Jocks, Cheerleaders, Geeks, and the Rest (WAS Jocks really exist?! )

[cindysphynx]

Naama wrote:

> I have to say, as a non American who sees a LOT of American TV 
shows, that this whole 
> ontological division of school/college society into jocks-
cheerleaders-geeks-.. (what other 
> sections are there?) is beyond weird. Maybe because I've only seen 
it on TV (Beverly Hills 
> and such like) it never seemed to me that it could be real. It has 
an almost mythical tang 
> to it. Which is why I'm fascinated now, when real people refer to 
it as part of their real 
> life. 
> 

Is it real? Absolutely!

In high school, there were the jocks, the cheerleaders, the geeks 
and . . . the potheads who wore black (black leather if they could 
afford it), who sat outside on the curb when classes were in session 
smoking this or that substance accusing the geeks of being "narcs" 
and being generally disgruntled about life.  

I went to a class reunion recently (never you mind how many years 
I've been out of high school), and these same groups still exist.  
The jocks and cheerleaders put together a slide show featuring . . . 
themselves.  Not much had changed, really.

Cindy (who enjoyed high school because she was a geek, but way too 
geeky to know it)