Of course all high schools have their weird traditions, original rumors, and unique malfunctions; this listicle is full of things that alumni and current students at Shelton High School in Connecticut will find to be very true.

1. You avoided the main staircases at all costs.

2. You never understood the way the rooms on the 4th floor were numbered.

3. You’re used to being on the news for scandals and controversies.

5. You walked into the bathrooms fine and walked out with second hand smoke.

6. You understood how the lions in The Lion King felt under Scar because you were under Dr.Smith, who is even worse.

8. Chances are you never found a pool on the fifth floor.

9. You chased down the people selling Gertrude Hawk chocolate bars.

10. Being thankful when you’re junior and senior year because you don’t have to take a gym class.

11. Not being surprised when you encounter a mouse inside.

12. You know the struggle of school never canceling because of snow or when the roads are covered in a sheet of ice.

13. And even though it felt like a prison, it still felt like home.