Building a HIGH SCHOOL in The Sims 4

[@ashtastic6950]

I think this pack and the Get Together pack will go so well together. Imagine adding a book club room, video gaming club, etc to the school and having your club gatherings there. So many potential options to add to game play

[@superabi5214]

EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT 😁 I sadly have neither though lol

[@jayden6434]

that’s actually such a good idea

[@Naramiss2396]

That’s what I’ve been planning to do!! I wanna make club rooms and use the club room doors hopefully they make it an option for club meetings

[@pinkcupcake4717]

Oooh! That sounds brilliant! I think having a dedicated upper floor for club rooms so the main functional school is all on the main floor would be a great balance

[@superabi5214]

@@Naramiss2396 I'm curious, do you think Get Together is worth buying? The clubs sound amazing but I don't want that to be the only reason I'm buying it you know?

[@elishevafreely3206]

You guys may want to remember that a higher painting skill results in a better promposal sign. I've seen this in other gameplay videos. So having some sort of faux art class would be a good idea. Your students can go there after school and try to get their painting skill up a bit, so that their promposal signs will be better, and they have a greater chance of being accepted.

[@yourlocalToeMuncher]

I never new this! It makes sense to. Thank you

[@harper-j6x]

Thanks didnt know but so cool!!

[@bbhhii]

I would add a health centre kind of room where there's a bed. Real sims gameplay otherwise, sometimes your teen might not have enough sleep so they can sleep during that long lunch time.

[@elishevafreely3206]

I've already built the shell of the high school that I'm going to post on the gallery, and I thought about the concept of a boarding school. I know there's been a huge amount of teens dropped on the gallery, like 18 and a household and I thought about grabbing one of those and trying that.

[@beeony6831]

Amazing! This is so cool, thank you for the info!

[@yuhhbiscuit]

I know she doesn’t normally build things on 64X64 lots, but Simsie is so good at building things out of her comfort zone.

[@malami4891]

Yes, Simsie is very good at things that she doesn’t often do

[@maddy2860]

She sure is

[@krillyj7486]

I honestly find that I like them better than the stuff that’s in her wheelhouse

[@echung168]

And the fact that she resisted the urge to completely fill up a 64x64 lot is amazing. If it were me, I'd have the urge to fill up every inch of the lot LOL Less is more~

[@irl5861]

Yes kayla is so talented

[@rosabennett2643]

I really appreciate the fact that Kayla knows that a lot of viewers will only be watching one specific video (especially with these high school pack videos) and they won't necessarily be her regular viewers so she explains everything about the pack again in every single video so they aren't confused!! It is funny as a regular viewer though hearing her repeat herself in every single video lol

[@confuzedperson8838]

haha i think the same thing

[@grenesims]

im gonna replace the old high school with this one SO FAST lol i don't understand why they always make the builds SO big

[@yuhhbiscuit]

Right? They don’t need to be massive, especially if this pack is based on the stereotypical American highschool, a lot of them aren’t that big tbh. But I do remember that it has to functional for other players.

[@maddy2860]

@@yuhhbiscuit yeah 2 class rooms is pretty overkill if you ask me. The typical American highschool only has one.

[@donna8557]

@@yuhhbiscuit it’s actually made for being able to run on lower quality laptops and pc. some laptops can’t run as smoothly on lots with a lot of objects per room.

[@yuhhbiscuit]

@@donna8557 That makes a lot of sense, since it needs to be functional for all players.

[@cosmicbeaver64]

Yep same here

[@astrovoid9393]

About the treadmill thing - My school had a fitness center with all the weight machines, treadmills, ellipticals, etc. along with the normal gyms. We usually only went there when we had fitness days where we had to keep up a certain heart rate for a certain amount of time.

[@nanamintown]

Our school had a fitness room too. Normal Gym classes didn’t use it, but if you signed up for weight lifting that’s where you’d do stuff. Weight lifting was mostly encouraged if you did sports

[@juliefirebaugh8953]

Our school had this plus a bigger gym with more machines and equipment out by the football field and track meant specifically for the sports teams to use.

[@izziekostecki41]

Same!

[@uhyeah8035]

Our school has a normal gym and the there's a weight room connected to it

[@ryliethomason29]

we had a weight room !

[@dandarcy2539]

i really do wish they gave us those long weird rectangle tables with the benches that high school cafeterias always have

[@beek.4860]

No literally! Some CC maker needs to get on this

[@kunoichi21]

Mine had little round stools attached by metal bars to sit on

[@jordanwarner3025]

That sounds really cool! I'm from Australia so we don't actually have cafeterias. We have things called tuckshops where we can buy food or drinks but the majority of people bring their own lunch😅 Where we eat is also never enclosed, its outside on the concrete and some of the space has a roof over us haha. Our tables are basically picnic tables and some people will sit on the concrete if there's no room. Its very interesting to see how different people's eating areas are in different places

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

The one that’s like web “patterned” or the wooden ones

[@neilbiggs1353]

@@jordanwarner3025 I'd love to see multiple worlds made for High School Years which reflect schools from different parts of the world. From what I know of Australian schools, a swimming activity would make a lot more sense than the 'football' which is almost entirely US centric, but that would maybe need more coding etc

[@luvbuggzzzz]

An idea for maybe another highschool build: Monster High. This would be immaculate.

