Your Best/Fave School Year? (School Memories Thread)

[Brother Leon]

Poll coming soon.


I caught up with some Secondary school friends today and we discussed the memories we had amongst many other.

What would you say your best/fave school year was and how was every year?

Year 7 - Pretty boring as it was the adjustment period.

Year 8 - Was quality, probably the third best year. Euro 2006 helped abit.

Year 9 - Meh. I was distracted and in love with what turned out to be a slag this year :(

Year 10 - Quality year. 2nd best. Some epic memories throughout the year. Man United winning the double gave me alot of bragging rights aswell.

Year 11 - Funnily enough, despite the fact there was the GCSE pressure, this could be argued as my top year. We pretty much took our GCSEs as abit of a joke while still getting some remarkable results somehow. The Study Leave and exam period at the end was the best time of my school time as weird as it seems :joker:. Coming in your own clothes aka swag on a maximum and watching the hotties wearing some short bottoms due to the weather :lovedup:. Coming in for your exam and then just after it Everyone leaving at the same time to go park to play some Football. It was a great time as a whole and we finished for Summer early(end up having about 2 months off)

[Samuel.]

None of them particularly stood out. Probably year 10, socially that was the best.

[CharlieO]

I would say year 10 or year 12 (now) when I go back to Singapore (which I know isn't actually at school but I hang with people from school).

[Brother Leon]

Samuel & Michael21 vote the same option.

Interesting :p

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

year 11 :worship:

was suspended for like 30% of it and thats when i started becoming a reclusive mess and didnt really talk to anybody in class but at break/dinner hour myself and a select few would just run around the school causing havoc, stabbing people with pins and knocking litter bins over

it was epic

[King Gizzard]

Probably being 16, older, but not old enough to have responsibility...being the oldest at the school and thinking you were cool

Staying at the skate park till late at night with friends just talking rubbish

[Black Dagger]

I hated every single moment of school, so no year stood out really, I'd say year 10 though, 11 I failed my GCSE's so that was a massive downer, although I had an amazing prom.

[Locke.]

Year 11 definitely, great year. Get to break up a good couple of months early because of the exams, an most times when you had to go in for them it'd only be an hour or 2 a day. Probably socialized with more people that year aswell. Prom, too.

[King Gizzard]

our school system was different, 5 6 7 8 was in middle school and 9 10 11 was in high school

[Brother Leon]

Am I the only one who never went prom? :(

Went to the after party instead :laugh:

[Samuel.]

Samuel & Michael21 vote the same option.

Interesting :p

Not sure what's being implied :suspect:

[King Gizzard]

Went to the prom in a purple suit

[Callum]

Year 9 :love: I enjoyed every year though in a way, you don't think you're going to miss school whilst you're there but since I've left I've missed it.

[Doogle]

Half-way through Year 10 currently so it may change but so far:

9 > 8 > 10 > 7

Year 7-awful, I was hated, I was nasty to the few friends I had and I was a total cringe. A few good moments though, like when I made some new friends (and through them I met loads of the friends I currently have).

Year 8-started a bit rocky, got better and by Spring 2010 it was amazing. World cup felt so amazing at an all boys school, even if I can't stand football. The atmosphere during the matches were amazing. Downside was getting in trouble for "bullying" with a group of kids cos we blocked the entrance to one of the classrooms.

Year 9-Hated it at first, thought it was all serious, and my friends were pretty ****. Picked up in 2011 though. Rickrolled teachers, got good results in all classes bar science, made friends with basically everyone in my class and didn't want it to end :amazed:

Year 10-Haven't changed personality-wise since Year 9 but everyone around started becoming more arrogant and annoying. Had tons of arguments but had the most fun with just my friendship group as opposed to everyone. So many fights and with GCSEs coming up it's set to get worse probably. Not too bad though, I feel happy to be at school.

[Brother Leon]

To anyone still in School, make the most of it mayne :joker:


I would of done something like that aswell Nathan if I was able to go :(

[Lee.]

Don't know what year 7, year 8 etc means cos I is Scottish.

I hated school but I did enjoy 6th year as I was with a good crowd of folk and we used to go to the pub every Friday :love:

[Me. I Am Salman]

Don't know what year 7, year 8 etc means cos I is Scottish.

