Equity at Park ViewEquity at Park View

Types of students present in Types of students present in Park View High School.Park View High School.

There are many different types of students at Park View. They hang out in different spots and do different activities. Some people will say that Park View has very little equity. I think that a lot better then most other places because even though groups are defined, they stay to themselves and don’t harass other groups. This slide show will show some groups where they hangout and what kind of power they portray or have.

SmokersSmokers

Smokers are a generalSmokers are a general

group in Park View. group in Park View. Most of the time they Most of the time they spend there time in spend there time in the smoking section the smoking section or there is some that or there is some that go to the road and go to the road and smoke.smoke.

SmokersSmokers

Smokers group is made up of all kinds of different Smokers group is made up of all kinds of different types of people. This group seems to take in types of people. This group seems to take in anyone and its such a large group there is anyone and its such a large group there is even sub- cultures within the group. During even sub- cultures within the group. During school you can look out and see it is sectioned school you can look out and see it is sectioned off. These students have the ability to make off. These students have the ability to make other students nervous when going to their other students nervous when going to their cars or walking outside on that side of the cars or walking outside on that side of the building. building.

Band studentsBand students

Band students are a Band students are a smaller group in Park smaller group in Park View. They occupy View. They occupy mostly the space in mostly the space in the music room. the music room. They don’t seem to They don’t seem to bother anyone and bother anyone and no one really bothers no one really bothers them. them.

Music FreaksMusic Freaks

Music freaks are Music freaks are people who love to people who love to play music and listen play music and listen to music and devote to music and devote most of there time most of there time and life to it. They and life to it. They are in all places are in all places around the school around the school amongst other amongst other groups.groups.

Music FreaksMusic Freaks

Because of odd ways of dressing Because of odd ways of dressing some music freaks may scare some music freaks may scare other students. With other other students. With other students fearing them because students fearing them because of appearance it may give of appearance it may give them slight power over those them slight power over those individuals who fear them and individuals who fear them and if they were approached may if they were approached may feel intimidated.feel intimidated.

AthletesAthletes

Athletes are a very large group Athletes are a very large group at Park View. Once again at Park View. Once again this group is sometimes this group is sometimes combined but most often it is combined but most often it is divided into sub- cultures divided into sub- cultures according to different sports. according to different sports. Most of the time the athletes Most of the time the athletes are in the gym, weight room are in the gym, weight room or walking around just or walking around just mingling.mingling.

AthletesAthletes

Because of athletes physical Because of athletes physical appearance of being in very appearance of being in very good condition they tend to be good condition they tend to be more popular. Also because more popular. Also because they are in shape people my they are in shape people my fear them because of size. fear them because of size. Athletes tend to get benefits Athletes tend to get benefits from teachers more then other from teachers more then other students because they are students because they are representing the school and representing the school and teachers think that’s great.teachers think that’s great.

ArtsyArtsy

Artsy students tend to be Artsy students tend to be mostly in the art rooms or mostly in the art rooms or outside. Because of the outside. Because of the different ways of dressing different ways of dressing and wanting to be unique and wanting to be unique they are often looked at they are often looked at different from most other different from most other people. They usually are people. They usually are the group that are the group that are intimidated by most other intimidated by most other groups. groups.

Car JunkiesCar Junkies

Car Junkies are really sub-Car Junkies are really sub-culture of smokers. They culture of smokers. They are smokers who like are smokers who like cars and park them in the cars and park them in the smoking section. This smoking section. This Group is not usually Group is not usually bothered by anyone but bothered by anyone but because they have cars because they have cars people are somewhat people are somewhat intimidated by that fact. intimidated by that fact.

IB and Smart kidsIB and Smart kids

IB and kids with high IB and kids with high averages are usually averages are usually in classrooms getting in classrooms getting help from teachers or help from teachers or in the library talking in the library talking and helping each and helping each other. other.

IB and Smart kidsIB and Smart kids

They spend a lot of time on school so they They spend a lot of time on school so they don’t have much of social life outside of don’t have much of social life outside of school. They tend to be more isolated at school. They tend to be more isolated at school and are nervous around most of school and are nervous around most of the other groups. Teachers treat them a the other groups. Teachers treat them a significant amount better because they significant amount better because they see them a lot compared to the other kids see them a lot compared to the other kids in Park View. in Park View.

CouplesCouples

Couples are in every group. Couples are in every group. They tend to be more They tend to be more powerful amongst the powerful amongst the groups well for the main groups well for the main reason of two against reason of two against one. Although one. Although sometimes powerful sometimes powerful sometimes they spend sometimes they spend so much time alone they so much time alone they can be left out and can be left out and ignored.ignored.

SummarySummary

As seen in the slide show Park View is a diverse As seen in the slide show Park View is a diverse school and has lots of groups. But I believe school and has lots of groups. But I believe that even though there is a lot of social groups, that even though there is a lot of social groups, the groups interact and get along a lot better the groups interact and get along a lot better then many other places in our culture. Our then many other places in our culture. Our school yes does have equity but I don’t believe school yes does have equity but I don’t believe it has an equity problem because it will always it has an equity problem because it will always exist and here its quite mediated and moderate exist and here its quite mediated and moderate compared to even other schools and especially compared to even other schools and especially to other countries. to other countries.