Best Things About High School
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
1 Arguing Over Who's the Hottest Heartthrob
2 Decorating Our Planners
3 Planning Our First-Day Outfits
4 Watching Movies While Babysitting
5 Carrying Our Lisa Frank Folders
6 Going to Graduation Parties
7 Watching Movies in Class
8 Getting Into Our First Rated-R Movies
9 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
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
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
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
