30 Things I learned from High School

1.      No matter what they say being popular helps.

2.      But just because you’re popular doesn’t mean you’re a good person. 

3.      Play sports! Even if it’s one sport for one year. The memories and friends are priceless. 

4.      DON’T EVER feel or look under a desk. Yes, there is gum under there… and no it isn’t yours.

5.      Skip class at least once. Just to say you did it. 

6.      Go to prom and the after prom, and Jr. girls, Sr. girls and any other formal your school has. 

7.      And you don’t have to have a boyfriend as your prom date to have a good time.

8.      Keep at least one pair of jeans from high school…so you can remember that even though you were a size 2 you didn’t have the curves you have now. 

9.      Eat all the crap you can! This is easiest time of your life to stay thin, toned and tight. 

10.  Talk to everyone. It makes you a more well rounded person…some of the most interesting people I knew in school no one else knew existed. 

11.  Don’t stop working out after graduation day. 

12.   That smoking hot popular guy everyone likes doesn’t always end up a loser…but there’s a 75% chance that he will. 

13.   Don’t worry about what other people think of you…worry about what you think of you.

14.  When going to a house party park your car down the street and around the corner so you can leave fast when the cops get there.

15.  Know exactly what extracurricular activities your friends are into… you don’t want to be educated on this when a cop pulls them over with you in the car. 

16.  Peer pressure sucks, but no matter what happens if you do something do it because you want to know what it’s like not because you want people to think you’re cool.

17.  If you do try something be sure there will be consequences. Whether it’s the wrath of your parents, the strong arm of the law or your own personal guilt there will be consequences. 

18.  Be friends with the cool gay guy in your class. He’s a great ego boost when you feel awkward and ugly.

19.  Just because their car is nicer than yours doesn’t mean their life is nicer.

20.  Go to as many football games as possible. 

21.  Stay away from the college kids who still hang out with high schoolers. They’re trouble. 

22.  Work!!!

23.  Don’t be in a rush to get your driver’s license. I have some of the best stories about trying to bum a ride or getting stranded somewhere. 

24.  This is not the best time of your life… it’s the easiest! 

25.  It’s ok to be on the bottom of the “A team”. It’s being on the “B team” that really starts to make things hard.

26.   Stay away from skanks (guys and girls)… the smell of skank may rub off on you. No one likes the smell of skank. 

27.  Make sure you actually walk at your graduation. I know too many people who didn’t. It’s probably not your first graduation, but it still feels amazing. 

28.  Don’t rush it… Go all 4 years… nothing more…nothing less.

29.  Even the best of friends will lose touch after high school. 

30.   As an adult you will only use about 5% of what was in the textbook… It’s the friends, experiences, memories and social skills that you will really keep and use the rest of your life.





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