Mauldin, South Carolina is home to about 24,525 citizens. It is also home to the Mauldin High Mavericks. Regardless of having a high school with a little over 2,000 kids, we still had traditions that everyone followed.

10. On Pep Rally days, the seniors wore black.

Although we weren't technically assigned class colors, all seniors at Mauldin High school knew that doing a blackout was a must. I mean if we didn't how else would us seniors make cheesy banners stating "All Black errthang."

9. "Where's your ID?"

The ID crackdown was very serious. If you didn't have your ID, you would hope and pray that the front office was giving out temporary IDs. If not, then you might as well have gone straight to ISS.

8.Spending more money on spirit week then you would on a pair of shoes.

Ah, yes spirit week was almost like having Christmas every day. If it wasn't between the $5 Moes' nachos, the class buyouts and trying to buy the coolest outfits to match the theme for each day. You pretty much at least spent $10 or more during spirit week, every day.

7. Do you even Rave, Bruh?

Neon day was basically written in the bible for spirit week. We knew the neon pep rally was a must. When those lights went out, we knew it was our time to shine, literally. I mean what's wrong with getting your rave on while at school?

6. C-Lunch was only acceptable if you were a senior.

C-lunch was basically the worst lunch to have if you weren't a senior. We all knew that C-lunch would always run out of food or you would be stuck with 99 percent of seniors in your lunch. Seniors also knew that C-lunch was basically their last period of the day.

5. Mauldin vs. Hillcrest football games were basically Clemson vs. USC.

These games were always so intense. We even had an entire week dedicated to it that was separate from spirit week, called Rival Week. You probably still even have your beat Hillcrest shirt.

4. "Leggings aren't pants."

This day is when you thought your whole world ended. This day is when Mauldin High deemed leggings weren't pants. Luckily, there was a creation called jeggings. Which looked like jeans but were actually leggings. If you were breaking dress code, you always knew what teachers to avoid that day.

3. You never got your food first—you always got cookies first.

I have no idea what company Mauldin High ordered their cookies from, but they were very delicious. You would always try to be the first in line at the "cookie line," and you always knew chocolate chip was the best flavor.

2. Trying to get to your class before 8:15 without a pass was basically committing a felony.

If you didn't have a pass, it was almost impossible to get down the hallway. Sometimes, you might have gotten lucky to slip past the first administrator but there was always one around the corner to stop you.

1. You are always forever Maverick.

No matter what class you graduated from or how long you attended Mauldin. We all experienced these things at least once while attending Mauldin High School.