ABC School Days

[SulaDuck]

Anything about kindergarten through post-graduate school

A - Academic advisor

[chancebunny]

blackboard

[elcoraidercheer]

chalk

[SulaDuck]

Desks

[Karen_246]

E xtra Credit

[elcoraidercheer]

failed exams :nono:

[SulaDuck]

gum under the desk

[elcoraidercheer]

homeroom

[Nape]

ink-stained fingers

[SulaDuck]

jump-roping during recess

[ked]

kicked out of class

[SulaDuck]

Letter sweater

[Nape]

mandatory attendance

[CleDvy]

"No running in the halls!"

[elcoraidercheer]

open-book tests

[SulaDuck]

Psychology major

[northbluffer]

Quiet in study hall.

[Txsweeper]

Reading, writing and 'rithmatic

[pechuna]

Spelling

[SulaDuck]

tutoring

[CleDvy]

Underwear's been wedgied again! Curse those bullies...

[Nape]

valedictorian :grad:

[elcoraidercheer]

Writting papers :type:

[Nape]

X-ing out days on the calendar until spring break

[elcoraidercheer]

Yearning for home

[Karen_246]

Zipping through the hallways, running to class...

[Nape]

alphabetical order for roll call

[chancebunny]

book report

[elcoraidercheer]

calculator

[chancebunny]

ditching class

[elcoraidercheer]

eight o'clock classes :sleep2:

[Nape]

fire drills

[biliter2]

Getting a "C" in gym.

[SulaDuck]

host family for exchange student

[Nape]

intramural volleyball

[pechuna]

Jazz Club

[Nape]

kindergarten roundup

[SulaDuck]

lunch room

[Nape]

matriculation

[chancebunny]

no nonsense teachers

[SulaDuck]

ordering your school ring

[pechuna]

Paying tuition

[northbluffer]

Quizz after the lecture

[SulaDuck]

Rhodes scholar

[elcoraidercheer]

Snow Days :snowman:

[Nape]

teacher's pet

[chancebunny]

unscheduled tests

[Nape]

vague homework directions

[SulaDuck]

workbook exercises

[Nape]

X marks the win for OUR team

[pechuna]

Arithmetic

[Nape]

Yardstick rarely used anymore to smack students. Ah, thems were the days.

[northbluffer]

Bake sales by the PTA.

[chancebunny]

(I'm not sure what letter we're on, but I'll go with C)

calculus

[northbluffer]

developing good study habits.

[Nape]

Euclidean geometry

[SulaDuck]

football hero

[Nape]

grumpy assistant principal

[SulaDuck]

honor roll

[Nape]

"I before E, except after C--"

[SulaDuck]

joining the "in crowd"

[Nape]

"Keep your eyes on your own work!"

[SulaDuck]

lab course

[Nape]

milk money

[SulaDuck]

"No Child Left Behind"

[Nape]

open house

[SulaDuck]

public or private school?

[Nape]

quiz over Argentina's exports

[chancebunny]

report cards

[Nape]

schedule conflict

[northbluffer]

trick questions

[Nape]

Unabridged dictionary

[MissBeHeyV]

Vocabulary

[northbluffer]

Webster's Dictionary

[MissBeHeyV]

X the box with a number 2 pencil.

[Nape]

Yale won't accept just anybody (unless you have the money).

[SulaDuck]

Zoology textbook

[MissBeHeyV]

An Apple for the Teacher.

[pechuna]

blackboard

[grasslady]

Chalk

[Nape]

dunce cap

[chancebunny]

educators

[Nape]

freewriting

[chancebunny]

geometry was not my best subject

[SulaDuck]

Harvard law degree :grad:

[Nape]

I must be dotted properly in penmanship class.

[MissBeHeyV]

Just when I thought I knew it all.............
I got my test results that told me otherwise.:goofy:

[chancebunny]

Kindergarten was a long time ago, but I think I remember it being fun.

[northbluffer]

Last day of school. Yea!!!!

[MissBeHeyV]

Mother Superior's mean looks frightened us parochial school girls.

[SulaDuck]

:sing: No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks :sing:

[Txsweeper]

Opening the classroom windows to let the sun in and the stinking boy smells out!

