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a774475b9c3e421a5fb5f730a Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:47 pm
So this is my last year of high school and so far it has been the worst 4 years ( technically 3 1/2 but whos counting) of my life. My accquard coming out, my horrible first time and the events that followed, my major crush that didn't like me or at least knew I liked him, seeing him go out with my friend and having to pretend Im ok with it, and start developing the only thing I try to avoid all these year..... high school drama ( especially when its just in my head ). You would think this is all the drama of the person thats a loner but Im not, I have lots of friends and I think that could be one of the problems, that and that no one really knows "me", that I do like people and I am not there token gay friend. Now I know its just teenage drama that cant be avoided and its all part of high school, I just cant wait to leave high school. I acctually thought of taking a page out of my former friends book ( she cut off all conections to every thing that was high school... including her high school friends)
So all this got me wondering.....
How was or how is high school for you?
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:30 pm
Hmm lessee...
My highschool goes from grade 7 to 12, and I was in classes with the same people I'd been with since kindergarten (we call it primary here). The same 40 people who have "known" me since I was 5 and in some cases 4. (I went to preschool with most of them, too.) So they'd already had 7 years to make their own judgements about me; it's not like I had a chance to start with a clean slate.
For grade's 7 to 9 I was pretty much friendless, because the people I'd been friendly with in elementary all had found their own new cliques. It wasn't actually NEW, rather, it was just a slight rearranging of circles. People were kicked out of groups, the groups talked less with other groups, etc.
I was not "normal" in that I was not (and am not) remotely athletic, nor do I smoke pot or enjoy hanging out on mainstreet. In my school, athleticism equaled popularity, and so did being a weed-smoker; often the most popular people were jocks who were potheads. (Admirable, really, scoring baskets when you're high as a kite with a mean case of the munchies.)
I was such an idiot emo-kid. It's embarassing to think back now, but really, I was pathetic. Oh em gee, everyone hates me BOO ******** HOO. =s I wouldn't want to hang out with someone as moody as I was, either. In any case, I was dubbed a f** long before I came out.
I started making friends in the 10th grade. That was also the year someone new moved to my town (which is Hickville in the middle of nowhere) from Montréal. That's the second largest French-speaking city in North America, if I remember correctly. Maybe the largest. I have no idea. Shea. And for whatever reason, he and I became friends really quickly, despite the fact that he could have easily been "popular". He was into politics and alot of the same stuff I was, except he was out and he was outgoing as well. Everyone liked him. =s
And...I dunno. I came out. We were together for a long time, even when he moved back to Montréal. And I finished highschool and we're not together any more and he saved my life.
The end.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:47 pm
Highschool. Ugh.
My highschool life is stressful. I've recently severed ties with a couple of former 'close' friends. They, however, are still connected to some of the friends I have. I try my best to avoid seeing them at all, but they're in my classes too, so it's difficult.
I only recently began to socialize more with people last year, as I was pretty much a loner prior.
And though I'm certainly happier in some ways to have more friends than before, it's often hard to keep them all happy. (I've been deemed a social butterfly?) Many of them don't want to hang out with others that I call friends, so I have to try and maintain a delicate balance of friend-groups. (Lately it's becomming harder...)
I also only recently (This summer) came out to my friends and peers, so it's been difficult dealing with the assholes in my school who like to... Well, be assholes. (Also, the majority of my family is still unaware of my sexuality, so there's always that fear of them finding out somehow.)
I truly hate highschool. Damn politics. Though, my school isn't quite as bad as some places. We don't nessicarily have 'popular' people. We have social groups like preps, emos, dramas, ect. Certain groups despise other groups, and there's no real popularity scale. Personally, I like all of the groups. Aside of a few randoms here and there, the sports-zombies, some of the stoners, and a wide majority of the undesirables. (I'm not a snob... They're undesireable for REALLY good reasons. I don't like having to sit 3 feet away from a person to be able to breathe.)
So yeah, that's my current highschool life. I can't -goddamn- wait to get it over with and get to university... Hopefully people will be -much- more mature there.
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:54 pm
My highschool life was pretty awesome. I've been out since I was in my early teens so being openly gay when you hit leave primary education didn't really affect me as much as it did other people. Sure, you've got the prerequisite gay angst at one point but it wasn't spectacular slit-wrist angst. That was also the time I got laid the most and found friends that I've carried up to now. Sure, maybe the people aren't really intellectually stimulating but I didn't find anyone particularly impressive in college or at work either. That was kinda sad.
