Homecoming week, why change tradition?

This week, here at Kennedy, it is Homecoming week. The dance is tomorrow and the game is tonight, Go Cougars!

 

For Homecoming week we also had Powder puff football and a parade. Powder puff is when girls from each grade make a team and play flag football against each other. The parade was to showcase different clubs and activities at our school as well as for the Top 7 Girls and Boys Candidates to ride in.

 

So it’s safe to say that Homecoming week is very eventful and enjoyable. We also have spirit week this week, meaning everyone in the school gets to wear some crazy outfits. This year however, the tradition of the themes has changed.

 

Usually, change doesn’t bother me. This change, does. We used to have a lazy day (which we still did this year), a twin day where you matched your friends, a Crayola day, where each class would wear a different color, a spirit day, and a Just Drew It day for one of our fellow classmates who died of cancer this past year. This year we had lazy day, America day, pink day, neon day and tomorrow we have Hawaiian day.

 

            I know these don’t sound so bad but I would’ve like to have had a day to wear school colors like a spirit day. Also, I was really upset that we did not support Drew with a Just Drew It day. I feel that is disrespectful to not honor our classmate Drew, who was one of the nicest, more caring person and even had a smile on his face through all his struggle. Also, his brother is a student at Kennedy, and his aunt is a volleyball coach, so I feel like it would show the family lots of respect to know that we all still mourn for Drew.

Other students have also shared that they do not appreciate the change in tradition. Student Government at Kennedy makes the decisions for the spirit week themes. I feel that if Student Government wanted to represent Kennedy better, they would maybe hand out a survey to see what other people feel would be a good option for spirit week. It would be nice if the decisions made by Student Government were in favor of other students that are not part of Student Government.

 

Even though I disagree with the Student Government on the stand point of spirit week, I do think it is very nice for them to donate their time to help set up for then dance and other things this week. Regardless of my opinion on this year’s spirit week, Homecoming week is a fun week for all students and it is nice that the Administration, and Student Government at our school organize all these events for us.

 

My final thought on all of this is, why change tradition?