Clique's in highschool

SpencerH · February 19, 2004, 12:53

What clique did you, or do you, belong to in highschool?

I was in an 'intellectual' clique. In modern terms we would have been kinda Goth but without the black clothing. A couple of us were also 'athlete' clique which doesnt seem to go together, but in the early 70's the lines were more blurry I guess.

JohnT · February 19, 2004, 12:56

I couldn't stand high school and never bothered to be in any cliques. I was one of those kids who belonged to nobody, but was tolerated by all.

I made it through the entire period without belonging to a single club, running for a single office, and in my senior yearbook I was the only person w/o a single "credit" by my name.

MrFun · February 19, 2004, 12:57

Spencer, I thought you would have been in the can't-be-arsed-to-take-care-of-own-lawn high school clique.

Starchild · February 19, 2004, 13:01

Errr...the popular one. Not the so-popular-you-have-no-true-friends kind but the everyone-knows-you-and-likes-you kind. I also mixed with the softcore stoner/punk crowd.

SpencerH · February 19, 2004, 13:02

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Originally posted by MrFun
Spencer, I thought you would have been in the can't-be-arsed-to-take-care-of-own-lawn high school clique.

I became part of that clique after being part of forced-to-take-care-of-parents-lawn-clique.

Boris Godunov · February 19, 2004, 13:02

My graduating class was 13 people, out of a highschool of about 95 total. We were too small for cliques, we all just kind of schlumped together.

Arrian · February 19, 2004, 13:02

I was in the nerd group, or one of them anyway.

Although I'd say it wasn't so much that I was part of a clique, as that I WASN'T part of certain cliques. Isn't a clique by nature somewhat exclusive? I can't recall ever thinking "that guy or girl is a loser - too dumb to hand out with us. Let's exclude them."

-Arrian

SpencerH · February 19, 2004, 13:04

softcore stoner/hippie crowd describes everyone in my highschool except for the geeks

SpencerH · February 19, 2004, 13:06

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Originally posted by Boris Godunov
My graduating class was 13 people, out of a highschool of about 95 total. We were too small for cliques, we all just kind of schlumped together.

I cant imagine a class that small. I guess there wasnt much of a football team then.

Boris Godunov · February 19, 2004, 13:10

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Originally posted by SpencerH

I cant imagine a class that small. I guess there wasnt much of a football team then.

No football at the school at all--Fall sport was soccer, Winter was basketball and Spring was lacrosse. The girls had field hockey instead of soccer.

Our class was unusually small, as the average class size was about 25 students.

Verres · February 19, 2004, 13:19

I've never been part of a clique in school. It would involve actually talking to people

Sava · February 19, 2004, 13:26

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okay... I wasn't in any clique... early on, I hung out a lot with skater-types and punks, but soon expanded my taste in friends after the first year of high school. Senior year and after graduation, my close-nit group of friends consisted of one skater-type, a few non-preppy popular-types, one intellectual-type, and a few slacker-types.

I was friends with a lot of people from different groups, and I myself, didn't fit into any group. I played 2 years JV and 2 years Varsity hockey, but wasn't a jock (hockey was not a mainstream school sport at my HS, our division wasn't the same as other IHSA-Illinois-High-School-Assoc. divisions).

I'm most like JohnT's description, except for my involvement in hockey. During the "off-season" I played hockey from two different travel clubs... there was a hockey clique that consisted of different people from different social cliques in high school. After high school, I played 2 years with a junior team in the suburbs, but stopped at the end of the second year because it was obvious I wasn't going to make a career out of hockey.

I was more of a free-spirited type who crossed the clique lines and made friends with all types of people. I think kids might have more in common, personality wise, with kids from other cliques rather than the fashion-defined cliques that form in high school.

And all that bullshit disappears once you go to college.

Barinthus · February 19, 2004, 13:29

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Originally posted by JohnT
I couldn't stand high school and never bothered to be in any cliques. I was one of those kids who belonged to nobody, but was tolerated by all.

Same here.

