WEST WILKES MIDDLE SCHOOL

Young Adolescent Cultural Inquiry

Project

Stephanie Bunnell, Jenny Parks, Grant Huether, Carter Rollins, Claire Whitby

What year were you born?

199920001998 2001

Were you born in Wilkes County? If not where?

Forsyth

El Salvador

LENOIR

AlleghanyBOONE

Baltimore

COLUMBIA, SC

Florida

Shanghai, China

MEXICOVirginia

Kentucky

MichiganCHICAGO

CHAPEL HILLElkin

Winston

CherokeeWinston-Salem

STATESVILLE

ASHE

Yes- 71%

How many siblings do you have?

11%

34%

30%

12%

16%

012

4+3

List types of pets you have currently…• Cat• Dog• Rabbit• Fish• Hamster• Bird• Chinchilla• Ferret• Lizard• Turtle• Horse• Gecko• Guinea Pig• Miniature Pony• Ant• Guiena (bird)

• Goat• Crab• Chicken• Duck• Frog• Cow• Opossum• Raccoon• Snake• Pig• Iguana• Mule• Hairless Rat• Gerbil• Spider• Donkey

“I don’t have any pets,

unless you count my sister. JK!”

What’s your favorite sport to play or watch?

• Basketball• Archery• Wrestling• Soccer• Bowling• NASCAR• Swimming• BMX• Dodge ball• Parkour• Track

• Badminton• Cheer• Gymnastics• Volleyball• Dance• Dressage• Frisbee Golf• UFC/MMA• Skateboarding• Competitive Chess

HUNTINGFOOTBALLFISHING

BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

What’s your favorite TV show?• Criminal Minds• Good Luck Charlie• ESPN• Lizard Lick Towing• NCIS• Ridiculousness• Cake Boss• Teen Mom• Dance Moms• The Bible• Switched At Birth• Dog with a Blog• Teen Nick• Make It or Break It• The Simpsons• Glee

The Walking Dead

Duck DynastyPretty Little Liars

THE BIG BANG THEORY

Spongebob Squarepants

What’s your favorite food?• Grapes• Doritos• Tacos• Cuban Food• Chicken• Monte Del Ray• Subway• Pop Tarts• Hot Wings• French Fries• Deviled Eggs• Shrimp• Salmon• Ribs• Japanese

PIZZA

ICE CREAM

MAC N CHEESE

STEAK

BURGERS

What’s your favorite band/muscian?

• The Band Perry• Macklemore• Justin Beiber• Carrie Underwood• Zach Brown Band• Selena Gomez• Lil Wayne• One Direction• Luke Bryan• Florida Georgia Line• Hunter Hayes• Bruno Mars

• Jason Aldean• ACDC• Rascal Flatts• F.U.N.• Eminem• Justin Timberlake• Nickleback• Green Day• Skillet• Papa Roach• Three Days Grace

What’s your favorite store to shop at for clothing?• American Eagle• Hollister• Forever 21• Abercrombie • Belk• Goodwill• Nike• Claire’s• Old Navy• Cato’s• Vans• Hibbit Sports• Dick’s Sporting Goods• Hot Topic

Wal-MartJC Penny

AéropostaleKOHL’S

Rue 21

The Mall

Do you like to read in your free time?

NO60%

SORT OF13%

YES27%

Who is your favorite author?

• Gary Paulsen• Dr. Seuss• Jeff Kinney• James Patterson• JK Rowling• Stephen King• Mary Pope Osborn• RL Stine• Rick Riordan• Jerry Spinelli• Stephenie Meyer• Nicholas Sparks

What’s your favorite subject?

MATH

SOCIAL STUDIES

SCIENCELANGUAGE ARTS

Other

PE/Lunch

46% 4%

23%

4% 9%

14%

What exploratory class are you in this semester?

ART

Media/Technology

PE

CHORUSBand

Health

Business Ed

Are you in an intramural sport at school?

Dodgeball

Volleyball

BasketballFootball

SOCCER

Are you involved in any school clubs or school government?

Yes, which ones?

• Beta Club• Soccer• Band• Chorus• Yu-Gi-Oh Club• New Century Scholars

No, do you have any desire to join one?

• “I want to be in Weight Lifting next year”

• “As 6th graders we’re not allowed to be in a lot of activities”

• “I think I would like to be in a group with people who like the same things that I do”

32% 68%

Overall, do you enjoy your classes?

YES? NO?

82% 18%

Do you like middle school better compared to elementary school?

• “Treated like a grown up”• “More freedom”• “More options”• “Move around more”• “Challenging”• “Clean start”• “More responsibility”• “Mini laptops”• “More rewards”• “Intramurals”• “Independent”• “Tells you whether or not you’re

going to high school”

• “More pressure”• “Elementary teachers treated me

like family”• “Confusing”• “Elementary school was smaller”• “No drama in elementary school”• “Hard”• “Good 5th grade teacher”• “More rules”• “Liked home school better”• “Don’t like school at all”• “More work in middle school”

YES NO

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Maslow’s

Hierarchy of Needs

One must satisfy lower level basic needs before progressing on to meet higher level

growth needs.  Once these needs have been reasonably satisfied, one may be able

to reach the highest level called self-actualization.

On a scale of 1-5, 5 being very confident, how confident do you feel about the way you look?

541 324% 11% 39% 29% 17%

Do you feel that you are artistic?

• Definitely yes!

• In between…

• No way!

24%

25%

51%

On average, how many hours do you spend using technology daily?

30 minutes

1 hour

2-4 hours

4-6 hours

6+ hours

7%12%34%22%25%

How many hours of sleep do you get a night?

6 hours7 hours8 hours

9+ hours

21%25%38%

16%

What do you do when you walk in the door after school? (e.g. video games, play outside, walk the dog)

“Go pet the ducks”

“If mom made muffins I eat them”

“Watch TV and play video games”

“Put my backpack up and get my air rifle and go squirrel hunting”

“Play with/feed pets”

“Hug my parents and get a drink”

“Forget to do homework”

“I FIND SOMETHING TO EAT WHEN I GET HOME

BECAUSE SCHOOL DOESN’T FEED YOU ENOUGH”

Do you feel comfortable talking to your parents about things that concern you?

• Yes, I feel comfortable…

• No, I don’t feel comfortable…

• Sometimes…

24%

18%

58%