[Nape]

playground bullies

[SulaDuck]

Quest for knowledge

[chancebunny]

reading out loud to the class

[Nape]

sociology abridged to "sosh" by annoying first-year students

[chancebunny]

textbooks

[Nape]

Uncle Sam has your number until the end of time on those student loans.

[MissBeHeyV]

Voices whispering in the back of the room while the teacher has her back turned.

[ked]

water balloons dropping from the 3rd floor

[Nape]

X marked in the attendance book when you skip school.

[chancebunny]

Yelling on the school bus is not permitted.

[SulaDuck]

Zany school plays

[Nape]

Astronomy and astrology aren't the same things? :shocked4:

[chancebunny]

boy's restrooms have a lot of nasty graffiti

[SulaDuck]

Cigarette smoke in the boys' and girls' rooms too. :smile4:

[pechuna]

Dance lessons

[MissBeHeyV]

Erasing the chalk board was fun for some odd reason.

[Karen_246]

Franticly cramming for midterm exams

[Nape]

Going to the basement fallout shelter in the event of a nuclear attack.

[MissBeHeyV]

Hall Pass

[Nape]

International students are often better at English than American students.

[CleDvy]

June is almost here! Summer vacation!

[chancebunny]

Junior High--when school gets tougher and boys get cuter.

[Nape]

"Kiss and tell" stories in the high-school locker room. :worry:

[chancebunny]

loaded down with books in your backpack

[Nape]

math competitions

[northbluffer]

open book test

[Nape]

Pass/Fail courses

[chancebunny]

Quill pens would have made for very slow writing, plus being messy. I'm glad I wasn't around when they were in use. Thanks to whoever invented the ballpoint pen.

[Nape]

Rugs for kindergarten nap time were a fabulous idea.

[chancebunny]

School bell announcing the end of the day was always a welcome sound.

[northbluffer]

Taking that long, slow walk to the principal's office.

[Nape]

Urge to do most anything except homework.

[chancebunny]

Vacuous looks on the student's faces when the teacher launches into a boring subject.

[Nape]

Warm containers of milk in the school cafeteria

[northbluffer]

X-tra credit project

[Nape]

yesterday's assignments still undone

[SulaDuck]

Zip through homework so you can go out and play.

[northbluffer]

Art class.

[Nape]

book fees

[chancebunny]

counting the days until summer vacation

[Nape]

dorm noise

[chancebunny]

evolution vs. creationism

[SulaDuck]

fraternity parties (WOOT!) :grin2:

[northbluffer]

Getting a rumor circulating about you that you hate.

[Nape]

holiday-decorated bulletin boards

[SulaDuck]

index cards with notes for a public speaking assignment

[Nape]

jumping rope during recess

[ked]

killing a mouse to impress the girls

[littlebitties]

lost library cards

[northbluffer]

Menu in cafeteria was consistently bad.

[Karen_246]

No lunch money

[MissBeHeyV]

Out to lunch

[SulaDuck]

pep rally

[MissBeHeyV]

Quirky fashion trends

[chuckybaby]

Reports--oral

[chancebunny]

science lab

[chuckybaby]

Tests!!!

[SulaDuck]

unending line while waiting to register as a freshman

[MissBeHeyV]

Volunteering to tutor

[Nape]

woodworking class

[northbluffer]

X-rated writing on the stall wall.

[Nape]

YMCA After-school program

[chancebunny]

Zoology was never taught at my high school.

[northbluffer]

All school assembly

[MissBeHeyV]

Boring lectures in Sociology class

[Nape]

Calling on the same people who always raise their hands

[hulagirl_t]

drifting off to sleep during History class...

[Nape]

Eating the cafeteria lunches

[northbluffer]

Foreign language classes

[Nape]

geography bee

[northbluffer]

Heavy class load

[Nape]

international students

[chancebunny]

joyriding after skipping school

[Nape]

keeping up on the homework assignments

[chancebunny]

Late for school? Better have a written excuse.

[Nape]

Monday's homework can wait until late Sunday night.

[chancebunny]

nodding off during boring lectures

[Nape]

open-book test :rolleyes:

[chancebunny]

parallelograms are studied in geometry

[CleDvy]

"Quick! Teacher's coming!"

[chancebunny]

Recess was always fun.

