Spirit Days!

You know what they are, every school has them, it’s a day where students dress in the craziest outfits they can possibly find. Spirit Days like homecoming or prom, is another one of those occasions unique to high school. Some choose to go all out, by completely covering their entire body with your school color, others choose not to participate at all. Then there are other types of spirit days, where you just wear things of a certain given topic. For example on America day, you might wear a bandanna or a shirt with a giant American flag on it.

Homecoming week is a whole five days dedicated to spirit days. The topics can range from simply wearing your school colors, to having to dress up like superheroes. I don’t know about you, but I usually don’t personally participate in these (probably because I am just too lazy), but I do enjoy seeing the different outfits people put together. It makes class a little more interesting when you have Captain America sitting in front of you. I try to wear one of my many school t-shirts though on spirit days that just require school apparel.

If you are going to go all out, I highly suggest doing it with all of your friends. That way if you dress up, you will have great pictures to show. I mean how often do you get to dress up like Disney Princesses with all of your friends? Or like your favorite TV show characters? Or wear your pajamas to school? Probably not as often as you would like. But, don’t feel bad if you choose not to participate because I am right there with you. I prefer watching the craziness rather than joining in on it.

I think spirit days are fun and a great way to make your day just a little more interesting. In a strange way, it sort of unites the school. As its name implies, it really does lift school spirit and gives the student body a sense of pride. We all want to think our school is the best, and spirit days accentuate that. It can bring out school pride in even the most pessimistic person.

Helpful Tip: If you really want to make an impact with your costume, I suggest going all out. Make sure that nearly every inch of your body is covered with the spirit day subject. It needs to be like you re dressing up to go trick or treating on Halloween when you were five years old.

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