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Roving Reporter: Students, staff weigh in on school spirit

Students and staff discuss their views on Algonquin school spirit.
Students and staff discuss their views on Algonquin school spirit.
Sophomore Ashton Bates
Sophomore Ashton Bates
What is your favorite school spirit day?

 “Jersey day.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

 “Anything but a backpack.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

 “Beach day.”

On a scale from 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit? Why?

“Seven. It’s decent. Nothing too crazy.”

Junior Brandon Charles
Junior Brandon Charles
What is your favorite school spirit day?

 ”Pajama day.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

 “Color Wars.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

 “Construction day.”

On a scale from 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why? 

 “Eight, [there are a] decent amount of school spirit days but it could be better.”

Sophomore Emmet Campbell
Sophomore Emmet Campbell
What is your favorite school spirit day?

“The pep rally when everyone dresses up in colored shirts for the different grades.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Pajama day because at this point every day could be called a pajama day with how many people already go to school in pajamas.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“A costume day where everyone dresses up as people or characters.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin spirit and why? 

“A six or a seven; I just don’t see many people participating anymore.”

Sophomore Daniella Davidson
Sophomore Daniella Davidson
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

”I am a cheerleader so I feel like I have an eight for school spirit.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“My favorite school spirit day is pajama day because I like to be comfy.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Twin day or rhyme without reason.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Dressing like a teacher. It’s so fun.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“Probably like a four or five because most people don’t really participate.”

Freshman Heidi Martel
Freshman Heidi Martel
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“A seven.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“I liked the golf dad [vs.] soccer mom.” 

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Probably drive anything but your car to school day.” 

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin school spirit?

“A 6.5.” 

Cafeteria Staff member Jill Araujo
Cafeteria Staff member Jill Araujo
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

”I would say I try to be a 10.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“I like to see red, white and blue days.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Sports uniform because it is kind of basic.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Dress like your favorite person or animal day.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“Ten; I feel like Algonquin is very fun and spirited.”

Sophomore Julia Craig
Sophomore Julia Craig
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“I will go with an eight.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“Pajama day.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Twin day.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Movie day.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“I would say nine because for school spirit days everybody goes all out.”

Freshman Kali Mahar
Freshman Kali Mahar
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“About a six.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“Pajama day.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Anything but a backpack day. It is kind of annoying.” 

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Color Wars.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“A five or a six. I don’t know what it will be like yet since I am a freshman.” 

Social Studies teacher Kerriann Lessard
Social Studies teacher Kerriann Lessard
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“A six.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“I liked the soccer mom one because I already had all those clothes.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Pajama day.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Just more Algonquin spirit days, we need more of those.” 

On a scale of 1-10 how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why? 

“I would say the school spirit is also a six, but we have been getting more spirited.”

Senior Lily Hinterneder
Senior Lily Hinterneder
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“I would say I have about a seven because I have felt a lot more spirited this year than I have in the past years due to being a senior and I have attended a lot more events. I still struggle to have spirit sometimes, but it’s a lot better than it has been in previous years.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“My favorite school spirit day is country vs. country club. We didn’t do it this year but it’s my favorite because I love dressing in full country and opposing people in full country club outfits.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“I don’t like jersey day because I don’t really own any jerseys. I own a lot of sports stuff but I don’t own any jerseys so I don’t have a lot of spirit on that day.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“I like Color Wars a lot and I think if we did something that’s not just between the grades but with more competition that’s not just the juniors versus seniors at the end of the year. I want to see the freshman versus the sophomores as well.” 

On a scale of 1-10 how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why? 

“I think that we have really good school spirit here; I would give it a nine. There’s a lot of people who are really spirited but there are circumstances where we don’t have much spirit, like during the day when we are tired and just want to be on our phones. I think we have a lot of spirit when we are at events, and the gold rush is a good example of that. Seniors especially had a lot of spirit on that day.”

Senior Sophia Khan
Senior Sophia Khan
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“I would probably say a two.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“I like it when we have the [Algonquin pride] day. Especially recently, for the seniors, having everyone wearing our yellow shirts was really cool.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“I am not really a fan of the beach because that one is kinda boring.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“I think a really fun one would be a cultural day.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“I think we are pretty good on school spirit, depending on what day. If you give us a pajama day, we are gonna eat that one up. But on other kinds of spirit days, we are not that spirited.”

Junior Tessa Novello
Junior Tessa Novello
On a scale of 1-10, (with ten being the most) how much school spirit do you have this year?

“I’m thinking like an eight.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“Probably Color Wars.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“I really like anything but a backpack day, but no one usually does it. So that’s one. I also don’t really like country versus country club because no one does that either.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Adam Sandler day would be a good one because I feel like everyone has those types of clothing and would do it.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“I would say like a four.” 

Senior Verina Hanna
Senior Verina Hanna
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“Eight out of 10 because I try to participate in every school spirit event there is. But I don’t go to the extreme when dressing up the theme.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“Pajama day or Color Wars.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Beach day, blackout and soccer moms.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Dress up as your future career.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“I’m going to be nice and give it a two out of 10 because no one actually participates.”

Sophomore Colleen Reed
Sophomore Colleen Reed
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“Maybe a five out of 10 because I’ve never gone to any of the football games or participated in spirit weeks unless it was for girls’ cross country.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Beach day because I don’t really think anyone actually does it.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Decades like the 80s or 90s.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“Seven out of 10 because a lot of people go to games and participate in spirit week.”

Sophomore Yaneli Jimenez
Sophomore Yaneli Jimenez
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“Six but it depends on the theme. I also love rocking ‘Gonk merch.’” 

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“Probably when we do throwbacks, like old themes. I prefer football themes like Blackout.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Messy hair day and pajama day because I wear pajamas every day.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Dress as your type or dress as a dad. I think that’ll be funny.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“I would say like a five because some of the spirit days are bad. We don’t have many spirit weeks.”

Sophomore Sonia Afife
Sophomore Sonia Afife
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“I’d say a six.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“I don’t know, I like jersey day, that was fun.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“All the rest of them.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Dressing up as barbeque uncles or a meme.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“I don’t know. I would say it’s an eight because there’s a lot of people that participate.”

Junior Zaina Isreb
Junior Zaina Isreb
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

 “Ten.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“I’m gonna say, soccer mom and barbecue dad.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day? 

“I didn’t like Barbie and Ken.” 

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“Western theme, like cowboys versus decades.” 

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin school spirit?

“Two. I think everyone needs to be more spirited.”

Freshman Arjun Thube
Freshman Arjun Thube
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being the most), how much school spirit would you say you have this year?

“Ten. At football games, I go crazy.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“USA or white-out.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Gold Rush.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day, what would it be?

“Blackout day at school.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“Ten out of 10 because the seniors carry the chant at the games.”

Senior Niamh McLaughlin
Senior Niamh McLaughlin
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit would you say you have this year?

“Ten.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

“USA.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“Anything but a backpack day.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day, what would it be?

“Halloween Costume Day.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin’s school spirit and why?

“Five out of 10 because a lot of people don’t participate at all, but some people are very spirited.”

Sophomore Noah Ponte
Sophomore Noah Ponte
On a scale of 1-10, how much school spirit do you have this year?

“Seven.”

What is your favorite school spirit day?

 “ Probably the pep rally.”

What is your least favorite school spirit day?

“I’d have to say when we dress up.”

If you could dream up any school spirit day what would it be?

“When we all go out to the field, like a field day.”

On a scale of 1-10, how good is Algonquin spirit and why? 

“Ten. The school is really spirited.”

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