phillip, but let's be honest with ourselves. We were all nerds in some way, shape, or form and still are. Granted, some of us may be good looking, athletic, playboys, but the fact is most of us have probably been made fun of in high school for being nerds, wouldn't shut up in class (man did I ever challenge this one priest, my freshman theology tecaher, on masturbation being a mortal sin), and knew a lot of useless facts (was known for that in HS).
I have a theory that Catholic schools in cities are more conservative than those in high school.
I went to a suburban Catholic high school, and they never told us masturbation was a sin. Friends of mine who lived in the city and went to Catholic schools had different experiences. They had more conservative theology, and they got slapped around alot by the priests and teachers, whereas in my school, we didn't.
It seems that your school, located in a city, is confirming my theory.