High School Antics and Arrest

• 🏫 East York Collegiate was Steph Tolev's high school, where she was arrested in 11th grade for assault after a verbal altercation escalated.
• 💥 The fight began over perceived "cut eye" from a girl towards her boyfriend, leading to a physical tussle and subsequent police involvement.
• 👮 Despite the charges, Steph and her friend were eventually allowed back into school after her father intervened, highlighting the misunderstanding of the situation as a hate crime.
• 🎭 Steph was involved in numerous high school activities, including track, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse (MVP), student government, and was even the school mascot.

Teenage Style Evolution

• 🎶 Steph recounts going through distinct phases: "Gina" (club girl with hoop earrings), skater girl (Roxy clothing, puka shells), and punk (dog collars, studded belts).
• 💄 She experimented with fashion and makeup, including over-plucked eyebrows and distinct hair styles like gelled bangs.
• 🍻 During her punk phase, she frequented house parties and consumed alcoholic beverages like Revs, leading to memorable, albeit messy, experiences.

Concerts and Highland Dancing

• 🤘 Steph attended major concerts like Sartock, where a wardrobe malfunction involving her skirt getting caught on a fence led to an extremely embarrassing public display.
• 💃 She was a competitive Highland dancer from age 3 to 18, a passion inherited from her mother, who was a renowned dancer and teacher.
• 🎶 Despite her dedication to Highland dancing, Steph admits her performance declined after age 9, and she often felt overshadowed by her sister's success.

Family Cars and First Experiences

• 🚗 Steph inherited her first car, a Plymouth Acclaim, from her grandfather, which she humorously decorated with fuzzy dice shaped like breasts.
• 🚐 Her family also owned a green Dodge Caravan minivan, which was used for extensive travel to dance competitions across Canada and the US.
• 🏡 Steph was known for throwing large parties at her parents' house, implementing strict rules like no shoes and no smoking, and meticulously cleaning up afterward to avoid detection.

Cottage Shenanigans

• 🍄 At her parents' cottage, Steph and friends once took mushrooms, leading to an accidental grease spill on the deck from barbecuing.
• 🧼 Her attempt to clean the stain was so thorough that her father later had to power wash the rest of the deck to match, highlighting the difficulty of satisfying her parents' high standards.