It was pretty uneventful and for the most part, really not any more exciting than anyone elses high school life. Sure, we complain about it a lot but you're sure going to look back it at one point and laugh at all the stupid stories you remember.
Sigh. Highschool was the best.
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:51 pm
Yay, story time. Gather around kids.
So there I was, fresh from private school, thinking that I was better everyone else. I didn't know anyone from this public 'ghetto' school. Well, except my cousin. So I hung out with her and her girlfriends. Then I met this guy and we became friends. But then I began to like him. He was straight but ocassionally he would make homosexual remarks. Yadda yadda. We bought a new house in another city, and we moved.
Lost contact with all my friends at my previous school. Gained more friends at my current school. Avoided much drama. Came out to a few people. They had no problem with it. Enjoying my last year of high school.
Overall high school [so far] was okay. Nothing spectacular, nothing shitty. But can't wait to get out of it.
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:22 pm
Let's go through a lot of admissions:
First off, I'm a first semester college student, and I'll be honest with you - I am still the token gay guy to a couple of girls. One, in particular. It does happen still in college, and when you get into situations like those, you've just to explain the situation, and see how things work out. Don't miss out on good friends from high school because a small handful still treat you as a token gay guy - they'll grow, and you'll appreciate your decision.
High school was fun - I made a lot of good friends, and a lot of not-so-good friends. The good ones stayed, and the bad ones fell out when I needed them. Sure, there were problems and downpoints, but I absolutly loved high school overall, and wouldn't change my experiences one bit, for fear of losing the perspective I have on it now.
College is only better - look forward to it. smile
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:36 pm
My high school years were awful.
7th grade,leaving a small 2floored school to enter a big 6floored school with more than 2000peoples,its then that i started to be afraid of being in the crowd,which quickly got me to get "anti-social".
8th grade,i got my first metal band t-shirt,then the real s**t started.A group that were all the kind of "punk" and "goth" and "metalhead" name them,started to threaten me and call me a "poser" just because i didn't entered high school with that style O_o?
Then one of my "friend" which i was with since kindergarden,decided to turn on the bitches side,and went toward that group of people that hated me for no reason and then started to make my life miserable.That was also the time for my first crush,a girl in my class found my agenda and read it and found out who my crush was and when she entered the class she wrote it in big red letter on the blackboard.When the guy entered, he looked at me with so much hate that i couldn't look at him anymore.
9th grade.Second crush,am not lucky he's from the group that is still chasing me for my metal band t-shirts.In that year i now have 4-5 t-shirts.Anyway my crush one day came toward me and punch me in the face yelling at me,right in the middle of the hall saying that i was a ******** little poser who only wanted attention,who wasn't really listening to those bands i was proudly wearing the shirts and that i was a b***h for always looking at him.
Then again my heart got broken again.I made 2new friends who defended me when the group of "punks" were beating me.There again,i got all those trouble just because i wanted to show what band i was listening to.
10th grade,cause of all those drama i failed my year and got in a special help class.The group of punks mysteriously disappeared(finally) and most of the people that were bitching me out because of my style weren't in my sight anymore.Its in that year that i got my first boyfriend,who only liked me for my style."Because i looked rebel"
One month after he broke up with me because i didn't wanted to have sex with him yet and because one of my best friend gave herself to him and he couldn't resist.That "best friend" of mine(who i didn,t mention was in drugs since 9th grade)got in a bigger circle of drugs dealer and then was always out having sex with every guy she would think looks good.I got in that circle for 6months,taking drugs and drinking alcohol and getting home most of the time drunk and/or under drugs.She never found out,lucky for me.But i decided to stop cause neither of those were doing good to me and i've grown tired of always being out surrounded by people.
Then one of the first good thing of my high school years happened,i got on gaia and found something else than taking drugs and all to do.So i started to play more and more on gaia and got more friends online than IRL.And thats also when i met my current boyfriend(yes online)
And now i've left high school to go in a special center that help me getting back on the lateness i have on my back.I am currently working on my 10th grade Maths and History.Next semester i will work on my 11th grade English and 10th grade Physique.Then finally i will work on my 11th grade French and 11th Grade maths.
Thats how it works here in Canada..well i dunno for the other part of Canada but in Montreal thats how it is.
