10 HIGH SCHOOL CHARACTERS YOU CAN NEVER FORGET

High school was more than just chewing books, dodging the discipline master and struggling through afternoon chemistry lessons. There were students and then there were students one can’t forget. They were as memorable as burning exercise books only for the ministry of education to announce there was a leakage and the exams had to be repeated. Some students overslept, others overate, and some were sellouts, while others were diehards. Here are some characters you must have met in high school:

1.        The crook-in-chief

They were always on the verge of being suspended for skiving school via the panya routes. They were daredevils treating school rules like kindergarten commandments’; being spotted with them was enough to get you punished for no reasons. They were also the certified school thieves; you later hear they reformed and are in priesthood!

2.       The sicko

They were the school weakling with pale skin; they were always at the school dispensary when not getting bed rests for colds, headaches or stomachache. The sickos were exempted from sports, manual work and punishments. But surprisingly, the sicko never missed meals.

3.       The party animal

They knew hit songs from Popcaan and gossip about the Vybez kartel murder case. They were potential entertainment prefects, from how they operated the school’s musical system, beside their collection of all the latest music and movies. They taught you all the latest dance moves. They also doubled up as hype masters when girls from Kapnyeberai came calling. They were also very good with the opposite sex, besides serving as ushers during school events.

4.       The Holy Joe

They prayed until you thought the second coming of Jesus was nigh. They spoke in tongues, led worship teams and were the heart of the Christian union as they quoted verses verbatim from the top of their heads, but ironically, most never passed CRE and were later very agile at drinking in pubs and clubs in Kapsabet and Eldoret

5.       The ogre

They were the prefects who behaved like deputy principals, brooking no nonsense with school rules, ensuring the rules were followed to the letter. When they spoke during parade even teachers shook in their boots and high heels. These hearts of the devil were also sadists with punishments bordering on uprooting 100 year old mugumo trees!

6.       The brain box

They were always in the staff room; you would have thought they were part time teachers. They often had small talk with teachers who trusted them, as most were organized, smart, obedient, and religious and the brightest in class.

7.       The anti-shower

These ones and water were like a man and his mother-in-law. They never mixed freely. Bathing was a rumor and foul smell wafted from their corners on hot afternoons in class. They were friends with perfume though.

8.       The invisible

They rarely spoke or played games. They were rarely in class and were commonly found at dormitory corners playing games or gambling. They woke up late, dozed in class. They were the opposite of the brain box. They dubbed all exams, long after high school they have to remind you that they were your classmates

9.       The special one

They were in glasses, always walked majestically even when the bell rang. They ate ‘special’ meals, when the rest scrambled for ‘murram’ and even the school cooks knew them by name.

10.   The know-it-all

They were never beaten in any topic from chemistry to physics as they were also the masters in politics, sports, music and entertainment and current affairs. They were fun to be with as they made you look smart. They were also the school photographers/Shylock/hawker and loaf peddlers when there was shortage of bread