Cool vs. Uncool

I wonder if back in caveman times there were "cool kids" and "uncool kids"? I wonder what designated their category? Were the "cool kids" the ones who learned to hunt earlier? Those who knew where to find the good flint?

I know this seems silly, but it had to start somewhere...

I spent this weekend in "big church" with The Walk (JH and HS choir)...and there is a definite distinction between "cool" and "uncool". What makes that difference?
Why can I, years removed from their groups, still sense the divide and even categorize them in my head?

Working with JH students, I can often tell who I would have hung out with if I were their age. I'd like to think that I was in the 3rd group--not "cool", but not "uncool"...somewhere in the middle. I was the choir girl who was too cool for the other choir kids. (Seriously, like there's a difference.)

I also wonder if every kid (or the majority) feels that they are cool. Do the "uncool" groups feel cool in their own heads? There is definitely a kid in the AV club who would be considered the coolest of them...who or what decides this?

I'm looking at a boy right now who is wearing a pink shirt. This, to me, is nerdy. I've also seen boys wearing pink that look cool. Where does this distinction lay?

I'm sure there are very few of you actually reading this still...it is getting pretty long...

For those of you who are...where do you stand? Cool or uncool? Where did you stand in JH and HS?