[@kittycraft1012]

YES PLEASE-

[@oa5538]

I need her to do this

[@Stellen-bh7gn]

Imagine she building a high school with all expansion and packs, I need this!!!

[@brattyangel]

Right?! I can’t wait to build like a science lab and a home ec room, greenhouse (horticulture) ag room, nurses station, etc ah🎉

[@ajwest5569]

Imagine using the basketball courts to make a proper gymnasium!!

[@Stellen-bh7gn]

@@brattyangel yes!!!

[@Stellen-bh7gn]

@@ajwest5569 omg yes please!!!

[@calebkinglopez4005]

Nah she only builds with base game anyway..

[@sarahalexandra2210]

As an European the American high school culture is just sooooo different from our experience But I am still very exited for this pack!

[@urixllll2802]

yea ikr

[@katrine5880]

It's kind of like a fever dream cause we don't have anything like this

[@flowerdog7807]

Your yea Is translated 😂

[@jaminblizz]

this isnt remotely simular to my high school, but then again my high school was not normal, when I saw this i thought of the giant high school(s) near the capital in my state, they feel exactly like this so i doubt it is truly that common.

[@jupiter_0yt254]

i am italian and italian highschool is the most wrost ever i hate that :C

[@Jessica-js2yd]

My high school (in Canada) had a big open gym space, a big weightlifting room, and upstairs overlooking the gym it had a track and a fitness centre with treadmills, stair climbers, rowing machines, etc!! So it’s realistic to me!

[@sabrinayuexin9718]

Same here! My school called it the fitness room, which seems to be a better option than having a gym in the Sims

[@thedayaftertomorrow5950]

Yep. My UK high school had it’s own “fitness suite” between the two gyms and there was a heck ton of high quality equipment (I’m talking skiing machine, treadmill, rowing machines, ‘convertible machines’ that’d swap around to work on different muscles… seriously, I don’t know where they got the funding) so having a gym is realistic but the fact there’s not huge gym or pool throws me off ahaha.

[@crystaltheweirdpotato]

im in America and we have that :)

[@ErinYell]

That was my highschool gymnasium, too! And then down the hallway, past the locker rooms and stuff, there was a pool, with its own changing rooms! There were even showers

[@Jessica-js2yd]

@@ErinYell A pool? That’s so awesome. The Uni I attend has a pool but I WISH my high school would’ve

[@ellens.6439]

I’m really hoping this pack works well with the club system (and that they add cheerleading and football to the group activities) so you can actually have an art club and chess club, and cheer/football practice that your sims actually attend as opposed to a rabbit hole.

[@mysticthemystery8258]

I can't wait to see highschools from tv shows like Victorius being built in the Sims 4 now!! Possible challenge for @lilsimsie ??

[@ieatsheeriosrightoutthebox]

Yes! I wanna see that! It’ll take lots of guess work tho but I wanna see the victorious school in her style!

[@adinakruijssen3056]

Omg imagine the school from high school musical, all decked out in wildcats gear and the giant posters of the basketball players lmao

[@adinakruijssen3056]

@Key & Kev this might sound ignorant but I'm curious if most Japanese schools have a distinct style like other Japanese architecture or if they actually look like they do in anime bc in shows they just look like American schools (to me)

[@Phinnt]

I want a monster high!! 😍

[@slimerellla]

right !

[@LivingOptimistically]

this floorplan feels more like an actual high school! thank you!! can't wait to play it. i think the only thing missing would be a big gymnasium with a basketball court which i'll probably add on as a separate building but like it makes sense why it's not there since the auditorium looks kind of like that so i get it!

[@malami4891]

Actually, Simsie did this wayyy better than most of the builders would. If this was on the gallery, I bet it would be on the most downloaded top row

[@yuhhbiscuit]

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the most downloaded.

[@maddy2860]

@@yuhhbiscuit stop stalking Mala

[@malami4891]

@@maddy2860 Peighton isn’t stalking, she is just responding to my comments 🙃

[@maddy2860]

@@malami4891 when I respond to hers she says I'm stalking her 🙃

[@yuhhbiscuit]

@@malami4891 Just ignore her, she knows I’m not going to reply to her anymore, that’s why she’s commenting on your comments.

[@somemoreplease]

I feel like the front square is soooo missing a couple of benches, they’d be perfectly suited just between the trees 🌳🌳 Beautiful build otherwise 😍

[@wolfim.3343]

You can build a "cooking class' classroom and use "get together" with a club. One adult level 10 cooking skill and the teens. I think that could work nicely Same with art. One teacher and the teens. Even maybe a school vegetable garden etc.

