WHAT MOVIES/SHOWS TAUGHT US ABOUT: HIGH SCHOOL

If you were like the rest of us you probably went into 9th grade with one of these  expectations:!


1. The "HSM" expectation:
















The whole “Diversity works it self out in the end” kinda thoughts.
Where high school is nothing but NONSTOP fun, and drama. And anyone can be in a school musical. (lol.)

2. The “Mean Girls” expectation:

Maybe you thought high school was gonna be like this, constant hook ups, and break ups. Or even just your flat out general girl bitchiness. Generally speaking, this movie targets bullying, and glam. A dog-eat-dog place, always fighting to be on top, and being the most powerful. Now we can agree high school may consist of this a bit, but not so much the glam, then again my old school is known as the “artsy freak school”…awkward.



3.  The “Superbad” expectation:
       
The thought of high school is nothing but drugs, sex, alcohol and of course… PARTIES. Yes, high school does obtain some sense of this, BUT that’s not all high school is. This movie will teach you one thing, high school is all about who throws the biggest blow out of party, and getting the most girls (also, if you are into that..try watching Project X)




4.  The “Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging” expectation:

In this movie, “high school” is all about what girls LOVE,
  • Thongs
  • Boys 
  • KISSING! 
At one point or another, girls, you have wanted your high school experience to be all about BOYS and KISSING! I mean come one! Who wouldn’t (;
5.  The “Degrassi” expectation:

The whole “some how we are all connected” kinda thoughts.
The nonstop drugs, sex, screw ups, romance, crazy and scandals. And some how they all link back together.
Maybe I don’t give this show enough credit. I see the diversity in the show, how we see high school. The whole cliquey, bullying, and, I mean they have one of every “stereo type” character in the show. Maybe that is the problem. There is just too much going on.
But out of the 5, this show is probably most valid.
I don’t know about ya’ll but school for me is,
SHOW UP, “LEARN”, EAT, TALK WITH FRIENDS, GO HOME. 
I don’t feel like I’m getting the full high school experience you know? Degrassi does highlight some important things about high school that I wish I could have. But seeing that I find it hard to even pass all my PreAP classes, I don’t know how easy it would be for me to be like the girl I admire MOST from Degrassi,
 Claire.
She’s so gorgeous right? She wasn’t always like this. She started out as dorky, weird, socially awkward freshman. But soon bloomed into everything I want to be. She’s a journalist for the school print, has a cute, sweet, caring boyfriend, and even though she has rough patches, she can fight her way through. Also, she knows of everyone, and everything that goes on at school.
Lets be honest, most shows, movies, or even books forget to talk about the most important aspect of school…
THE WORK! My current HOPE & PRAYER in school is, GOOD GRADES!
But other than that, I want to take all this hype about high school and channel it to make my high school years the best years of my life!
I want to try everything.

I bet when you heard that sentence what came into your head was,
  • Sex
  • Drugs
  • Alcohol
When I really meant GETTING INVOLVED
  • Trying new things
  • Join Clubs
  • Be active in school funded things
  • Hang posters
  • Stay after school
  • Make new friends
  • Talk to people who you usually wouldn't
  • STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE! 
  • Try new styles
  • Try new hair
  • DATE
But everything you need to remember,
“Whatever it takes, I know I can make it through”
we can make it through high school together!!!