School Spirit Fills the Autumn Air
School Spirit Fills the Autumn Air
Natalie Pestka
MHS student have been showing school spirit for decades. A tradition newly started by students as to make team and group shirts. Some less inappropriate than others, but the goal is always to create unity and to represent Muscatine High. The pupils are filled with excitement throughout the first few weeks of events.
Senior Sarah Martin claimed, “I think a lot of people get involved.” Events are consumed students supporting each other. The students concentrate on cheering loudly and competing with the other student crowd.
AP announcer Reid Chandler stated, “I think at games we do a good job but during homecoming week we could have gotten more involved.” Homecoming week was not a good turn out for theme days this year. There were theme days to dress up as during homecoming week but not that many of the students participated in the themes.
Mackenzie Bisby said, “At football games we get really into them whether we are loosing or not.” MHS’s student section is always packed and full of students dressed up. They dress up as things from farmers to jungle animals to angels.
Chandler went on to say, “The strongest aspect of our student section is we are loud, proud, and we are not afraid to get dirty.” Student enthusiasm is apparent throughout the stadium. “Dressing up and cheering gets the players pumped up from the spirit,” said Chandler. The student section loves cheering on the players. The crowd goes wild when the Muskies enter the field.
“School spirit is positive because it helps us encourage everybody to become active, but some students get too involved and they become poor sports,” Martin added. School spirit has pluses and minuses to it. It gets the team excited and releases energy to the players, but if the crowd gets too rowdy they could say disrespectful things to the opponents. Muscatine has always been recognized for good sportsmanship.
Megan Fletcher, senior, said, “When other students watch me play it makes me nervous but I feel like I have to play better.” Players benefit from their classmates cheering them on and encouraging them.
“I used to be embarrassed,” Said Bisby, “But now I ask people to come and watch me because the music and the audience gets me pumped.” The crowd has had an impact on the players and performers of MHS. It may have negative aspects but overall it seems to make everyone feel like they belong apart of something and it helps the students perform better.
“If nobody came the support the Muskies there would be no motivation,” claimed Chandler. The teams and the crowd work together to add a win to MHS records,” Chandler ended with, “School spirit brings everybody together and gives us something to look forward to.”
