Groups of Park View

Ballers

Smokers

Jocks

Ping Pong Players

Stairway Groups

Workout Club

Preps

Rednecks

South Hallway Group

Group # 1 – Ballers• The people who get to say and do

the most things are the established

ones, or the ones with a loud personality.

Grade 12’s have priority for the most part

• The people who feel the most confident

in this area are those who play on ball teams

or have an athletic background.

• There is an unwritten rule that the grade

10’s must shoot at the far end of the gym; the

rim closest to the entrance is for the division

1 members, and perhaps a few JV players.

Group #2 - Smokers• They are affected tremendously by patterns. These people count of going somewhere to light up and smoke their cigarettes everyday. If you were to tell these people that they were not allowed to leave school property (even during lunch, frees) for a whole week they would not deal with it very well.

• The subject of discussion is mostly of past parties,telling jokes and just hanging out while smoking. If you’re part of the anti-smoking group, you would feela vast amount of hate towards you in this group. Theyare very opinionated on those matters.

Group #3 – Ping Pong Players

• There is some unique sayings used in

this culture. A few sayings are “that’s

greasy,” referring to a lucky shot. Another

one would be “Chinese or regular?” which

means what way do you want to play

for first serve.

• Those who are invisible in this group

are those who aren’t playing. The action

gets pretty intense thus the attention is

on the two players playing at the table.

The sex that is the prominent one would

be the males. Very rarely is a girl in this

group.

Group #4 - Rednecks• Those who don’t have a mechanical

background may feel lost in these groups

as the discussion topics and activities

are based around off-road vehicles.

• The atmosphere in this group

has an excitement to it. The

discussions have a lively hood

to them as well as actually doing

the activities.

• Some slang that exists in this

group would be “giver nuts,” which

means to go fast. Another one would

be “BRAAP,” which means the sound

of the engine.

Group # 5 – Cafeteria Jocks• The stage in the cafeteria is

occupied by the athletes on the

basketball and hockey teams for

the most part.

• The people who would not fit

in with this group those who are not

athletes or have no interest in sports

as the conversation is dominated by

sport-related subjects.

• The dressing pattern is a little

different here as well. It’s not rare

to see people dress up in suits and

fancy cloths on a regular basis.

Everyone is usually wearing

name-brand cloths and shoes.

Group # 6 – Stairway Groups

• The atmosphere is very laid back. The people laugh

and tell their stories to one another. A lot of jokingly name-

calling goes on, but it seems to be all in good nature.

• The females, for the time I observed, were the ones who

did most of the talking. The males were not lost in the

conversation, but it was apparent that the girls talked

more.

• The clothing style was different than most. They weren’t

Wearing brand-name cloths or shoes, which is rare in

This day and age of brand-names like Abercrombie

& Fitch, Nike, Adidas and so on.

Group #7 – Workout Club• The males get to say and do the most in this place.

it seems like a place where the guy who can lift the

biggest weights are the ones who get to say and do

the most within the gym. Conversely, the ones who

do not lift the big weights are the invisible ones.

• The free-weight section is usually occupied by the

males and heavy lifters while the machines, for the

most part, are where the (few) woman do their thing.

• Some common lingo would be “spotter,” meaning

A person to assist you while lifting big weights.

“Sets” mean how many times you do a certain

exercise.

• The atmosphere is very relaxed and calm.

Group #8 - Preps• The smarter ones get to say and do

the most in these groups. The discussion

is mainly on topics that need answers,

conversely, those with answers talk the

most.

• The individuals in these groups are

greatly affected by the culture because

It dictates what kind of clothing they were,

how they talk to one another, their study

habits and so forth. These people are

pretty unique in the way they study for a

test or an exam.

• You rarely here them call each other

names. It’s very common in other groups,

And they do so jokingly, but for some reason

this group refrains from using derogatory language

towards one another.

Group #9 – Hallway Clan

It’s really the same type of group that the Stairway group is. There is a mixture of girls and boys. They are very talkative, with the girls being the more profound talkers. It’s a very up-beat place with lots of jokes, stories and so on being told.