Did you attend your 10 year High School Reunion?

[hihowareyou]

I''ll go. While facebook is a nice way to keep up to date with what people are doing it is very impersonal and sometimes it is nice to step out from behind the computer screen. High school wasn''t the greatest period in my life but I did meet lots of great people and I am not bitter about anything.

My high school was pretty cliquey but not in a nasty way. I remember at our graduation party talking to a few girls who I always thought were ''too cool'' for us. It was funny because when I mentioned it was such a shame that we''d never gotten to know each other better during all the years we''d been going to the same school they revealed that they had thought that we were ''too cool'' for them too.

I am terrible at keeping in contact with people. I barely talk to any of my old school friends anymore even though most are wonderful people and I really should make more of an effort to keep them in my life. It is terrible how sometimes we get so caught up in other things that we don''t notice years going by and friendships drifting apart.

 

[iheartscience]

Timely topic for me-my 10 year reunion was a couple of weekends ago! My twin sister and I decided we''d skip it because we both really didn''t care that much. All of my friends in high school were older than me so I wasn''t close with anyone in my own class. I skipped my high school graduation, beach week, etc., because my sister and I were going to Europe for 2 months and the plane tickets were way cheaper if we left school a week and a half early.

Well, the night of the reunion came and I just started wishing I had gone...I have no idea why! So my sister and I drove to the reunion at the last minute (it was about an hour away) and got there right when it was wrapping up. Everyone ended going out for drinks at a different place and it was actually pretty fun to see a few of my old classmates. I didn''t remember most of them, but it was still fun. And interestingly enough, almost everyone pretty much looked the same...no one got fat and old yet!

So the point of all my rambling is that you might as well go! They only happen every 10 years and it''s not like high school-if it''s lame you can leave!

 

[asscherisme]

Nope, did not attend 10 year. Or 20 year. No desire too and no regrets.

 

[Cind11]

I went to my 10 yr. reunion and had a good time. People seemed friendlier and it was definitely less "cliqueish". And I live far enough away that I don''t run into people. I did not go to my 20th though. I had a sick kitty and wasn''t sure how much longer she would be around.

And I don''t care that I didn''t go because I keep in touch with everyone I care about anyway. So, I doubt I will ever go to another.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Nope, I already keep in touch with those I want to.

 

[miraclesrule]

Yep. I attended my 10, 20 and most recently, my 30th. If I would have to travel in order to go, then I wouldn''t bother. But since it''s here in town, it''s worth it just to see how many of the women are botoxed and how much the jocks turned unrecognizable.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I did not. I doubt I will go to any of them since I no longer live in the same state.

 

[Delster]

Nothing in the world could have persuaded me to attend that. Yikes

 

[Regular Guy]

Just realized...yes...this was the only one I went to. I think I flew in for it. I was disappointed to have not heard about a 25th. Now our year was some 36 years ago.

High school was a pretty good time. I''m now out of state, and we return to Chicago, where I went to HS, every 5 years, with next summer marking one of those 5 years. In the last several months, I''ve suddenly heard, via Facebook, from a number of High School contacts who I had not heard from since high school; amazing. Occasionally, I jingle a chain, seeing if someone wouldn''t want to put together a mini-reunion.

I have about 400 in our class. As I say, I found HS a special time. I now have an older son in his freshman year, and I think he is finding it special, too. It is a time where a lot of orientation happens. The people you do it with can become special.

If you''re at all sympathetic, I''d say go for it.

 

[HollyS]

Did not do the 10 year, 20 year, or even the 30 year. Yes, I''m that old.

For about 3-4 years after HS, I stayed in contact with several classmates. Then we all moved on. I also moved a thousand miles away, so getting to the reunions was not a priority for me. From what I can tell, looking at my alumni website, few people bother to go to the reunions; I haven''t been missing much.

 

[radiantquest]

I just had mine and didn''t go. I am in the boat with everyone else that feels that if they cared about talking to these people they would have kept in touch. I have one friend from HS. I see her every once in a while around town, but we don''t "hang out" or anything like that. The other girl that I talk to ended up becoming my SIL. I knew that she had a brother when we were in school, but never met him. Then 5 years after we graduated he and I met and married so that is a little funny. Other than those 2 I don''t talk to anyone else. I am "friends" with them on FB, but I don''t chat with them. They friend requested and I confirmed but that''s it. I don''t look at their pictures or even comment on their "walls".

 

[mayachel]

I just passed my 10 year...I didn''t go, but I''m surprised to hear how many people here felt just about the same as me! Honestly, I would have gone, *if I didn''t have anything else to do, AND it was easy*. In fact, it was easy, but I had the choice of a trip with fiance''s family, and chose that instead.

The pictures were on fb, and well...that''s good. I''d make more of an effort to go to a 20 or 25th ish type reunion. At this stage of the game I am amazed at how far away yet close 10 years has been.

 

[MagsyMay]

Thank you for all your responses! I think I will probably go after all. While I do still stay in touch with my core group of girlfriends, there are also a lot of other people I still casually stay in touch with but due to relationships, location, jobs, etc., just cannot see much.

It is the Saturday after Thanksgiving in my hometown, and I will already be at my parents'' house anyways. Not sure what else I would do on such a night on a holiday weekend, so might as well go make the best of it. If I have any terrible experiences, I will come back and eat my words, ha!

 

[loriken214]

Nope, didn''t go to my 5, 10 or 20th reunions because my DH didn''t want to go. I would have gone to the first two, but now I really don''t care much about it. I LOVED high school and was very active in various committees and clubs. Many of my friends wanted to stay in touch, but I moved on and didn''t keep up with them.

My high school has a foundation that includes all graduating classes and they have reunions with all graduates from the 40''s until 1985 when the school closed. It is really funny when they have a "homecoming" football game with players of all ages. The band and drill team reunite for the half time show...again, all ages are included....VERY FUNNY!

My 30th class reunion will be next year and I won''t go since my illnesses make it almost impossible for me to do much of anything these days.

Lori