Eaglecrest is a very diverse high school with a lot of different personalities and stereotypes. A popular stereotype at Eaglecrest is the “skater” stereotype. As skateboarding becomes more popular people are becoming interested in trying the sport for themselves, making new friends and meeting many new people through the sport. Skateboarders at Eaglecrest have a tight relationship with each other and create a good community at the school.

      “I think there isn’t really a stereotype for who skates. There’s all types of races and genders at the skate park and in the skate culture,” said Junior Tyler Carson. “I feel like the skate community is a great place to feel welcomed and make friends, while also pursuing a passion.” 

Although Carson does not think that there are many stereotypes within skateboarding, Sophomore Aaron Levin thinks the opposite. Carson believes that there is not much of a stereotype for skateboarders — and that skateboarding is for everyone. Levin thinks that there is a stark stereotype, but it does not mean anything in the long run. He believes that anyone can be a skateboarder as long as they put the time and effort into it.

“The stereotype for skaters is definitely viewed as white guys. I have never understood it because I have friends that are girls and guys who skate and friends of every race at the park.” said Sophomore Aaron Levin. Levin thinks that there is a stereotype that exists for skateboarding, but it is pretty inaccurate compared to the truth. The stereotype is inaccurate because anyone can be a skateboarder and people that are skaters tend to be far from the skateboarding stereotype.

“I think some people perceive me/my friends as hard working because it takes a lot of time and effort to get good at skateboarding. I wouldn’t change any of the stereotypes because I feel like it’s what helps bring the community of skaters together.” said Carson. Skateboarding takes a lot of time, work and dedication to get good at so skateboarders are perceived as hard working people. Skaters spend a lot of time at the skatepark and try to learn new tricks frequently.

“I think that a lot of people find skaters as kids who get in trouble and aren’t smart but this is pretty far from the truth with my group. I view myself just the same as anyone else except I ride a piece of wood on wheels.” said Levin.    Levin thinks that people perceive skateboarders as people who like to get into trouble and break the law but it’s not actually how things are. Most skateboarders just like to skate for the fun of it. Skateboarding is more focused on building individual skill and talent than anything else.

Overall the “skater” stereotype is viewed differently by students at Eaglecrest. Carson and Levin both shared that the “skateboarder” stereotype exists; it just does not really match how skaters actually are.  Skaters at Eaglecrest are very passionate about the sport and show that anyone can partake in skateboarding if they want to and put the time into it.