Boardman goes all out for Spirit Week
Neighbors | Alisa Manna.Junior Paris McGuire (left) and senior Ryan Key (right) celebrated Spirit Week's patriotic themed day by wearing the nation's colors at Boardman High School.
Neighbors | Alisa Manna.Shown, from left, are seniors Johnny Vitullo, Ryan Key, Rockey Falleti, Ryan Ebie and Daniel Belinky as they celebrate Patriotic Day as part of Spirit Week at Boardman High School.
Neighbors | Alisa Manna.Shown, from left, are juniors Stefan Roth, Jake Kelleck and Hannah Deascentis in their celebration of Patriotic Day as part of Boardman High School's Spirit Week. Spirit Week was designed to show the supports of both students and staff for the school and the football team.
Neighbors | Alisa Manna.Students from all grades came together to support their school during Spirit Week at Boardman High School. Pictured are, from left, (front) Sue Jude Hamdan, Giovanna Silvestri; (middle) Sarina Mauerman, Angela Parillo, Morgan Hambrick, Faith Saunders, (back) Leslie Garrity (senior class adviser), Marissa Kubaia, Elizabeth Fabrizio, Jenny Hirschl, Leah Conaway, Lauren DeLapa, and Justyne Smith.
By ALISA MANNA
Boardman High School celebrated Spirit Week the week of September 24 to show support for the school’s homecoming game. Headed by senior class advisers Leslie Garrity and Katie Carnie, this year was the first time Spirit Week was connected to the school’s homecoming game and dance.
“It’s the first time Spirit Week hasn’t been with Austintown Fitch’s,” Garrity said. “Austintown is no longer our last game because they’re not in the Federal League.”
Garrity said this year’s theme was the Olympics, so there were 10 events at the school’s pep rally. Some of the events consisted of soccer dribbling, gymnastics tumbling, tug-of-war and a swimming event that involved scooters.
Staff and students competed in the overall competition which included dressing up each day of the week, as well as the events at the pep rally. Whoever participated the most, whether it was a grade or the staff, received the most points.
Spirit Week began with Monday’s Hat Day, where the students paid a dollar to participate and the money was donated for breast cancer awareness. On Tuesday, the school dressed in red, white and blue for Patriotic Day. A group of seniors dressed from head to toe in America-related apparel were very excited about Spirit Week and partook every year. The girls were also a part of the school’s marching band and planned on attending the homecoming game.
“Spirit Week is my favorite,” Monique Fernbeack said. “It’s a lot of fun and I do it every year.”
Fernbeack’s friend, Gianna Carbone, agreed.
“I’m on the homecoming court and can’t wait for the game and dance,” she said.
Fernbeack and Carbone said Wednesday was for the classes’ colors, which represented the colors of the Olympic rings.
“Seniors wear black, juniors wear blue, sophomores wear green and freshman wear red,” they said.
On Thursday, each grade dressed up for their assigned era. Seniors dressed up in 90s, juniors were assigned 80s, sophomores had 70s and freshman wore 60s attire.
“It’s just fun to dress crazy and it be acceptable,” senior Jenny Hirschl said. She and senior Sarina Mauerman said the senior class typically wins because they take the competition more seriously.
Spirit Week ended with Friday’s School Spirit Day. Since it was also the day of the pep rally and homecoming game, the students and staff showcased the school’s colors — maroon and white.
Aside from dressing crazy and showing support for the school, Spirit Week was a great way to get students involved. Boardman High School’s SADD Club had a penny drive throughout the week to collect money for breast cancer awareness and help prevent students from making destructive decisions. Senior Marisa Melito said the money raised from the penny drive was also divided by grade and connected to the school’s competition.