Results: Senior Skip Day!
1.
1.
Did you participate in a senior skip day when you were a senior in high school? Yes
28%
•
507 votes
No
48%
•
858 votes
Not Applicable
23%
•
417 votes
2.
2.
What were the consequences of participating in it (regardless of whether you participated)? Couldn't walk at graduation, but still graduated
5%
•
90 votes
Couldn't graduate
3%
•
57 votes
Couldn't participate in the senior breakfast
3%
•
61 votes
Couldn't participate in an after graduation activity
2%
•
41 votes
Detention
5%
•
81 votes
In school suspension
3%
•
57 votes
Couldn't attend senior prom
1%
•
24 votes
Suspended
2%
•
31 votes
N/A
74%
•
1316 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
•
119 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| nothing | 1.49% | 28 |
| none | 0.64% | 12 |
| 0.59% | 11 | |
| no consequences | 0.21% | 4 |
| nothing happened | 0.16% | 3 |
| nothing! | 0.11% | 2 |
| none of the above | 0.11% | 2 |
| don't remember | 0.11% | 2 |
| took a 0 | 0.05% | 1 |
| there was no consequences. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i didnt get caught | 0.05% | 1 |
| the entire class skipped so nothing was done | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing happened did not get caught | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing because i was old enough to sign myself out of school | 0.05% | 1 |
| ther were none in my day. | 0.05% | 1 |
| none. they couldn't do anything as long as you didn't miss a certain number of days throughout the year. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i was valedictorian and great at it. no bad stuff. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.05% | 1 |
| graduated as a sophmore | 0.05% | 1 |
| not a thing | 0.05% | 1 |
| the kids that came to school made fun of you for acting like a douche | 0.05% | 1 |
| my parents had to send a note to the school | 0.05% | 1 |
| got my ass whipped | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't get in trouble | 0.05% | 1 |
| got caught and sent back to class | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont remember | 0.05% | 1 |
| i just never wanted to do it. i follow the rules. | 0.05% | 1 |
| technically still went in to donate blood that day. =) then left..there were no consequences. | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing my school allows it | 0.05% | 1 |
| didn't have them when i went to school | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing i forged a note from my parents getting me out of school | 0.05% | 1 |
| the senior skip day was part of the school's ideas, so didn't get in trouble | 0.05% | 1 |
| we didn't have that | 0.05% | 1 |
| didnt have senior skip day | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing happened! | 0.05% | 1 |
| there wasn't any consequences. | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing :) | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing no consequences | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing - it was accepted as a rite of passage | 0.05% | 1 |
| no consequences. | 0.05% | 1 |
| my school held their own senior skip day. we went bowling. | 0.05% | 1 |
| there was not a consequence! | 0.05% | 1 |
| our skip day was a college day and everyone skiped | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing happen, just hung out w/ friends that day | 0.05% | 1 |
| there we're none | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing happened, i was no longer a minor, no repercussions | 0.05% | 1 |
| school did not care | 0.05% | 1 |
| there were none | 0.05% | 1 |
| they didnt do anything, was expected | 0.05% | 1 |
| we actually had a legal skip day. i went to the library and studied. | 0.05% | 1 |
| our school allowed senior skip day!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| they did nothing lol 90% of our graduating class skipped that was back in 1986 | 0.05% | 1 |
| none, the whole class went so the school scheduled one and had a charter bus for it | 0.05% | 1 |
| no consequence | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing - they expected you to | 0.05% | 1 |
| can't remember. i'm getting old! | 0.05% | 1 |
| can't remember | 0.05% | 1 |
| i was entitle to skip by principal - excellent marks | 0.05% | 1 |
| no punishment | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing it was a planed day all seniors took the day off and school was ok with it, | 0.05% | 1 |
| there where no consequences for participating | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing there were too many of us | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing happened, we were allowed | 0.05% | 1 |
3.
3.
Did the administration find out about your skip day beforehand? Yes, but they didn't care. No consequences! Perfect day :)
16%
•
283 votes
Yes, and they threatened anyone who skipped without a doctors note...
7%
•
125 votes
Nope! And they didn't do a thing about it :)
8%
•
141 votes
Nope! But they still punished us. Nothing minor since we hadn't technically gotten a warning, but still...
4%
•
74 votes
No, but anyone who skipped came back to school to find harsh consequences...
