Life High school reunions - Page 4

**Fire Me Boy!** · 07-30-2016, 04:17 PM

My 20-year high school reunion is happening in about an hour. I'm not going. I didn't really care to go anyway, but add in the fact that it's halfway across the country, and I just don't care.

But it got me wondering how many of you have gone (or will go) to your high school reunions? Keep in touch with people from high school? It seemed from the Facebook group that quite a few of my fellow classmates also aren't going tonight.

Thanks to Facebook, I have communication with a small handful of friends, but I can't say any of them are really in my life anymore.

KS Smitty · 07-30-2016, 11:11 PM

I saw my least favorite classmate the other day ... still hate him.

If he will be present at a reunion then I'm passing.

Frosty · 07-30-2016, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Interpolating a bit, it looks like someone about my age has about an 85 percent chance of surviving to age 55. If you're roughly the same age, that likely means that you've lost about 19 people from your class if you're around 55. (I have no idea of your age, but this is just an illustration and I know you graduated at least 30 years ago.)

Egad, that would mean that I've lost about 50 from my class of 337.

I'm 52 and graduated in '82. I'll have to check with someone more tuned in with the class (kinda morbid maybe) but I am pretty sure I would have heard through a friend or the class reunion site. Maybe we are lucky or maybe we are all primed to start dropping like flies.

Frosty · 07-30-2016, 11:46 PM

One thing that's kind of shitty is my wife has never been invited to any of her reunions. Her 30 should be this summer and we have heard nothing despite her parents still living in the same place they were when she went to school plus she is on Facebook and Classmates (at one time). She isn't hard to find even though we don't live in the area any more.

Word is that the people the run the reunions basically just invite their friends and people that ran in their circle in high school (ie, not the one my wife was in). She kinda would like to go but I'm thinking "**** 'em if they are going to act like that".

CoMoChief · 07-31-2016, 12:09 AM

With FB, no one seemed to care about the 10yr HS reuinion in my class. Myself included. The people who I wish to keep in touch with from HS I keep in touch with. Don't care to see people I never really hung out with or people I didn't like. My 10yr was 4 yrs ago, grad in 2002. They set up a FB page and I think only about 30-40 ppl showed up (out of a class of 500+), and that included spouses.

Over Yonder · 07-31-2016, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Funny to hear all these "class of 10, 30".

My graduating class had to have been near 1,000. We held our graduation ceremony at the Amway where the Magic play. Place was packed.

This brings to mind my wifes cousin. Their class graduated exactly 7. And that was a relatively normal number for the school. ... and he was the only guy!! 6 girls and one boy!! Man, if that aint a porn in the making I dont know what is

(They do pay through the nose on property taxes to keep that little school opened. But it is still opened to this day

)

displacedinMN · 07-31-2016, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsFan1st

This brings to mind my wifes cousin. Their class graduated exactly 7. And that was a relatively normal number for the school. ... and he was the only guy!! 6 girls and one boy!! Man, if that aint a porn in the making I dont know what is

(They do pay through the nose on property taxes to keep that little school opened. But it is still opened to this day

)

Class of 12 like I said before.

3 sets of cousins. Each set was a boy/girl. They cousin sets were not related to each other (thank god)

Our school district does not exist anymore.

PunkinDrublic · 07-31-2016, 07:24 AM

I really went through a socially awkward phase in High School. No hard feelings, but I really don't have any interest in going back.

Sure-Oz · 07-31-2016, 07:43 AM

No chance I go at all....have a few as fb friends but dgaf otherwise to go

Valiant · 07-31-2016, 12:33 PM

My 20th is next year. We only had a 10 year. I think a 5 or 15 would have been better. Most of the girls were fat and horrendous at the 10 year. No idea how that will improve at the 20.

I talk to one person from my grade out of 300. I think we had 60 maybe 70 go to the 10year. I guess like most, people dont care anymore with social media.