[@Zaralove1750]

I spent all day making a high school to use with this pack and I am so excited to use it! I am not a great builder, but I am pretty proud of how it turned out. :)

[@paulinagalindo9282]

what's your gallery id? I'd love to try your build!

[@allie4085]

@@paulinagalindo9282 same here

[@avocadoqueenytb]

I think that they did a really simple m/empty highschool just to show that it’s actually entirely custumable, it’s why I wasn’t disappointed about it. Can’t wait to see your création !

[@Eventide215]

It's like they used to do for other builds. Have it mostly empty so it's functional but inspires you to actually create something. While I love that simmers are getting to create the builds lately, it's a bit annoying how very well done they are because I don't want to bulldoze them and create my own things because I'd honestly feel bad. I liked it better with the basic empty builds and then having the gallery where I can just place my favorite simmer's stuff *if* I wanted to.

[@bbhhii]

I think its mostly for smooth gameplay due to routing issues. I saw a lot of builders always put way too many clutters and furniture and when you play it, the sims will clip into things. Its beautiful aesthetic wise, but for gameplay, it has issues...

[@hanscapon222]

And also so your Sims can route well and your computer will perform well.

[@Emma-ix7dw]

It just occured to me that it is a shame that the high school lot type cannot be placed elsewhere, like in the realm of magic world… we could have hzd a functionnal Hogwarts or the academy in Sabrina the witch!!

[@robertgronewold3326]

Well, you can't expect EA to actually make things fun for us, can you.

[@christabelle__]

It could still be set up to look like Hogwarts, though!

[@sendanrio]

There would probably be a mod for that.

[@bigsiskrishere]

Gaurantee that will be a mod soon but it does suck for us console players. I guess everyone's going to magical high school now lol

[@DoveJS]

Agreed, though I'd rather be able to put extras in any other world, Newcrest would be the perfect place for an additional school, but it would be nice if it had more cross-compatibility. What annoys me the most is that it took them this long to figure out how to make lots function like the school and the hot springs (in Snowy Escape) because I hate that we have to use the editing cheat to change those specialty lots like the dorms in Discover University, or the "school" in Realm of Magic, or the career lots in Get to Work. Like Kayla said, it's much easier to accidentally break the career lots. And of course, apartments have long been a pain to upload and replace because they don't even have an official status on the gallery; there are simple workarounds but it's annoying. These are all minor quibbles but it would be a quality of life improvement for players if they could amend some of these issues. I just hope whenever Sims 5 is released they've got this sort of thing sorted out.

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

This school is so much better than the original school! Definitely gonna try it out. I plan on making an outdoor "forest school" (hopefully it will work), I just wish that we could build schools in different worlds and lots. 😭

[@rebeccajensen888]

The basketball court from city living will also work super well with this pack! Every high school I’ve been to at least has always had a basketball court interchangeable as a gym

[@fromthehaymeadow]

id love to see you build a highschool that uses items from other packs like the basketball hoops

[@jaxvelour3727]

Damn I'm literally refreshing for High School Years content every now and then because I LOVE this pack already.

[@that1chalkblob]

"I've been building fake high schools for ages!" I love this, and I love your devotion and hard work, keep it up!!!

[@jmouay]

i love that you bring up good build / functionality questions; such as "will the principal sit at her actual desk if we use this specific item elsewhere, like for the teachers?" - true shit, girl, i wouldn’t have thought abt it ‘til i see the principal in home ecc all day…

[@AriShroom]

I have insomnia and all my anxieties rise up when I need to go to sleep, but watching your build videos before bed help me calm down and fall asleep (and not in a bad way! I rewatch it again in the morning in case I missed something) ❤ So happy every night seeing a new vid

[@nick_stuff]

4:17 simlicy did mention in her school build that they did have that exact problem when using that desk.

[@smboehland]

You should build a "warm climate" high-school with each room as its own building

[@lieny]

Omg I didn't know that was a warmer climate thing, which explains why my school seemed like it had 20 over buildings 😂

[@imjuliewaters]

I went to HS in Calfornia. I'm not buying the pack right away, but I'm going to try making one that mimics the school I went to.

[@bbhhii]

I kind of want to build my own, even though I'm not a great builder. I'd love to have an open courtyard in the middle so for stories, it would make a great screenshot

[@lottechar2435]

yeah European schools have different building too haha

[@pumpkinSennar]

@@lottechar2435 mine didn't but it's pretty cold here. we had one main building with classrooms, laboratories etc, the only thing that was separate was the gym (which was shared between 4 schools)

[@LoveTracey]

This has been my favorite content. So excited for this expansion pack!

[@selkiefluff]

Since I don't think this lot kicks you out after class, when I get this pack in the future I fully expect myself just living in the school and putting beds and TVs in LOL

[@AriaLouisa]

Exactly! I can't wait for someone to build a boarding school

[@coquettegirlie]

@Lunestara WOAH thats such a good idea :O

[@Rosebud_official]

My high school had treadmills and a weight room, but I do live in the Midwest so it was used in the winter time more

[@leilaloo2399]

Thank you for sharing part of your high school experience. I’m sorry that it was rough. I’m so glad you spent so much time playing Sims, because you’re one of my favorite Simmers. ♥️

[@ryanmarie4461]

i was never a sports kid, but i work as a janitor in my adult life and a LOT of highschools have gyms with treadmills and work out equipment. i was surprised too!

