It's always great to see that the trends are to healthier hair.  Can we assume that as a private school, the kids are brighter and therefore quicker to pick up on what is best??  ::wink wink::

I think longer, more natural hair is one current trend, at least. I've noticed many girls (and some guys) at my public high school with longer, well-managed hair. I can think of at least three gals with waist-length hair. But then, there are still plenty of people with bleached, butchered bobs, and one of my friends noted that she thought more people seemed to have shorter hair this year, so maybe people are just going to the extreme in both directions.

I experimented with my hair in school too. I went to a public school in the States for a short time. I had the "Dolores O'Riordan from The Cranberries" look for a couple years...without the hair bleach.

All the girls in my old school had carbon copy hair. "The Rachel Cut" bleached to high heaven with various highlights. Then that eventually morphed into "The Flying Saucer" hairdo (as my friends and I so fondly referred to it), which was The Rachel Cut only with shorter layers and ratted at the back to give a raised flying saucer effect at the crown.

NO individuality whatsoever. I used to get slagged from the other kids for not having the same look, but I was proud of the way I looked and wasn't about to change for nobody.

I wonder what everyone looks like now.

Ah memories..... 

Most of the people at my school who follow trends have very straight, layered hair that is usually shades of honey brown.  There are also a lot of asian girls who sit behind me in history class who give me hair envy.  I do like my curls even though they can be a hassle, but it would be nice to have sleek, shiny smooth hair that you can BRUSH without getting a poofball. 
I will stop ranting now. 

Then there are a few people at my school with long hair.  3 that I can think of have waist length hair, and one girl whose hair must be knee-length.  One of the leaders of my robotics team has hip-classic length curly black hair.  She is my idol and makes me sad that I cut.  Oh, well, that is history now and I just have to wait until it gets long again.