When I first arrived it was apparent that the "popular" students still sat in the same section (top left corner) in the stands as they did when I was a student there. It was obvious that the students that were in this group felt comfortable around other "popular" students. The students in this group rarely strayed away unless it was to the snack bar and when they did it was with 4 or 5 others. On their way back from the snack bar the teachers would sometimes try to start a conversation with the students but the students kept it short and sweet, af

The students from other towns are automatically viewed as outcasts and aren't included in the conversation. When students from other towns are introduced to people in the group, the students are often nice but then criticized their personality or clothing behind their back. One of the more popular students had a cousin from the town of the opposing team and everyone in the group was friendly because of the popularity of his cousin.

In conclusion all the different social groups I discussed tend not to interact with each other. In some instances it was done on purpose like in the case of the parents but in other cases it was just because of the different levels of how they viewed their social status. How, who and where high school students interact with each other is very important to them because of reputation.

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