I hated school but I did enjoy 6th year as I was with a good crowd of folk and we used to go to the pub every Friday :love:

You went to a pub when you were 10/11 :suspect:

[Josy]

Don't know what year 7, year 8 etc means cos I is Scottish.

I hated school but I did enjoy 6th year as I was with a good crowd of folk and we used to go to the pub every Friday :love:

Same as Lee, I dont know what the years in the poll mean but my favourite year at school was 1st year (at high school)

[Lee.]

You went to a pub when you were 10/11 :suspect:

Erm no... 17/18

Scotland's school years are different.

[Lee.]

Same as Lee, I dont know what the years in the poll mean but my favourite year at school was 1st year (at high school)

Actually, you're right... 1st year was a good laugh and quite relaxed.

[Me. I Am Salman]

LOL Sorry Lee :/


Well I'll explain the system to make it clear for you guys :)

Primary School (years and ages)
Yr. 1 - Age 5-6
Yr. 2 - Age 6-7
Yr. 3 - Age 7-8
Yr. 4 - Age 8-9
Yr. 5 - Age 9-10
Yr. 6 - Age 10-11

Secondary School
Yr. 7 - Age 11-12
Yr. 8 - Age 12-13
Yr. 9 - Age 13-14
Yr. 10 - Age 14-15
Yr. 11 - Age 15-16

Sixth form/ college
Yr. 12/1st year college - 16-17
Yr. 13/2nd year college - 17-18


and then uni
and then college, and so on.

[Callum]

LOL Sorry Lee :/


Well I'll explain the system to make it clear for you guys :)

Primary School (years and ages)

Yr. 1 - Age 5-6
Yr. 2 - Age 6-7
Yr. 3 - Age 7-8
Yr. 4 - Age 8-9
Yr. 5 - Age 9-10
Yr. 6 - Age 10-11

Secondary School
Yr. 7 - Age 11-12
Yr. 8 - Age 12-13
Yr. 9 - Age 13-14
Yr. 10 - Age 14-15
Yr. 11 - Age 15-16

Yr. 12 (in some cases at sixth forms, or else just 1st year college) - 16-17
Yr. 13 (in some cases at sixth forms, or else just 2nd year college) - 17-18

and then uni
and then college, and so on.

It's not always like that. We had an infants school where it went reception > Year 1 > Year 2 and Junior/primary school started with Year 3.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Oh yeah they do infants school too in some places

and to add to the primary school list
Nursery - 3-4
Reception - 4-5

[Z]

Year 8 in England = 1st year in Scotland
Year 13 = 6th year

[Z]

My favourite years of school were 3rd year and 6th year; both because of the friends I had at that time.

[Smithy]

4th + 5th year :love: (in secondary school, cba working out what it'd be) we used to have the BEST chemistry lessons ever because the teacher was an alcoholic and would leave the classroom every ten mins or so to get a drink and we'd just set fire to stuff

[Z]

4th + 5th year :love: (in secondary school, cba working out what it'd be) we used to have the BEST chemistry lessons ever because the teacher was an alcoholic and would leave the classroom every ten mins or so to get a drink and we'd just set fire to stuff

wait. what. I thought you were English? :shocked:

[Smithy]

I am :conf2:

[Z]

But you said 4th and 5th year, I thought English people said Year 1-13

[Smithy]

Just my school I think :joker:

[Bollo]

Years 10 & 11, 'cos thats when people started having proper house parties

[MTVN]

Year 8 was probably the one where I had least to worry about year 11 was best socially probably but things weren't going so well for me at school that year, the head teacher tried to stop me going to the sixth form :nono:

[Brother Leon]

Year 8 was probably the one where I had least to worry about year 11 was best socially probably but things weren't going so well for me at school that year, the head teacher tried to stop me going to the sixth form :nono:

Same happened to me. I still ended up being banned from Prom though.

