Metal Sludge Gossip Board

When Did you graduate HS?

Right on 2000. Most of my formed school memories happened in the late 80's and 90's.

class of 87 (i've told you i'm fucking old lol)...d.m.

1982 - graduated, then Screaming for Vengeance came out in July. Yeah!

90-92 those were hair metals best years
Dating cheerleader - being Legit Boss- voting for Trixter “one in a million” having Metal Metal Edge Edge in backpack with WWF magazine- dreaming and making plans for the dream life ahead- I won lottery game in life #yep

Class of 2006.

Class of 1988

06

1988

We don't have high school over here.
I think that's mainly a US thing....

Interesting poll with interesting results.

Seems like the majority of people here (as expected) are people who were in high school during the heydey of 80s rock, etc. But there's a second contingent of guys who are probably from the first era that was in their "waste time on the internet" phase when Metal Sludge was first a thing, like myself.

1988

1984

1984

We don't "graduate" as such over here, we just do our exams and then leave. Mine was '87.

LeeRatbag wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:21 am We don't "graduate" as such over here, we just do our exams and then leave. Mine was '87.

Do you do those exams at about 16-18 years of age? If so, then that's similar.

Rocker4Real wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:39 am

LeeRatbag wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:21 am We don't "graduate" as such over here, we just do our exams and then leave. Mine was '87.

Do you do those exams at about 16-18 years of age? If so, then that's similar.

Here in the NL it's a bit different. After primary school (age 12) you go to a school best suited to your intelligence. Depending to which level school you go it will be 3 to 6 years...

Class of 2005

Class of 2002 here!

Mojo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:34 pmClass of 2006.

Same.. had a group of friends heavily into a lot of this stuff. GnR/Aerosmith (obviously from my name here) was our shit. It's weird to think that Permanent Vacation by Aerosmith when I graduated is the equivalent to me listening Bringing Low by Flo Rida now. Time warps your mind/perception.

Rocker4Real wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:39 am

LeeRatbag wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:21 am We don't "graduate" as such over here, we just do our exams and then leave. Mine was '87.

Do you do those exams at about 16-18 years of age? If so, then that's similar.

When Lee and I were at school, you did exams at 16 - O (ordinary) Levels or GCSEs, depending your age, as they changed the name in '88 - then you could either stay on until 18 and take A (advance) Level exams, or go to college for 2 years on a more vocational course, or leave and try to get a job. Now you have to stay in some sort of full time education until 18, though that can include apprenticeships which are 4 days working and 1 day college.

I took my A levels in 1990.

Rocker4Real wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:39 am

LeeRatbag wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:21 am We don't "graduate" as such over here, we just do our exams and then leave. Mine was '87.

Do you do those exams at about 16-18 years of age? If so, then that's similar.

General exams (GCSEs these days, O-levels when I was there) are at 16, those who wish to stay on for A-levels finish at 18.

In the 90's and we moved the summer right before freshman year so I started high school in a new school not knowing anyone!

The town we were in was a "cool" town. Everyone grew up too fast. There was beer/booze, parties, rock & roll, kissing and fucking, all good. The town we moved to was like the twilight zone. I showed up in my ripped jeans and Guns n Roses shirt.
All the guys were wearing baggy jeans, sports/team shirts and baseball hats to class which was unheard of in my previous town.

And yes...the day came where I was wearing a Winger shirt and some dude called me Stewart. I thought he was saying I looked like Rod Stewart.

1989.

1986

1986.

Should have been 1985, but I was too busy doing drugs to get to class, so the entire year was blown.

St_Augustines_Pears wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:43 pm Class of 1988

me too.

91'. JV Football / social studies teacher knocked up the girl I have a crush on and she was sent away.

2001 when I completed my a levels