Nicole_Lyn is done with mandatory dress-up days. Read on for her ridiculously funny replacements!
I’m not the peppiest person in the world. I’m not against people who are; in fact, I admire anyone who can infuse so much enthusiasm into something as minor as school spirit. Don’t get me wrong; getting out of Chemistry II just to sit in the bleachers and complain about how our cheerleaders have been doing the same uninspiring cheer since the dawn of time is awesome. But pep rallies only last an hour, tops. Homecoming week lasts FIVE DAYS (or one really long day if you live in Alaska). It’s the bane of every anti-pep kid everywhere, and it’s getting so old that even “Most School Spirit” couples across the country are starting to throw up their hands and yell, “That's it! I’ve had enough wacky-tacky days to last me a lifetime!”
Admit it, people. Dress- up days were fun back in elementary school (you could wear hats and sunglasses and pajamas and no shoes! In school!), but by the time you reach junior high, they start getting kind of old. By high school, they’re just lame. All creativity has been drained from the occasion, and all possible dress-up themes have been exhausted. It’s about time to do something new for those five days of mandatory school spirit. Here's what I have in mind:
1. School-wide Hide N’ Seek: This sounds stupid, doesn’t it? Well, your low expectations will just make it seem ever MORE fun when it actually happens. In fact, it will probably be the most fun you’ll ever have. I mean, come on: have you ever played hide n’ seek with someone over the age of 13? They go ALL OUT; the game is serious business, and they are going to win. And I know that every single one of you has walked past that creepy staircase by the welding room and said to yourself, “I could hide under there if there was ever a school sanctioned game of hide n’ seek.” Make half the school hiders and half the school seekers and play until you’ve got your winner. Now that's a day of epicness that will not soon be forgotten.
2. School-wide Lazer Tag/Nerfgun/Squirtgun War: Most schools (including mine) don’t have enough funding to provide every single one of their students with a lazer tag gun. But everyone who’s anyone owns at least one Nerfgun or water pistol, right? What better way to teach your history students about the art of war than to have a to-the-death battle on school grounds? I’m thinking upperclassmen vs. lowerclassmen. Some kid in ROTC is probably going to win, but the cool ‘Nam flashbacks you’ll get will be worth it. Plus, you can regale your little siblings with gory, glorious tales of the Lazer/Nerf War of ‘012, and you’ll totally be there hero.
3. School-wide Assassin game: Want to become a paranoid wreck without having any of those pesky and expensive psychological problems that paranoia is associated with? Well, you should play Assassin! The kids at my summer camp did this, and it was amazing there, so I’m guessing it will be even more amazing in actual school. I suggest using plastic sporks as weapons. If the school board deems them too dangerous to have in schools, you'll still have regular spoons and forks, so it’ll be okay in the end. Plus, you’ll have a pretty interesting time explaining to people who weren’t there why you have a broken plastic spork hanging above your mantel commemorating your fallen comrades.
SPORK WAR! Who's in? Don't these ideas sounds about 780% more fun than School Spirit Week?
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