Have you, or would you

[Australis]

I missed my 20th, and they didn't have a 30th. That said, I hated school, but I'd like to think the people we are now aren't the people we were then. Surely none of you would still want to be the same shallow 18 year old, all acne and odd fashion sense.

So yeah, if something comes up, and I'm not at the entirely low point my life currently is, I'd go.

 

[John Clark]

No. I regularly see all but one of the people from school that I want to see.

I wasn't a big fan of my school years. College was better

 

[Q2UnME]

Nope, never went and not planning to ever go. I've kept in touch with a few close friends, but as for the rest, no desire to cross paths with them again. They were buttheads 26 years ago, I doubt anything has changed that....

Q2

 

[Spot's Meow]

I didn't absolutely hate high school, but I don't really have any desire to see the people I went with either. I don't currently talk to anyone from then. I had one or two really close friends at the time but things ended with them and they are different people, so I don't really feel like reconnecting with them. I would probably go just out of curiousity, and honestly I feel like I am doing a lot better in life than many of them so I wouldn't feel nervous or ashamed or anything (though I wouldn't go around bragging either). I guess in all I don't really care either way. I'd go to see what's going on with everyone and then come back and enjoy my real life.

 

[Mr. B]

I've only been out of high school six years. I'd be interested in attending as I haven't moved out of town and I am curious to see what's become of some of my classmates... although facebook gives you a pretty good idea. I'm still in touch with the few friends I had in high school so I wouldn't be terribly upset if I missed it.

 

[SeerSGB]

Wouldn't go. Frankly if I cared enough about them I would have stayed in touch. Clearly I didn't, so why would I subject myself to a night of false politeness, bullshit stories of good times, and bad food?

They tried to rope me into a reunion a couple years back-- tried to actually trick me into coming to it, I told them off and hung up the phone.

 

[Goji]

Absolutely not.

 

[Maestro]

My high school experience was average. I had a few good friends, had a few people who I couldn't get along with. However, I happily went to my 10th, and what I saw was that I was successful. I had a family, the career that I wanted, and I was doing all right. And regardless of whether or not they liked me in high school, they respected me for being successful.

I don't know if we're going to celebrate 15, but it's rapidly approaching. I'll go.

 

[Pegaritaville]

I attended my 5, 10, 15 and 25th high school class reunions. I had a great time at each of them, but I'm debating whether or not to attend the next one. I have had fun at them, but they're becoming a bit redundant. It's always the same people who show up (most of which I see on a regular basis anyway) and we seem to follow the same pattern each time (golf tourney, dinner, hit the bar and party somewhere after bar closing).

 

[Emher]

Already had one for HS, but that's because I went to special classes and it was a 10th year celebration/reunion for the unit. Kinda fun.

Would definetly go to grade school reunion. Now I hated grade school, it was the most painful time of my life. BUT. I would like to go and shove the fact that I'm still alive and doing pretty good down my old tormentors throats.

 

[Spot's Meow]

Forgot to mention that my class would likely never have a reunion. We were possibly the class with the least school spirit ever. Very apathetic. We didn't even have a senior trip because no one bothered to raise money for it and plan it. A thoughtful teacher tried to plan one for us at the last minute, but only about 10 people signed up and it was cancelled. So I can't really see anyone planning a reunion.

 

[Mr Awe]

They were buttheads 26 years ago, I doubt anything has changed that....

It's funny but this seems to be the general reaction in this forum. Didn't like school, have nothing to say, etc. Maybe it's an indication of the general level of social skills.

Anyway, I found the opposite to be true. People I didn't care for in HS were at least tolerable if not down right interesting to talk one. After the reunion, one girl who barely registered good or bad with me during HS I wish I had known better back then. Seeing how people changed and what happened in their lives made it all worthwhile.

Mr Awe

 

[FrontLine]

I went to my 20th last year and had an absolute blast. My wifes 20th is this year and we are going to that as well.

 

[Shatmandu]

Go to a class reunion?

Nope.

I wouldn't be comfortable with my wife shaking hands with the women who used the same hand to shake my doodle back then.

Joe, funny that way

 

[Aurian]

I havent been to a reunion, but i think I would be ok with going. I still hang out with one of my former class-mates so I would just make sure she came. Then atleast I could sit around and talk trash with her all night if everyone else turned out to be dreadful bores... You know.. like I am

 

[Warp Coil]

My 10-year reunion was last year and I didn't go, so that answers the question. Honestly, out of a graduating class of 700+ people, there are probably only about twenty people who I would like to see again. What are the odds of them showing up? The age of Facebook has changed things a bit, as well. Several high school classmates have friended me, and that's fine, but most of them aren't people I cared about. A few are, and I've made the extra effort to reach out to them. Honestly, every time I browse through Facebook looking at everyone from my graduating class, I come across many names and faces that I don't remember!

 

[Shatmandu]

I forgot to mention this: I went to high school with Shannon Hoon, the dead junkie lead singer of that band with the Bee Girl in the video.

From what I heard, at the last reunion, that's all anyone was talking about, how great he was, etc.

The problem for me is that ol' sensitive signer Shannon was a well-known zit-necked dickhead date-rape buzzcut jock asswipe the four years I knew he existed. His claim to fame was that he liked to trip people smaller than him. What a guy.

He tried to push me around once but stopped when I reminded him that my crazy older brother was a) crazy and b) would strangle him to death and laugh.

And that's another reason while I'll never bother to go back.

Joe, forth

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

No i would not. Most of the people i went to high school with were assholes and i have no desire to see them again.

 

[Mallory]

Nope. Never have and I never will. I've kept in touch with my friends from high school and see no reason to travel across the country to spend time with people who I dropped out of my life the minute I crossed the stage at graduation.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

A couple of years ago, some of us got together and it was all right. However, it wasn't an official reunion, just a sort of party for the old gang. I don't think I'd want to go to an "official" function ful of a bunch of people I couldn't stand in the first place exchanging "so what do you do now"s.

I forgot to mention this: I went to high school with Shannon Hoon, the dead junkie lead singer of that band with the Bee Girl in the video.

From what I heard, at the last reunion, that's all anyone was talking about, how great he was, etc.

The problem for me is that ol' sensitive signer Shannon was a well-known zit-necked dickhead date-rape buzzcut jock asswipe the four years I knew he existed. His claim to fame was that he liked to trip people smaller than him. What a guy.

Kind of takes the steam out that sad Behind the Music moment.