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Highschool Stereotypes

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These days in highschool there are 2 major groups of kids that walk the halls. There are many differences between these 2 groups and many stereotypes that go along with them. These 2 groups of students are the popular kids and the outsiders or awkward kids. The popular or cool kids are the leaders of the school in most people’s minds. They are the ones most people want to be like, but these kids forget one thing. There is no difference between “popular” and the average kids; they are all the same. The attitude is normally the same, they are all confident in what they do. Anyone can be confident, and that’s the most important part of being a kid in high school!
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