Spirit-Force One Network

When I visited Brazil, the first school we visited was having an annual celebration where the school was divided into teams and over the course of a week, each team had a scavenger hunt list of things to collect and accomplish.  We asked if it was similar to "spirit week" in the United States but of course Brazilian students and teachers weren't familiar with that American high school tradition.  Since it is now spirit week at Bozeman High, I thought I would take a little time to share this piece of American culture.

Most high schools in the United States have spirit week, it typically coincides with Homecoming.  Historically Homecoming referred to alumni coming back to their alma mater for a football game, banquet or other event.  Homecoming, at a minimum, consists of a football (American) game and a dance.  However, often most of the school sports teams play a home game during Homecoming week.  Often there are other events as part of Homecoming as well, including parades, pep rallies, royalty voting and all kinds of other games and activities. 

As part of Homecoming, spirit week is designed to rally students together and encourage participation in school activities and generate school spirit.  Spirit week consists of students dressing up each day in accordance with an assigned theme.  Here are some pictures from Bozeman High's spirit week to give you an idea of what it's like.

Monday-Superhero Day

Tuesday-Footie Pajama Day

Sleepy time

 Wednesday-Western Day

No, this is not how students in Montana normally dress :)

Thursday-Class color day-This is one of the most popular days.  Each grade in school is assigned a color and students wear as much of that color as possible.  This tradition has evolved so now students don't just wear their class color, but try and come up with the craziest outfits possible.  At Bozeman High, seniors traditionally wear pink.