They have spirit. That may be true. They have spirit, but I can't say I do!

I have mostly the same opinion as those expressed in the other posts. I don't like going to the Pep Assemblies and getting yelled at for having no school spirit. I see no point in school spirit. The only thing that it improves is your ability to yell and vociferate, a skill that is almost entirely useless in day to day life.
I see nothing wrong with honoring our sports teams, but I think that we do it more than enough, and we disregard whether or not they win or are successful in any way. They are honored just for participating (or for just being on the team if they are bench warmers).
One thing that comes to mind when I think of this is the poem we read recently about the old high school basketball star who got a low-end job in his town even though he most likely had been one of the most popular students in his school at one time. Sports are OK when in high school, but they serve little purpose later on in life, so, to me, seem like a rather pointless endeavor. (no offense intended to any sport players in our class.)
When I look at the posts on this blog, I must say that the vast majority seem to be either indifferent to pep assemblies and sports or just dislike them in general. If most students dislike the pep assemblies, and they do not help the students in any way, I don't see what purpose they serve. With this in mind I think that the school should do more to honor its students academically. The only way it seems to do this is some short, unintelligible announcements once a year.
The only thing that I can say that I really like about class spirit is our class name, Sophmorsauroses. I still am rather indifferent, but I like the name none the less.


In the topic of pride in other things, like ones country, I must say that I am proud of my country, but I am not proud of its government or many of the people in it. I don't really feel like saying much on this topic, so I will end here. There is much room for improvement in the US.