Being popular in high school is something some kids dream about all throughout their lives. It is displayed all the time in movies as high school royalty; if you aren’t popular, you’re scum. In high school, or at Freedom at least, it isn’t like this. Not everyone wants to be popular, but there are a few who try too hard to make “being popular” their reality. What does it take to be popular? In movies it is different from day to day life. To be popular in films, it takes lying, cheating, breaking rules, doing illegal things and being a bully.. I know there isn’t a certain popular guy or girl that everyone wishes to be, but in my high school years, I’ve felt like some people do things to be cute, funny and, worst of all, popular. One of the biggest problems on my list is how many girls act unintelligent because it is “cute.” I don’t know what world they are living in, but I’d like to meet just one guy who is attracted to that. It blows my mind how many girls do this. I experience it daily. That is really unfortunate because once a year is far too much. Attention girls: no one is falling for your act and everyone knows you’re smarter than that. It isn’t funny when you do it. Next time this happens, look around the room and notice that no one is laughing along. I don’t understand why girls wouldn’t want others to see their full potential. I know that I want everyone to see the best in me; whether it is my intelligence or how skilled I am. Speaking of skills, I can’t stand when boys boast about them. We all know that you’re good at your sport or whatever it may be; shouldn’t that be enough? It is okay to brag a little bit, but only to a point. Being super athletic doesn’t make everyone want to be you, and neither does being cocky. Another thing that bothers me is when “cool” people cut to the front of the lunch line just because they think they can. Personally, I don’t mind much because we are all going to get a lunch. But on the other hand, what makes these students think they can? Is it because you’re the captain of a sports team or people love you because you’re “popular?” Do cocky kids just think they have authority over you because they are better looking? It’s like how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop: the world may never know. Something else I will also never understand is what makes “popular” people bully others. Newsflash: just because you think you’re cool doesn’t mean others agree. But hey, if the cool kids are doing it, why can’t everyone else? Whether you realize it or not, you’re starting a trend, and not a very good one at that. I wish that everyone would just try to think about all the damage you could do to another person. It sickens me that people get a laugh out of doing that kind of stuff, too. Isn’t it sad that these are the people, bullies, which everyone supposedly wants to be? I hope this makes everyone think and consider what they’re doing to their reputation. You could mess it up in seconds, even just by doing things that you think the “cool” kids do. Be your own person, set an example of what should make you popular, not what actually does, and do what you want to do: not what everyone else is doing.