Spirit week takes time away from teaching

Written by Jimmy Young

As a great teacher once said, “time is money.” So are you spending that intangible time? Was Spirit Week really worth it?

Those countless hours put into a skit that will go on for 25 minutes. All that practicing, planning, writing, drawing and flying—did we spend a month’s worth of time, just so we could jump around in the gym during lunch?

I know a lot of you are going to college. Doesn’t that have more weight than a week of recreation? You could have taken the SAT’s last week.

Spirit Week used to be a tradition of preparation for Homecoming, a week to boost our school morale for the upcoming game. Nowadays, people who dress up don’t even attend the game. The tradition has morphed into an emphasis on spirit, rather than the game. It seems appropriate as it blurs the line between school spirit and game spirit. But now our generation has become one that contains numerous activities that occupy us in too many ways. Our lives have so many things to attend that Spirit Week isn’t necessary.