Freshmen win the musical chairs spirit event
Students from all four classes competed in a variation of the game musical chairs during both lunches today in the second spirit competition of Homecoming week.
Led by Spirit Club advisor Andrew Irvine and various Spirit Club officers, students circled a row of chairs on Rosenthal Field, dashing to claim the nearest chair each time Irvine’s music stopped.
In a twist on the standard game, the event required players to touch chairs with specified body parts, including their noses and feet.
The idea for the game was conceived by members of the Spirit Club board and built off the success of previous years.
“Musical chairs is something that usually the student body enjoy[s]. Last year everyone was pushing each other off chairs trying to win, so this year we decided to do something a little different,” Spirit Club co-president Katy Sanchez (11) said. “All the classes showed up, which was good. On the other hand, it’s kind of disappointing how we have to yell at people to join, but once people get there, they have a good time.”
The freshmen lasted the longest in the game during both lunches, winning them first place overall. Juniors followed in second place, and third place was taken by the sophomores in fifth period lunch and the seniors in sixth period lunch.
Though the seniors were the first to be eliminated in her lunch period, ASB Vice President Sahithya Prakash (12) was unfazed.
“I’m just really happy that we had enough people to come out to the event,” she said. “We had the spirit and the energy, and that’s all I ask for.”
Irvine also enjoyed seeing students come out to the event and participate in school spirit.
“For me personally, having kids show up is a big deal. The Harker community is very spirit-ful. We also kind of don’t like to get out of our comfort zone, which means, for a lot of kids, being silly and kid-like. That’s what this whole spirit thing’s about, in that it’s important to be silly sometimes,” he said. “I like being silly. I like just yelling at people through a megaphone. That’s my favorite part.”
Although the participants needed a few reminders for them to take part in the event, Irvine was happy with the turnout. In the future, he hopes for more motivation from the less-represented sophomore and junior classes in displaying their school spirit.
Spirit events during lunch will continue throughout the week, with the annual Panoply of Chaos taking place tomorrow during long lunch.
Kacey Fang (12) is the Managing Editor for The Winged Post. She has been part of the journalism program since freshman year and served as Features Editor...