4%
•
63 votes
N/A
61%
•
1084 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
12 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.17% | 3 | |
| i'm sure they did | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't remember | 0.06% | 1 |
| think they knew | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes, they scheduled one to make it easier since everyone was skipping that day | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont know...probably did. | 0.06% | 1 |
| it was obvious to everyone | 0.06% | 1 |
| was a legal skip day. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i was an honor student all the time. no ferris buell. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont remember | 0.06% | 1 |
4.
4.
How much of your graduating class participated? 0-15%
4%
•
76 votes
16-30%
4%
•
76 votes
31-45%
5%
•
94 votes
46-60%
5%
•
90 votes
61-75%
5%
•
95 votes
76-90%
6%
•
104 votes
91-100%
6%
•
99 votes
Don't remember
26%
•
460 votes
Not applicable (didn't have a senior skip day for home schooled reasons)
14%
•
256 votes
Not applicable (went to high school but wasn't an event)
24%
•
432 votes
5.
5.
What did you do on skip day? Went to school. Duh.
10%
•
170 votes
Slept in! zzzzzz....
7%
•
126 votes
Went out to lunch
3%
•
59 votes
Hung out with friends
16%
•
279 votes
Went to see boyfriend/girlfriend
3%
•
46 votes
Cleaned room/house etc.
2%
•
35 votes
Did homework
2%
•
33 votes
Not applicable - didn't have senior skip day (for whatever reason)
30%
•
540 votes
Not applicable - didn't skip (but skip day existed)
24%
•
433 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
61 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| went to the beach | 0.39% | 7 |
| 0.39% | 7 | |
| went to beach | 0.11% | 2 |
| a bunch of us went to a park and drank beer. | 0.06% | 1 |
| dropped out | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to metropolis - 30 miles away | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to jones beach | 0.06% | 1 |
| when to the lake with 159 of my best friends | 0.06% | 1 |
| went home | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to lagoon. | 0.06% | 1 |
| about 35 of us spent the day at the park | 0.06% | 1 |
| no skipping, more important things to study than holligans. | 0.06% | 1 |
| got together at the beach with most of the senior class & anyone else that came. | 0.06% | 1 |
| beach--live in hi | 0.06% | 1 |
| party time | 0.06% | 1 |
| whole class went on a camping trip | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to amusement park | 0.06% | 1 |
| donated blood then went to the movies to see spiderman. | 0.06% | 1 |
| party at the park | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to cedar point woo hoo | 0.06% | 1 |
| got stoned....bad | 0.06% | 1 |
| did drugs | 0.06% | 1 |
| went shopping | 0.06% | 1 |
| drank beer | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to indy 500 practice | 0.06% | 1 |
| na | 0.06% | 1 |
| wasn't in high school | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont remember | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to the mall | 0.06% | 1 |
| beach | 0.06% | 1 |
| went on a picnic | 0.06% | 1 |
| had fun | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't remember | 0.06% | 1 |
| we all gathered at a local park and picniced/partied | 0.06% | 1 |
| theme park | 0.06% | 1 |
| the whole class went to the beach | 0.06% | 1 |
| partied. | 0.06% | 1 |
| we went to mall of america | 0.06% | 1 |
| hersheypark | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't remember | 0.06% | 1 |
| all went to a park and partied | 0.06% | 1 |
| people gathered into groups and did different things. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not a senior yet lol | 0.06% | 1 |
| wen to beach | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.06% | 1 |
| i graduated a semester early. | 0.06% | 1 |
| never heard of this | 0.06% | 1 |
| river to bbq and camp | 0.06% | 1 |
6.
6.
If you skipped, did you regret doing so? Yeah, should've just gone to school for the day...Not worth the consequences!
4%
•
63 votes
Yeah, but not enough to wish I'd gone to school
3%
•
50 votes
Not sure
4%
•
72 votes
No, it was another day. The consequences weren't anything major anyway.
9%
•
152 votes
Nope! Not one bit!
18%
•
319 votes
Not applicable - Senior skip day didn't happen for me
35%
•
619 votes
Not applicable - It happened but without me! I went to school like a good student :P
27%
•
490 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
17 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.22% | 4 | |
| n/a | 0.17% | 3 |
| nope | 0.06% | 1 |
| school sponsored skip day. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i not a senior had to go to school | 0.06% | 1 |
| na | 0.06% | 1 |
| not a senior yet lol | 0.06% | 1 |
| was a legal skip day. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i did not skip. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no | 0.06% | 1 |
| i had my own seiner senior skip day | 0.06% | 1 |
| was expelled before i was able to be a senior | 0.06% | 1 |
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