Spirit Week at NHS took an unexpected turn on Wednesday as the juniors and sophomores of the White Team – widely regarded as a major underdog going into the competition – took a 30-point lead over the seniors and freshmen of the Purple Team.
According to Pep Club advisor Lansing Dimon, the White Team has built-up a sizable advantage mid-way through the competition with a score of 261 to the Purple’s 231. He did note, however, that there’s plenty of time remaining for a Purple Team comeback, especially with tonight’s Talent Show and Friday’s Pep Rally and Spirit Night still to come.
Sixteen competitors will perform at the 7:30 p.m. Talent Show – to be held tonight in the high school auditorium – and Student Government Treasurer Frank Somich said he expects a large turnout. The show is open to the public and admission is $2.
“It was cool to see the auditorium so packed last year and hopefully it’s the same this time around, last year was amazing,” said Somich, who will be performing with his band While Cities Sleep. “It’s nice to see how unique each act is and there’s a lot of hidden talent that should be a lot of fun to watch.”
Tonight’s winner will have an opportunity to perform for their peers once again on Friday at the Spirit Week Pep Rally, which will find teachers representing both the White and Purple Teams facing-off in a variety of competitions, including dodgeball, tug-of-war and a bat-pin relay. A fourth competition may be added as well, reported Dimon, who said students “really get a kick out of watching their teachers compete.”
Spirit Week will wrap-up with Friday night’s Spirit Night, which kicks-off at 7 p.m. It’s one last chance for the White or the Purple to finish the week of competitions with a win, and the bragging rights that come with it.