School Spirit

Around this time last year, I wrote a post describing the approximate amount of school spirit there was at QVHS, which can be found here: Last Year's Post.  At that time, my summation was entirely correct.

But now, there's been a change.

For starters, the football team is 4-0.  For those of you who don't follow sports, that means 4 wins and 0 losses.  Anybody who's ever been to QVHS knows how atypical this is.

I had to see for myself.  For the first time since freshman year, I went to a QVHS football game.  It was incredible.

For one, there was actually a student section!  A lot of people actually showed up!  And not just that, they were into the game!  They cheered, they were doing the wave, they were singing with the cheerleaders!  Yes, the cheerleaders were actually relevant!  People actually followed the chants they were singing!  And the band played to keep everyone involved!  And even better, the student section was full!  You would not believe how energetic it was!  And it was completely worth it to use exclamation points for every sentence in this paragraph!

But seriously, I'm glad I went, even if this sentence doesn't get exclamation points.  The contrast between this game and the game I went to three years ago is unmistakable.  I'm sure Mr. S was extremely proud of his school today.

It was more than a 52-0 win for the football team.  It was a win for the entire school.  And we needed that.  If you get a chance, go to a football game this year.  It's worth it.

I believe there is a pep rally next week.  It's sure to be one of the best pep rallies ever.  Mark my words. It will be.  Because people care now.

-NM