Valiant · 07-31-2016, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

One thing that's kind of shitty is my wife has never been invited to any of her reunions. Her 30 should be this summer and we have heard nothing despite her parents still living in the same place they were when she went to school plus she is on Facebook and Classmates (at one time). She isn't hard to find even though we don't live in the area any more.

Word is that the people the run the reunions basically just invite their friends and people that ran in their circle in high school (ie, not the one my wife was in). She kinda would like to go but I'm thinking "**** 'em if they are going to act like that".

Then teen movie that thing. Have your own reunion with everyone but those people. Bigger. Better. Nerdier.

Frosty · 07-31-2016, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

Then teen movie that thing. Have your own reunion with everyone but those people. Bigger. Better. Nerdier.

We would but we moved out the area right before what should have been her 10th. The logistics would be a nightmare. It isn't really that big of a deal at this point. It's just surprising that people would still be that shitty 30 years later.

Mosbonian · 07-31-2016, 01:20 PM

My 40th was in 2014 and because of a job change that had me moving to SC at the same time, I didn't get to go.

I went to my 10th and more people knew my wife, who went to our rival school, than recognized me. But it was a great time! I haven't lived close enough to the KC area to go to any more reunions, and events in my life have also played a part in not being able to go.

I stay in touch with alot of my classmates via Facebook....and most of them are good people who are doing well for themselves. For my class of 300+ we have lost more than our share to cancer, suicides, traffic accidents, other terminal illnesses, and just getting older. It's a shame to see that list get a little longer each year. Most of my class have or will turn 60 this year....so i guess that is expected.

My HS years weren't that bad but then again i was a jock/geek hybrid to some extent. I wasn't in the popular crowd but had many friends. Funny how as the years go by and you get further from those HS years how all the "wrongs" you perceived were done to you in HS seem so petty and your grudges go away. I just never understood hanging on to that anger and frustration....

Chief Pagan · 07-31-2016, 01:50 PM

I skipped all the ones up to the 20, went to the 20, and skipped the 25, even though I happened to already be in town.

Large class (500+). There was a small core of students I liked, but I mostly didn't like HS.

They asked for a show of hands of how many still lived inside of the school district and it seemed around half. Not expecting that. Sure, those that are still local are more likely to go to the reunion, but we are talking Johnson County here. Out of all the places in KC you might live, you end up within a couple of miles of the high school? Sheeish.

It was interesting to see how people turned out. There was one gal who still looked really hot after 20 years, but she was the exception. But walking around the reunion mostly just reminded me that I have nothing in common with these people and how many hours I spent in class bored out of my mind.

**bevischief** · 07-31-2016, 01:52 PM

Screw them. There is a reason why you don't talk to them.

tecumseh · 07-31-2016, 01:54 PM

I went to two high schools. Transferring to a new school my senior year. The school I came from was in an impovershed community and people would look at me weird when I told them were I transferred. Maybe 5 people from my first school I would be interested in having a beer with, not worth a H.S. reunion though. I tried facebook for about a month but I don't have the time and lost interest.

