Let's see....
Anchor Club/Key Club Initiation...aka HAZING. The new members would be dressed hideously and have to do all sorts of demenaing things both at school and around town. The big sisters/big brothers would surprise you after school...drenching you with ater, flouring you, etc and then it continued the next day..all day at school. There was even an Anchor Poem the new members would have to say..getting down on their knees and saying that they were "peons sailing their way to the sea of anchordom"
Beat Auburn Week...Always the last football game of the season and Auburn HS was our rival. We had dress up days everyday (PJs, 70s, etc), each "class" was given a hall to decorate elaborately, etc.
Spirit Ribbons...always printed up with some "cute" slogan and sold the Friday of football games to wear at school.
Candy Grams...sold during the holidays by Anchor Club. Candy Canes with a cute message attached. It was a huge deal to see who was the "most popular" by how many candy canes one received.
Band "Ice Cream Social"...really it was where the band performed the show for the first time for boosters and parents and anyone else who wanted to come. Then a lot of band parents made homemade ice cream and served to everyone afterwards.
The Band (and fine arts programs in general) My HS had/has a phenomenal band program...always going on cool trips, winning awards, and representing at community things.
Senior Parties...OK so this is the deep south where everyone wants an excuse to have a party. So before graduation many parents throw parties for certain seniors. Not everyone is invited...it's a status thing. Pool parties, fondue parties, BBQs, cocktail parties. You name it, we had it...it got pretty exhausting after a while. Personally I didn't think graduating HS was that big of a deal. I knew I was going off to college and that my college degree was more significant...but that's just me!
Senior Skip Day--self explanatory
Senior Shakespeare Trip---everyone in the senior class who wanted to could go on a mini trip to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival to see a play. The ASF is really nice but whatever play we saw was REALLY boring. I think I fell asleep
