 Students at the Brainerd Learning Center are working to end the stereotypes associated with their school. Through a partnership with Junior Achievement, students designed a clothing line with the message, We Are Not Those Kids. With this week's Golden Apple, our reporter Rachel Johnson has more. Students at the Brainerd Learning Center say people often think that they are different than other high schoolers. When people think of students that come to the school, they normally think of the bad kids. I always think we're like drugies or do drugs in alcohol or have bad family lives when we don't. We're all here because we have different reasons and need to be in different spaces to learn. Through a partnership with Junior Achievement, they are working to break those stereotypes. I've been teaching here over 30 years and I have to explain every time I tell somebody I work here that, No, they're really not those kids. A newly formed entrepreneurship class at the school allowed students to create their own apparel line featuring the BLC logo along with the motto, We Are Not Those Kids. I think the big thing that hit home for us is when they came up with their message. Tell us about why you need your own apparel. Tell us more of the story behind it. The students worked from beginning to end building the business every step of the way. We decided to make these sweatshirts because our school doesn't have any school specific merchandise. The business's future will be decided by the students at the end of the class. By creating and selling these shirts, the students hope to change the way the rest of the district sees them. They're not those kids that always get in trouble and like our juggies and drop-offs and stuff. We just want to graduate on time and get our stuff done. The message isn't just for themselves, it is for all the students that are here. The middle school students, the other students that are in their grade levels, it's okay to be different. The students went into the class not knowing what to expect and have learned a lot from the process. This whole process has taught me to have more confidence and not be afraid to talk to adults about real-life situations. Getting to work with all my friends and learning new stuff about starting a business, because I thought it would be super easy, but it's really not that easy. For the junior achievement volunteers, this class has been just as impactful to them. To watch them talk about this with pride and to see the looks on their faces and really see how they feel inside, this has been my most rewarding junior achievement experience ever. Though the business might only be a short-term venture, the teachers hope the lessons they will learn will stick with them forever. Reporting from Brainerd with This Week's Golden Apple, Rachel Johnson, Lately News. The Brainerd Learning Center apparel can be bought online at the web address you see on the screen right there and you can get them until the end of the fall semester. If you enjoyed this segment of Lately News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Latelyn PBS.