. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

dawsongirl · 02-15-2005, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DAX

You have nothing to be embarrassed about Cathy, I think that everyone of us wants to be liked. After all, who wants to be hated? You know, many people say that they don't care what others think of them, but I don't really believe that. I think deep down we all want people to like us.

Yeah, I guess I just think it sounds shallow. But I really hate it when people don't like me, cuz then I think I did something wrong, and I hate that too. I really am a mess.

Mr. Television · 02-15-2005, 03:54 AM

I was very quiet and shy. I never answered any questions unless I was called upon. I was not in the in crowd or anything. I had a few close friends and that was it. I was kind of invisible. High School kind of sucked.

Belair · 02-15-2005, 04:19 AM

I wasn't popular,but I wasn't a nerd either.I was somewhere in between.I was really shy and had little confidence,and i had my own little group of friends and never really mixed with anyone else.I felt really awkward all the time,and shy and self conscious.Highschool wasn't too fun for me.I am having much more fun now in my life than I ever did in highschool.

ponytail · 02-15-2005, 06:56 AM

High school wasn't on of my favorite times in life. I didn't quite fit in. I had a few good friends. I was tall and thin with no figure to speak about and shy. I remember a fews boys making fun of me. In a club I was in we had a 'slave day' and the girls had to stand by the flagpole in the center of the school and we had other students bid on us. I didn't want to do it, but my teacher made me. I felt so humilated, especially when no one bid on me. Finally a guy who felt sorry for me bid. Us 'slaves' were suppose to carry their books for them and stuff. Thank God they no longer do such a idiotic thing anymore. No wonder I still have a self esteem problem.

*MIBabe03* · 02-15-2005, 09:44 AM

I was a loner. High school was pretty lame anyway.

TJL · 02-15-2005, 10:41 AM

I went to an all boys Catholic High School in New Jersey, run by the Christian Brothers.
I was a pretty middle of the road student, never caused trouble, enjoyed spending my free periods in the cafeteria. I wasn't the most popular guy in the class, but I had some friends, some of them are still my friends today.

Brent88 · 02-15-2005, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk

I was very quiet and shy. I never answered any questions unless I was called upon. I was not in the in crowd or anything. I had a few close friends and that was it. I was kind of invisible. High School kind of sucked.

Although, I didn't have really any close friends. I had a couple I talked to at lunch, P.E.,(which I hated), and the bus, but never once I got home or anything like that. I was that way all through school really.

BlueEyes · 02-15-2005, 11:18 AM

I've been homeschooled since 6th grade (now in 10th) but I'm involved in different groups, taking classes, etc, so I've got plenty of areas to meet people. In elementary school (and even through about 7th grade) I was shy and a loner. I had a few friends, but I didn't talk to anyone outside of that little group.

Now that I'm in high school, I've become more outgoing and confident in myself. I'm not the most outgoing person, but I'm not as shy as I used to be either. I'm more comfortable around people, although in new situations I can be shy and unconfident. It really depends on what the people I'm with are like.

I'm not popular with the whole school but I'm fairly popular with different people/groups. I don't know how I'd be described... maybe as the semi-shy, semi-outgoing high schooler? lol...

02-15-2005, 03:21 AM	#1
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Who were you in high school? This thread is aimed mostly at SO members who have already graduated from high school. If you are still in high school, you should probably be able to post too. The question is who were you in high school from both your own perspective and what you felt others thought about you. I was shy in high school. I talked to my friends and nobody else. I never raised my hand in class and when called upon I gave the shortest reply humanly possible. I used to wear my walkman all the time during passing periods, lunch and study hall. I had yet to deveop my interest in movies, but I was really into music. I had about a dozen band shirts...Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses, Van Halen, AC/DC, ext. I used just wear my band shirts with a pair of jeans and a flannel (flannel was very popular when I was in high school from 1990-1994). I played bass drum in the school band. I was considered "Nice" by my friends. I was someone that a friend could go to when they had a problem and needed someone to talk to. I wasn't among the "In" crowd, but I wasn't picked on either. I was a ghost for the most part. My friends knew who I was, but no one else did.

