100 Things We Loved About High School

Students are rushing out of the BO-filled halls of school this time of year for Summer vacation, and it's getting us nostalgic about our own high school days. Those four years were either your most awkward or the best time of your life (maybe a little of both). Either way, there was plenty to love about those days. Graduation season has us reminiscing about our favorite high school memories, like passing notes, pep rallies, all-nighters, and prom. For us, high school fell in the late '90s and early '00s: we listened to Discmans on the bus, recorded Dawson's Creek on VHS tapes, and covered our walls with posters of *NSYNC. Check out the 100 things we loved most about our teen years, then share what you loved most about high school in the comments!

Additional reporting by Tara Block

01

Arguing Over Who's the Hottest Heartthrob

02

Decorating Our Planners

03

Planning Our First-Day Outfits

04

Watching Movies While Babysitting

05

Carrying Our Lisa Frank Folders

06

Going to Graduation Parties

07

Watching Movies in Class

08

Getting Into Our First Rated-R Movies

09

Typing on Old-School Macs

10

Building Homecoming Floats

11

Playing Games on Our Nokia Phones

12

Dressing Up For Themed Dances

13

Packing Kudos For a Snack

14

Making Mix CDs For Our Friends

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15

Writing With Gel Pens

16

Prepping For Senior Pictures

17

Planning Halloween Costumes With a Group

18

Passing Origami-Style Folded Notes

19

AIM Chatting With Our Friends

20

Making Photo Collages For Our Friends' Birthdays

21

Putting DIY Book Covers on Our Textbooks

22

Going on Spring Break With Friends

23

Listening to Our Discmans on the Bus

24

Carpooling to Football Games

25

Writing Our Secrets Down in Diaries

26

Being Creatively Asked to Dances

27

Memorizing Dance Moves From Boy Band Music Videos

28

Shopping For Prom Dresses

29

Making Fortune Tellers

30

Debating Backpack vs. Messenger Bag

31

Taking Notes That Were 95% Doodles and 5% Notes

32

Decorating Friends' Lockers For Their Birthdays

33

Decorating Our Lockers

34

Using Scented Erasers

35

Having Nail Salon Dates Before Prom

36

Doing Makeovers With Our Friends

37

Standing in a Parking Lot on Friday Night Figuring Out What to Do With Our Friends

38

Passing Drivers Ed

39

Wearing Our Juicy Tracksuits

40

Attending Camp

41

Making Signs For Games

42

Cheering For Our School at Pep Rallies

43

Organizing Our CD Collections

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44

Getting Tiffany & Co. Necklaces From Our Boyfriends

45

Voting For "Senior Most" Awards

46

Using Our Scented Markers

47

Taping Our Favorite TV Shows on VHS

48

Sporting Our Letterman Jackets

49

Covering Our Binders in Collages

50

Carrying Our Trapper Keepers

51

Hanging in the Parking Lot Before Class

52

Collecting Pencil Toppers

53

Wearing Overalls (Nonironically)

54

Buying a New Box of Crayons

55

Drinking a Frappuccino While "Working Out"

56

Going to Pool Parties

57

Joy Riding With Our Girlfriends

58

Signing Yearbooks

59

Taking Field Trips With Our Friends

60

Comparing ID Cards

61

Planning Our Hall Routes Around Boys' Schedules

62

Driving by Our Crush's House

63

Reading the Lyrics on a CD Case

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64

Dressing as the Spice Girls For Halloween

65

Taking Pictures With Our Friends Before Prom

66

Having Rom-Com Marathons With Our Friends

67

Strategically Picking Our Lab Partners

68

Playing With Ouija Boards at Sleepovers

69

Packing Our Lunchboxes

70

Filling in Scantron Bubbles

71

Cozying Up to Our Crushes During Scary Movies

72

Planning Senior Pranks

73

TP-ing Boys' Houses

74

Wearing Our Backpacks on One Shoulder

75

Doing Our Homework in Inflatable Chairs

76

Tutoring/Being Tutored by a Hot Guy

77

Saving Our Papers on Floppy Discs

78

Going to Our First High School Parties

79

Lip-Syncing to Britney Spears

80

Cramming at Starbucks With Our BFFs

81

Faking Headaches to Get Out of P.E.

82

Visiting Colleges With Our Friends

83

Designing Our Myspace Layouts

84

Plastering Our Walls With Hot-Guy Posters

85

Laughing With Friends During "Silent" Study Hall

86

Being Asked to Skate at the Roller Rink

87

Watching Music Videos on MTV

88

Seeing "You've Got Mail" on AOL

89

Using (and Regretting) Sun-In

90

Watching Titanic 10 Times in Theaters and Crying Every Time

91

Taking Limos to Prom

92

Wearing Our Boyfriends' Jerseys

93

Playing MASH During Homeroom

94

Taking Senior Trips With Friends

95

Getting Away With Dress-Code Violations

96

Being on Yearbook Staff and Choosing Pictures of Our Friends

97

Setting Up For School Dances

98

Going on Ice Cream Runs After Friends' Breakups

99

Buying Lottery Tickets on Our 18th Birthdays

100

Having All-Nighters With Friends

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