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In a couple of weeks another school year is upon us and for some reason I started thinking back to when I was in high school....I have so many memories but I keep coming back to my freshman year and this particular memory sticks out in my mind...

When your 14 years old you do not always use the best judgment. I remember my friend decided it would be fun to skip the last two classes of the day. So she decided to use the school payphone to call the attendance office (which was four feet away from the phone booth) and pretend to be her mother and let them know that her daughter was sick and unable to attend sixth and seventh period. Right in the middle of talking to the attendance office thinking she was home free the bell rings signaling the start of sixth period!! So of course they told her to cut the crap and get back to class.

I don't think my friend will ever live that down, and I also doubt anyone who has heard the story has ever forgotten it.