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myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student 4 years ago

I've already posted a discussion about extra-curricular activities for your kids.

This discussion is about you.

When I was in elementary school, there were definitely not as many of these activities available to school students. I took some piano lessons for awhile but this was not school related.

In Middle School (Junior High) I was involved in girls softball for a few years and I played the alto sax in the concert band. I never got into any major school sports.

In High School I was in concert and Marching bands. Yes, I was a band nerd!thumbup. Band was a great experience for me. We learned how important each member was to the group. It was also the place where I met my best friends at the time. Band is full of really great, well behaved, and interesting kids. I LOVED those years.

How about you? What were your activities? Did they help you in your future adult years? Did you have the tremendously exhausting schedule that kids today seem to have? Did your parents push you too hard? Did you do what THEY wanted you to to, or was it something you genuinely loved?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 88/100. shell94 (871)   4 years ago

In elementary school I was avidly into sports. Gymnastics, soccer, 3-Pitch, you name it I did it. As I got older and went to secondary school I did more intellectual things, like writing and reading clubs, music clubs and the yearbook committee. I still have the passion for writing and in high school I had a poem published in the yearbook. Maybe one day I wll post it here as it is very sentimental to me as I was quite young when I wrote it.


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

Oh, I'd like to read that if you post it:)
Thanks:)


myLot reputation of 88/100. shell94 (871)  4 years ago

I will put it as a discussion topic when and if I do so you know!
Thanks!


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

Great idea:)

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2. arewayne (27)   ranked 3,608 out of 6,143 in student   4 years ago

I was involved in varsity athletics in high school. Wrestling, baseball and football were my sports of choice. While I never made it past high school in any of these I did make friends on the team that I am still in contact with today. Being a "jock" was a great experience for me. I had a ton of friends and even if I didn't know you, you knew me. As for my schedule, it was pretty full. Football practice sometimes went until 7pm and we got out of school at 2. I was able to graduate with a satisfactory GPA but I know I didn't put as much effort as I could've without sports. Overall though, it was a great experience for me. I feel as though in high school the kids are old enough to manage their schedule as they see fit.


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

Thank you. I figured we would hear from some real "jocks" here:)

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3. myLot reputation of 96/100. miller23231 (653)   ranked 3,618 out of 6,143 in student   4 years ago

We didn't have too much available to us in elementary school. I did play basketball when I was in 4th grade, I think. I was in the gifted classes and that was pretty much my extra curricular activity in elementary school. In high school, I was a cheerleader from Jr. High (8th grade) the whole way through, except for the last half of my senior year. I was in show choir my senior year and I was really sorry I hadn't joined it before that. We really had a great time. I also ran track for part of a year until I fractured my ankle and couldn't run.


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

Thanks for your post. This is interesting:)

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4. myLot reputation of 93/100. belk89 (1031)   4 years ago



During my highschool days. I am active in the Science and History club. That is the only extra curricular activities i did. In college i was part of the student body governmet in our school. I still prioritized my studies though. I did all those activities by choice. My parents were not too particular if ill be active in sports or get involved in other activities in school for as long as i had good grades. That is all that matters most to them


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

Yes, I agree. Grades are most important:)

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5. myLot reputation of 99/100. savypat (13311)   ranked 257 out of 6,143 in student   4 years ago

I was in Agriculture, drama, singing, and folk dancing. I really enjoyed them all and really learned more from these that help in real life then I did in school.


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

thumbupThanks:)

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. fjaril (6097)   4 years ago

Hi rocketjl!! I was pretty busy when you think of it.. wow! How did I manage it all.. I was on the school's basketball and volleyball teams, in the drama club, on the school newspaper, in the math club, on the decorating committee, in the school choir AND managed to do well in school as well! I also worked on weekends.

This was in highschool and after that, college and university were pretty serious business and very costly and so I needed to devote as much time as I could to all that I needed to digest to get good grades. I also worked part time, a few hours during the week and every weekend. My mother had great expectations of me.

I am grateful for all the education I have, I went on over the years to educate myself further for more opportunities and that was also a smart move on my part!

I followed my mother's wishes and then LATER became 'my OWN MAN' as one could say and took my own place in society doing what I wanted. No regrets here.


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

I would say the amount of extracurricular activities you handled in HS, was an indicator of your ambitiousness in your future years. You seem unafraid of a challenge:)
Thank you:)

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7. myLot reputation of 72/100. indium (1575)   4 years ago

where i wnet to school most of the kids lived some distance from the school, indeed there were some that never saw daylight at home, apart from the weekends for 6 months of the year. they were about 1 1/2 each way, if you missed your bus you were kinda stranded. consequentially we had very little in the way of after school stuff. as for lunchtime stuff...not much there either. every so often an enterprising new teacher would try and set something up but it never lasted and would stop within a few months. All of which geos some way to expaling why i was involved in no extra curricular activities! i did gon on a school exchange...which was horrific. i was also a student librarian. that's all folks!


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

It seems that your situation was indeed a unique one.
Thank you for your post:)


myLot reputation of 72/100. indium (1575)  4 years ago

not really. its quite common in rural areas. Some people even have to stay in hostels during the week.


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

It's very different here. Interestinghappy

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8. myLot reputation of 96/100. ANTIQUELADY (16514)   ranked 40 out of 6,143 in student   4 years ago

i didn't do a whole lot. got married when i was 16. went on & finshed school tho. i was in the band, played clarinet & sax. skipped school , does that count? lolwas always into something, gosh, don't think that couts either but had a good time.


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

Hey there! Saxophonecool!! Oh yea,........ I knew you were alright!

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. samtaylorskykierajen (5842)   ranked 4 out of 6,143 in student   4 years ago

There really was not much when I was growing up for extra-curricular activities for kids and even now there is still not much in our area but I remember one year they had drama and I had signed up for that and from grade nine to twelve I joined track and field . None of these helped me as an adult but they were fun to do when I was younger . My parents never pushed for me to try out for anything and accepted when I did try out and participated in these events .


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

I think that fun is highly underrated, don't you?
Thanks:)

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10. myLot reputation of 98/100. magojordan (2493)   ranked 301 out of 6,143 in student   4 years ago

My extra-curricular activity back in high school was simply drawing, When I got into college I got back into magic again. Back then I enjoyed doing tricks for my classmates, friends, strangers and even to my professors. Because of this I was actually able to improve my skills and become a good magician. thumbup


myLot reputation of 92/100. rocketj1 (2435)   ranked 74 out of 6,143 in student  4 years ago

Thank you:) That is definitely a unique extra-curricular activitythumbup

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