By Stephanie Caron – Editor-in-Chief 

To welcome back Jonathan Law students from Tier 3 learning, the senior class recently held its second Spirit Week of the school year. At the end of each day, the judges came together to reward selected participants. Advocate Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Caron sat down with one of the judges, Senior Class Advisor Mrs. Francisco, about the action-packed week. 

Stephanie Caron: What is your favorite part of Spirit Week?

Mrs. Francisco: My favorite part of Spirit Week is getting to wear crazy outfits to school. It’s fun to do something different. I say it all the time, but school is more than just academics. The memories that are made being silly with your friends is a big part of high school. I can still remember some of the fun things I did with my friends in high school (and that was a long time ago!) With all the craziness going on in the world today, it’s nice to just “be a kid” for a week – even for me!

SC: What was your favorite day and why?

MF: My favorite day is Class Clash since the students tend to participate in that one the most. Any day that has high participation is a good day. 

SC: Do you think we will have another Spirit Week that’ll encourage even more participation?

MF: Ms. Russell, the judges, and I are struggling to get high participation. We try to brainstorm “different” themes that we haven’t seen before to increase participation, but it seems to do the opposite. We love having Spirit Weeks and hope that we can get more participation in each one.

SC: How did you and the seniors come up with the themes?

MF: The judges each come up with a few different ideas either by asking other seniors or researching what other schools have done. Then, we vote on which themes we think all students would have fun with. 

SC: What is one thing you hope for future Spirit Weeks?

MF: I hope for more participation! I want to walk down the hall and see everyone dressed up, laughing, and smiling. I also hope that we can end a Spirit Week with a pep rally once the COVID restrictions allow for it.