Journal #13

Many things come to mind when I think of spirit. Since this is homecoming week, we are supposed to have a lot of school spirit this week, which we show by dressing up every day, participating in the penny race, going to the homecoming parade, helping with the Cardinal Clean-up on Thursday, and participating in the activities on Friday. Some people have a lot of school spirit and go all out in their clothing every day and are very emphatic in their participation. Some people could care less and do not dress up at all. I personally think it is a lot more fun to at least dress up a little bit, so one can join the festivities and laugh at everyone else, because they are being laughed at too. It is very fun to participate in the activities on Friday, becuase some people look very funny, and many times it becomes very competitive between the classes. It is often mostly the juniors and the seniors that are so competitive, because the juniors always want to upset the seniors and get the win. That never happens though, becuase the whole contest is rigged, so the seniors always win and it is never really a fair competition, but it stays fun throughout the whole day.

There are many other things that come to mind when I think of spirit, such as people that have a good, kind spirit, compared to those that have cruel, mean spirits. I enjoy people with good spirits, because they are much kinder and more fun to be around. They are fun people that look out for others and worry more about other people than themselves, which does not happen very often. There are many people that come close to having a completely good spirit, but at some point, everyone thinks of themselves first, so no one can have a completely good spirit. People with bad spirits are not necessarily fun to be around, because they are selfish and don't think of anyone else. It is a lot easier to have a bad spirit because it is easier to think of oneself, but it is much better to have a good spirit and think of others.