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8ballrollin · 11-05-2007, 04:22 AM

Some of the posts in the "Inherent the Wind" thread had me thinking about other institutionally-sanctioned oddities from my education at the hands of the state of California.

- Roller-skating was a PE elective in Jr High. As was archery. If you were caught shooting an arrow at the neighboring Christian academy, you received an automatic "F". On the last day of the class various deviants all shot arrows at the future Ned Flanders’ school.

- My HS had a smoking section. If you were 18 (I guess) you could go to this painted-off area and smoke. I'm sure there were also long conversions on Dio vs. Ozzie and JP vs. Dokken going on there as well.

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BigFatMeanie · 11-05-2007, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

Some of the posts in the "Inherent the Wind" thread had me thinking about other institutionally-sanctioned oddities from my education at the hands of the state of California.

- Roller-skating was a PE elective in Jr High. As was archery. If you were caught shooting an arrow at the neighboring Christian academy, you received an automatic "F". On the last day of the class various deviants all shot arrows at the future Ned Flanders’ school.

- My HS had a smoking section. If you were 18 (I guess) you could go to this painted-off area and smoke. I'm sure there were also long conversions on Dio vs. Ozzie and JP vs. Dokken going on there as well.

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Did you go to Torrey Pines? That was the only school I've ever heard of with a smoking section...

BigFatMeanie · 11-05-2007, 04:25 AM

Table tennis was a PE elective in my high school. You had to take a test on the rules of the game and then play a certain number of games throughout the term. Easy A.

8ballrollin · 11-05-2007, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BigFatMeanie

Table tennis was a PE elective in my high school. You had to take a test on the rules of the game and then play a certain number of games throughout the term. Easy A.

We had badminton. It was fun. A FB player, who went on to play D-1, sent a kid to the hospital with a shuttlecock to the eye.

Staying with badminton for a moment, my HS had a badminton team (yes, seriously). It was a girls sport. A male band nerd (no offense and present company excluded, of course) sued to be on the team. He won. Imagine how embarrassed he must be about that today...

NorCal Cat · 11-07-2007, 07:38 AM

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Did you go to Torrey Pines? That was the only school I've ever heard of with a smoking section...

I'm sure many schools had them in CA. The high schools in my area did also. That was before my time though. During my time, the smoking section was in the boys room, or down at the 7-11.

TripletDaddy · 11-05-2007, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

Some of the posts in the "Inherent the Wind" thread had me thinking about other institutionally-sanctioned oddities from my education at the hands of the state of California.

- Roller-skating was a PE elective in Jr High. As was archery. If you were caught shooting an arrow at the neighboring Christian academy, you received an automatic "F". On the last day of the class various deviants all shot arrows at the future Ned Flanders’ school.

- My HS had a smoking section. If you were 18 (I guess) you could go to this painted-off area and smoke. I'm sure there were also long conversions on Dio vs. Ozzie and JP vs. Dokken going on there as well.

As you are moved, please share your own…

I loved growing up in SoCal. We would start school in Sep, then immediately proceed to get a day off for Rosh Hoshanna and a day off for Yom Kippur. I love Jews!

When I went to BYU for my freshman year, I remember asking if we got the Jewish holidays off. I was naive.

I was also dumbfounded that Pioneer Day was a state holiday.

Clark Addison · 11-05-2007, 01:38 PM

We had some of these.

My school had a smoking area, right outside a back entrance, and it was certainly not restricted to 18+. This was the 80's, so things might have changed.

Also had Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur off. The school was about 50% Jewish.

We didn't have cheerleaders, as we felt they were beneath us.

99% of the students went on to college. One of the last issues of the student newspaper had a list of all seniors and where they were going. God help you if you listed a community college.

A higher percentage of my HS teachers were PhDs than my teachers my first two years at BYU.

As you can probably tell, I went to HS in a very wealthy area.

SteelBlue · 11-05-2007, 02:17 PM

My HS had a smoking section. The punishment for being caught smoking weed was to pick up cigarette butts in the smoking section for a week. I always had the impression that the confiscated weed went directly into the teachers lounge.

Jeff Lebowski · 11-05-2007, 02:27 PM

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My HS had a smoking section. The punishment for being caught smoking weed was to pick up cigarette butts in the smoking section for a week. I always had the impression that the confiscated weed went directly into the teachers lounge.

We definitely had a smoking section. Just outside the NW doors by the corner of the building.

Mormon Red Death · 11-05-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

We definitely had a smoking section. Just outside the NW doors by the corner of the building.

you went to highland?

11-05-2007, 04:22 AM	#1
8ballrollin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Posts: 1,287	Public HS oddities of yesteryear Some of the posts in the "Inherent the Wind" thread had me thinking about other institutionally-sanctioned oddities from my education at the hands of the state of California. - Roller-skating was a PE elective in Jr High. As was archery. If you were caught shooting an arrow at the neighboring Christian academy, you received an automatic "F". On the last day of the class various deviants all shot arrows at the future Ned Flanders’ school. - My HS had a smoking section. If you were 18 (I guess) you could go to this painted-off area and smoke. I'm sure there were also long conversions on Dio vs. Ozzie and JP vs. Dokken going on there as well. As you are moved, please share your own…

11-05-2007, 04:25 AM	#3
BigFatMeanie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Jordan Posts: 1,725	Table tennis was a PE elective in my high school. You had to take a test on the rules of the game and then play a certain number of games throughout the term. Easy A.

11-05-2007, 01:38 PM	#7
Clark Addison Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 638	We had some of these. My school had a smoking area, right outside a back entrance, and it was certainly not restricted to 18+. This was the 80's, so things might have changed. Also had Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur off. The school was about 50% Jewish. We didn't have cheerleaders, as we felt they were beneath us. 99% of the students went on to college. One of the last issues of the student newspaper had a list of all seniors and where they were going. God help you if you listed a community college. A higher percentage of my HS teachers were PhDs than my teachers my first two years at BYU. As you can probably tell, I went to HS in a very wealthy area.

11-05-2007, 02:17 PM	#8
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	My HS had a smoking section. The punishment for being caught smoking weed was to pick up cigarette butts in the smoking section for a week. I always had the impression that the confiscated weed went directly into the teachers lounge.