tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post274180432048098817..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Betty Rose and Minnie (Part One)Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-18923998279271117642015-05-23T09:35:57.784-07:002015-05-23T09:35:57.784-07:00Robin, you were lucky enough to drive. I never ha...Robin, you were lucky enough to drive. I never had a car when I was in high school, but there were a good many students who did drive and I think what you describe was the case for them as well. It was the students who rode the early bus or got dropped of by parents like I did who ended up waiting and congregating. We were the captives of the schedules of others.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-23923352278007157002015-05-23T08:53:32.424-07:002015-05-23T08:53:32.424-07:00I don't remember congregating anywhere before ...I don't remember congregating anywhere before school started. When I started driving to school it was very often a race to make it to my first class (from the parking lot) before the bell rang. I think I tended to arrive pretty close to "time" all the way through.... ha!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-27445322176185617162015-05-22T13:36:00.478-07:002015-05-22T13:36:00.478-07:00Kat, I guess that's just the way people are--s...Kat, I guess that's just the way people are--stick with their groups and not welcome outsiders.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-26830422716453238952015-05-20T14:07:45.715-07:002015-05-20T14:07:45.715-07:00I never arrived early enough to have to wait. I w...I never arrived early enough to have to wait. I walked to school with all the kids in my neighborhood. Then we broke off into our groups. <br />Your bleachers story reminds me of me sitting at my son's baseball games. There are clicks of parents and while we all say hi no one reaches outside of their click to welcome new comers.Kathryn Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755466843555856661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-23507414060063990952015-05-16T21:43:45.131-07:002015-05-16T21:43:45.131-07:00Elizabeth, your bus really was cutting things shor...Elizabeth, your bus really was cutting things short! I tried to avoid riding the bus as much as possible though sometimes I did have to ride the bus home in the afternoon if there was no one to pick me up from school. In my sophomore and junior years I don't remember having any friends that I hung out with regularly. I did have a few in my senior year and we were all relatively quiet guys.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-35582122137065671622015-05-16T21:40:35.497-07:002015-05-16T21:40:35.497-07:00DG, your educational background sounds rather gent...DG, your educational background sounds rather genteel. My experience was always in public schools which was okay with me. You were smart to have become involved with activities like you did. I just went to school and then went home and was involved in very very little.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-50653327072712036842015-05-16T21:37:52.893-07:002015-05-16T21:37:52.893-07:00Actually, Ann, I would imagine some of the other s...Actually, Ann, I would imagine some of the other students would look at the group I hung around and would think we were strange. I went to my 25th reunion and it was interesting. I think there was still a social pecking order like you experienced, but for most of us things had evened out to the point where we more curious about each other on that night, but since then I've seen very few of them. <br /><br />Talking about Southern roots, General Stonewall Jackson is in my family tree and you don't get too much more "Southern" than him. Though I was actually born in Cleveland, Ohio.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-9967732874955573972015-05-16T21:32:53.813-07:002015-05-16T21:32:53.813-07:00Barbara, I was on my father's schedule so he d...Barbara, I was on my father's schedule so he dropped me off early because of that. Otherwise I would have had to ride the bus and I wasn't too keen on that. I was like you in that I was one of the smarter kids so those were the students I often related to best, but I got along okay with just about everyone--just didn't get too close to many.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-39773406855736223532015-05-16T20:00:37.002-07:002015-05-16T20:00:37.002-07:00I think most students either went to the cafeteria...I think most students either went to the cafeteria or hung around outside until the bells rang for the first class at my high school. I guess I didn't do much in the morning because I rode the bus up until I was a junior and it always got there about 5 minutes before class started. During my senior year I hung out with two of my best friends outside of our art class (which was in a separate building from the high school) until school started. I had three close friends in high school and we were definitely the nerds, and I was the quiet one. Looking forward to next week's post :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165210377903518274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-74659990279904358582015-05-16T16:27:56.986-07:002015-05-16T16:27:56.986-07:00JoJo, the smoking areas in schools back then kind ...JoJo, the smoking areas in schools back then kind of shocked me. I figured our school was an anomaly in allowing smoking. It's funny how we think of ourselves and how other actually perceive us. I've had girls years after the fact tell me that they thought I was kind of cool, but stuck up. Totally different from the way I thought of myself.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-18640454649583653942015-05-16T12:02:34.657-07:002015-05-16T12:02:34.657-07:00I went to an all girls school- not private, just a...I went to an all girls school- not private, just archaic, where guys from the neighboring school (all boys) were allowed to visit and socialize outside the buildings, where all the teachers could see them. . .there was no open building to wait for classes. I had a close group of 4-6 friends at any given time that endured from the 10 -12 grades. I worked on the school newspaper doing layout and as music columnist. I was an honour student, loved art, French class and drama class, and English Lit. I belonged to the Beta Club and only cut class once with my BFF and got caught - I only got a small slap on the wrist and a mini lecture about getting off on the wrong track. . .most kids at the school were okay.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-61876520471796425172015-05-16T11:30:35.839-07:002015-05-16T11:30:35.839-07:00I'm waiting for May 23rd. I would probably hav...I'm waiting for May 23rd. I would probably have been in that strange group of girls if they had let me. lol <br /><br />I moved back to my hometown about 15 years ago to help my mother and two handicapped siblings. It has been interesting reconnecting with people. The ones that are fun in perverse way are those still trapped in the social pecking order of our school days. Honestly, being the school geek can be quite freeing.<br /><br />I knew you had to have Southern roots with a name like Arlee. Although, the more I have met people, I think there are many common factors throughout the United States.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-82789282127028396952015-05-16T07:38:28.335-07:002015-05-16T07:38:28.335-07:00I usually didn't get to high school very long ...I usually didn't get to high school very long before school let in. If weather was nice, we'd be outside, if weather was bad we had a large foyer between the school and gym. I had three "best" friends throughout high school, two girls and a boy. A handful of other girls that I truly enjoyed being around. I did have a couple of semesters where I was stuck in a lunch period separate from any of my regular friends. That meant I had to branch out a little and hang with some girls I shared classes with. Since I was smart, I knew and associated with a lot of the "smart" kids. I guess my main crowd was average to semi-popular. But I got along with every crowd in school settings. I only truly opened up and was myself with my besties. Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-3843973730198734982015-05-16T05:49:57.313-07:002015-05-16T05:49:57.313-07:00The cafeteria was usually open before classes star...The cafeteria was usually open before classes started and that's where we'd all go. They had donuts and other pastries for sale too. Before the cafeteria started to let kids wait there, you'd just go to your locker from the bus and then up to homeroom. There was a smoking area outside the cafeteria but I didn't hang out w/ anyone who smoked. I did have friends in school, although I remember being friendless and lonely. Then my cousin always says, 'you were never home! you had so many friends! go look at how many people signed your yearbook!' And then I do look at it and some of the kids wrote, 'to the girl with a million friends'. I had two groups I hung around with...the ones involved w/ our high school radio station and then another group that were just normal, non partying, fun kids. My now husband told me I was unapproachable b/c I was always in a pack of kids in the halls and cafeteria, and he thought I was one of the most popular girls in school. Funny that I don't remember it that way at all. My friends' parties actually consisted of pop, pizza, chips and candy. Never alcohol.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com