One of the best parts was when my friends figured out my locker combination and taped candy canes all over the inside of my locker before I got there the morning of my birthday
6th. My teachers were awesome then. Now I'm in 7th and it's rather the opposite. And the good teachers are good but I actually looked forward to school last year.
Year 10 was really fun. The happy medium between grades not mattering in the long run (year 11), yet everyone mature enough to at least be civil with each other and with teachers (contrast year 9).