This is my third grade class. I left this school after third grade so most of the folks pictured I never saw again. This class photo is but one of two I have throughout my years in elementary school. The other is a photo from kindergarten. I'm sure (mostly) that there were photos taken but I don't have them. they were either lost in one of our many moves or...
It is also possible that I missed class photos as I transferred to a lot of schools. Spending half a year in one and finishing in another. I may have mentioned that by the time I was in 8th grade, I'd attended eight elementary schools.
While I did spend the 4 years in a single high school; I didn't make friends easily and didn't really feel comfortable in school until my senior year.
I was mildly excited to put all those years behind me.
Except they were never behind me. Or, at least, not for a long, long, time.
