Spirit Week @ NHS

Original Air Date: 10.30.04
Opening Song: "What You Waiting For?" - Gwen Stefani

Last week I was pleasantly surprised by the large number of people who actually showed some school spirit. (Go Eagles!)

Monday was Class Color Day and since the seniors were blue, I threw on my denim jacket, some insanely bright blue jeans, blue-and-gold Egyptian Pumas. Plus, I dyed my hair blue... not that anyone could actually see it! I was so mad because I could feel the crunchy dye in my soft tresses but my hair is so black that the blue looked natural.

Decade Day was pretty kick-ass. Most of my friends came from the Eighties (of course) but some came from the 20s and Amber came from the psychedelic Seventies. I wore my Run DMC medallion, rose-tinted glasses and lots of black lycra.

Wednesday was Sports Fanatic Day. I was a croquet player (Hip-Hip, Cheerio!) and I had my posse of soccer moms! (smashing good fun) Thursday was Mix/Match and Crazy Hair Day... people were insane. My clarinet girls were wearing bras and underwear on the outside and had the nerve to throw a scarf on top. *scoff*

Finally, the day everyone was waiting for... Black & Gold Day. I bought some really hot gold sparkle spray, but like everything else, it didn't even show up in my hair or on my body. So I just threw on my metallic gold shirt and that was enough. Things got hairy when it started to rain. The pep rally had to be moved from the football stadium into the gym and it was split up into two separate pep rallies. (Great, twice as much work for me to do) I performed with the Marching Band and I worked it out in the senior skit. The homecoming game (versus Meade) was awesome; the Eagles actually won and it was a BLOWOUT!

What did I learn from these experiences? Well, from Senior Skit, it was nice to have people from different clubs and sports come together and perform. I learned, once again, that not all athletes think they're school royalty. And apparently, some people thought my dance was uber-sexy (which I find extremely creepy and flattering) I totally didn't realize that until I thought about it... I did get down on all fours and have someone ride me. Nothing sexy about that. *wink wink*