02-15-2005, 03:32 AM	#4
Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	I usually hung around one or two car guys. But I wasn't above looking at the girls. I was also into music. Especially the Eagles, Billy Joel and Fleetwood Mac. I didn't know all that many other students because I was (an am) a car nut. If I could do it again, I would make some changes. Speaking of High School, I found my H.S. notebook. This is the one I used during my last semester (Sept., 1978 to June, 1979): Attached Images
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02-15-2005, 03:54 AM	#9
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I was very quiet and shy. I never answered any questions unless I was called upon. I was not in the in crowd or anything. I had a few close friends and that was it. I was kind of invisible. High School kind of sucked.
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02-15-2005, 04:19 AM	#10
Belair Back@SO&Loveit! Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 13, 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 5,925	I wasn't popular,but I wasn't a nerd either.I was somewhere in between.I was really shy and had little confidence,and i had my own little group of friends and never really mixed with anyone else.I felt really awkward all the time,and shy and self conscious.Highschool wasn't too fun for me.I am having much more fun now in my life than I ever did in highschool.
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02-15-2005, 09:44 AM	#12
MIBabe03 Loving Swingtown! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 28, 2002 Location: TX Posts: 4,646	I was a loner. High school was pretty lame anyway.
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02-15-2005, 03:28 AM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Who I Was: Yeah, I was pretty shy too. It shocked people that I had no trouble getting up on stage and acting. Well, I wasn't afraid of the popular people up there. I stuck to my friends and tried not to make waves. I usually didn't raise my hand in class unless it was, like, to read something outloud, cuz I was a showoff in that regard. I didn't like being there all that much though. I was a dork because I spent all 4 years with stars in my eyes, in love with 2 guys who didn't know I existed...but that's for another thread. What people thought of me: My friends thought I was nuts, because I wasn't so shy around them. Though out in public I was really shy no matter what. But I liked to crack jokes and make them laugh. I wasn't social too much, so I had friends who were always trying to get me to go out. But at dances, I was like, so not shy for some reason. Can't say I've gotten over the shyness around strangers though. Or not wanting to make waves. I want everyone to like me. :embarrassed:

02-15-2005, 03:45 AM	#7
Dutabi84 kittens must die Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: MN/TX Posts: 11,026	I was known for being fairly quiet and low-key..yet kind of known for being funny. Among my closest friends, I was known for having a deeply disturbing, dimented sense of humor. I also got labled a "nerdy" type person, probably for being on the knowledge bowl team. Some girls suspected that I was gay, which is pretty bad considering how small our graduating class was, and how well we knew each other. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

02-15-2005, 06:56 AM	#11
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	High school wasn't on of my favorite times in life. I didn't quite fit in. I had a few good friends. I was tall and thin with no figure to speak about and shy. I remember a fews boys making fun of me. In a club I was in we had a 'slave day' and the girls had to stand by the flagpole in the center of the school and we had other students bid on us. I didn't want to do it, but my teacher made me. I felt so humilated, especially when no one bid on me. Finally a guy who felt sorry for me bid. Us 'slaves' were suppose to carry their books for them and stuff. Thank God they no longer do such a idiotic thing anymore. No wonder I still have a self esteem problem.

02-15-2005, 10:41 AM	#13
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I went to an all boys Catholic High School in New Jersey, run by the Christian Brothers. I was a pretty middle of the road student, never caused trouble, enjoyed spending my free periods in the cafeteria. I wasn't the most popular guy in the class, but I had some friends, some of them are still my friends today.
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02-15-2005, 11:18 AM	#15
BlueEyes G'day Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 05, 2003 Location: The State of Confusion Posts: 5,471	I've been homeschooled since 6th grade (now in 10th) but I'm involved in different groups, taking classes, etc, so I've got plenty of areas to meet people. In elementary school (and even through about 7th grade) I was shy and a loner. I had a few friends, but I didn't talk to anyone outside of that little group. Now that I'm in high school, I've become more outgoing and confident in myself. I'm not the most outgoing person, but I'm not as shy as I used to be either. I'm more comfortable around people, although in new situations I can be shy and unconfident. It really depends on what the people I'm with are like. I'm not popular with the whole school but I'm fairly popular with different people/groups. I don't know how I'd be described... maybe as the semi-shy, semi-outgoing high schooler? lol...
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