10 Signs You Went To Crystal Lake Central High School | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

10 Signs You Went To Crystal Lake Central High School

1485
10 Signs You Went To Crystal Lake Central High School
Google Images

1. Mondays Meant You Could Sleep In.

Late start always made mondays just a bit more bearable. Instead of the usual 7:25, school on mondays started at 8:10, and those extra 45 minutes of sleep truly meant everything!



2. Your Teachers Were Life Changing.

From Mr. Smalley, to Esch daddy and everybody in between, the teaching staff at CLC is incredibly passionate, caring, and hardworking. They are fully invested in their students, and genuinely care about their well being. If you talk to almost any student who spent time at Central, they will cite at least 1 teacher who was a big influence on their personal growth.


3. There Is A Picture Of You Hanging Somewhere In The School

Oh yes, who can forget all of the pictures hanging in the hallways of every single graduating class since the 1920's?!


4. Your Always Took All Of The Time In The World To Go To Gym Class......Unless It Was Choice Day.

Ah yes, choice day. The only times where anybody cared about Gym. Nobody can forget the days of rushing down to the locker room as quickly as possible to change, and then would trample over each other on the way upstairs so they could be first to grab their cards, and get in line for the activity they wanted.


5. The Stadium Was ALWAYS Packed For Friday Night Football Games, Even If They Were Away.

The Central Crazies Always brought the hype, and the volume. Our student section was as good as any.


6. You Hated South.

This one is pretty self explanatory. We hated South with a burning passion. Nobody really cared about Prairie Ridge because Central VS. South was the main rivalry in town.

7. When You Were A Freshman, You Probably Got Pushed Around At 4 Corners More Than Once.

4 Corners was ALWAYS a mass exodus after school when everyone was trying to leave, and the freshman were always getting toppled on when they walked slow.


8. You Embraced Diversity

Central is known for its sense of community and collectivism. Unlike most other high schools, it didn't have a lot of cliques, and everybody was very tolerant of one another. We were all Tigers!


9. You're Proud That You Went To CLC

I'll never forget the amount kids from other schools who always said they wanted to go to Central, due to the simple fact that its sense of community is simply unbeatable. In general, kids from other schools didn't seem nearly as enthusiastic about their school as we Central kids felt about ours.


10. You Wouldn't Trade Your Time There For The World.

Your high school experience was truly second to none!


Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
legally blonde

College is filled with many things, and we're so often lectured to make the right decisions as we head out on our own into the college life. But sometimes it's necessary to indulge in some guilty pleasures as well as just doing things because you can. And honestly, a lot of the time it's inevitable. College is no piece of cake that's for sure, so it's okay to do some things you deep down know you shouldn't....once in a while anyways.

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

10 Things to avoid your freshman year of college

Having this list as you enter college will be extremely valuable and beneficial to experiencing the best year of your life!

1737
girl friends
Madison Morgan

Ahhh good ol' freshman year. The best times and the worst times. Going to college six hours from home was the best decision I had ever made for myself, but the transition would have been much smoother had I known the things I know now. You cannot take on this beast by yourself, so allow me to lend a hand and guide you through one of the most exciting and different years of your life thus far. I have compiled a list of 10 key things to avoid your freshman year of college in order to ensure a smooth, happy, and fun first year!

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

13 Thoughts Everyone Has During Lecture

Chances are, they have nothing to do with what you're actually supposed to be learning.

254
student in class
Polish Magazine

Let's face it. We've all had those days when it's almost impossible to stay awake or focus during lecture. We often find ourselves dozing off or just staring out into space when we really should be paying attention to what's going on in class. Regardless of whether or not you admit this happens, here are 13 thoughts every student has during lecture:

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

A Deep Dive Into Taylor Swift’s Albums: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Edition

I just know that the idea of releasing vault tracks came out of the moment Taylor remembered she wrote 'Is It Over Now?'

333
A Deep Dive Into Taylor Swift’s Albums: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Edition
Edited by Hailey Hastings

I am fully emersed into diving deep into every single Taylor Swift album, which I do on my own all the time, but wanted to do it in a way where I am sharing what a special discography she has. I feel like 1989 is the perfect place to start, it's an era that changed everything, and will always be an album people automatically think of when you say "Taylor Swift."

Keep Reading...Show less
friends

Here you will find a list of many of the people you will come across in your life, and if you're lucky, you'll be able to give a name to all these characters that you hopefully see day to day. Don't take these friends for granted because they all add a little something to your life, and if you can't name all of them to your personal friends, chances are it might be you...

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments