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I did too! As much as I disliked it at the time, I now appreciate my experience even more. I went to a Catholic convent school, and there was a nun around every corner. For a high school that taught over 600 teenaged girls every year, I can only recall one incident of pregnancy (the girl left and married) and only two girls (twin sisters) who had bad reputations. The young people here at FR probably won't believe that, but the older people can cite similar examples, I'm sure.

The Religious Sisters of Mercy didn't celebrate single teenaged motherhood, they didn't "empathize" with drug users or drunks, and they sure didn't want anyone getting in touch with an "inner child". We girls were expected to become young ladies and to be first class, outstanding citizens. That is exactly what happened for most of us.

My school is long gone now and the other schools like it are coed cesspits. The Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. should have kept on protecting the young girls and boys.
How many parents would pay anything to send their child to a safe, strict, and religious school these days?

...and only two girls (twin sisters) who had bad reputations

Sounds like a great school, glad you had such a great experience.

Now about those twin bad girls, I think I may know who your talking about. You have a phone number so I can be sure? ;-)