FactsAlthough Wenatchee is not a huge community, the high school has the 6th largest student body poulation in the state- 2200+ students. The majority of students only come in contact with those in their "inner circle" and don't even know of or about most of their fellow students. It's a large, varied group that includes at least 100+ gang members.
I don't know which kids said she was plastic and I never knew MC, but I do know quite a few personally who are listed on her "friend list" on Facebook.
Opinion based upon first hand interactionThe majority of those kids are good kids from a variety of backgrounds. Most are fairly popular kids. Dozens are involved in school and community extra curricular affairs including school sports and the like. Although there are a handful who are pictured with beverages, etc (yes I saw the dude blowing smoke), these are by far the minority.
Yes, gangs, although kept at bay, are present. Go to nearly any high school in Eastern Wa where hispanic folks have been brought to town by agriculture (Wenatchee, Yakima, etc.) and you will find youth gangs. They stir up some community trouble, but compared to major city (LA,etc.) gangs they are pretty harmless. At school, rarely are there conflicts as these kids pretty much keep to themselves.
I have know several kids who were tagged with labels (druggie, plastic, etc.) in that school that were the absolute opposite of what they were about. This could be the case with MC. This comment could apply to hundreds of kids who are being judged by one outside their peer "circle".
OpinionEvery fact we have seen presented about MC projects a pretty good girl. From the folks I have spoken with, I have heard nothing to refute this. I'm inclined to believe she was a pretty good kid who met an untimely end because of circumstances that were initiated much more by the person who killed her than by her own volition.