"Older Folk"

So, I don't know if many of you know this, but I'm one of the older kids in the class (turning 16 this week). For me, age means a lot. I don't like being the oldest because you are sort of become the "mother" for the younger people, if you will. I know that most of the people reading this right now are  15, a small fraction are still 14, and another small fraction who are 16 like me. In my old school, people made a huge deal about oldest and youngest, and I was among the top 8 (well, there were only about 20 kids but still it meant something to me). I have always had a bunch of friends who are at least 6 months younger than me. It's not like I don't like it, it just makes me a bit uncomfortable. However, I don't mind being mistaken for, for example, a junior or a senior (and I was last year by a teacher). It's just that I don't like being recognized as being part of the "Older Folk" in the class.