What was your social status in high school?

I wasn't particularly popular in high school. I didn't hang around w/the soshas (high social status). I had a couple of gfriends I went to lunch w/at McDonald's, another gfriend I would ditch 4th period with and go up to the lake, in her new 1972 yellow Gremlin! Or, if I had a car...i would go to another high school across town to see my favorite gfriends that I would drag the main with every friday and saturday night.

I'd liked a couple of the 'bad boys' that hung out in front of the school. The red freaks and stoners. lol

Was a C student., and thank you Mr. Whitehead for not flunking me in biology!
My business teacher made me sit outside on a stool and keep the door open, for talking in class.

Oh, and I had long hair and real bushy eyebrows lololol.
And, my mother came to my home ec class and demonstrated making pilaf and something else....I can't remember.

The end.
 
I never belonged to a clique. I went to an all-girls high school and most of my friends from grade school also went to the same High School as I did so I had a lot of them as friends. In my Sophomore year, I was looking for a seat in the lunch room and a girl said to me "You can sit here." So I sat at her table we became friends and remained friends until she passed away a few years ago. She introduced me to a guy that I am now married to. She was even in my wedding. .I even met my sister-in-law in High School. I had nice times in High School except for the Nun's.
 
I don't remember there being any social status in High School. There must have been cheerleaders and "jocks" but if they had extra status it must not have filtered beyond their friends. Not like what is depicted in TV shows anyway. Or possibly I was just too introverted to notice stuff.
My last year of High School my Mom and I moved (due to a temporary 1 year training opportunity for her job) from the Midwest to the East (Washington DC area) which was a culture shock, but luckily a nice girl took me under her wing and into her club. It was much more straight laced than I was used to, our activities involved decorating each other's lockers with candy and visiting nursing homes. That school may very likely have had some variety of social status but I wasn't aware of it, other than the fact that there were clubs that meant more than clubs did in the Midwest (Kansas City).
 
CinnamonSugar said:
I prefer to focus on the positive... so we will skip over Freshman and Sophomore year to my junior year when I moved from LA to Saratoga Springs NY. I fit in much better on the East Coast (think red head/fair skin--no tanning-- in S. California in the early 70's... not a happy combo). Loved New England, was in the school play, went to the prom, was in the honor society and involved with the Foreign Exchange Club. Went to Montreal with a class trip, learned how to ice skate (not well) and thoroughly *loved* the country as compared to big city life! Not one of the popular kids but not a total loser either.
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I guess being a fair skinned red head, you burned in California.

In my twenties I went on a trip with the university to Montreal for a week to go skiing. It was a lot of fun. It was near New Years cause there was a big fancy New Years dance we went to. Very memorable.
 
The second high school I attended didn't seem to have much of a status ladder...there were cheerleaders but they weren't the popular "in" group, like so many schools.

Cheer and football were considered just another sport like rowing, swimming, lacrosse, tennis etc. Most of us didn't know or care who the cheerleaders/football players were.

The big focus and fuss was about academic achievement, meaningful clubs and organizations, charity work, making the world a batter place. and most the kids were to focused and fussed up about what college they were going to get into, or whether they would get to go at all, to care about popularity nonsense.

Totally opposite of the Cheer/Football player worshippers first high school I went to where I was an "in between".
Knew and was causal friends/acquaintance with some of the popular inner circle but wasn't "really" in it.
 
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What was your social status in high school?​


The only thing that attracted me to high school was sports; baseball, basketball, football
......and the ladies
Managed to impregnate at least one

I was AWOL most days of the week
Worked every night, and some days
Kept me away from home too (big plus)

The profs assistants filled in the grade books for me
I think I averaged a B-
That was nice
I didn't ask, but it happened, so guess I was known
Popular?
Didn't know...or care
Maybe I was some sorta jock/thug
Hung with the smokers when I was there

The 'in crowd' rather sickened me

Didn't much care for the whole scene
 
The cliques in my high school were the Jocks, Freaks, Nerds, and Greasers. Jocks were the popular golden boys who were defined by athletic prowess, and were given frequent award ceremonies by the indulgent and praising school system. Their female analogues were the cheerleaders, who would date them and someday produce physically attractive children with them. Freaks were at the cutting edge of youth culture, dressed in trendy antisocial fashion, knew every word to 60's songs, were the cool people, and played air guitars but not actual instruments as that required discipline. Greasers obsessed over cars, usually owned a junk car, and were in remedial programs. Nerds like me were the serious academic students who were college-bound, in band, and were unpopular with an abysmal social status value. That was OK though, as we gravitated towards our own, and misery loved company... 😄
 
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I had friends from many groups of kids. My school was huge and we had over 400 kids in my class, so it was easy to be friends with many, since we came from everywhere and belonged to clubs, band, and did sports together. We even had returning war vets in my class since my freshman year began in 1946.
 
