This Tuesday, students and teachers dressed in colorful tie-dye outfits and competed in an after-school game of Tug of War as part of Spirit Week.
The tie-dye fun was kicked off last Friday, Sept. 20, when students gathered on the front lawn for the annual “Tie-Dye and Say Hi” event. Students were encouraged to socialize with peers, meet new people, and create their own custom tie-dye t-shirts that they could wear the following Tuesday.
“I thought the tie-dye event was so fun, and it was a great way to bring people together,” sophomore Abigail Volovik said. “My friends and I were all laughing and having a good time while tie-dying our shirts.”
The excitement continued Tuesday as students came into school and classes wearing colorful tie-dye shirts, pants, and accessories.
Through Spirit Week events such as Tie-Dye Day, students are able to express themselves and showcase their school spirit in fun and creative ways. The vibrant colors foster a greater sense of school community since students come together to participate in the festivities.
“Events like Tie-Dye Day really bring our school community together and allow us to express our creativity,” junior Tehilla Saidian said. “It’s really cool to see everybody’s unique designs and how that reflects our school spirit.”
Students who missed this Tuesday’s tie-dye festivities will have other chances to demonstrate their school spirit. They can participate in Wednesday’s jersey day and dunk tank, Thursday’s class shirt day and quiz bowl competition, and Friday’s blazer day and pep rally. These events provide plenty of opportunities for students to showcase their school spirit.
Despite some saying that the day was a success, others believed that many students and faculty lacked enthusiasm and spirit. Many members of the North High community failed to show up to school in Tie-Dye attire, which begs the question: do people really care about school spirit days?
“It felt a bit weird how not that many people were wearing tie-dye today as they did in past years,” sophomore Keshin Huang said. “It disappoints me that people don’t care about school spirit events anymore; we’re missing out on opportunities to come together and have fun.”
After school, as Tie-Dye Day came to an end, students rushed onto the lawn creating a mound of vibrant colors to watch an intense game of tug-of-war. Students rallied behind their class’ teams to show support in the event adding to the already strong sense of community that day.
“Tug-of-War has brought our class closer together than ever before” sophomore Erin He said. “I’ve never seen so much unity in our school before”
The senior class, represented by Daniel Perlman, Donya Kaidanian, Maya Avakook and Lucas Turofsky, won the tug-of-war match. The seniors’ victory ultimately demonstrated their potential in the annual Battle of the Classes in March.
Spirit week events such as tug-of-war slowly add anticipation to the school year, which overall leads to a more fun and thrilling time. As the second day of Spirit Week concluded, the colorful designs and school spirit showed a reminder of the joy that comes with school unity. With each event, students and faculty not only celebrated individually, but also the strong spirit that brings them all together.
