Junior Amber Redinger shows her school spirit while in the library by wearing her Plymouth sweatshirt throughout the day. Photo by: Jaidlyn Larimore
By Jaidlyn Larimore
Students at PHS have school spirit. While some students wear their normal attire, other students go over and beyond.
Students at PHS have different thoughts about the definition of school spirit. Freshman Allie Wright said school spirit is “when you do the activities and stuff for the week. It shows that you are creative and very outgoing.” Senior Cierra Carroll said, “school spirit is when you have a blast dressing up for your school and supporting the different things that take place in the school atmosphere.” Junior Heston Blankenship said school spirit is “kids being kids.” Senior Maggie Morrow said school spirit is “just everyone coming together and cheering on our school.” Junior Andria Shook said, “School spirit is being with your peers and rooting on your schools activities but also having fun while doing that.” Freshman Melissa Slater said, “It’s when people get extremely excited for their school and show how they feel towards their school.”
Teens usually like to join in during pep rallies during school, but sometimes there are those few students who do not get enthusiastic. Wright said “yes, I feel that it is necessary to do the pep rallies. It’s fun and lets kids relax and not be shy.” Morrow said, “I always join in during pep rallies! I think they are so much fun, and it really helps the classes come together.”
There are times where PHS has a week where students dress up to different themes. Sometimes that week consists of a nerd day, gangster day, mismatch day and many more. Blankenship does not dress up for that week. Shook said, “yes!” when asked if she dresses up during that week.
Since there is a variety of themes during the week, PHS dresses up wacky. Students seem to have more fun. Being asked what theme she would like for the next time PHS dresses up crazy, Carroll said, “I think it would be fun to have a toga day!” Slater said, “I think it should be animals.” Morrow said, “I don’t really know of a theme, but my favorite dress up days are gangster day and metro day. Everyone usually goes all out for those.”
When asked how students rate themselves on the scale of 1-10 on how much school spirit they have, Wright said, “I have about a 4 because I don’t do many of the activities. I’m not creative enough to come up with anything.” Carroll thinks that should would be an 8 on that scale. Morrow isn’t too sure on what she would rate herself on that scale. Shook said she would be a 10 and also added a simple smiley face afterwards. Last but not least, Slater said, “5, I don’t get THAT into it but I think it’s fun sometimes and I dress up for it some times on the days we are told.”