[@showersofstardust]

As an American who was educated at home, when Simsie said "For a rundown on the day to day of how high school works" my brain flat-out defaulted to real-life school, because I still don't know how a traditional school day works rofl.

[@robertgronewold3326]

Mine involved dashing from a school bus, flying to my locker, grabbing my stuff for the first few classes and then managing fifteen minutes of hangout time in the library with my friends before homeroom was called. haha

[@Khak1]

heres how my high school worked: go to school, if u arrive early enough before class, breakfast might be available in the cafeteria. some students have "0 period" (started at 8 am? I never had one), then 1st period/class (or the start of school, 8:50 am). go through a few periods (each about 40 mins), then a short break, about 15 minutes. my schools break was never long enough to really do anything. then a few more periods, then lunch about 40 mins (cant remember), then the last periods. my school had 7 periods, and went from 8:50 to 2:50 (or so, i have since graduated so it could be different now). my school was "outdoors", like walking between classes was always walking outside, but some are completely indoors. also, lockers weren't really mandatory and you had to ask for one if you wanted one haha. i imagine most schools aren't like this, but my school didn't have nearly enough lockers to accommodate all the students also also, if you were late to class, you'd have to go get a late slip, so you'd have to walk all the way to the office and ask for a late slip and then walk all the way back to class, making yourself even more late! some teachers were super lame about this, and some didn't care much lol

[@limiv5272]

Honestly you didn't miss much. Most of my days were spent in a classroom, and most of that time was wasted on disciplinary issues or teachers repeating everything 5 times. Several classes were just teachers reciting the material and students were expected to write it all down for the entire lesson every lesson. The breaks were usually too short to do anything, except for a long one at noon which allowed students to get lunch, though you could only go into the mess hall if you were living at school or if you paid in advance for the entire year. What was it like being homeschooled?

[@limiv5272]

@@Khak1 My high school also had an open structure. I mostly liked it, except for when it was raining or scorching

[@nellemellen]

ik user Khaki gave you a rundown of how their school worked, but as so many high schools are different I'll write up how mine worked to give you another example, in case you're interested! I went to school in midwest america, 2013-2017 for context. Physical Layout: The high school I went to is all one building and pretty much all one floor (exceptions being the auditorium and one of our gyms, which has an indoor track running the perimeter of the second floor). In terms of amenities, my school has rooms for band, choir, orchestra, art, and CAD; it has a pretty nice cafeteria that had one station serving a different meal each day, one station that always had pizza, and one station for subs/wraps that worked kinda like a Subway restaurant (you tell a cafeteria worker what you wanted and they'd put it together for you. It was super nice, my personal fav lunch option); it also has that two-story auditorium I mentioned with some other rooms for theater stuff (I wasn't involved so idk details), a decent size library with computers/printers for students to borrow and use, a "fitness center" with some workout machines like just a couple treadmills and ellipticals, a weight room, and 3 gyms. Two of the gyms are a lot older and smaller than the big shiny new third gym (not so new anymore I guess lol). This third really big gym is the one with the second floor indoor track. It's also the place where our pep rallies and other large gatherings are held since it's probably the only room that could fit the entire student body. The school also has a football field and baseball field I think, but I'm not really sure what other sports/athletic things it has. No pool for sure tho, I was on the swim team and we had to rent another school's pool for our practices and meets. Two student parking lots, one on each side of the building (East and West parking lots, East being closest to the Fine Arts side and West closest to the Athletics side). No assigned parking spots for any students, so there was no decorating of parking spots. Lockers/Hallway: Every student had an assigned locker that you almost always shared with one other student. You had the opportunity to request to share a locker with a specific person, and if both people request each other then you'd definitely get it. Otherwise the assignments were random, but usually you'd get someone within your same year. Your assigned locker would change every school year. A lot of people would decorate their lockers, inside and out, with things like magnets, (easy to remove) stickers, and other things like that! Some schools don't let students carry their backpacks in the halls and into classrooms, but that was allowed and super normal in my school. School year: My school year started first week of September and lasted until early/mid June (the exact date were different each year). We were on a trimester system, meaning that a school year was split into 3 equal terms and each term you'd have a different class schedule. This was nice because you got to take more classes/electives, but also was a little weird because second trimester had the long winter/xmas break right in the middle of it. Daily schedule (I looked this part up bc it's been too long for me to remember lol): In a school day, we would have 5 class periods. First period starts at 7:45am and goes until 8:59am. Six minutes of "passing time" to allow students to use the bathroom and get to their next class. This was not enough time if you needed to use the bathroom because there would always be a line. Second period starts at 9:05am and goes until 10:24am. This is where it gets a little wonky. There are two lunch periods you could be assigned to - first lunch or second lunch. First lunch runs 10:24am to 10:55am. Students with first lunch then have a six minute passing time before their third class, which goes 11:01am to 12:15pm. Students with second lunch instead have their third class running 10:30am to 11:44am, and then lunch 11:44am to 12:15pm. Everyone has another 6 min passing time before fourth period, which goes 12:21pm to 1:35pm. Another passing time, and then the fifth and final class is 1:41pm to 2:55pm. After school activities would start at various times after this, depending on the person organizing the activity. I know this was a VERY detailed explanation of my school and you probably don't actually care that much lmao, but it was kinda fun for me to write up (even tho high school was a very miserable time for me tbh). If anyone has actually read this far, well uh. Hi lmao. I hope you have a nice day!

