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High School Reunions

Date: Jul 24 2009

Themes: Party, School

Grammar: Past Progressive Tense

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High school reunions have a lot of potential for drama. Some attend simply because they want to catch up with old friends and revisit the past. But others are more interested in showing off, settling old scores, or comparing their lives to everyone else’s. The former geeks are hoping that they’re more successful than the former jocks, the former jocks are hoping that the former prom queen is still single, and everyone wants to know who got pregnant, who got rich, and who got fat.

Mason recently attended his 10 year high school reunion. Many high schools throw parties where you can meet up with your old classmates years after you graduated. Find out if Mason found that prom queen or found that everyone else was more successful than him.

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Mason

Devan

Mason: I went to my 10 year high school reunion this weekend.

Devan: How was it, was it fun?

Mason: I have crossed that mighty traditional bridge. It was fun. I mean, I had really low expectations as far as what I might get out of it. There were a lot of people that actually showed up. I mean, I was kind of expecting for there to be a pretty low turnout.

Devan: Now, a lot of those people, did you stay in contact with them over like a social network, or were you seeing them for the first time in a really long time?

Mason: I stayed in touch with most of my close friends in high school, and then I kind of slowly accumulated new friends on Facebook and whatnot. So I’d had a sense of what maybe half of the class was doing. Basically I saw people put pictures of their kids up there and I’m like, “OK, they are obviously are doing that thing.”

Devan: So, were you one of the more successful of your class, would you say? Or somewhere in the middle? Was anyone doing anything really amazing?

Mason: I heard that one kid got super rich banking and moved to Brazil, so he wasn’t there.

Devan: Wow.

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Discussion

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When Mason went to his high school reunion, he wasn’t expecting it to be a very fun party, but he ended up having a good time. A lot of people came whom he hadn’t seen since graduation. Some of them were people with whom he had remained friends via Facebook.

Many people who attend their high school reunions worry about how their lives will compare with their classmates’ lives. They want to be seen as successful. They don’t want their old classmates to think that they haven’t done anything since high school. Mason only heard of one guy who became extremely rich, but he wasn’t at the reunion because he lives in Brazil.

Have you stayed in touch with your former classmates? What do you hope to be doing 10 years from now?

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amirali200981

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

it was many years ago that i went to high school. But i always think about that period of time. My best memories are belong to my classmaites in highschool.when we made trics or make fun with our teachers. Actually i was a good student and my relationsheep with other students and my teacher was very good. I hope all my freinds be successful in their life and hope to see them as soos as possible.

Ray81191837

China

In my memery,high school is my best experience.As zhangxiaomei said that i have many friends who have nickname,like worm,sheep,JIN,Jinggang,wolf,watergirl and bigstar….

when i remember this nickname,I always feel sweet…

the friendship is my jewellery

freewilly87

Germany

Yeah I stay in touch with my former classmates.They are my best friends. I hope that I will be a sucessfull marketing manager in the future

nour_2

Syrian Arab Republic

I graduated from my high school about 1 year ago ,but unfortunately

,,,,,,,,,,everyone forgets everyone,,,,,,,

OLga

Turkmenistan

I have already graduated my school and I’m going to continue studying in another country,hope to comunicate with some of ma classmates through internet

albertturk

Turkey

hello

koxa

Ukraine

I graduated from my school 6 years ago and I havent been on the reunion for all this time.I can socialize with my friends from school through internet.Its very easy and I can see the full information that I nedd.Of course this kind of communication cant replace the real talk between people but as I said before its easy and without any cost)

E-c-h-o

China

i have already graduated from my college last month.i am no longer a student,have to face diffrent kinds of people and surroundings…i feel lots of pressure and i am doubt about myself…though i will work hard

hope everything can be smiled_~

L_a_d_a

Ukraine

i`m sill stay in touch with former classmates but only with some of them

sherryleio

China

I went to my 20 year high school reunion this early July. It was fun, and I was seeing most of my college classmates for the first time in a really long time. I could still recognize almost all of them, even all of us changed alot. I went to the dorm that I lived with my roommates and I even sat on one classroom trying to act as a student again. But anyway I am not a student any more, 20 years passed, and so lots of changes happened in the campus, though I spent 4 years there.

Yep, the prom queen was still the one every guy wanted to talk, lol.

AmeliaSu

China

I like attending this kind of reunion. I think its funny No matter now you rich or poor . If you see somebody live better than you ,you will encourage yourself to work hard to catch up with them!

dearpesar

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

old memories whatever good or bad it is always puts special feeling on soul

medhat abbas

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

I tried to communicate with old frieds always but it was never easy. I'm trying to offer condolance to an old friend , no use

zhangxiaomie

China

I stayed touch with most of my close friends in high school.the majority of my high shcool classmates i have fogotten. because i have a bad memery. but i remember a lot of nickname.for instance pig,bear,sheep and m etc. it's very funny. i like remmer their nickname

when i saw them and called their nickname.i think people miss that feeling. of cause i have a nickname. yeah,they were call me "caterpillar".hey^{^i think that means i will becom a butterfly}

mardyyang

China

i stay in touch with my calssmates of college often,but i just can't find any way to stay in touch with my high school classmates,many of them just "lost".

mukashi

Myanmar

I'd love to attend the reunion party. I am very love to see my same batch friends and also want to know my junior . I am really really happy when I am talking with friends about life, family, and so on. But sometimes cause of many reasons some friends couldnot join the reunion and it makes me sad.

I am hoping to see them in next year reunion.