Oh, Putnam Valley — a small town in "upstate" New York that no one has ever heard of. This town is far from perfect, and most of the people who live there are so weird it's scary. However, beyond all the trees and wannabe rednecks, there is a place that holds the heart and soul of the town. How do you get there, you ask? Well, just drive (don't walk, because there are no sidewalks) past some trees, a handful of delis, some more trees and through one of the three traffic lights in the whole town. If you managed to not hit any deer along the way, you'll find yourself safe and sound at Putnam Valley High School.

It opened in 2000, and it averages about 100 students per grade. Although it may seem like nothing special, if you were lucky enough to be one of those 100 students at one point, you would realize this school is unlike any other. Now, for once, it's getting some recognition. Here is a list of things you will only understand if you went to Putnam Valley High School:

1. It’s actually not a high school; it’s an academy.

2. Super fanning is just as much of a sport as the actual varsity sports.

3. So is gym volleyball.

4. The guidance counselors are your best friends and the coolest people in the whole school.

5. And coming in close second for the coolest people is the lunch monitors.

6. “Color wars” is the most important day of the year.

7. There are no stereotypical high school cliques — Jocks are in the plays, stoners get good grades (sometimes), and the valedictorian actually has a social life that doesn't only involve textbooks.

8. Whatever gossip is going around the student body is probably going around to the teachers, too.

9. It’s not an open campus, but if you have a note that said you have to go home to walk your dog, you could come back with Dunkin, and no one would question you.

10. You made at least one iMovie a year.

11. People actually liked to go to the musicals because they are better than Broadway.

12. Even if you have no artistic ability whatsoever, your inner Picasso came out when it was time to paint your parking spot senior year.

13. And your inner architect came out when it was finally time to decorate the main hallway and front entrance for color wars.

14. The powderpuff game is just as intense as the NFL.

15. Omnikin.

16. Pizza sales are more frequent after school than bake sales.

17. The school doesn't have funding for some better food for lunch but every student gets their own laptop.

18. The senior lounge is nothing but an oversized closet with a flat screen TV, but you loved it anyway.

19. New substitute teacher? It's only a matter of time before someone tries to trick him or her into writing a pass to the pool.

20. The morning announcements are broadcasted on the school's TV station completely run by students.

(Aka if the kid on the show has a zit, the kid behind the camera is totally going to zoom in on it.)

21. You've never seen a blue and white tiger, but you take pride in being one anyway.

22. Three words: seize the day.