[@nicolalist7258]

I hope that we can find this lot on gallery when the expansion pack come out! I love using the buildings that you make!

[@zolanorthup8676]

“Dare I say, it worked out for me. Kay, ‘cause I started my KZbin channel when I was in high school, I was 16, and look at me now I play Sims for a living. Sooo, ITS FINE.” I love how she says it like she’s convincing us. Like, “ITS FINE. DON’T WORRY.”

[@tiredraccoon1698]

This build looks amazing! With the issue that there’s only 4 after school activities in the high school pack, maybe once the pack is fully released, or you can assess your other packs in early release, since you have get together, you could make your own clubs (art club, music club, etc.) and then you could hold the gatherings at the school! I love all the content your posting so thank you for being such an amazing person!

[@EvanC881]

This is genuinely The Perfect High School Lot. I'm genuinely so psyched to replace the high school in my own saves with this and forget what the original lot looked like.

[@SimNationGoldi]

How do we get this lot? I love her builds. Is there any way to get her builds?

[@alternataste4587]

@@SimNationGoldi she uploads them to the gallery

[@bribirginal8113]

My high school is huge. We have a whole side of the school dedicated to wood shop, construction, designing, and an auto lab. Both our middle and high school have a weight room with a bunch of workout equipment as well as an absolute massive gym. We have a separate computer lab and huge library. Our music room is really big and the art room is divided so one side has a bunch of pottery wheels for ceramics. We also have culinary rooms. All of that is just on the first floor.

[@alicialaird]

i honestly dont know how kayla does it! i have tried to build all sorts of things many times but it doesnt turn out right. was so excited to this video after kayla mentioned it in the pack review!

[@KuromiTheLastRakkyo]

I just started High school (Freshman) the most recent Wednesday, and I was so excited hearing about this pack. Whenever I can buy it I wanna make my dad, sisters, and myself and use the new stuff. (I don’t have enough money on my Xbox from my gift card left, so I’m using my dads card for the rest, but he hasn’t gotten paid yet and has no money on it. He owes me 17$ and I only need 12$ more)

[@emericcson123]

I wanna turn it into a dark academia one so bad already lol. Also, I grew up in Southern California so schools all in one building with multiple floors is wild to me. We had like boxes of classrooms around a big circle. Rainy days were a NIGHTMARE because the outside walkways flooded. But also we're perpetually in a drought lol so that was like maybe 2 days a year? I do still have a vivid memory of everyone's flare pants (it was that era lol) with dirty rain water literally traveling up from the ground...

[@biancaf.5731]

Looks great and way better than the default, but just imagine having every teen from every world (if you have the packs) coming to this lot?! You'll definitely need more chairs in the classrooms and a waaaay bigger cafeteria.

[@charliejagusch4620]

Unless they all get expelled

[@azuremedal5589]

But the max amount of sims at any lot is 20 and not even that many come to high school day to day

[@charliejagusch4620]

@@azuremedal5589 I didn’t know that, I think that there isn’t even that many teens in the whole game tho

[@queenbee0777]

@@charliejagusch4620 it includes surrounding areas as well so maybe 8 to 10 ten teens

[@BelleLovesPercy]

The artroom really needs a sink, though to make it a little more realistic. 'Caus you'll need to change the water a few times and rinse the brushes when you're done. Otherwise I would love to paint in that room! :D

[@ashpe69]

you’re so talented oh my lord like the way you decorate and furnish and just everything is wonderful

[@bragny]

Honestly this is such a great high school build. But I also am soo curious too see what others will do with the high school once all packs are available. I feel like especially some of the University items or Get Together stuff could be incorporated really well

[@adrnpoggy6264]

I really wish you could build them on other lots or build private schools bit they really did put lots of effort in and this pack is amazing 👏 👌

[@brandoniswhoiam]

Someone needs to make a ONE-STORY high school.

[@ufoludDziad]

i think deligracy made one

[@yuhhbiscuit]

I think a simmer already did, but idk.

[@thelittlepinkdino234]

@@ufoludDziad Hers was two story as well ❤️

[@rachelvmayhill]

I think Simlicy's is only one floor.

[@imjuliewaters]

That's what I'm going to make, but I'm not planning to get the pack for a while. I went to HS in California, so it was all one level and outside.

