As homecoming week came to a close, I wondered why we did not have spirit week. Homecoming is one of the biggest parts of the fall semester, and spirit week should be held during homecoming week.
Instead, spirit week is during the week of the Springdale football game. There is no reason for this, as the Springdale game has become an annual win for the Wildcat football team.
In fact, we have not lost to our hometown rival Springdale since the first year of Har-Ber’s existence. Don’t you think that the homecoming game is now more important than the Springdale game?
Homecoming is supposed to be a big deal, but instead, it felt like it had been just another week. I would have liked for my senior homecoming to feel at least a little important.
It’s not a big deal to me personally, but I’m sure there are a lot of people who it means a lot to. The week would be a lot more fun if we had things like America Monday, Twin Tuesday, and White Trash Wednesday.
Both Fayetteville High School and Bentonville High School had their spirit weeks during the week leading up to homecoming. I feel like they made the right decision. When you think about it, Homecoming may be the biggest non-sport part of the fall semester, and there is no reason to not have spirit week for this occasion.
I understand that Springdale is our cross-town rival, but don’t you think Har-Ber has a few bigger games than the Bulldogs? If they want to keep it during the week of the Springdale game, they could just have more than one spirit week.
Next year, I feel like the people in charge of this should think more about when they schedule the spirit week.