FRESH W hile Drake’s past rally themes are fun, we’ve brainstormed some fresh ideas perfect for the next spirit week. There is only one rally theme that can offer educational value. You guessed it, feudalism. The theme for each grade will follow the feudalism pyramid that dominated medieval Europe, with the seniors being the royalty, the juniors nobility, the sophomores knights, and the freshmen being the peasants. Seniors would wear purple, the mos t expensive of all medieval dyes, and crowns. Juniors would still have crowns, but less grand than the royal seniors, and wear colors like crimson and indigo, pretty but not as opulent or deep purple. The sophomores are the knights, slayer of dragons, and protectors of the weak. They ride into school in orange to represent their brave, fiery hearts, but bonus points if they go to school in mail and plate. These brave sophomores come armed only with a pen-because the pen is mightier than the sword. By Alexandra Fry and Jack of the house Reuter, second of his name, King of San Anselmo , Fairfax, the Valley, Lord of Drake the High of School Last and certainly least, the freshmen, who come in potato sacks. While Drake has no farm, the freshmen can toil in the school’s garden, work that befits their rank of serf. If feudalism feels too divisive, why not go with the most convenient option, deadline day. Everyone’s stressed about scholarship applications, AP tests, or what swimsuit to bring to Mexico anyway. Seniors dress up in sweats and large bags under their eyes, bonus points if they bring a half full disposable coffee cup. Junior s dress the same, but with even larger bags under their eyes (junior year is rough y’all.) Sophomores dress in normal semi pajama attire. Freshmen dress normally but without the weight on their shoulders, cherish it while you can. For lunch activity, have a grammarly contest in the quad. If we’re going really creative here, Salad t he m e d spir it week. This idea can be justified by promoting healthy eating. Seniors dress as Caesar salad in togas, juniors as ranch themed in cowboy gear, sophomores wear green for cobb salad, and freshman wear gigantic Comforts boxes for chicken salad. There are many ideas for lunch activities, but here are a few. Giant hokey pokey to “mix” the salad, cowboys vs. romans pool noodle fight, and trash salad (granted this one just has everyone pick up trash and put it a giant “bowl,” aka trash can.) Or, to be boring, a seminar on creating a balanced diet, led by someone who works at Good Earth. ideas for spirit week
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