And well thats all i can remember of my years of high school sweatdrop
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:19 pm
My high school life actually wasn't that bad, considering where I live. Out in the middle of nowhere with a school with about 300-400 students. Even though I really haven't come all the way out, again, people dubbed me "f**" long before I even knew what I was. Middle School, for me, was hell. It sucked big time. The teachers really didn't care and the students were in their little cliques, so it was a lose-lose situation for me, the weird kid.
But, enough of Middle School. High School was really a changing point in my life. It was when people actually started snapping out of the routine of cliques and people started being friends with me that I never would have suspected I could have been friends with. Of course, there were still the ones that would shout out "f**" and "gayboy" down the hallway, but by then I had accumulated enough friends that would stick up for me that would even give those guys a run for their money. I have to admit, I have way more girl-friends than guy-friends, just because it is that type of atmosphere, but I wouldn't have it any other way. My friends are priceless. You friends I have on Gaia are no exception either. My High School experience has actually been quite enjoyable. Those who are on my side, I am more than greatful and happy that they are willing to befriend the dubbed "f** boy" and for those who are against me, I literally laugh in their face when they dare to make fun of me.
I have always kind of looked at high school as "its what you make of it." And that, for the most part, is true. I have a rather strong spirit when you would think I was the kind of person who would be meek. I really haven't been involved in many school activities, because besides being the weird kid, I am also the loner. But yeah, enough of my ranting. It has been a good couple of years. Some that I won't ever forget. I have been rather lucky in the sense that my years were exceptionally good for my conditions.
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:42 pm
Ok i'm a junior to begin with
I am a complete loner and i have a horrible case of Anti-Socialism.<---not sure if that is the right way to put it but who cares xD
I have ok-ish grades and my parents freak out when i get a "C"
i try hard and get little sucess and I am horribly unliked for no proticular reason sweatdrop exept i guess i'm an a** to stupid people. .. 95% of my school are retarded peoples so yeah.
I have little drama, i am not well known, peoples goal is to get me to talk and when i do i tell those people in a horrible way that there idiots, i have almost no friends, the little friends i do have are mad at my for wearing the OMG to school. People think i'm crazy (infact my mom freaked out a while ago and thretened to put me in a mental instatution because she is WAY crazy)
Yeah.. . thats my school career ^ ^
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:28 pm
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Kiro Matsumoto Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:36 am
I've only been in highschool for 1 semester and its already falling apart.
I tried joining GSA, but it died, and to make matters worse, then my sister (a stoner member) and her friends ended up adopting me and trying to get me stoned (that would be cool... but no) and then theres the homework, i havent had a saturday to myself since the school year began, and to make matters worse, i've become a social outcast! EVEN THE GAYS DON"T LIKE ME!! I know this sounds good cuz now i can work on my work and pass freshman year, but thats not how it goes! No social life means no SURVIVING freshman year, nevertheless passing it. My school is a ******** butcher shop, and i'm on the table. I'm glad that i'm moving...
anyways, complaining is over, it really doesn't sound that bad compaired to you guys.
and sorry about the grammar errors, its early for me
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:14 pm
Highschool was... Pretty good for me. I had a few very close friends, and was involved in lots of extra-curricular activites, from sports, to bands, to being the president of the environment club.
I wasn't out - mainly because... Well, why does anyone want the whole school to know? It really isn't anyones business other than my close friends, so I never saw a point to it. Plus, it saves you from a lot of drama. I was picked on from grades 7 to 9 and was dubbed a f** before I even knew it... But it was probably becuase I didn't hit puberty untill late, and sort of resembled a little girl. Later on in my last few years of school, I can't remember ever being called gay, unless it was as a joke from my friend. I was never popular, but I was, generally speaking, respected. I did a lot for that damn school. People that picked on me in primary school (the big dumb jocks/pot heads) must have changed the way they thought of me, and I was pretty much on speaking terms with everyone. Small school - 100 people in my grade, eh?
I never had any big problems come to think of it, really. My two best friends are amazing and we never got in any big fights, I got good marks and loved my teachers, and I had fun with lots of different students in many different outside of school activities. I think the worst part of it was all the grade 9 crushes I had... That was sort of awkward. But, it's not so bad.
I'm glad I'm out of there, though!
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:30 pm
Small school...XD
My graduating class had 40 people.
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:39 pm
Wow.... So you have me beat! Well, I think that for the 100 students in my grade, about 60 of them graduated... But, yeah, you have the smallest school hands down. I tried ^^
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:41 pm
There's a school about 45 minutes away from me.
It has 60 students. Total. Grades kindergarten to 12. 3nodding
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