Pine View Spirit Week was only introduced about a decade ago. This story looks back at Pine View’s first ever High School Spirit Week, how it started, the traditions that were introduced, and the events that brought students together during the 2015 celebration. Some things have changed since then, but the school spirit definitely hasn’t.
Written by Mira Chauhan –Published February 16, 2015
The week after Presidents’ Day, Feb. 17-20, Pine View had its first high school Spirit Week for all high school students. Each day of the week provided a different opportunity for students to dress up and participate in games to collect points for their class which went toward the annual dodge ball game on Friday.
The idea for Spirit Week came from physical education teacher, Mark Thorpe. His high school used to participate in a spirit week before homecoming. All the ideas in Pine View’s Spirit Week originated from Thorpe’s high school.
For students who dress up, points were collected for their class by receiving a slip from their third-period teacher that they could then turn in to the office. Classes can also received points for the dodgeball game by participating in the games. Each event could earn a class up to four points.
Thorpe hopes that Spirit Week will bring the school community together and “give them something else to do during school.” Thorpe said, “For me, this is an opportunity for people to get involved.”
The following was the schedule for Spirit Week
- Tuesday – Feb. 17
- Tye-Dye Day: Wear any sort of Tye-Dye clothing to represent your class.
- Tug-of-War: Classes competed against each other in a Tug-of-War taking place after school.
- Seniors won Tye-Dye and Tug-of-War.
- Wednesday – Feb. 18
- Superhero day: Dress up as the superhero of your choice.
- Crab soccer: The different classes competed in a game of crab soccer after school in the gym. Crab soccer is similar to soccer, except that players must play in “crab position,” with their hands and feet on the ground and their stomachs pointing to the sky.
- Penny Wars: Each class decorated an entrance; the freshman had the guidance office entrance, the sophomores had the student union entrance, the juniors had the front office entrance and the seniors had the auditorium entrance. This continued on to Thursday.
- Each entrance had a jar where people can donate money. The class with the most money won points, and all proceeds went to each respective class.
- Sophomores and juniors tied for crab soccer. Seniors won the Penny Wars with their candy land entrance. In total, $400, all of which went toward Jamie Myers’ family.
- Thursday – Feb. 19
- Tacky tourist day: Dress up like a tourist, decked in your best sunglasses and Disney-themed attire.
- Kickball Tournament: Interact held a kickball tournament after school. Teams from each class competed for points. The entrance fee was $10, and all money went to the Myers family.
- Seniors won the kickball tournament, with juniors achieving second place.
- Friday – Feb. 20
- Spirit Day: Dress up in blue and gold and wear your class dodge ball shirt.
- Dodgeball tournament: The annual dodge ball tournament will take place after school. All the points collected throughout the week will go toward the game.
- Seniors achieved first place in dodgeball, as well as winning Spirit Day.
