Disappointed with lack of support at basketball games

This past weekend our town had the opportunity to support our hard working students by showing up to the basketball games. I was so impressed with the players, they showed such sportsmanship while playing. I was impressed with our cheerleaders, they have clearly been working hard and it was apparent. I was impressed with the band, as they too have been working hard.

What did not impress me was the blatant lack of school spirit or school support for the students from some of the school administration and teachers. I was shocked and saddened that when the school song was being played, the lack of people who stood to show their support.

Our students give their all on the court. They get up for early morning practices, they practice late into the night. The players work hard on the court and off. The coaches give so much; their talent, their energy, their time.  The cheerleaders work hard to help get the crowd excited and to cheer on the players. The very least we as a crowd should do is cheer with them. The band practices to help get the crowd pumped up to support players and we need to show them support by standing up for our school song.

Our school spirit has somehow diminished and I know that as adults we can do better. We set the standard for what school spirit should look like. We can show support for our players on the court by standing for our school song and cheer with the cheerleaders.

Nikki Slagle