{"id":2689,"date":"2022-10-11T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:28:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:28:03","slug":"students-show-their-school-spirit-during-spirit-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/students-show-their-school-spirit-during-spirit-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Show Their School Spirit During Spirit Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Riley Gonzales, News Editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>River Hill\u2019s homecoming dance fell on Saturday, October 1st. In the week leading up to it, students celebrated by dressing up for a different theme every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spirit week is a long-held tradition at Howard County high schools, intended to boost school pride and build camaraderie among classmates. This year\u2019s spirit week began on September 23rd with Flag Friday, then Tropical Tuesday, and Dynamic Duo on Wednesday. The last two spirit days are the same each year: Theme Thursday and Class Color Friday. On Theme Thursday, students dressed up as their class\u2019s homecoming theme: spring for freshman, fall for sophomores, winter for juniors, and summer for seniors. Friday was another grade-centered theme, in which everyone wore their class\u2019s respective color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students planned their outfit choices in advance, and they seemed very enthusiastic about Wednesday\u2019s theme. Junior Hallie Goldstein explained, \u201cThere\u2019s a duo day, so me and my friend were talking about bringing back one of our Halloween costumes from a few years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Junior Divya Kumar was also looking forward to this theme. \u201cI think I\u2019m going to do Dynamic Duo,\u201d she said,&nbsp; \u201cbut the last day, for class [colors], I don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to do it because of marching band.\u201d Students who are involved in the Homecoming pep rally and football game were unable to wear their class colors that Friday, as they were dressed in their respective uniforms. However, that still left the rest of spirit week for them to enjoy and to put in as much effort as they wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are differing opinions about the homecoming theme itself, though. Some, like Hallie, are enthusiastic about the four seasons idea. She shared, \u201cI like the season theme. I think it\u2019s a good idea. I\u2019m excited, and I\u2019m excited to see what the different grades can do with them. I think a lot of cool colors can be incorporated with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophomore Cora Cheer feels differently, though. She explained,\u201cFor the hallways I think it\u2019s going to look super cool, but it\u2019s like, how are we going to represent that, you know?\u201d She worries that it\u2019ll be difficult to put together an outfit that will fit \u201cthe four seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cora isn\u2019t the only one concerned with how to dress for the theme. Jonas Van Kirk, a sophomore, stated, \u201cI don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to dress \u2018fall.\u2019\u201d Though some questioned how to apply the seasons to their outfits choices, River Hill students were able to make it work, and a number of students arrived in school on Thursday dressed according to their theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spirit week is an event many look forward to each year because it brings the school\u2019s community together, and builds up to the climax of the week: the homecoming dance. As Divya expressed, \u201cIt\u2019s just a good way to be involved with your friends.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Riley Gonzales, News Editor River Hill\u2019s homecoming dance fell on Saturday, October 1st. In the week leading up to it, students celebrated by dressing up for a different theme every day. Spirit week is a long-held tradition at Howard County high schools, intended to boost school pride and build camaraderie among classmates. 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