[@lieny]

KAYLA THIS IS MY DREAM HIGH SCHOOL IM NOT KIDDING!!! I've watched some of the early access high school builds and yours is hands down the best!!! I love how you included those club/skill building rooms 😭 everything I wanted is here, I CAN'T WAIT TO DOWNLOAD THIS!!

[@bryonmurphy7049]

i’m curious to see how this pack will work with get together, because if there are any after school activities or clubs you want for your teens that arent an offical thing you could just form a club and set the club hangout to the school

[@carolynnestasse7417]

I love your build and the fact that you added skill building rooms for art and music and even woodworking (what we call Design and Technology here in Australia), is spot on in the real layout of a high school. I feel this expansion pack has so many wasted opportunities. I guess because I am a high school teacher and there is so much more the Sims team could have done to make this high school experience a lot more fun and interesting. Like adding more than 2 classes a day, and having absolutely no interaction during this class time which doesn't even realistically represent a real life high school experience makes it not much better than a rabbit hole. They could have included some other classes, like an art class and/or music class and they definitely should have had a PE class with outdoor basket ball courts and tennis courts. Having a 3 hour break in between those 2 classes is so unrealistic. I wish that was the case in real life though! As a teacher that would have been awesome. Typically here is Australia there are 5 lessons a day which go for one hour. There is a recess break which is 20 minutes and a lunch break which is 30 to 40 minutes. I get that Sims take so much longer to do things that they need longer breaks. But they could have fitted in at least 3 lessons, maybe even four with 2 one hour long breaks fitted in between those lessons. Also, I am disappointed that the after school activities are just rabbit holes and the beautiful football field in pretty much unusable. There is this high school challenge that I play, and that is a lot more fun than this high school the Sims team have created. Don't want to be a Debbie Downer, just that this pack in regards to the high school experience is somewhat lack luster. However, your build is awesome! I probably should have posted this comment in your review of the pack, but when you built the differentskill rooms it really brought home to me just how much is missing in this pack.

[@arcadiabutterfly]

i am literally SO excited for this pack to come out

[@jenniferrt1]

I’m an agricultural education major and you don’t understand how excited I was when i saw the wood working area. It might not seem much to you, but I stayed in our schools shop most of my high school career and our agricultural teacher is the one who inspired me to continue with the major I’m in. I loved loved loved wood working so seeing it here really brought me back ❤

[@badjuju966]

With "Get Together" you could actually MAKE your own clubs for after school activities! Like an art club, music club, etc!

[@LincolnRon]

12:45 I'm a boomer so treadmills weren't really a thing when I went to high school. But weight machines were in the weight room, not the gym. The gym was basically a basketball court with ropes hanging from the ceiling and peg boards mounted on the wall for climbing. (Basketball, dodgeball, wind sprints, trampoline jumping, balance beams, vault apparatus, uneven bars, parallel bars, still rings, pommel horses, aerobics, and wrestling were some gym activities.) In the military, we had treadmills in our weight rooms in the 1980s.

[@annagirard4940]

I really wanna build a high school with a pool for a “swimming team” and a pool shed… and then there’s a “bubble blower” in the pool shed for all the students that ditch class to go… blow bubbles 😂

[@Purplefox_Chili]

I don't mind the pack being american highschool focused, because that's how they make highschool in films, but in films it's a little more "highschool years are the most important ones of your life" crap, It's just Fun to experience it because here in Belgium we don't really have the tipical dress codes, cheerleading, sport actually being important and not like "oh you didn't now there was a soccer club, yea almost no one they have 4 members and and essemble like twice a year" it's really in eventfull here

[@LunaWendee]

This masterpiece is a product of years and years of experience in sims.. I’m loving this build so much 💕

[@peewee139]

im so excited to build my high school. I attended school in cali where the layout was a lot more "outdoorsy". I never walked in a "hallway" since we had to walk outside to get to our classroom

[@human9460]

Hail to the leader Jim Pickens

[@els_366]

as a british person this is actually giving me insight into what american high schools are like bc they are veryyyy different over here

[@desirosethorne4429]

Yeah you don't have to worry about being shot and killed. Oh wait you mean like, functionally and stuff. Yeah it's definitely different 😅

[@human9460]

I'm from Germany and same. It kinda sucks that it's so US centered tbh

[@els_366]

@@desirosethorne4429 lmaooo well thats always a bonus

[@desirosethorne4429]

@@els_366 Definitely! That and, British schools often are better funded and can actually afford to buy supplies. America sucks, and I should know. I live here :(

[@els_366]

@@desirosethorne4429 if british schools have more funding i can't imagine what its like in the states, my school couldn't even afford ice packs 😭

[@uwukylie7415]

thank u for putting this on galleryyy

[@avreehayes08]

I love how "it's the Sims 4" has just become an excuse for not having something at this point😂

[@k4i44]

it would have been so nice for your sims to be able to teach at the highschool

[@Anessa_eq]

This new build of the high school is 100 times better then the old one

[@mvivtz]

As a Brazilian, my high school experience was obviously different, but this layout made so much sense to me! I'm not sure yet if I will get this pack, but if I get it, for sure I will download this lot!

