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Nighthawk76 · 09-07-2009, 02:47 AM

I've had my mind on so many other things of late, I didn't remember until today that it was 20 years ago last week that I started junior high. How time flies, it seems just like yesterday.

Junior high was a mixed bag for me. I had a great deal of difficulty getting used to it. During the first semester of 7th grade, I earned pobably the lowest grades that I have ever recieved. My parents were not at all thrilled. It wasn't until the fourth and last quarter that I really understood what junior high was about and started to have a little fun. The first half of 8th grade was quite enjoyable too, not the second half however.

Somethings I remember fondly are the friends that I made, my first kiss, going almost the entire two years without a single haircut (

) and that I went from a boy with poor reading skills to being at the top of my class when it came to reading, the Def Leappard, Van Halen and Guns N' Roses t-shirts that I always wore and the famous Star Trek-The Next Generation cliffhanger in June 1990, "The Best of Both Worlds"!

Family Ties Forever! · 09-07-2009, 02:59 AM

Middle school started for me in 6th grade. I know different states start middle school at either the sixth or seventh grade level. I started middle school 18 years ago.

That's true that school can be a mixed bag. I know for me that if I could have gone to school (middle school) seven days a week, I would have. I hated being at home. So middle school was a safe haven for me.

Congrats to you on 20 years.

Jessica · 09-07-2009, 08:55 AM

Congrats.

Scoobiedoo30 · 09-07-2009, 11:40 AM

Congrat's

phoebe7165 · 09-07-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Shine

I've had my mind on so many other things of late, I didn't remember until today that it was 20 years ago last week that I started junior high. How time flies, it seems just like yesterday.

Congrats. Yes, it is amazing how time flies.

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Originally Posted by Shine

I went from a boy with poor reading skills to being at the top of my class when it came to reading,

Awesome!!

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Originally Posted by Shine

the Def Leappard, Van Halen and Guns N' Roses t-shirts that I always wore

I don't think I was even into hard rock yet in junior high!! Nice to see you start out listening to these great bands so young!

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 09-07-2009, 01:38 PM

8 years ago for me. I do not look back on my time there fondly. Most miserable time of my life. Nothing good other than becoming close with my current friends.

Nighthawk76 · 09-07-2009, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by phoebe7165

I don't think I was even into hard rock yet in junior high!! Nice to see you start out listening to these great bands so young!

I wasn't really that special though. Pretty much all the guys were listeing to both Guns N' Roses and Def Leppard, quite a few girls too. Metallica were also very big, and this before they even released their "black album". However, I was never a fan of Metallica...neither then nor now. The hallways were a sea of hard rock and heavy metal concert t-shirts in junior high.

Cactus Jack · 09-07-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Shine

I wasn't really that special though. Pretty much all the guys were listeing to both Guns N' Roses and Def Leppard, quite a few girls too. Metallica were also very big, and this before they even released their "black album". However, I was never a fan of Metallica...neither then nor now. The hallways were a sea of hard rock and heavy metal concert t-shirts in junior high.

LOL awesome!

Im sure there was the occasional MJ/Prince/Madonna fan too

Marvo301 · 09-07-2009, 04:28 PM

I started kindergarten 40 years ago this month. Man I'm old!!!

phoebe7165 · 09-08-2009, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Shine

I wasn't really that special though. Pretty much all the guys were listeing to both Guns N' Roses and Def Leppard, quite a few girls too. Metallica were also very big, and this before they even released their "black album". However, I was never a fan of Metallica...neither then nor now. The hallways were a sea of hard rock and heavy metal concert t-shirts in junior high.

Weird because I don't recall many concert shirts when I went to school. Maybe I just never noticed because I wasn't much into the bands or going to concerts yet. It wasn't until I got into high school that the guy who did the morning announcements would often mention WDIZ, which at the time was the rock station here. Then I started listening to it. My best friend for a while thought that people who listened to rock music were "druggies". That was her term. I didn't say anything to her then but then she said something again in later years about people listening to rock music did drugs. This was when I was really into the rock bands and going to shows. I finally told her that I liked rock music and I don't do drugs. Never have. I'm surprised she didn't say that we all worshipped Satan, too!

Scoobiedoo30 · 09-08-2009, 01:30 AM

The 20 year's just flys by

Nighthawk76 · 09-08-2009, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by phoebe7165

Weird because I don't recall many concert shirts when I went to school. Maybe I just never noticed because I wasn't much into the bands or going to concerts yet. It wasn't until I got into high school that the guy who did the morning announcements would often mention WDIZ, which at the time was the rock station here. Then I started listening to it. My best friend for a while thought that people who listened to rock music were "druggies". That was her term. I didn't say anything to her then but then she said something again in later years about people listening to rock music did drugs. This was when I was really into the rock bands and going to shows. I finally told her that I liked rock music and I don't do drugs. Never have. I'm surprised she didn't say that we all worshipped Satan, too!

I'm a Christian and have never even tried drugs...not even once just for the experience. I've never really heard people say that if you like rock music than you must be a "druggie". Especially considering that rock music is what 99.9 % of teens listen to.

Nighthawk76 · 09-08-2009, 01:39 AM

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LOL awesome!

Im sure there was the occasional MJ/Prince/Madonna fan too

I'm sure there was. MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice were also really big with boys and New Kids On the Block, Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam and Paula Abdul were really big with girls.

Nighthawk76 · 09-08-2009, 01:41 AM

I'm going to go on record and say that 1989-1991 were better years than any we've had at anytime during this decade. Anyone agree or disagree?

Family Ties Forever! · 09-08-2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

I started kindergarten 40 years ago this month. Man I'm old!!!

I started a special preschool in 1981 at the age of three. I started Kindergarten 25 years ago in 1984.

09-07-2009, 02:47 AM	#1
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	20 Years I've had my mind on so many other things of late, I didn't remember until today that it was 20 years ago last week that I started junior high. How time flies, it seems just like yesterday. Junior high was a mixed bag for me. I had a great deal of difficulty getting used to it. During the first semester of 7th grade, I earned pobably the lowest grades that I have ever recieved. My parents were not at all thrilled. It wasn't until the fourth and last quarter that I really understood what junior high was about and started to have a little fun. The first half of 8th grade was quite enjoyable too, not the second half however. Somethings I remember fondly are the friends that I made, my first kiss, going almost the entire two years without a single haircut () and that I went from a boy with poor reading skills to being at the top of my class when it came to reading, the Def Leappard, Van Halen and Guns N' Roses t-shirts that I always wore and the famous Star Trek-The Next Generation cliffhanger in June 1990, "The Best of Both Worlds"!

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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	I started kindergarten 40 years ago this month. Man I'm old!!!
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09-07-2009, 02:59 AM	#2
Family Ties Forever! Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Keaton residence Posts: 10,214	Middle school started for me in 6th grade. I know different states start middle school at either the sixth or seventh grade level. I started middle school 18 years ago. That's true that school can be a mixed bag. I know for me that if I could have gone to school (middle school) seven days a week, I would have. I hated being at home. So middle school was a safe haven for me. Congrats to you on 20 years.

09-07-2009, 08:55 AM	#3
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09-08-2009, 01:30 AM	#11
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09-08-2009, 01:41 AM	#14
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I'm going to go on record and say that 1989-1991 were better years than any we've had at anytime during this decade. Anyone agree or disagree?