Central Valley High School In The 21st Century

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High school in the 21st century is a lot different than it was for people in generations older than us (Our parents, their parents etc). Today we go to school with many different races/ethnicities, religions, political affiliation, and genders/ sexuality are present here at Central Valley High School in the 21st century. Here at Central Valley we have many different races/ethnicities. Many people think that race and ethnicity is the same but it isn´t theyŕe very different. Race is the category of people who sare inherited physical characteristics and who are perceived by others as being a distinct group, while ethnicity is a set of cultural characteristics that distinguishes one group from another group. At Central Valley there are many

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