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- What was the name of the school he attended? Where was it located? How many people attended his school? What did the building look like inside and out? Did he have a school mascot or school colors? How about a rival school?
- Did he go to a private or religious school? If so, why? In what ways was it better or worse than going to a public school?
- Was his transition from junior high to high school smooth or rocky? What made it easy or difficult? Did his friends or family members make a difference?
- What did he wear to school? Did he have to wear a uniform? What were the latest styles for students at the time? Looking back after he had grown, did he laugh at what he wore?
- Who were his best friends? What did they do together? Did any of them have nicknames? Did they keep in touch after leaving school?
- Did he have any "crazy" friends? People who did things that he wouldn't risk himself? Describe them and what they did. What's the craziest thing he ever did during high school? Why did he do it?
- Did he and his friends play practical jokes on others? What kinds of jokes did he play? On whom did he play the jokes? Friends? Teachers? The principal?
- Did he ever get into trouble? Often or rarely? What did he do and why did he do it? How did he get caught? What kinds of punishment did he receive?
- Were there any "groups" in school other than his own? Did they have nicknames? What were they like? Tough? Brainy? Was there tension between his group and other groups? What caused it?
- Did he feel like a member of the "in" crowd? Why or why not? How did that make him feel? Did they have a certain way of dressing or a special place to "hang out"?
- Who were his favorite teachers? Why? How did they influence him or what did he learn from them? With which teacher did he have the most trouble? What caused the problem?
- Did he spend much time doing school work? Why or why not? Was school easy for him or did he really have to work hard? What were his least and most favorite subjects? Why?
- How were his grades? Did he ever try to cheat to get a better grade?
- Did he ever flunk anything? Did he not try hard enough or was that subject just not his cup of tea? How did he feel about flunking? How did his parents feel about it?
- Did he participate in any extra-curricular activities? Drama or debate club? School band or cheerleading? Why did or didn't he join? What did he get from these activities that he didn't get in regular classes?
- Did he participate in school athletics? Which sports? Did he earn a letter for any sports? What did this letter mean to him? Did he continue playing this sport after leaving school?
- Did his school have a prom? If not, why? If yes, did he go? Why or why not? Where was it? What kind of music was played? With whom did he go? What did he wear? Did he have a good time?
- Did he earn any special honors in high school? For what? Academics? Industrial arts? Sports? Describe them and what they meant to him.
- In later years, how did he feel about high school? What were his happiest and saddest memories from this time period? What was the funniest thing that happened to him? Did he wish he had done anything differently?
- What sort of memorabilia did he save from high school? Yearbooks or autograph books? What's written in them? How about essays or school books? Over the years, what kinds of memories and feelings did these items bring back?
- What did he learn during this time that wasn't specifically taught in books or in the classroom? Where and from whom did he learn these things? How did these lessons help him later?
- In what ways did he grow during this time? Did he become more open to new ideas and different people? More independent and mature?
- Looking back in later years, did he agree with the views that he held at the time? For example, did he have the same ideas about money, race, or work ethics? Why or why not? Did things he learned change his ideas?
- What did he do during the summers of his high school years? Work? Stay at home and relax? Why?
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