Kooks, Clowns, and Kumamon show up for Spirit Week
From October 30th to November 3rd, STUCO hosted the annual Spirit Week. On Monday, the general theme was Sharks Day. Students were able to wear the school uniform, something related to a shark, or anything with the color blue. On Tuesday, the theme was Halloween, and students were encouraged to dress up as whatever they wanted to be. Twin Day was on Wednesday, where students could wear the same outfit as another student. Thursday was sure to be everybody’s favorite–Pajama Day–where students were able to step straight out of bed and into school in their PJ’s. Last but not least, Color Day was on Friday, where students wore colors according to grade level: red for freshmen, black for sophomores, white for juniors, and blue for seniors.
This year, two new themes have been introduced. “I was on Pinterest and I typed cool spirit week,” STUCO President Raphael Lee (12B) remarked about Colour Day, “but everything seemed so radical and out of context for our school, so I just picked out color day.” The timing of Spirit Week wasn’t just a coincidence this year. “Plus, we purposely planned it on the week of Halloween, so that’s cool,” said Raphael.
Furthermore, STUCO members will no longer come around to homerooms to count the number of students who participated. “This year, we decided to do this new method where people take selfies of their participation and send it to us (STUCO) instead of STUCO representatives going around counting people,” explained Raphael, “We hope it works.”
Additionally, students will receive prizes this year for best costume or highest participation rates. “They’re small gifts because we don’t want winning prizes to be the main incentives for spirit week,” said Raphael, “Please participate [next year]!” STUCO has particularly emphasized that Spirit Day is about promoting school spirit. “It doesn’t only help boost SMIC school spirit, it is also a great way to encourage students to dress up for Halloween,” added STUCO representative Sophia Sze (12A).
Photos courtesy of the Yearbook Staff