07-30-2016, 04:17 PM
Fire Me Boy! Cast Iron Jedi Join Date: Nov 2004 Casino cash: $9999900 VARSITY	High school reunions My 20-year high school reunion is happening in about an hour. I'm not going. I didn't really care to go anyway, but add in the fact that it's halfway across the country, and I just don't care. But it got me wondering how many of you have gone (or will go) to your high school reunions? Keep in touch with people from high school? It seemed from the Facebook group that quite a few of my fellow classmates also aren't going tonight. Thanks to Facebook, I have communication with a small handful of friends, but I can't say any of them are really in my life anymore.
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07-30-2016, 11:11 PM	#46
KS Smitty Cool as a Cucumber Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: on the edge Casino cash: $3666717	I saw my least favorite classmate the other day ... still hate him. If he will be present at a reunion then I'm passing. __________________ A D with Sneed is a D indeed.
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07-30-2016, 11:46 PM	#48
Frosty Go Beavers! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Warshington Casino cash: $5718243	One thing that's kind of shitty is my wife has never been invited to any of her reunions. Her 30 should be this summer and we have heard nothing despite her parents still living in the same place they were when she went to school plus she is on Facebook and Classmates (at one time). She isn't hard to find even though we don't live in the area any more. Word is that the people the run the reunions basically just invite their friends and people that ran in their circle in high school (ie, not the one my wife was in). She kinda would like to go but I'm thinking "**** 'em if they are going to act like that".
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07-31-2016, 12:09 AM	#49
CoMoChief Mahomes Dynasty Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $8052254	With FB, no one seemed to care about the 10yr HS reuinion in my class. Myself included. The people who I wish to keep in touch with from HS I keep in touch with. Don't care to see people I never really hung out with or people I didn't like. My 10yr was 4 yrs ago, grad in 2002. They set up a FB page and I think only about 30-40 ppl showed up (out of a class of 500+), and that included spouses. __________________
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07-31-2016, 07:24 AM	#52
PunkinDrublic Stay down bitch! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $6460670	I really went through a socially awkward phase in High School. No hard feelings, but I really don't have any interest in going back. __________________ Disappointing my parents since 1976
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07-31-2016, 12:33 PM	#54
Valiant Valiant 'The Thread Killer' Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $6452380	My 20th is next year. We only had a 10 year. I think a 5 or 15 would have been better. Most of the girls were fat and horrendous at the 10 year. No idea how that will improve at the 20. I talk to one person from my grade out of 300. I think we had 60 maybe 70 go to the 10year. I guess like most, people dont care anymore with social media.
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07-31-2016, 01:20 PM	#57
Mosbonian On Hiatus Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $2609700	My 40th was in 2014 and because of a job change that had me moving to SC at the same time, I didn't get to go. I went to my 10th and more people knew my wife, who went to our rival school, than recognized me. But it was a great time! I haven't lived close enough to the KC area to go to any more reunions, and events in my life have also played a part in not being able to go. I stay in touch with alot of my classmates via Facebook....and most of them are good people who are doing well for themselves. For my class of 300+ we have lost more than our share to cancer, suicides, traffic accidents, other terminal illnesses, and just getting older. It's a shame to see that list get a little longer each year. Most of my class have or will turn 60 this year....so i guess that is expected. My HS years weren't that bad but then again i was a jock/geek hybrid to some extent. I wasn't in the popular crowd but had many friends. Funny how as the years go by and you get further from those HS years how all the "wrongs" you perceived were done to you in HS seem so petty and your grudges go away. I just never understood hanging on to that anger and frustration....
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07-31-2016, 01:50 PM	#58
Chief Pagan Sometimes it's black and white Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Casino cash: $3794900	I skipped all the ones up to the 20, went to the 20, and skipped the 25, even though I happened to already be in town. Large class (500+). There was a small core of students I liked, but I mostly didn't like HS. They asked for a show of hands of how many still lived inside of the school district and it seemed around half. Not expecting that. Sure, those that are still local are more likely to go to the reunion, but we are talking Johnson County here. Out of all the places in KC you might live, you end up within a couple of miles of the high school? Sheeish. It was interesting to see how people turned out. There was one gal who still looked really hot after 20 years, but she was the exception. But walking around the reunion mostly just reminded me that I have nothing in common with these people and how many hours I spent in class bored out of my mind.
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07-31-2016, 01:52 PM	#59
bevischief .... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere Kansas Casino cash: $8659352 VARSITY	Screw them. There is a reason why you don't talk to them.
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07-31-2016, 01:54 PM	#60
tecumseh Veteran Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sweet Spot Casino cash: $9990615	I went to two high schools. Transferring to a new school my senior year. The school I came from was in an impovershed community and people would look at me weird when I told them were I transferred. Maybe 5 people from my first school I would be interested in having a beer with, not worth a H.S. reunion though. I tried facebook for about a month but I don't have the time and lost interest.
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