Saints and Roughnecks

The two different groups, Saints and Roughnecks, will most likely always exist in high schools. Roughnecks are the "bad" kids with a reputation for always being in trouble, whether it be in school or outside of it. Saints are the kids that are well-liked, athletic, involved, and everyone thinks are model children. In reality, these kids are just as bad and act out just as much as Roughnecks, but it goes unnoticed or is ignored. When these kids get older, they learn to take on the roles that society has told them to, and so the Roughnecks will most likely end up not doing much with their lives, while the Saints will go on to succeed and be average citizens. I can definitely picture kids right now that have been in my classes at school who are both Saints and Roughnecks. I feel that everyone knows of notorious trouble makers and also knows "good" kids who get away with doing what the Roughnecks get caught for. I believe that while some Roughnecks may really just be bad kids, many feel that society dictates what they have to be and shapes who they are for the rest of their lives. If people ignore the wrongdoings of some kids and punish those of others, the kids who are always getting noticed and have poor reputations will eventually think that they have to keep those reputations and act out even more.