High School is not always fun, we all know this is true. We have homework, tests, finals, unfair situations, and just drama in general, but with a little school spirit, High School can be pretty amazing. We have sports, dances, and so many other events that we can go to and participate in. I always love getting together with my friends an hour before the Football games to dress up for the theme and get ready before heading out to cheer on our team. I will admit sometimes we feel ridiculous showing up to the game in our full army outfits or wearing all black with stripes on our face, but once we get there and we are standing in the student section surrounded by everyone else that is just as pumped as we are everything goes away and we can just focus on the game and the people around us. Then the energy that courses through the crowd when we score a touchdown is electrifying, everyone jumps up and down and cheers. There are other sports too, though, like hockey games. We all get-together and share blankets and watch the game with hot chocolate. Or basketball, going to basketball games and joining the student section is always fun because everyone is so excited we don't even sit down and there are so many other sports to go watch too! Then we have school dances, my personal favorite, we get to get ready in our nice dresses and pretty makeup, go to dinner in a big group and then when we get to the dance we all take our shoes off and just have a blast for a couple of hours. We sing, dance, and just jump around to the beat of the music.

Afterwards, we usually go to someone's house to hang out a little more and eat some snacks. Then, last but not least we have spirit days. Days where the whole school is supposed to dress up to some theme like jerseys, pajamas, or Hawaiian. I love those days so much because it gives everyone a chance to participate together and just have fun looking silly. The sad thing is not too many people take part in all of these activities because they are either "too cool" or they just feel too awkward, but everyone feels a little awkward until they realize that other people are doing it too and having school spirit looks cool no matter what you're wearing. So I highly encourage everyone to take part in school activities and bring your friends along too, you will always leave with good memories of fun moments in high school.