Whenever I'm cruising past Boulder High School and all the students are being set free for the day, I can't help but notice how dang trendy those kids are.

In my eyes, they're always making a statement - which therefore inspired me to try a "What's hot at Boulder High"-angled story.

I should have realized a few things before I envisioned the scenario. Hmm ... coming up with my title before gathering any content and perspectives about my topic is not the greatest of ideas. ( Brit - you should have known better than to assume the kids would start firing off a list of the hottest trends with explosions of enthusiasm.)

I pictured the kids just loving it. What high school student in Boulder wouldn't eat up the fact that someone from a local newspaper wants to show off a little piece of their lives to everyone else?

Most of them were quite weirded out by me - not going to lie. Once I had a group of kids' attention, I'd give them the rundown: "Hey - I'm Brit from YourHub.com, a citizen journalism Web site, and I'm writing a story about the hottest trends at Boulder High." Blank stares and chuckles would emerge.

One kid in the first group joked, "Don't ask us what's cool - we're the losers at this school."

Once school was officially over and everyone started making their way through the main doors, I spotted leggings, leggings and more leggings. I snapped a photo of these two gals dressed strikingly alike. While the pair failed to tell me it was '80s day as part of Spirit Week at BHS, the first group of kids surely made the effort to inform me.

"Even though it's '80s day, it's still the trend," says Boulder resident and junior Melissa Hostetter, who was eagerly sporting her gear from back in the day.

Her friend, Kacie Shopnitz, spoke not-so-highly of the belly shirt and low jeans she's been seeing lately. "And those pretend-denim pocketless jeans are so tacky," she says.

"There are so many Bob Marley fans and skaters here, too. And so many guys where their skinny jeans," adds Hostetter.

I approached another group of kids who were lounging in the grass together. Although they laughed at the topic as well, they had no problem spitting out all the trends they hated.

"Well, there are the annoying girls who shop at Abercrombie and Fitch and wear shirts that scream the logo," says Boulder resident and BHS junior Maya Shaffer. "Then, there are the artsy kids who wear skinny jeans and shop at Urban Outfitters - but it's too expensive for someone like me. I prefer thrift stores," as she pointed to the shirt she was sporting.

Juniors Wade Meneley and Robert Clark proceeded to voice their opinions by wondering why girls "wear sunglasses too big for their face and carry giant purses."

Clark mentioned he had just purchased some bell-bottoms from a vintage store near Hapa on Pearl Street as Meneley added that his James Brown T-shirt came from a thrift store as well.

They made the overall point that "vintage sh!t is so popular right now."

I noticed a common theme in the boys' hair: long. And neon shoelaces were everywhere. And don't worry - the left foot didn't usually match the right.

I couldn't help but love the old-school Reeboks I came across or Robert Clark's intentionally paint-blotted Converses. One tie-dye-clad kid even had some intriguing drawings on his shoe. I'll refrain from mentioning what I saw, however.

While I'll admit that I was a little intimidated to approach these BHS kids, they turned out to be interesting people. The kids I spoke to were all very down-to-earth. While some of them weren't feeling Spirit Week as much as others, the atmosphere at BHS is very intriguing.

If you're a student, graduate or employee of Boulder High, why not post your own stories and photos? We need more high school-related voices on YourHub.com and this is the place to post your thoughts. (And, of course, you don't have to be from BHS to post your high school stuff.)

Got Homecoming pictures? Your own Spirit Week snaps? How about those pics from the last football game?! We welcome them all. If you have questions, comments or need help registering, e-mail me at horvatb@yourhub.com.