Advice on High School Pack Please

Did they ever fix the issue where you can't have clubs meet up at school?

Thanks everyone for all your input. I think it is the 'bad design' issues that worry me the most.

I am not particularly interested in following sims to high school and would purchase the pack mainly for the world, BB, CAS etc. but it sounds as though there are too many things which would impact my general play, such as the calendar rubbish ( @s_stutler )

@CAPTAIN_NXR7 what is the idle phone thing and which mod do you use? Do you find your game impacted apart from that, since you do not really play the high school aspect?

I have looked around and found the following mods, so if anyone knows of any more useful ones not listed above or below please post!

No constant phone by lazarusinashes
Stop Change Phone Color Obsession by LittleMsSam
High School Spawn Fix by Zerbu
Form Groups at School by MissyHissy
Dress Normal at Thrift Store by NateTheL0ser
Choose High School Classmates by Rex
Fashion Authority by Lot51
School tweaks by ChippedSim
No more fears by TearsofTyr

@RoseQuartz - I really like this out of the box idea you've provided. Unfortunately like another Simmer already said, "The game doesn't help you in this regard." I wanted to elaborate further on this tho. The game does not always have the same Sims at high school with your Sim. I use the "Choose your Classmates Mod" - but even then, you do not always get the same classmates. For whatever reason, EA thought it would be fun to make each Sim who attends school "randomized for all teens in the game" I hope Modders can address these things in the future, as its super unrealistic, and kind of silly for a life simulator Imo.

As for my own Simmies school progress, I am planning to note on the Calendar when they start what year of school. I have a calendar mod from LittleMissSam (pretty sure its hers) that makes each season 2 weeks, instead of 1. So usually the first day of Sept, is the 1st day of school. I also have downloaded many custom calendar graphics for marking special occasions as well, so I can just easily mark these days. I have been playing with the Calendar more, and it seems that you can schedule a holiday over a festival, as long as one isn't already scheduled, which helps me out with my previous complaints.

I WISH we could do what you have suggested tho. It would add a whole new element to the "teen dating" factor. In my own gameplay, I play with "young teens" and "older teens" so being able to distinguish between which ones are what ages, is now going to be a matter of sliders, as I plan to make the older teens, a step higher in height, thanks to Lumia's preselect body height options Mod. I am hoping I can learn to accept this as a solution for the many missed opportunities of this pack.