Subcultures...

In class how we discussed different subcultures based on our school for an example really got me thinking how different we really are. I thought the language, mores, and folkways really played the biggest factor into making our school more different than others. With some of our language, (LOP, New and Old Building, Traveler, The Link, LC or RC) our mores, (fighting, walking on the right side of the halls and stairwells, not stopping in the middle of the halls- these actions violate the norms) and our folkways (being tardy to class, not wearing school colors on spirit days, not having food or drink in class- norms that are often not followed without trouble in the school's subculture) brought to my attention really opened up my eyes to see that our school is totally different in a ton of ways. I see how other schools or other people who come here think that our school is 'rich and huge' but honestly it's not that different. Yes we do have a lot of opportunites given to us but that doesn't mean everyone uses it to their advantage. There a TON of clubs and sports at our school that I know a lot of other schools don't have and some people don't even bother to simply join a club that they could or are interested in. Our language, mores, and folkways really do shape us here because you see mostly everyone use our 'school language' either in the halls or in class, our mores by seeing people standing in halls talking to friends, and our folkways by seeing people having food or a drink in class. I am a part of sports subculture and a fine arts subculture. I think that the unique part of my subcultures are that it's not just school sports or fine arts, it's also out of school.