Re: SO TELL US, WERE YOU A HOMECOMING QUEEN, CHEER... - Page 10

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

@151949 wrote:
@Ms tyrion2 wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@haddon9 wrote:
None of the above. I have to say that in 1972 the year that I graduated it was a time generally when kids weren't as into those sorts of things. In addition, out of a class of over 700 at a large suburban high school only 100 students attended the prom.

It was a time of what is now called classic rock, student unrest and many being if only in dress a hippie. It just wan't cool to be a cheerleader.
Someone else who graduated in 73 was telling me about high school in those times.I'm glad I was in HS before then. I graduated in '66.
I graduated in 1973 and it was a good time to be young. The social issues that arose during that time did a lot to form my ideals and opinions.the music was the best ever. The clothes and jewelry were cool.

I loved the hippy look and I was on the pom squad my junior year. That squad was a good mix of different groups in the school.
You have the polar opposite POV from the guy who was telling me about his high school years. He said there were few activities & what there was no one attended. School was a major drag. Many of his friends were high all the time. The fashion of the day was old worn out or ripped army surplus clothes. They all cut school at every possible opportunity.

@151949 OMG! Unfortunately it's what I remember and I'm not proud of it at all. Yes we cut class a lot, wore scruffy clothes with lots of tie dye & embroidered jeans for girls. I wouldn't say that school was a drag and I participaed in some clubs but it was definatly a different time.

The music & concerts were great back then & affordable!

Teddie · ‎03-10-2010

I was not an outgoing girl in high school. I remember being nominated along with another friend for a class position and hoping I wouldn't get elected. I was not into sports but was in Speech & Drama and also was in the journalism class plus did photography while working on the yearbook for two years.

My class was fairly small, under 70 kids. I didn't feel we had cliques in our class. I was friendly with and enjoyed everyone.

insomniac2 · ‎02-20-2016

I was a very good student and could play the piano rather well. I was friendly--to a point

--with popular girls who also played piano. But I was not a member of the "in crowd."

tends2dogs · ‎05-08-2010

@muttmom wrote:
I was gymnast and a winter cheerleader.

I was on junior prom court but left school right after prom and didn't return until graduation the following year. I did not have a problem with the football team, rather had my left leg amputated due to cancer.

Oh my gosh, @muttmom. I am so sorry to hear this. I have to say that it certainly didn't effect your sense of humor!!! I kind of doubt if this ever held you back in your life. I hope things are well with you now.

Fear not Brothers and Sisters! I have read THE BOOK..........we win!!!

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

Outside of the desire to own a pair of majorette boots, I had no desire to be any of the above. In 7th grade, there was a shortage of junior high girls interested in trying out for cheerleaders. The coach then started recruiting girls she was interested in seeing try out, and I was one of the chosen ones, although she knew I was not all that interested.

I didn't even tell my close friends I was trying out. When my class was dismissed to go to the auditorium for the tryouts, my friends thought I was in the bathroom until they saw me on the floor as a candidate.

I was very nervous, but did my cheer routine perfectly, and had a lot of crowd support from my friends, classmates, and students I didn't even know! The coach told me later I actually had more crowd support than the popular girls who tried out; I just knew it was very loud in that auditorium.

Wouldn't you know, I did make the top 6; the 4 popular girls who desperately wanted to be cheerleaders, and 2 of us who were recruited by the coach as alternates. I never got to cheer at a game, and I never let myself get talked into tryouts again.

Lapdog · ‎12-18-2012

I also graduated in 1972. It was wonderful time for me. Moved my Jr year so I went from a class of 900 to a class of 300 as the new girl. Boy did I love all the attention.

At my old school we could not wear pants. So, things were very different.

The guy I was dating financial situation was such that he could not take me to the prom.

I tried out for cheerleading in the earlier years but I could never do the splits.

My siblings were in band, but, I used all my free time riding and showing horses.

The only thing I remember that every one had to have, were go-go boots

Memories!

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

I graduated high school in 1962. No cheering etc, as I had a bus to catch right after school (and it was easily a 5 mile walk). I was in some clubs, so I describe myself as a member of the "outer ring of the inner circle". I was a member of a very special 4 years group in my H.S. (that group included Goldie Hawn, Connie Chung, Carl Bernstein, Nora Roberts, Sonny Jackson etc). A number of us went on to Univ. of Me, where I did join a sorority (which I enjoyed). The sixties were a memorable time to grow up, and I'm proud that I became a feminist, and subsequently grew into t h e woman, wife and mother that I a m today.

Citrine1 · ‎03-09-2010

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@tends2dogs I was a closet cheerleader... practiced all the time in my room infront of the mirror..... always wanted to be one! BUT, Only the popularSUPER RICH girls were ever Cheerleaders in my schools, same for homecoming queen etc. They were always the "click" girls who never talked to anyone not in their circle..... they had the boobs, the clothes, the hair..... the boys on the football team after them.....

I grew up in a rich part of town.... Many doctors, lawyers and such( Bill Gates area) In my school there was the super popular GROUP .... then the mid crowd GROUP( me) and then the dregs of society GROUP Who no one acknowledged or spoke to. So cruel and unfair... JUST LIKE LIFE IS IN THE REAL WORLD.

I was a cheerleader, but I was nothing like @SeaMaiden described. I went to a public school in a middle class neighborhood. Nobody rich went to my school. I didn't have "the boobs", didn't date football players, and wasn't in a "clique". I had many friends from many circles, yet wasn't especially popular. I was more the "artistic" type and had some "artsy" friends who were considered a little odd, but I didn't care. I was a cheerleader because I liked it, it was fun, and I was good at it.

Caligurll · ‎07-20-2014

@Lapdog wrote:
I also graduated in 1972. It was wonderful time for me. Moved my Jr year so I went from a class of 900 to a class of 300 as the new girl. Boy did I love all the attention.
At my old school we could not wear pants. So, things were very different.
The guy I was dating financial situation was such that he could not take me to the prom.
I tried out for cheerleading in the earlier years but I could never do the splits.
My siblings were in band, but, I used all my free time riding and showing horses.
The only thing I remember that every one had to have, were go-go boots
Memories!

@Lapdog Class of 68 here. We couldn't wear pants to high school either, except for picnic day at the end of the school year, and then only seniors could wear them! I did get into trouble once for wearing a granny dress (meaning empire waist, ankle length, and all covered up), I was told never to wear it to school again. But we COULD wear mini dresses! Go figure. I loved a short skirt with white go-go boots.