[Nape]

Study-hall napping

[chancebunny]

teacher's aide

[SulaDuck]

Under your graduation robe, what did you wear? :smile9:

[chancebunny]

Under your graduation robe, what did you wear? :smile9:

very little :laugh:

[Dundee]

Water Fights

[MissBeHeyV]

X-tra credit

[SulaDuck]

Yoga class to reduce stress during final exams

[MissBeHeyV]

Zero 0 and the letter O look so much alike. :confused:

[CleDvy]

A+++++++++ for Ralphie's wonderful theme on "What I Want for Christmas"

[Nape]

brainstorming

[chancebunny]

classroom roll call

[MissBeHeyV]

Dunce Cap :cheer5:

[northbluffer]

Egg salad sandwiches again?

[hulagirl_t]

F's on tests! (uh oh!!)

[chancebunny]

Good grades on my report card earned me a monetary reward.

[hulagirl_t]

Horrific school lunches sending kids home sick!

[MissBeHeyV]

Irked by the class clown.

[hulagirl_t]

Jumping at the chance to go run errands for the teacher (and get out of class!!)

[SulaDuck]

Kissing under the bleacher.

[chancebunny]

Learning your ABC's prepares you for fun games in the future.

[SulaDuck]

Mortarboard :grad:

[northbluffer]

New kid in the class.

[hulagirl_t]

Offering the cute kid to be their partner for the class project

[Nape]

parking spots hard to find in the high-school lot

[hulagirl_t]

Quietly sneaking into class late again, hoping the teacher won't notice.

[chancebunny]

Relay races during gym class bring anxiety. Please don't let me be the one to drop the baton.

[MissBeHeyV]

Social Butterflies

[hulagirl_t]

Teacher Inservice days were the best!

[Nape]

Uncle was the principal at my high school. :rolleyes:

[chancebunny]

varsity cheerleaders

[hulagirl_t]

watching varsity football games

[MissBeHeyV]

XII is 12 in roman numerals but what did I need to know that for?

[hulagirl_t]

You never know... it might be the million dollar question one day!!

[MissBeHeyV]

Zero does not exist in roman numerals. Does it? :confused:

[hulagirl_t]

Always forget the info as soon as the test is over!

[hulagirl_t]

crushes on cute boys, but too shy to talk to them!

[chancebunny]

Doing homework right before you leave for school.

[chancebunny]

French class

[hulagirl_t]

grades

[northbluffer]

hard tests

[hulagirl_t]

interactive lessons

[northbluffer]

jelly sandwiches

[hulagirl_t]

listening (or pretending to) to boring lectures

[northbluffer]

Male social studies teacher

[chancebunny]

Nature study

[CleDvy]

Odd kids who eat paste...

[northbluffer]

planning the Senior skip

[hulagirl_t]

"Quiet Time" during Kindergarten

[chancebunny]

Reading theme papers out loud could be nerve-racking.

[hulagirl_t]

Sitting still during storytime was hard in Preschool

[chancebunny]

tutoring

[hulagirl_t]

Undergrad -- 4 years?? ...not for me! :frown3:

[northbluffer]

Varsity

[chancebunny]

Walls of the classrooms were always made of concrete blocks.

[northbluffer]

X's and O's were probably more sincere than they are now.

[Nape]

yelling into a megaphone

[chancebunny]

Zaire and Zambia are places you will learn about in geography lessons.

[Kasey]

Alegbra :frown3:

[chancebunny]

biology

[northbluffer]

chemistry

[chancebunny]

detention

[northbluffer]

Extra credit projects

[chancebunny]

F is never a letter that you want to see on a report card.

[northbluffer]

Ganging up in schoolyard scuffles

[chancebunny]

Homework shouldn't be put off until the last minute.

[Nape]

I for "Incomplete"

[chancebunny]

Joking with your friends during class is a no-no.

[Nape]

Looking up old names and faces in the high school yearbook

:read:

[hulagirl_t]

making bad grades into good ones before showing your parents your report card!!

[chancebunny]

natural science class could be interesting

[Nape]

OS members were always at the head of the class. :cool2:

[chancebunny]

Public schools vs private schools--which is better?

[northbluffer]

Quick passing of notes eludes teacher detection (sometimes).

[lfw1la]

Restroom walls were the place to get the latest gossip.

[chancebunny]

Science class was sometimes difficult--especially remembering the periodic table.

[northbluffer]

Tables of multiplication finally sank in

[breege]

Underneath the seats, lots of hidden gum.