Going to an all-girls Catholic high school is inherently going to be a unique experience, and attending Louisville High School, located in Woodland Hills, California, is no exception. The four years I spent at Louisville will always hold a special place in my heart. Everyone's perspective is different, but there are just some things that basically every Louisville girl can relate to.

1. Beginning the day with prayer over the intercom.

Everyday began with a student led prayer, even if you couldn't fully hear what she was saying.

2. Sweatpants season is the best season.

Forget the holidays. Sweatpants season, lasting from November through March, is the most wonderful time of the year. Who doesn't want to attend classes in optimal comfort?

3. Being able to just roll out of bed and go to school.

Related to wearing the same pair of sweatpants everyday for a week (or two or three), appearances matter less when you go to an all-girls school. To be clear, girls do not dress to impress guys, but there is less pressure at an all-girls school.

4. Dress uniform days.

Blazer? Check. Penny loafers? Check.

5. Everything being held in the gym.

Louisville is a small school, so the gym was utilized not only for sporting events, but also for pep rallies, guest speaker visits, plays and musical productions, dance performances, art show casings, picnic boutiques and even mass. And since we ate outside on lawns, where would lunch be held when it rained? You guessed it, the gym.

6. Dad's Club Barbecues.

The smell of hamburgers floats through the air. Your stomach grumbles as you try to pay attention in class. It is the day of a Dad's Club Barbecue. $5 for a burger, chips, cookie and drink? Lunch can't come soon enough..

7. Going to the vendies at lunch.

What a happy day when I brought money to go to the vending machines (vendies for short) to buy Chex Mix, Calypso lemonade, or Twix.

8. Using a monkey as a hall pass for Mr. Clark's class.

If you're going to have to sign out to use the bathroom, you might as well have a cute stuffed animal monkey to take with you.

9. Making Pi Day headbands for Ms. Stuffman.

What better way to celebrate Pi Day than write out the digits of pi on a ribbon and proudly wear it for the day?

10. Playing chess in Mr. C's room during lunch.

I wasn't part of the chess club. I didn't even know how to play chess. But attempting to play it during lunch senior year while classical music played in the background is one of my fondest memories.

11. Making flash cards to study for Telesca tests.

Your list has five points? I thought there were six!

12. No, not Louisville, Kentucky.

Enough said really.

13. Singing the desert song.

This is my prayer in the desert...

14. Senior Lawn takeover.

Every class has a lawn, but only seniors are allowed on the senior lawn. Territory was marked at the beginning of the school year by covering senior lawn in the appropriate class color, waving posters and yelling at the top of our lungs at the cars dropping students off in the morning.

15. Graduating in a wedding dress.

Why wear a cap and gown when you can wear a beautiful white dress that highly resembles a wedding dress instead?

16. You'll always be a Royal.

No matter where you go in life after high school, being a Louisville Royal is part of your identity.