Going to Caney Valley means you are forever part of a great school system with a lot of unique features, but only a true CV kid would relate to all of these!
1. You can name all of 4 "towns" that make up Caney Valley.
You can list off Ramona, Ochelata, Vera, and Oglesby without missing a beat! Not only that, but you can pronounce them all with no problem and you laugh when reporters try and say "Ochelata" when the weather is getting bad.
2. Not only can you name the towns, you know all about them.
There's a good chance you really despise one of these towns for no reason, and you just know that your town is a million times better. You have the best churches, fire stations, roads...
3. When you heard there was going to be a substitute teacher, it was either really good or really bad.
There are two kinds of substitutes at Caney Valley. There are the very mean, scary, and strict substitutes and the substitutes that basically give you your daily grade based on the quality of your classes gossip session. Odds are one of your favorite teachers ended up being a substitute because they let you get away with anything.
4. You had a coach as a teacher who only assigned the end of chapter questions.
Every day, you'd have the same assignment that did not require you using your brain at all. Amazingly, students still struggled in this class. It was a fun one anyway because you'd have "study sessions" that turned into an in-class sporting event.
5. You binge-watched more in school than you did/do in college, but not on purpose.
The same coach who never assigned real work didn't feel like making you answer questions? Time to watch The Sandlot again! In a middle school science class? Time to watch Bill Nye The Science Guy (and the whole class is going to chant "Bill! Bill! Bill!"). In elementary school and for some reason the gym isn't open? You can bet on watching The Magic School Bus.
6. Nothing makes your blood boil more than hearing about Barnsdall.
They're our rivals and we just don't like them. You acted like it was okay when one of your friends dated a kid from Barnsdall, but deep down you felt totally betrayed. When we beat Barnsdall in a sporting event, it was the best feeling ever...but when we lost, it was the lowest of lows.
7. If you have older family that is alumni, your teachers taught them as well.
Those teachers totally judge you on your parent's actions, too. It's so awkward listening to your teachers talk about pranks your uncle pulled or your mom's athletic ability when you have none, because they totally expected you to.
8. If there was a fight, it was epic.
You can recall every fight you ever saw in the walls of Caney Valley. If you skipped school and learned you missed a fight, it was just an awful feeling. You could vividly recall fights from 7th grade on your graduation day and felt no shame about it.
9. You knew everything about everyone.
At a school as small as Caney Valley, you knew exactly who broke up with who as soon as it happened. You heard about everyone wrecks, parties, mistakes, triumphs, grades, parents...
10. ...despite that, everyone had one another's back.
At the end of day, no matter how bad your fight with someone was, you'd take their side over anyone from another school. Your high school friends are still some of the best you've ever had.
11. Also, the academic team was great.
I'll stand by that statement until I die!
Go Trojans!
