I am from a small town, so anything out of the ordinary would stick out in the middle of a crowd. Even though there weren’t very many people that went to my high school, there were still the general stereotypes of the students. There would also be the kids that would try to be different from everyone else, but today that is just another classification to add to the mix.
At my high school we had the normal jocks, but the jocks at my school weren’t known just for their athletic abilities. The jocks were also known for their brains too. There would be the occasional “dumb jocks” but most of the athletes were really smart. We had our star athletes that would dominate over the statistics and would also be on the distinguished honor roll. It was like these kids had it all, they were smart and they were gifted in being very coordinated. I remember at my high school the football players wearing their jerseys on game days and there were several guys on the team that were extremely gifted. I would see them in the mornings at student council meetings and at class officer meetings. This was a big deal because they ran most of the meetings. I don’t know how they had time for everything, but they did everything perfectly. They were good role models too, because they never got into trouble and didn’t drink or do drugs. I’m sure their parents were very proud of their kids, because they were recognized for everything too.
Since my high school is a small, rural community we had students that were referred to as “hicks”. The so called “hicks” would wear cowboy boots, flannel shirts, and the slim fit wrangler jeans with their big belt buckle. All of the guys would drive their heavy duty diesel trucks to school and would walk around like they owned the place. At my high school we had a major problem with students dipping tobacco and spitting in on the floors. There was a group of “hicks” that would dip spit in the hallways to watch other students and teachers slip and fall. Not only was this problem disgusting, but it was also dangerous. I know it was this group because I witnessed it. I remember I was going to my locker on day and I saw the boys spitting and laughing when someone slipped. So now when I think about the “hicks” I think about the revolting dip spitting. Also at my high school there was a day where all the agriculture students could bring their tractors to school. I remember not being able to find a parking spot because all the tractors took up the parking. At the time I hated it, but now I think it was something unique and pretty cool. I know that all the students who drove their tractors were ecstatic and happy to have the opportunity to do so. The “hicks” were also given a bad name because of their old fashion ways and being racist. It was sad to see the guys in this group wave around the confederate flag and make racial comments to others.
Another group at my high school was the drama and art students. I hate to judge anyone, but there were several people who went way over the top to stand out and it was a little strange to me. I remember in class there would be students who would burst out in the middle of class with either a dance or song. These students were indeed very talented, but they chose the wrong moments to share it with everyone. The drama students would also dress very out of the ordinary. They wanted to stand out and they definitely did with all their piercings and their Goth like clothing. I remember a few would dye their hair many different colors too. I liked how the people in this group were very friendly. Our drama club was also very talented winning awards for their school play performances.
Every school is going to have their own stereotypes, groups or cliques. Our school of course had the jocks, the brains, the “emotional” kids, and the performers, but with a different twist. I also was able to experience several new groups of kids that made a name for themselves. Without these certain groups, I would not have had the same experience and the school would be pretty boring. I wish there were things that I could have changed, but kids, especially high school students are going to do what they want. There were the groups and cliques when I was in high school and I’m sure they are still going on today and will continue on.
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