About High School Hijinks

This blog is meant to be fun. It’s about our crazy generational experience. About how we used humor to help manage youthful awkwardness, social pressures, the craziness of puberty, dating, newfound independence, bullying, and, ultimately, coming of age in a tumultuous era.

In some ways, these were the best and worst times of our lives. You know, you’ve been there. Would you go back? Probably not. Did you form lifetime relationships? Most of us did. Did you “peak” in high school? Some did. Was it your launching pad? Possibly. Regrets? Hell yes. Priceless memories? For us, yes.

We have quite a few stories, but we’re sure they are far outnumbered by yours. At some point, we’ll run out of gas. And many of you will have already thought, “I’ve got way better stories than these fools do.”

Fine with us. We look forward to crowdsourcing this crazy thing at some point! Here’s to high school hijinks…

It Seems Like Yesterday

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It’s been over half a century since we walked out of Huffman High School. We’re getting old and beat up. We’ve lost several of our beloved classmates, and the demographics no longer work in our favor. As with every generation,…

Thigh Pads, a Mud Puddle, and a Dr. Pepper

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On August 4th, 1967, the U.S. conducted a nuclear test in Nevada, and the Soviet Union conducted one in Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, in Huffman, Alabama, our varsity head coach gathered the freshmen in the bleachers before passing out the uniforms and…