While some campus traditions have been lost over the years, the student leadership class decided to reintroduce Spirit Week for May 4-8. The event will consist of special dress-up days each day until the half-day on Friday, when students will wear FC colors to conclude Spirit Week.

The week will begin with pajama day on Monday, where students may come to school in their dress code-approved sleep wear.

Because Tuesday is the date of Cinco de Mayo, students are asked to dress up in traditional Mexican apparel. The campus chapter of the California Scholarship Federation will provide a lunch of cheese enchiladas and nachos for $5 on that day.

On Wednesday, students will don geeky outfits for nerd day. Thursday will be the last dress-up day, for which students will arrive in superhero attire.

Spirit Week will end on Friday with the “FCStivus,” a carnival following the half-day schedule, from 12-3 p.m. All students are required to attend to the event, according to student body president Scott Orcutt, ’09.

The carnival will feature inflatable attractions, jousting, an obstacle course, field games and a concert performed by the winners of Battle of the Bands. In addition, concessions including popcorn, snow cones and cotton candy will be available.

Students may eat lunch at the event or purchase an authentic Armenian meal provided by Hrant Darakjian, a campus parent, for a currently undetermined price.

The student leadership class discussed how they could serve the student body in the last stretch of school, and they all agreed to bring back Spirit Week, according to Orcutt.

“Each class was in charge of planning a day [for Spirit Week],” Orcutt said. “Although each class was in charge of planning a specific day, all student leaders are in charge of helping on the day of each activity.”

Because Spirit Week was last held during the 2006-07 school year, many students look forward to the return of the event after its absence last year.

“I am looking forward to having a free week to enjoy with my friends,” Sophia Cook, ’10, said. “The last time we had Spirit Week, I was a freshman, so it’s long overdue to have another one.”

Student leadership member Amanda Merzon, ’12, said the class planned Spirit Week in order to encourage the student body to stay dedicated throughout the last few weeks of school.

“Spirit Week is a week to promote spirit among the students by rewarding them with an activity on each day of the week,” Merzon said. “It motivates students to finish the year strong. Its ability to influence excitement while still at school makes it one of the few activities at school that students look forward to.”

For past coverage of Spirit Week, visit the May 2, 2006, article, Spirit week celebrates spring.