And Sava, unfortunately that depends on the college. Mine - the cliche crap continued.

chequita guevara · February 19, 2004, 13:32

The D&D clique.

St Leo · February 19, 2004, 13:42

Chess club power!

Bugs ****ing Bunny · February 19, 2004, 14:46

Clique? I think "Pariah" would be a better description. Through the terrifying act of wearing eyeliner and a spot of slap I aroused fear and loathing. Amongst the boys, anyway. It suited me just fine.

Cookie Monster · February 19, 2004, 14:50

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Originally posted by JohnT
I couldn't stand high school and never bothered to be in any cliques. I was one of those kids who belonged to nobody, but was tolerated by all.

I made it through the entire period without belonging to a single club, running for a single office, and in my senior yearbook I was the only person w/o a single "credit" by my name.

Ditto and I'll add that the only picture of me in my yearbook was the one that had my name and address in it.

Knowing what I know now, if I had high school to do over again I would cause a lot of trouble for those cliques. I would make my statement of individuality known and attack those foolish groups of losers. Nah.....on second thought I'd probably fly under the radar again............

Bereta_Eder · February 19, 2004, 14:56

Independent but with friendly relations with the cool clique, the heavymetal clique and the intellectual/geek clique. Enemy of the "fraternity types" clique and the militarist/microsoft airplane simulation clique.

Elok · February 19, 2004, 16:07

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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
The D&D clique.

I thought they preferred to be called "dungeon dwellers."

Asher · February 19, 2004, 16:10

I hung out with skater-types. Still do, since I know most of them from high school, though most don't skate anymore and just dress like it.

Jon Miller · February 19, 2004, 16:12

I was the outcast

I talked to the other smart kids in school but hung out with no one

JOn Miller

Jon Miller · February 19, 2004, 16:13

currently I hang out with physicists and gamers (Well currently currently I hang out with physicists and some of those game also)

not good for the ladies btw

Jon Miluler

Verres · February 19, 2004, 16:18

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Originally posted by Jon Miller
currently I hang out with physicists and gamers

Could be worse...i hang out with a tv and conspicuous lack of alcohol.

GePap · February 19, 2004, 16:30

I wasn't part of any cliques, just hung out with a small group of people.

There were a few cliques in my class (of over 700 students), but most people were not part of one of them..too busy drinking coffee, stressing themselves about academics and getting into Ivy leagues.

SpencerH · February 19, 2004, 17:16

A whole school clique then!

Of nerds..........

GePap · February 19, 2004, 17:24

we will have our revenge

lightblue · February 19, 2004, 17:24

Hmm, I suppose I was in the "athlete" clique though the only real two separate groups there were were the skaters/potsmokers and the preppie/coke users. I belonged to neither of those as i spent all my free time and periods playing basketball. I suppose that as i was dating the head cheerleader and was basketball captain, i'd have been chief jock in an american school

SpencerH · February 19, 2004, 17:29

Hmmm, you appear to be the starring member of the jock clique.

Of course, most of those guys live short unexciting lives after highschool. Most become used car salesmen, or the victims of nerdy serial killers (see above posts) out for revenge on the jocks who stuffed them into lockers in highschool.

lightblue · February 19, 2004, 17:32

Sport wasn't big in my school, though we ended up with a few olympians in my year (swimming, tennis). It was all about drugs, which i didn't do.

I am afraid I have carried the jockdom through to college though and have recently upped it back to school levels again. But somehow i combine this with a Comp Sci degree and playing MMORPGs... What is the combo between a nerd and a jock called?

GePap · February 19, 2004, 17:34

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Originally posted by SpencerH
Hmmm, you appear to be the starring member of the jock clique.

Of course, most of those guys live short unexciting lives after highschool. Most become used car salesmen, or the victims of nerdy serial killers (see above posts) out for revenge on the jocks who stuffed them into lockers in highschool.

Our jocks were Nerds, so you can be a sporty nerd... being a jock is not only about being sports driven, but a certain mindlessness as well.