[@xoxolaur]

my high school had treadmills when my sister went there (circa 2011ish?) and she slipped and fell on one and ended up needing stitches, so they made a district wide rule that students couldn’t use treadmills anymore lol. love the build simsie!!

[@eliotgarfield6880]

Lol so random

[@magicfeather7871]

Damn, imagine being the girl that ruined it for an entire district haha

[@isabellrichardson8250]

I always appreciate when Kayla talks about her mental health and how the sims helped her through her life. I have chronic anxiety and hearing her discuss her own struggles with it helps me a lot and makes me feel a little better about myself :)

[@raynebair]

My daughter's high school has a weight room so that's perfectly acceptable. I wonder if all the car references are hints to maybe something to come?? That would be awesome!

[@ana-yf4wo]

Imagine you could get into the teaching career / principal career and actively work on the high school or universities (like also regarding the university degree ???) at the same time. I guess I never tried to have two sims be doctors at the same time. I assume actors don't work, but do doctors?

[@EvelyntheG]

I hope they do an elders pack next !

[@Zaralove1750]

Yes please!

[@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501]

I was thinking this yesterday! How fun it could be! Customizable walkers, canes, mobility scooters... "independent living"... The Sims: Golden Years So you just turned into an elder, now what? You may be nearing the end of your simlife, but that doesn't mean it's not too late to embrace the joy that can only come from being some unseen/unknown entities puppet! Welcome to Golden Acres, the Sims first retirement community! Eligible only for Elder Sims. Bonus: moving here ups your lifespan by up to XX days. Here, you will find a community still full of life, even if the Grim Reaper does appear a bit more often! You can rent an apartment in the special assisted living facility, which includes maid service and more, or set up your own house and be even more independent! There's shopping, dining, entertainment, and more! Spend the rest of your life... LIVING. Hehehe, so cool.... adding in daily medications... so many options.

[@EvelyntheG]

@@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501 that would be amazing

[@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501]

@@EvelyntheG tbh, I'm *ahem* approaching 48 years young. This is a subject - the next phase of life - many adults in this age range think of (at least, if they want to be prepared lol). One thing heard commonly is how retirement age is when they are the freest they've ever been (especially if the financially planned!), but a lot are BORED. They honestly have no idea what to do with their time! While I'm fortunate to have an assortment of hobbies to occupy my time, not everyone has had the time to experience such stuff. (Sims even less so lol). So, in Sims, the Elder phase isn't terribly long, right? (Look, dont shoot me, havent played YET, own it as of a bit ago lol, but computer is stored til renovations on this place is done, so info i have is based on watching these). So... to really PLAY this elder phase, it'd be needed to extend their life by a certain amount, so they have time to achieve "End of Life Goals" or... oooo, BUCKET LISTS! Couples can, of course, move in together (someone'd have to work out if both HAVE to be elders)... Honestly, there's so much an elderly sim could enjoy, achieve, etc, in that time, given the right atmosphere =D

[@TheKRGS]

This build is more like a private school type of vibe, really cute and traditional. Newer American high schools are massive, mega buildings with an industrial feel to them. It's so crazy how big schools have gotten since the 90s!

[@Kolateak_]

The closest thing to "breaking the save" I could imagine is something being changed and some items being deleted, like starting a save without CC when CC was used

[@Val_Far]

I love this build so much! Can't wait to download it. HS Years + Get Together is going to be so good. And seasons because school in the fall is going to be so cute in game.

[@coralynsherwood7247]

This is an amazing build!!

[@enhypenobsessed4332]

Can you please put this on the Gallery so when the pack comes out we can use this instead? because it is so good.

[@tabbytruxler6238]

You did pretty good. It looks like an actual high school. Not that I would really know since I never went to high school, but the way you built yours looks like one you'd see on TV. I'm almost positive that I'm going to use your school when I get the pack and you're able to upload it because it just looks so great. Keep up the good work and I pray that even if your relationship with Molly doesn't work out you'll find a good match for your sim who actually knows what she wants.

[@EvelyntheG]

This looks amazing!!

[@iiKooky_Koalaii]

I can't wait for the pack!!

[@rebeccamooney2272]

The fact that the drama club isn’t even included in the clubs is too similar to the real world 😂

[@quenchedyt]

its a club from get famous, thats why

[@KuromiTheLastRakkyo]

12:58 “How many High schools have treadmills in them?” I’ve only just started High School,but I’ve been past the gym room (not like the generic school gym, the one with actual gym equipment) and seen treadmills, and all the other gym equipment. I didn’t think it had all that, but idk man 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@kquinnvandevelde1384]

I will never stop being amazed watching you build/landscape the outside of your builds. Not that your decorating/room laying out inside isn't amazing, it's just that I'm so bad at outsides that I just can't believe how you can seem to just... See things I'd never see.

