by Brigitta Shepard and A
bby Appel
At any high school, anywhere in the country the tradition of homecoming is one of the most important events of the school year, but has homecoming lost its value at Hudson High School? With a frantic search for a hawk and a senior skit in jeopardy, Hudson High’s spirit is slowly dying.
The school year started with an inconvenience when Spirit Committee found that they only had a month to organize Spirit Week and the pep rally. Less than 20 people made the effort to show up making planning even more stressful.
“Pajama day was just stupid; practically everyone comes to school in pajamas or sweats anyway,”said freshman Jack Snow.
“We can’t do what they like unless they tell us what they like,” said sophomore Kaylie Blais.
Finding a volunteer for the Hawk has proved to be more difficult than Spirit Committee had anticipated. Students just don’t have the motivation to do it.
“It’s depressing because the hawk is such a big part of Spirit Week and Homecoming,” said senior Emily Metivier.
If students have school spirit, what is stopping them from being the hawk?
Adding on to the chaos of the search for a hawk, the seniors skit is gone. After the students failed to turn in a draft of the script on time, no skit was performed at the pep rally. “I feel like we failed as a grade,” said senior Alison Eadie.
What has changed about homecoming? We asked Spirit Committee advisor Pam Porter what homecoming was like when she went to Hudson High School. “We always did a lot as a class and a school together…We had more events too…It helped build school unity and made it a great place to come to school every day.”
“If nobody has school spirit, it’s just not a good time,” said senior Alex Sleeper
