Things You Learned In A Small Town High School In Nebraska

Growing up in small-town Nebraska is an experience you never forget. And high school is one of the most memorable times of your life. If you went to high school in a small town, chances are good that you recognize these truths.

Your graduating class numbered in the double digits.

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And of course you knew all of their names.

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Because there were so few people in the school, you and your friends just sort of rotated boyfriends/girlfriends.

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But if a couple dated for more than a year in high school, chances are pretty good they got married after graduation.

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There was only one teacher for every subject, so you had the same English teacher four years in a row.

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A lot of those teachers probably taught your parents, too.

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Most of the staff went to high school with (and were close friends with) your parents.

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You were in ALL of the clubs.

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But FFA (Future Farmers of America) was your life.

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New kids who transferred from bigger towns seemed impossibly interesting.

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You were born with an automatic rivalry with the school in the nearest small town.

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Rather than cutting people at tryouts and auditions, the staff had to ask for more people to show up.

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Speak up, small-town NE graduates: what other things do you know to be true about that unique experience?