The proms were fun. I was the only male sophomore one year - it was with the Latin Club/Math Club president. It certainly got me out of my geeky world. I went to the 10 yr HS reunion for the class two years ahead of mine and it was fun catching up.
Will a GT kid see thing they should not - probably. I went skinny dipping when I hung out with HS kids when I was 13. That was innocent fun. Drugs are still common today as they were then - I just ignored them. Should I have been driving late at night when I was 13? Maybe not. I never drank and in any case, they never offered me a beer, making sure I got a soda!
The biggest admonishment I got from my older relatives was to pick my friends carefully and to leave if I was uncomfortable. I took this to heart.
My mental peers usually treated me well.
The biggest danger I ever faced was an adult pedophile in the 5th grade. That was dealt with pretty well.
