School Spirit

School spirit is an okay thing in my opinion but I think people take it too seriously. I don't think it should be centered around sports and I really think people see the wrong side of the school spirit thing. I think school spirit should be something about showing the general public that the people at our school are good citizens and that we aren't all what people think of when they picture a teenager. We should find more ways as a school to participate in community service projects or something like that. Dress up days can be fun if they are creative but if they are things like retro day and class colors days that we have every year then they are pointless, boring, and stupid. Class competitions and pep assemblies are the most annoying and stupid things we could be forced to participate in. What's the point of participating when you know the seniors will win every time just because they are stronger, more experienced, smarter, and all the people who are going to drop out have already left? This does not mean that in two and a half years when I'm a senior I will want to participate but I don't see why we are forced to go to these things. I would much rather go to classes than sit through a pep assembly. I despise it when anyone yells at me to stand up especially because they are always people who think they are better than me just because they are willing to be stupid and "show school spirit". Yeah right. That just makes me less proud of my school.