One last chuckle over my middle school yearbooks before I burn them in the campfire on my next camping trip
Middle school yearbooks. Why does such a thing even exist? Why would anyone want a permanent reminder of the worst years of their lives? Better yet, why do I still have mine after twenty years?
(For some of my former students, middle school was the best years of their lives. This is only possible if, by 18, you have children and a dead-end job to worry about instead of high school graduation.)
Highlights:
* 7th graders are not very original. "Have a great summer!" "Nice knowing you!" "Keep in touch!"
* Two people who both wound up dead by 30 signed my 8th grade yearbook on the same page. Yikes.
* One entry cites Guns 'n' Roses, the Beatles, and Bon Jovi. Ah, 1988 (and classic rock radio).
* Karen, your 8th grade entry used the word "fantabulous." Mad props.
* As someone inevitably says every time one of my high school classmates gets bored and uploads ancient scanned photos to Facebook: "Oh my god, the hair!"
That was terrifying. I'm not sure I can wait until my next camping trip. Maybe they'll fit in the backyard grill...
Middle school yearbooks. Why does such a thing even exist? Why would anyone want a permanent reminder of the worst years of their lives? Better yet, why do I still have mine after twenty years?
(For some of my former students, middle school was the best years of their lives. This is only possible if, by 18, you have children and a dead-end job to worry about instead of high school graduation.)
Highlights:
* 7th graders are not very original. "Have a great summer!" "Nice knowing you!" "Keep in touch!"
* Two people who both wound up dead by 30 signed my 8th grade yearbook on the same page. Yikes.
* One entry cites Guns 'n' Roses, the Beatles, and Bon Jovi. Ah, 1988 (and classic rock radio).
* Karen, your 8th grade entry used the word "fantabulous." Mad props.
* As someone inevitably says every time one of my high school classmates gets bored and uploads ancient scanned photos to Facebook: "Oh my god, the hair!"
That was terrifying. I'm not sure I can wait until my next camping trip. Maybe they'll fit in the backyard grill...
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posted by jen at
11:09 AM
3 Comments:
But what if any of your junior high classmates become famous? Won't you want to impress all your adult friends by showing off that you knew them way back when? My kids love looking through my yearbooks to see all the famous people I went to school with (Princess Leia from Star Wars, producer of the Simpsons, Supreme Court Justice, CEO of Google, candidate for governor, visual effects emmy winner for Lost, etc)
By
Hillary, At
5:42 PM
My high school students often bring their middle school yearbooks and chuckle over them. These are the same kids who do NOT buy their high school yearbooks.
When I point out how much they like the middle school books and would like the high school ones in years to come, they just say, "nah, middle school was different, we all knew each other. No one knows anyone in high school and the books cost too much."
I guess middle school books cost $10 and parents will give cute little kids money for that but not $65 to a big, hulking kid who does nothing around the house.
They didn't make middle school books back in my day, but I do have all my high school yearbooks. Just don't know what I'll do with them.
By
dkzody, At
7:34 AM
No need to wait for camping. I say, scan any yearbook photos of yourself just in case you need any middle-school reminders, then dump it in the Weber,check if it's a Spare the Air Day,and burn that baby....You've inspired me to do the same....Love your blog. Heard about it from DKZody.
By
miss jo, At
5:41 PM
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