[King Gizzard]

Worst decision ever staying at my high school for 6th, should of gone to a 6th college

[Niall]

Year 11 by far. It was the one year where I didn't feel like a complete socially inept mess. Our whole year group seemed to become a lot more friendly with each other too, so there was like no animosity between anyone, which was really nice. Study leave was amazing too. I had so much fun. :love:

Year 12 has already surpassed Year 11 though in it's greatness. I've made so many more friends and the whole change you get with the teachers/school from entering sixth form has made it amazing too. So the current year I'm in is my favourite really. :love:

[Brother Leon]

Year 11 by far. It was the one year where I didn't feel like a complete socially inept mess. Our whole year group seemed to become a lot more friendly with each other too, so there was like no animosity between anyone, which was really nice. Study leave was amazing too. I had so much fun. :love:

Year 12 has already surpassed Year 11 though in it's greatness. I've made so many more friends and the whole change you get with the teachers/school from entering sixth form has made it amazing too. So the current year I'm in is my favourite really. :love:

Wait until 2nd Year 6th Form :idc:

[Niall]

Wait until 2nd Year 6th Form :idc:

I doubt it'll top this year. I have to sort Uni and all that sh!te next year. Not fun. :suspect:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

niall maybe one day you will be my psychiatrist :amazed:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i will bite you

[Niall]

niall maybe one day you will be my psychiatrist :amazed:

i will bite you

:joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

That would actually be so funny if I was. Omg.

[Roy Mars III]

i loved high school so much, it was so much great looking back at it. actually had a life back than

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

niall you would probably prescribe 12 hours of bjork or something

[Brother Leon]

I doubt it'll top this year. I have to sort Uni and all that sh!te next year. Not fun. :suspect:

That was the point :p

[Niall]

niall you would probably prescribe 12 hours of bjork or something

I would actually. How did you guess?

That was the point :p

Oh :blush2:

[Jordan.]

Year 9 :love: it went downhill from then.

[Patrick]

This is weird for me because we don't have 'Year 7' we just have Year 8 onwards so we're like a year ahead or something.

I voted Year 10, last year - it was the last year I was together with my class before we all got split up so it was awesome, we didn't have GCSEs or anything to prepare for, alot of the class clowns were leaving so they decided to go out with a bang and it was quality, just awesome moments coming up towards Summer.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

year 10 because I met my 2 best friends and the guy I was hopelessly in love with had left the school :D

[_Seth]

Year 9 was great, had a great set group and made some new friends. :D

[Benjamin]

Year 11. Summer of 1999 to the summer of 2000 was an amazing year at school. Being the final year we were all excited by that. We saw in the millennium and were at the age where our parents allowed house parties with alcohol so we were able to get drunk for the millennium celebrations without adults watching over us. Plus the weather for the whole year was pretty good, especially from Sep - Oct '99 and April - July 2000. We were the Class of 2000, I nice round year to be. :hugesmile:

[Roy Mars III]

god, you're old

[Benjamin]

27 is not old. Lol. I like to compare my life to those that are old though and I have done more with my life so far than most 50 year old people I know.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

50 year old people you sleep with

[Shaun]

Year 7 - Was starting out, a little bit scared, and made my best friend that I still have to do this day (or rather one of them but yeah). We were quite an infamous tutor group, the name "7B" was pretty badly talked about... although lessons where we threw chairs at each other, smoked pot and bit each other probably didn't help (not me though, I was a good boy :angel:)... it was a funny year, but not that great. Also went to France at the end of the year which was pretty decent... I was in a room with 4 guys I didn't really know that well and we sort-of became pretty good friends.

Year 8 - Really can't remember much from this. Didn't have a school trip (well we had camping but I had a diva strop and refused to go).

Year 9 - Best year of my life. Made the group of friends that I still have today, and our new tutorial group was amazing... we got away with soooo many pranks. And then there was the school trip to Cologne, Germany. That week... omg :lovedup: We played football, like 100 of us, in this city park, and went to a water theme park. And we terrorised this poor cleaning lady who worked for the youth hostel we were staying in - we kept putting her trolley in the elevator and stealing toilet roll, and I remember not letting her in and shouting random German phrases through the door. We got told off :( but yeah... that summer was the best I've ever had... especially considering I met all the guys I'm really close friends to now.

Year 10 - pretty boring really, not much stands out, and lessons got suddenly harder.

Year 11 - Prom. Leavers. That summer was amazing, we all started drinking and partying and camping at the beach and everything... made a few good friends outside of school too (I went to an all-boys school and this was the first year we could sit on the paddock which was shared with the all-girls school).

[Brother Leon]

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