9 November 2012
BEAR PRIDE: Must it just be nothing but a fairy tale?
by Isaiah Murtaugh, Sports Editor
In an ideal world, Poly’s “Spirit Fridays” (those days when the associated student body demands that the school populace don orange and green apparel), would be days when the campus was awash in riotous orange and green, and outpourings of pride in our alma mater. In reality, these “Spirit” days, and any other event that remotely mentions school spirit, are sad affairs, usually participated in whole-heartedly by none, and only half-heartedly by homecoming royalty, the associated student body itself, and any student whose respective teacher hands out extra credit for participation. Any attendance to school activities such as homecoming, athletic events and concerts seems to be not out of pride for the school, but for the social opportunities such events provide. So where is this elusive school spirit? Why does it stay away from our hallowed brick and green halls?
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