Marching band was my thing. I was always telling jokes and horsing around.
During classes, I had a difficult sitting still and listening to the teachers. Okay, I admit, I was girl crazy in my teens. Hormones oozing out of me. Always like the girls in the lower classes.
We had our own little group I hung out with and once we got our cars, all hell broke loose. I had a great time in school, although I hated the real things I should have paid attention to.
Finished up my schooling in the Army.
 
Pappy said:
Marching band was my thing. I was always telling jokes and horsing around.
During classes, I had a difficult sitting still and listening to the teachers. Okay, I admit, I was girl crazy in my teens. Hormones oozing out of me. Always like the girls in the lower classes.
We had our own little group I hung out with and once we got our cars, all hell broke loose. I had a great time in school, although I hated the real things I should have paid attention to.
Finished up my schooling in the Army.
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Pappy--I want to thank all the band players everywhere. You guys made our football games the best part of the games on Friday nights. I loved the band sitting in the end zone playing the school cheer and even though I didn't get to watch the halftime routine, my parents always said the bands were awesome. So, thanks for all that you did to get us up and going. Don't ever think that you weren't an important part of the games.
 
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Pappy--I want to thank all the band players everywhere. You guys made our football games the best part of the games on Friday nights. I loved the band sitting in the end zone playing the school cheer and even though I didn't get to watch the halftime routine, my parents always said the bands were awesome. So, thanks for all that you did to get us up and going. Don't ever think that you weren't an important part of the games.
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I was part of the marching part band. Being in the bands was fun. We played at all the games.
Ive still got a dent in my saxophone from getting pushed from the people at the game. The guy playing the drums got knocked into me so it was a bit rough being in the marching band. 😂😬Lol. My husband joined the military at 17 right after school.
 
Lewkat said:
I had friends from many groups of kids. My school was huge and we had over 400 kids in my class, so it was easy to be friends with many, since we came from everywhere and belonged to clubs, band, and did sports together. We even had returning war vets in my class since my freshman year began in 1946.
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400 in one class? :eek:...wow!! how did that work, how were classrooms big enough to take 400... did you have one teacher at a time ?
 
hollydolly said:
400 in one class? :eek:...wow!! how did that work, how were classrooms big enough to take 400... did you have one teacher at a time ?
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I'm not trying to speak for anyone else here, but I'm thinking she meant in her graduating class.

As in "Class of 75" etc., etc.

OTOH, maybe you were just being facetious and it went over my head.... 😏
 
Fyrefox said:
The cliques in my high school were the Jocks, Freaks, Nerds, and Greasers. Jocks were the popular golden boys who were defined by athletic prowess, and were given frequent award ceremonies by the indulgent and praising school system. Their female analogues were the cheerleaders, who would date them and someday produce physically attractive children with them. Freaks were at the cutting edge of youth culture, dressed in trendy antisocial fashion, knew every word to 60's songs, were the cool people, and played air guitars but not actual instruments as that required discipline. Greasers obsessed over cars, usually owned a junk car, and were in remedial programs. Nerds like me were the serious academic students who were college-bound, in band, and were unpopular with an abysmal social status value. That was OK though, as we gravitated towards our own, and misery loved company... 😄
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Very good assessment of some of the various cliques in high school. Funny thing, so many adults today still haven't grown out of that. We have these same dynamics in politics and religion. The left, viewed by the right, must surely hate and want to destroy America. The right, viewed by the left must surely hate and want to destroy America. This religion has "the truth" and wants to set the rest of the world straight. The result, each group fights the other so much so, that in many forums that I have been involved with, those two subject areas are not allowed. Many never left high school and carry that clique mindset with them for the rest of their lives.

Tony
 

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