[@imogensullivan2210]

I'm in grade 8 at high school in australia and it is NOTHING like the ingame high school. We don't have any clubs, we have to stay outside before the bell goes and we have 5 minutes to get to class, we don't have prom, we have actual locker areas with one locker on top of the other, and I'm pretty sure when you finish high school, you just get an assembly, a slap on the back, a leavers dinner, and then you're out - so the same as my primary school

[@amygrace8128]

Someone needs to build east high in the sims now we’ve got this pack

[@Floridameerkat93]

It looks like they had players build the lots in the new world, like they've been doing for the last few packs. I wonder why they didn't have them build the school too?

[@3lli0]

I'm really excited for this pack. Hopefully Kayla puts this build on the gallery when she can

[@NotHeatherHunt]

I was dying when you were talking about us "Simmers" high school experiences! Of course I wasn't in any clubs, that would just take away from time I could be spending playing The Sims lol. I am so excited for this pack though because I didn't really experience high school the normal way either. I actually like this build more than the default school, amazing job!

[@chips726]

i'm very excited for this pack because i go to a pretty small school, not that many classrooms and its all downstairs so ill be able to recreate that fairly easily

[@queenpasta]

so far i'm really impressed with the cross-compatibility opportunities i'm seeing! i'm just imagining the get together club feature being a great extension of the new clubs, but you can make them a bit more customizable and really make use of some of the other packs skill objects and activities. def going to be creating some art clubs, music clubs, maybe even some debate teams! there's so many cool things you can do when you harness all the best bits of some of the key packs.

[@KuromiTheLastRakkyo]

I’m around 14 minutes into the video, and noticed you added a Pride flag. Even though it isn’t a big thing, I was so happy just now at that. Most schools don’t have Pride Flags, unless a classroom has one that the teacher put (I plan to put the same one in my classroom when I’m an adult, and if I become a teacher. Obviously I’ll keep the American flag up) although I have seen that same Pride flag hung up at my school. In one of my classes (I think Spanish) there is a line of flags, specifically states. But there is a Pride flag hung up as well. It’s like those party streamers, but little flags instead. I found it surprising since I didn’t see any in my Elementary or Middle. Edit: I just remembered it’s the Progress Pride Flag

[@lovelyhammy]

i kind of didn't realize how much of highschool i regret missing out on due to mental illness and undiagnosed disability... and on top of that, i graduated in 2020. at first i wasn't interested when i heard they were putting out a highschool pack, but this build is making me rethink that. it might sound kind of silly, but this looks like the kind of school i'd love to go to, and idk... maybe it would be nice to make a simself and have them actually go to dances and do extracurriculars and have a graduation... of course regardless of whether i do get the pack or not, this build looks amazing and i'm always so impressed at how well simsie is able to do either residential or public lots! you can really tell she has an eye for detail and gives even public lots plenty of character and life

[@emiliomurkmere]

"how many high schools have treadmills in them?" me, who used the treadmill every day for pe:

[@iannabben2]

As Simsie says, she put more importance on a computer lab and library etc. Maybe this school prioritises computing and chess over sports. Thats such a fun idea honestly in terms of story telling. Though i'd still love to have more places to build a school. I would love to build like a school fit for every world, so like a small dark vampiric school in the vampire world or a huge business themed school in magnolia promanade etc. I think that would be so cool :D

[@izzyneva]

Gym rooms look like small gyms, essentially. There's large racks of weights and everything is just sort of... everywhere. There's minimal floor space but plenty else to do. I think you nailed it either way!

[@klymesworld6432]

Kayla in almost every one of her videos: Still in the process in building the build: I don't like that After building: I actually really like that!

[@FluffBoys420]

Was only seriously disappointed that there was only ONE Highschool for all of the possible worlds in the game. I wish we could put high schools on different worlds and those world of sims would go to that worlds hs.):

[@ReverineX]

Ideas: - Band / Orchestra room - Yoga Club - Gardening Club - Astronomy Club - Science Lab - Baking / Cooking Club Feel free to add on to the list!

[@lucyGamer-ci5jy]

In my school, we have a fitness room in the P.E with like treadmills, weight machines, bikes, rowing machines etc. But the building's relatively old (like 1960s, full of asbestos, held up by duct tape, shaped like a tractor from a bird's eye view) It could be because it's also a community centre space but we also have a gymnastics hall, a massive games hall, an astroturf, a softball pitch, a rugby pitch, a running track, a netball court and even a swimming pool (which keeps collapsing in on itself). It's a Scottish school so maybe it's different from the States? But we do also have a cheer team, winter formal and prom? It's interesting to see different school types form across the world. The rebuild was so awesome!

[@genobeeno]

This is one of the first additions to the game I've been actually excited for. Like I buy all the packs and usually I'm like ok cool, play it for a week or two and I'm done. But this is something I've been waiting for for so long and I just want it to release already.😭

[@gennevielesse7242]

Thank you so much for making this! I had all the same thoughts about the school but I was overwhelmed about how to redo it. Yours is way nicer!