Spirit Week in Ronald Reagan High School is typically a great time to have some unique fun with friends, while also being a time to pridefully represent yourself as an amusing member of the student body. Since freshman year I have thoroughly enjoyed the idea of a Spirit Week, but I also appreciated the idea that the students of Reagan get to contribute to the Spirit Week days almost directly. Traditionally, Student Council and the members within it are the ones who think of the clever Spirit Week plans, and ordinarily the execution is fantastic.
Yet this year there has been a serious rise in tension considering the student body's views on one of the Spirit Week Days. The specific day is question was originally intended to be a Culture Appreciation Day, a day where students would represent their heritage through cultural clothing and various other methods. Yet the delivery of this idea was somewhat poorly evaluated, as this particular Spirit Day appeared to be much more offensive than what was originally planned. Instead of being shown as a culture appreciation day, this Spirit Day was shown as a "culture appropriation" day instead.
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The senior class especially had a harsh reaction to this mistake, and almost immediately assumed the worst of Student Council. In reaction to this assumption, a group of seniors decided to create their own Spirit Week instead of confronting the Council about the issue directly. As a result of this there’s now mass confusion over the state of Spirit Week itself, as well as over which ones will be legitimate this year. Student Council has had various discussions over the matter, yet only recently have things started to resolve