However, the recent police brutality cases—the ones you’ve probably seen all over your Twitter timeline and Googled a whole bunch of facts in order to join in on the debates happening on every social website—proves that the number one problem within such a diverse society has found itself in the limelight once again: racism.

 

Now, Clark isn’t exempt from the racism. Clark is one of the best schools in the state, having succeeded in every possible sphere, whether it be academics, clubs and organizations, or athletics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lack of racial profiling and conflict is most likely due to the fact that Clark High School has succeeded in reflecting the idea of a melting pot society within its student body.

 

There are plenty of studies that analyze our society today and report that though we are able to work together, we often separate ourselves into similar race groups. Though this does occur (let’s face it, it’s inevitable), it does not limit anyone from branching out of their “comfort groups”.

 

At Clark you can see people of all different races coming together in clubs, during class, sports, or even just eating in the cafeteria. Maybe it’s because we’re stuck in classes for seven to eight hours with the same people every day, and it’s just not worth being particularly choosy over who we interact with -  especially since we’re all just trying to pass enough classes to graduate.

 

Definitely no racism there—we’re all in this suffering together.

 

The editorial team writing this could easily be made up of three Filipino girls, a white red head, and a genius Indian. Our school has held true to the hope that our generation could just lead us one step closer to the perfect melting pot of accepting individuals.

 

I mean, if we can sit in a cafeteria every day without causing a riot, then we’ve basically made it. The cliché cafeteria clique map from every teen movie made is a laughable myth—especially at our school. Let’s see anyone try making a map of Clark’s cliques just as detailed and just as stereotypical as the ones in the movies. It’s downright impossible.

 

Yes, cliques exist, but not to the extremity of the high school stereotypes and it is definite that no clique is solely based on the color of someone’s skin. Everyone has their close group of friends that they probably eat lunch with every day, but no one’s going to start a cat fight because somebody sat at the wrong table in the cafeteria.

 

Jocks, nerds, band geeks, art freaks, book lovers: They’re all just characteristics that are present in people, and our student body has acknowledged that their extra-curricular activities and pastimes do not define a person.

 

With all of the troubles in America’s society, it is special to see such a large amount of students come together and think of each other as equals. The diversity in Clark is one aspect that makes the school really shine throughout the state. The different ethnicities form a culture to our school that any other public school cannot match. It doesn’t matter if you’re white, black, brown, blue, or some other color that us earthlings haven’t discovered yet, our school will accept you for who you are.

 

Despite the many aspects of Clark that the student body may complain about, you gotta give kudos where it’s due. Congratulations to Clark for being smart enough to have the common sense to view people as people. So applaud yourself, reader, presumably a student of Ed W. Clark High School. You may not be as terrible as you could be.