Monday, October 20, 2008

An Abstract of Jocks, Cheerleaders, Pot Heads, and Stoners.

I went to three different high schools: first I went to Bolingbrook High School, then I moved over to Romeoville High School, and finally ended up at a new Bolingbrook High School (Yeah they built a new one) During my time at the three schools I noticed a lot about the different social groups or "clicks" that formed, four of these social groups are: jocks, cheerleaders, pot heads, and stoners...

Jocks and Cheerleaders
The classic kids in every high school, and the ones at my high schools were no different from the stereotypical roles they were tied to. Some of these stereotypes include, they date each other (keep in mind though that you always had your cheerleader that was into the "bad boy" and went with a stoner instead), they partied on weekends, and pretty much viewed themselves as the top dogs at the school. There territory was pretty much most of the athletic rooms and fields, minus a few, but they remain true to the classic stereotype that jocks and cheerleaders have always fallen under.

Pot Heads and Stoners
I know they sound like the same thing but there are differences, but lets start out on the similarities, they like weed, they like it a lot. The main difference between the two is motivation in a way... The stoners were the ones that ditched class to smoke, they didn't care what they got in school because they just weren't motivated to. Pot heads on the other hand were the ones who went to class after they smoked, they were the ones who wanted to do good in school, not only that but they also wanted to feel good doing it (hence, weed). The stoner's territory was the park across from the school (and this is focusing on the newer Bolingbrook), as for the pot heads there territory was more so the bathrooms, or the parking lot before school, but never did they ever go to the park... That was where the stoners went.

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