Wishing to be in Year 11

[80sChav]

When I was in Year 7/8 I thought that it'd be great being in Year 11, but sadly it meant nothing to me and was nothing like I envisaged it to be in Year 7.
I guess though this show's how those 4/5 years from being 11 to 15/16 can be. Did any other members hope and wonder and think Year 11 would be something amazing when in Year 7? :)



80sChav

[Heather74]

I suppose all first years dreamt of being in the 5th year at high school when they first walked through the doors.
Its quite daunting going from the biggest kids in primary back to being the little kids again.

[80sChav]

I suppose all first years dreamt of being in the 5th year at high school when they first walked through the doors.
Its quite daunting going from the biggest kids in primary back to being the little kids again.

Thanks for moving the thread Huggie, it's really appreciated. I guess you are right, I certainly thought this, but being 15/16 was un-comparable to being 11 on many differing levels for me, so when I did get to the 5th Year/Year 11, it meant nothing in a way! Did anyone else at School - ever have any form/kind of hierarchy between the first nad 5th years too?

[stuckinthe80's]

I was at school through the 70's and 80's and left after the 5th year in 1989. Never even heard of year 11 when I was at school. This is a 1990's thing I think.

[Trickyvee]

I do remember being in awe of the 5th years when I first started but I wasn't bothered about being a 5th year once I got there. It wasn't all that.

[80sChav]

I do remember being in awe of the 5th years when I first started but I wasn't bothered about being a 5th year once I got there. It wasn't all that.

I don't know why it had such an Anti-Climax Trickyvee, it was a shame really in a way. Though I guess it is just something people think at such a time in a certain way, may-be!!

[Heather74]

One thing I do remember thinking when we finally got to year 5, is how much older the previous year fives always looked compared to us. I suppose the kids you grew up with never seem as old as they are to us. Sounds daft but I didn't think we looked ready to be fifth years.

Actually its the same now, there's no way I think I look my age yet I must do! :(

[HG]

Actually its the same now, there's no way I think I look my age yet I must do! :(

Nah you look older :p

Only kidding before you knack me :)

[80sChav]

One thing I do remember thinking when we finally got to year 5, is how much older the previous year fives always looked compared to us. I suppose the kids you grew up with never seem as old as they are to us. Sounds daft but I didn't think we looked ready to be fifth years.

Actually its the same now, there's no way I think I look my age yet I must do! :(

You raise some good point's here Huggie, I had not thought about it in such a way - thinking the 5th Years looked compared to younger ones, until i'd reflected about it. It's such a shame, being a 5th Year was so un-like it'd become and became sadly I feel/think.

[Trickyvee]

One thing I do remember thinking when we finally got to year 5, is how much older the previous year fives always looked compared to us. I suppose the kids you grew up with never seem as old as they are to us. Sounds daft but I didn't think we looked ready to be fifth years.

Actually its the same now, there's no way I think I look my age yet I must do! :(

That's true. You never realise how much you are growing yourself at the time and a year is a huge gap at school. People in the year above always seemed about 3 years older, people in 5th year looked about 10 years older to my first year eyes. When I look back at form photos it is funny to see how we all morph from cute little 11 year olds into strapping, moody teenagers in such a short time frame.

[Richard1978]

I remember in one of my last assemblies there was a slide show, which included a lot of first year photos.

We all had a good laugh at how much some people had changed in 5 years without really noticing in some cases.