Throughout the past few years, Spirit Stick competition has ramped up in the eyes of the student body.
The tradition that comes three times a school year is one each student looks forward to, with each class gunning to capture the coveted spirit stick.
The class that has held the spirit stick with a tight grip has been the Class of 2025, winning six of the past seven spirit stick competitions since the beginning of their sophomore year.
“I think our winning streak has come from everyone putting in an effort. we have a lot of loud people in our class and we all want to will,” stated Olivia Burns, ‘25.
This tradition followed suit during the Homecoming 2024 pep rally as the seniors once again took the spirit stick.
“It felt really good to win once again and I think that it went really good! There was lots of good competition this year from every class,” said Olivia Burns.
The one class that ripped the spirit stick from the senior’s hands was the Class of 2026 during the 2023 Homecoming pep rally.
“I think the pep rally has a great competitive nature, and even though we compete as different classes we feel as if we unite after and come together as a school,” described Nolan Mast, ‘26.
The junior/senior rivalry is one to watch every pep rally as they radiate disdain for one another, in the name of competition.
“It’s not a rivalry if we are the ones on the winning side each time,” stated Keaton Plummer, ‘25.
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This year’s sophomore class showed a lot of promise their freshman year and with many members being involved with school spirit, such as the Khaos Kage, they are a class to watch during pep rally season.
“I think if the class of 27 decides to participate, we have a very good chance of winning. We also have some aura such as Carter “SHUGG” Burns, LJ Shelby, Jazavion Cornelius Alexander, and many other components. I think if we put our hearts in this we can win this,” said Carter Burns, ‘27.
There was some controversy between the Class of 2025 and 2027 as select members of the sophomore group came to the senior section and began cheering along.
This was controversial due to the seniors being in the midst of a tie-breaker with the juniors, giving the seniors an unfair advantage.
“The teachers unrightfully chose the juniors over us {for the tiebreaker} when everyone said we were louder. So we were like ‘you know what, why join the side that we will be going against next year? Let’s just join the ones who will ride out into the sunset after this year.’,” described Carter Burns.
“We didn’t invite the sophomores to our kage, so technically it’s not our fault and I’m thankful we didn’t get disqualified for something that wasn’t on us,” described Plummer.
One class that stayed pretty quiet amid all this chaos was the Class of 2028.
Each year it’s expected that the freshman will be quieter than other classes due to their lack of experience.
“I think we were ready for the spirit stick competition, but I didn’t know how well we would perform because we all don’t know each other very well,” said Ethan Fitzjerrells, ‘28.
It’s fair to say that each student has a true connection with their class and looks to compete at the highest level for their respective class.
“I would like to add that i love my class and I hope that we can keep our winning streak going,” exclaimed Olivia Burns.
