High school in the ’90s was all about the frosted tips, flannel shirts, and Walkmans tucked into oversized jeans. It was the decade of Tamagotchis, chain wallets, and scribbling Nirvana lyrics on loose-leaf paper (it most definitely smelled like teen spirit). In between awkward dances and after-school hangouts at the mall, teens were also navigating life in a world about to go digital.
Here are 17 vintage photos that capture what high school was like in a decade when dial-up internet and brick-sized cell phones were gaining popularity.
1. Squad Goals, ’90s Edition: Big Hoops and Even Bigger Smiles
2. Looking Effortlessly Cool in the School Yearbook
3. Just Some Buddies Posing for a Snap in the School Hallway, 1993
4. Grunge Hair, Band Tees, and a Whole Lot of Attitude: Peak ’90s Energy
5. High School Yearbook, 1996
6. The Preppy, Layered-Collar Look Was Basically a Dress Code
7. ‘First Day of 11th Grade, 1993’
8. This Fountain Squad Looks Straight Out of a Teen Drama
9. ‘Serbian High School in 1995’
10. ‘High School Graduation, 1991. Me and My Buddy’
11. Those Hairdos!
12. No ’90s Birthday Party Was Complete Without a Mario Party Showdown on Nintendo 64
13. ’90’s School Lunch Pizza!’ But It Was Always Soggy and Gross
14. ‘Angelina Jolie at Beverly Hills High School, Circa 1990’
15. Freshman Year of High School, ’97: A Bowl Cut AND Frosted Tips? He Sure Was Embodying the ’90s
16. ‘High School Parking Lot in 1995’
17. Hanging With the Besties After School, Massachusetts, 1990
Looking for more ’90s content?
For a West Coast perspective, check out Step Back Into 1990s Los Angeles With These 21 Nostalgic Photos. You might also be interested in 15 Design Trends That Scream 1990s and 16 Totally ’90s Ads.
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