Top 3 Things Yakima Valley Locals Did When They Skipped School

What are the top 3 things that Yakima Valley residents did when they skipped school in their youth?

That was the topic of discussion for our listening and reading audience recently, and the reaction we got was hysterical and eye-opening. We have quite a few people who played hooky in their younger years. I wish I could say I was one of them.

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Growing up, I didn’t play hooky from school. I actually liked school. 99% of my teachers in Naches I loved (that 1 percent not loved was in 2nd grade, but I won’t get into that here).

When I did ‘skip school’, I wasn’t playing hooky, I was faking a tummy ache (very hard to disprove) to spend time with my family (and to go buy comic books and cards).

On days that I would fake an illness, it was because my dad had taken the day off from work, and my mom would have a doctor’s appointment in Zillah, where a small card and comic shop was also located, a short walk from the doctor’s office.

While my mom was seeing the doctor, my dad and I would walk around Zillah, and usually visit that store.

I wasn’t out causing trouble or doing stuff I probably shouldn’t be doing at that age; I was hanging out with my dad. Still skipping school, but I wouldn’t classify it as playing hooky, not like these top 3 results from our audience when asked the question:

What Did You Do When You Skipped School?

#3 - Playing Video Games / Going To The Arcade

#2 - Getting Drunk

#1 - Getting High

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