High School Clicks

1. High School Clicks
In our group, we determined four clicks, the preps, the “scene” or emo kids, the jocks,
and the nerds. In our exercise, we talked about what we expect out of each click. How these kids
act, how they do in school, what they like are as a person, how they dress, etc. What was
discovered is that no matter which school we went to, the stereotype for the click remained very
similar, if not exactly the same. This raised the question of, how exactly do we form stereotypes
about groups of people and different cultures?
The preps were determined to be the popular kids. These kids did not really care about
school, and had this attitude that they were better than everyone else. This click pretty much only
associates with their click and looks down upon others, sometimes making fun of them. These
kids dressed well, most with fairly expensive clothing. The scene click were more so dark
people. They have an attitude that they are somewhat sad and hate the world. The emo click
dressed in dark clothing, some dying their hair black, if not already black. These kids listen to a
lot of music that they connected with. The music was darker music and was aimed toward people
who are sad or have a hatred toward something. The jocks were the kids who played sports.
These kids were in shape and some were gym rats. The jocks were very egotistic and believed
that they were the best there ever was. They typically dressed in their jerseys, basketball shorts or
sweat pants, and would wear their team’s jacket. The nerds were the smart people in the school.
These kids always made great grades and had few friends. These kids would rather be at home
studying or reading a book than having a social life. The nerd’s favorite game to play is
dungeons and dragons.
This exercise taught me how easily we as a society put stereotypes on people. We have
an easier time putting people in groups in an effort to predict their actions, personalities, and

2. preferences. What we do not consider though is that these stereotypes are not always true. Just
because someone is a “nerd” does not mean they have no friends. Just because someone is a
“prep” doesn’t mean they aren’t friendly. More importantly, this needs to be implied in society.
Our society tends to group ethnic groups and religions forming stereotypes. Most of these
stereotypes are brought upon because of how Hollywood shows the group. I have personally
learned that although the stereotype exists, it probably isn’t true. That means, when I meet
someone new, I should not assume they are going to be how Hollywood depicts them, but they
are going to be unique and have their own preferences.