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HS reunions
I just got an invitation to my HS class' 15 year reunion. I didn't go to my 10 year because I was out of the country, but I was on the fence about it anyway. Should I go? Is it worth it? I know I'm going to get a LOT of questions about having kids and I feel like that will get really old.
On the up side, this would be good motivation to get in shape.
In the interest of creating a good thread, tell me all about yours. What did you wear, what did you do, was it fun, did anyone embarrass themselves, etc. 
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Re: HS reunions
My 10 year reunion is this year.
I won't be caught dead within 100 mile radius. I've seen the talk already start on facebook for the people that are super pumped about it. Honestly, I didn't like most of those people in high school - and I wouldn't be able to stand them now.
No way, No how.
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But some people may think their reunions are super fun. Not everyone's reunions suck (apparently). However, let's note that they clearly didn't graduate from the same high school as shanwalk.
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I went to my 10 year a few years ago (I feel old)... traveled back to Indiana for it, actually.
I keep in touch with very, very few people (like, 2) from HS, but I did have fun at the reunion and am glad I went. My class was small (under 100 people), and I think that made all the difference, because I did know everyone there, even though I hadn't seen or talked to most of them in 10 years. Lots of alcohol was consumed, soMy 10 year is this year also. I think I'll probably go if I can. I'm pretty proud of myself for being one of the very few people who made it away from our hometown. I'd like to see some of the people that I was friends with back then.
If I don't get to go though, I won't be heartbroken.
I skipped my 10 yr for a few reasons:
*My graduating class was 1200 and I was shocked the day of graduation at how many people I didn't know after going all four years and being pretty social.
*HS just wasn't positive memories for me. I only walked away with one good friend- I didn't have a super close circle. It was definitely *not* the best days of my life- or anything close.
*I think there were like 100 people that went to the 10-yr and I wasn't really friends w any of them, so I didn't feel the need to attend.
I think it just boils down to how you feel about your class. Did you like the people? Are there friends you want to catch up with? I've also heard they mellow out more from 10-15-20 with less of the pretentiousness and "How many kids do you have?!"s.
I missed the 10 year because I had to work that weekend and there weren't enough of my friends going that I wanted to try to get out of it. In retrospect, I'm kind of glad. For me, it wasn't the kids question I worried about, but the "what important thing are you doing with your life?" question and at that point I had no idea.
That said, I went to a mini reunion for Austin area alumni a couple of years ago. There are a bunch of my classmates living in the area and we had about 25 or so show up. It was fun, but within half an hour everyone had divided into their old groups and weren't really mingling. I'm so not kidding. The jocks were at one table, the social girls at another... I know it's natural to gravitate to people you are more familiar with, but it did strike me as a little weird that all those old cliques came right back.
I went to mine a few years ago, with a couple of my best friends. I graduated from a class of about 500, and made it to one out of three events they had. I was kind of a band nerd/smart kid in HS, so I didn't expect more than to hang out with my core group of friends and maybe say hi and catch up to some of our old acquaintances.. it definitely turned out better than I expected, and lots more people remembered me than I thought.
It was an ego boost to see that compared to the majority, I was in better shape, was more successful, and most importantly, got out of that home town whereas most stayed. The marraige/kid questions weren't as prevalent as I thought they'd be (and I was freshly divorced at the time), which was a nice bonus. I guess it would be a bigger topic after 5 more years.
I went to my 10 year. The gal who took charge of the planning decided it needed to be a major production, and it turned into a weekend of activities. There were tours of our high school, a picnic (byo style) for people with kids (and others who think outdoor picnics in the summer in Austin are fun), and the "main event"--a casino night at the UT Alumni Center. Yep, the reunion had casino tables for fake gambling, a dj, a photographer, and a full buffet. Why yes, the organizers did lose a bunch of money on the event! My graduating class was (I think) about 350, and there were. . .about 100 reunion attendees (and that includes dates/spouses). After the reunion, a bunch of people went to a bar downtown, and that was honestly the most fun part.
Anyway, I enjoyed going, although for the most part I was still friends with or had heard about the lives of most attendees. The full group did break into cliques pretty quickly, although I'd say over half of the people did manage to mingle fairly well. I think what I enjoyed most was seeing people who were acquaintances in HS, and finding out how they'd changed. (No one was really on facebook/other social networks at the time of my 10 year.) There was not a lot of talk of children at the reunion; most of my classmates hadn't had kids yet by then. I admit that it was fun to gossip with my close friends later about who wore what, who got drunk, who got handsome, etc.
No 15 year for my class, and I will actually be a little bit surprised it there's a 20 year. Our class motto (if we'd had one) would be "apathy."
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I went to my 10 yr, and it was okay. It was good to touch base with some people that had fallen off the face of the earth. There is already talk for our 15 yr, next year (yes I am old) and I do not think I will go. Possibly the 20 yr, but thats a ways off. I did notice that most people were more open and friendly then they were in HS, so it was nice to have a fresh start.
I will never go to another one!
I was excited about mine...but really nervous at the same time. My core group of friends did a pre-party at my best friend's house which was really fun, and I should have just gone home after that.
At the reunion, I have a beer in my hand, no rings on my fingers (I'm divorced) and this chick who I didn't know very well walks up to me and puts her hand on my stomach and says, "Congrats on your pregnancy!"
I say, "I'm not pregnant,"
She comes back with, "Oh, of course, you are!"
I say again, "I'm not pregnant."
She says the same thing again...arguing with me!
I look at her, and I say, "Are you just trying to be a_bitch?" and walk away.
I was livid and humiliated. Never again.
My husband's is this year and I'm sure we're going. I'd actually be excited about it, except I'm uber fat right now. I've been exercising every day. Talk about inspiration.
Mine is next year. Not going, no way, no how.
We went to the same school, he's just a year old than me, but all his friends will be there, and he's the type that can talk to anyone. I'll just follow him around and catch up. I have no desire to see my class. Well, I do see them regularly, actually. All the same people still hang out together at the same bar every weekend. Oh wait, that sounds like my husband's class too ... LOL
OMG, that is awful! What a B!
My high school was very small, and my graduating class was less than 100 so we all knew everybody's business pretty well. I was TORMENTED in high school for being dirt poor and not having cool clothes, and I was so glad to be done with high school. That said, I will be going back for my reunion. Why? Compared to the majority of my classmates, I am one of the very few ones who managed to leave our small hometown, didn't get pregnant in/right out of high school, and did not completely screw my life up. In fact, I actually turned my life around.
I will be one of about 7 students who actually followed through to get a degree. In anything, including an associate's. I will rub my success in their face, and laugh at their misery. Okay, maybe not something that mean, but it will be pretty close.
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i went to mine as well. and somehow even got stuck organizing the whole thing! our senior class president was a lazy ass who hired a generic company (that apparently every reunion in the DFW area uses), and when a group was formed on facebook, people weren't too happy about it. so being the type A organizer that i am, i worked with the reunion company to proofread the invitations, correct broken links on the registration website and then organized a couple activities on the side (pre-game happy hour, homecoming game, school tour, etc.).
i was in band and newspaper editor and blah blah blah, so i had pretty good "working" relationships with large groups of people. i only talk to maybe 3-4 h.s. friends after all these years. but people at my reunion were SUPER nice to each other. it was refreshing to see that even the snotty popular kids grew up some.