Where Are The Popular Kids, Bullies And Class Clowns Now?

Where are the class clowns? The popular kids? The geniuses, scabs, and bullies? 

Where are they now? Five years after graduating?

Spoiler alert. Not where I thought:

The class clown 😂

She works for an organisation and is their culture hire. A vibe checker, if you will. You seriously can't make this stuff up. 

The bully 👀

He has a tattoo of the seed of life, meditates every morning, and reads books like "The Power Of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. Instead of throwing chairs at people that nick him off (which genuinely happened in Ancient History class), he's channeling his energy into yoga poses. I back it. 

The geek 👾

The king of the "geeks" went completely off grid after high school. Nek minut, we all see that he's travelling the world working in the film industry. I guess staying inside during lunch watching movies paid off.

Most likely to succeed 🏆

She got into the University of Oxford in England but stayed in Newcastle, aka the ass-end of space, for her boyfriend who later cheated on her. She still graduated uni with flying colours and will do great things, but her biggest regret is not going to England.

The life of the party 🎉

Every good high school party was either at her place, or had a wild story surrounding her. For a year or two after high school, she was glued to that life still. Same people, same parties, same nights out. Then she suddenly booked flights and went travelling. Three years later and she's still out there somewhere. Last I saw, she was doing a Workaway in Croatia. 

The dropkick 🤦

His words, not mine. Dropkick is a harsh word.

It took him a few years to find his feet, working at pub after pub. He finally decided if he couldn't figure out what he wanted to do, he'd just find a job outside. Now he's a ranger, gets to ride a sick ute everywhere, always knows where the surf is pumping and is never stuck in an office. He froths his job.

Best looking 💄

She won this title at our formal and fair game, she's stunning.

Two years out of high school, she moved to Scotland, went to art school, shaved her hair and had a kid. Quite an enigma now.

The heartthrob 💔

Every girl wanted him. The tall, tan, toned surfer boy.

He still hasn't had a job in his life and lives on mummy's credit card... He can shred waves but sadly, not life. 

The scab 💸

"Have ya got 50 cents?" will be engraved on their tombstone. They were the ones lurking around the canteen, stinging for money.

The scab in my year is now balls deep into crypto. Go figure.

Cutest couple 💑

A messy, messy breakup. They're on, and off, and on again. Actually, she has a new boyfriend now.

Most popular 🥰

She stayed in Newcastle for a while, continuing her reign as most popular... but popularity won't land you a bangin' job or get you into your dream course at uni. After a year or feeling lost, she deleted social media, moved to New Zealand and has been teaching snowboarding. 

Upon reflection, I've noticed an underlying theme. There's more to people than you might think, especially in high school.

The bully isn't in jail. The cutest couple aren't married. The dropkick loves his job. The genius has regrets. 

Who you are in high school isn't who you have to be, or quite frankly will be, forever. Everyone in my year group really became themselves after the confines of classrooms and uniforms - and you will find yourself too.