Spirit Flowing Through the Halls

Elan DeCarlo

Everywhere you looked, in all directions, you could not escape the constant stream of spirit permeating through the majority of Trumbull High School. Spirit week, an annual tradition at Trumbull High, occurred during the week of November 9th to the 16th.
Every day of the week held a specific theme, and it all kicked off Monday the 19th with Twin Day. As the day progressed, you saw people wearing the same shirt/pant/shoes hats combination or the few that went all out and wore wacky matching costumes and strutted around these halls like they owned the place, and as long as the few that dressed up remained twins, they did own it.
Up next on Tuesday was class theme day with each grade picking outlandish spirit costumes. The freshmen class was implored to wear their favorite flannel or fleece for Pajama Day, the sophomores chose to become tropical island natives, wearing flowery Hawaiian shirts, leis and a daring few even graced board short bathing suits for the occasion. The juniors and seniors however may have had the best themes. The class of 2011 had the outlandish idea to wear togas in the honor of the ancient Greeks and Romans and the seniors had the brash idea to split their class in half between Cowboys and Indians. The halls were filled with boys in cowboy hats and girls in cowboy boots and “chiefs” with headdresses. On the 11th, Trumbull High solemnly honored Veteran’s Day by having an assembly at Madison Middle School. Thursday, as usual, was one the obvious highlight of Spirit Week with the legendary Rent-A-Senior day. From the opening bell to 2:27pm, Trumbull High was forced to acknowledge the wild and crazy imagination of their peers. Their were crayons, Jamaican bobsled teammates, Scuba Steve, rival Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks cups of coffee, and multiple characters from the movies Alice in Wonderland and Willy Wonka.
The rollicking week concluded with our ultimate display of school by wearing our school colors of black and gold for Homecoming. Every year, Spirit Week is a highlight and something that everyone can look forward to. Incoming freshmen to outgoing seniors, teachers and faculty, all are looking forward to see what next year’s Spirit Week is going to accomplish.