Small Town High School Life In Oklahoma

I graduated high school in Oklahoma at a small school. My friends had thousands of kids in their graduating class…But me, I had 80. Their big school was always intimidating. I liked the simplicity of my small school, but of course it had its moments. And yes, I was one of those that married their high school sweetheart and one who still sees their classmates around town. If you had a graduating class around the 100 mark, you probably know these 16 things to be true.

You could name off your entire graduating class and your graduation ceremony lasted under one hour.

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Your math teacher already knew who you were, because they taught one of your siblings or they went to school with your parents.

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Friday night football games were THE place to be.
You actually knew what FFA was.

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Freshman year wasn’t that scary because you already knew everyone.

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…Since kindergarten.

You may have even married your high school sweetheart.

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Part of prom always meant meeting before at a friend’s house for parents to take pictures…lots of pictures.

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Reunions aren’t necessary because you see former classmates around town or on Facebook.

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But you still have them because they are fun.

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You had to make a special trip to Tulsa or Oklahoma City to buy your back-to-school clothes.

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Your weekend consisted of doing crazy things on country roads and hoping nobody found out.

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You probably passed by a few of these on your way to school.

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After graduation, your class was divided into two groups: those who stayed in town and those who moved away.

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Your parents (and you) freaked out the first time you had to drive into the city.

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You were on a first name basis with the lunch ladies and genuinely missed them when you graduated.

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Your summer jobs consisted of roller skates, ice cream or hamburgers…but you always had a summer job. Period.

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And last, but certainly not least, you wouldn’t trade the memories you made for anything in the world!

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What are some of the things you remember from your small town high school?