Since when did a fight in a high school cafeteria get coverage in The Boston Globe? [via Universal Hub ] I mean, I understand everyone loves a good girl fight but seriously.

This brief blurb made me think of my freshman year in high school when the school seemed to be in the grips of civil war. There was at LEAST one fight every day at lunch. What’s worse, cafeteria fights are more dangerous to the bystanders than the participants when everyone makes a mad dash to the fight. Girls are shoved hard when they stand in the way of a teenage boy and a “ring side” seat at the fight when high school Bully A takes on Bully B.

Fights in high school were the highlight of any boring school day. The remainder of the day revolved around all the gossip: who started it, why, what do their girlfriends think, who won, who lost, who’s getting suspended, will their friends fight in the honor?

I, myself, yes me, was an active participant in a fight - an epic girl fight full of hair pulling and ripped-out earrings. Of course, I was an asshole as a teenager and I started the fight. My “best friend” at the time told someone my personal business, in addition to obsessing over my best guy friend and trying to get these other girls to beat up my sister. I confronted her before homeroom and, in front of an audience of practically the entire sophomore class, I kicked her ass. I was high on victory. Even being suspended by the vice-principal couldn’t put a damper on my mood.

I felt legendary. Older girls approached me in the bathroom as we sneaked our afternoon smokes and congratulated me. Some told me they hated her, too, and she had it coming. I had attained supreme high school status… I now had hallway cred. Ah, I’m still, to this day, fascinated by the dynamics of high school stratification.

I miss high school.

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 14th, 2007 at 9:41 am and is filed under The Daily Bullshit. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Also, please review the comment policy as it applies to your comment.