Navigating the maze of High School- the whole 9 yards

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I thought I'd make this topic to see how people are going with High School in all it's glory. Feel free to grumble about that girl who called you a (insert profanity) at lunch, any teachers who are driving you up the wall, that guy who you have that massive blatant crush on, this can be our zone where we can escape that maze we have to face every day.

hmm... I've found it pretty easy. I'm a junior and I'm just waiting to get out. People are okay, but I don't really like any of them too much...

I just wanna graduate so my life can get started already

Avoid the teachers who don't really teach.

TheOrangeMage, are you referring to the extremely trampy girls who never shut up about anything but yet are still so much fun to look at? I'd never befriend those kind of people, but wow.


I need to find a thread where I gave pretty good guidelines as to what people you should avoid.

Aha! I went dumpster (umm...I mean forum) diving, and I found this!

- Avoid anyone using the words: crunk, fo'schizzle (or any "izzle"), homie, and fag.
- Anyone who thinks their "popular" is usually an arrogant, cocky ba*****.
- Don't befreind anyone who has anything to do with rumors, that way you'll have none about yourself floating around. Anyone who talks to you about rumors, probably spreads rumors about you.
- Rumors only spread within whatever crowd the person that started it is in, usually the only crowd that cares too.
- Football games (or any sporting event) are a place when "popular" people usually socialize and gather.
- Avoid people claiming to be gay that hang out with women only. They're usually being gay just to get away with ass-grabbing. I konw gays and bis who have few female friends, and are not super flamboyant.
- Don't become emo...please!

What I have to say is, I've been thinking of you, Soma. I wish you well.

Thanks. And on that 'teacher' note, ooh, I could write pages on a certain Coordinator of Teaching and Learning @ my school...

You are welcome, Soma.

Memorize the layout of your school. Most schools issue students handbooks with a map of the school in them, so use it. I've used this technique myself. I made color-coded zones of different areas to show the odds of running into popular people, who often bullied me. Here's how my system worked.

Green: safe; OK to use at all times in all circumstances -- this included the hallway with the science classrooms, the area in front of the auditorium, most of the academic resouce areas, and the hallway running past the guidance offices
Yellow: caution required; hide in the crowd whenever possible -- this included all hallways not in the Green or Red zones, most areas in and around the cafeteria, the bus boarding areas, the weight room, and the gym during assemblies
Red: hazardous; avoid this area if no teacher(s) present -- this included the hallway in front of the athletic areas during school hours, certain areas and corridors inside the cafeteria, and common areas for students
Black: extreme danger; always avoid this area -- this included the athletic areas after school hours, the gym locker room and shower room during most periods, the school yard, and the parking lot

This system worked out quite well. I updated the map every grading period, to reflect the whereabouts of bullies. After some trial-and-error, I managed to use my system very effectively.[/i]

Good technique! My technique? Two words: SCHOOL COUNCELLOR.