28 Oct 2021
Overview
  • From the class clown to the Ferris Bueller wannabe, there is always a wide range of kids in every year group 😂
  • Here are 10 that you'll find (oh and, which one are you 😉)

You will never experience a more eclectic mix of people forced to spend five days a week together anywhere else but high school. From your class clowns to your sleeping beauties, here are all the kids you'll find in your year group: 

1. The clown 🤡

If you have a class with the clown, get ready to learn nothing and get a stand-up comedy show every lesson. They're full of mischief and constantly pulling pranks, always being moved in class to sit as far away from everyone as possible, and yet, they'll still distract everyone.

2. The scab

"Have ya got 50 cents?" will be engraved on their tombstone. When the scab is lurking around the canteen, avoid them like the plague as you'll end up somehow being manipulated to give them all your spare change and you won't be able to afford your own food.

3. The smart one

If you could read minds in an exam they are the minds you'd go to first for answers. They're geniuses, driven, ambitious, a walking dictionary and they can solve any problem. They're probably distantly related to Einstein.

4. The wagger

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is probably their favourite movie. They're always anywhere but school. Teachers basically skip their name on the roll as they're guaranteed to not be there and even if they are, they're probably late anyways.

5. The player

Oh yes, the notorious player. The one that says, “I swear I’m only talking to you”, but is probably snapchatting four of your mates. It's hard not to get sucked in by the player - even when you know they are one, you still can't avoid falling for their flirtatious charm. Just don't fall into the trap of thinking you can change 'em - it's only gonna get messy.

6. The teacher's pet

"Oh, Sir! You never collected our homework!"... They are Robin and the teachers are Batman. They are like a walking, talking schedule for teachers and most likely to be put in charge if the teacher leaves class to grab something. (But if the clown is also in said class, they're screwed).

 

7. The gossip

They know your thoughts before you know them and will spread them like wildfire before you can even say the word 'gossip'. They know everyone's business as if they're a fly on the wall. You will always hear them say "I promise I won't tell a soul" and yet the whole school knows the secret the next day.

8. The popular kid

Everyone knows them. Everyone loves them. Everyone wants to be them. They're invited to every party from every social group, probably even invited to the teachers' parties. They're the kings and queens of charisma. 

9. The sleeping beauty

No matter where you are, class, assembly or lunch, they're most likely asleep. You can probably recognise their snores by now. They probably spend all night playing Sims four or watching obscure conspiracy videos on Youtube.

10. The rebel without a cause

The sheer sight of them makes teachers' blood boil. They're constantly in detention, suspended and will probably be expelled one way or another. They vandalise, break stuff, get in fights, talk back to teachers and steal from the canteen... There is no greater joy for them than when there's a substitute teacher they can mess around with. 

Agh, high school. You really do get a taste of every single personality.

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