Competition begins around school apparel

Starting Jan. 25, the school reinitiated Spirit Wear Fridays, holding a competition between all four classes, with rewards for the winning class. Spirit Wear Friday is an event where students wear their school colors and t-shirts to support the campus.

The school is encouraging students to wear their school sweatshirts, t-shirts and other school apparel on Fridays. Spirit Wear Friday was previously an event that eventually was neglected and not promoted. The student council is aiming to start it back up again. Stephan Melendez, ’13, one of the student council members, explains the intent of beginning the competition again.

“We’re doing Spirit Wear Fridays because it gets the school involved, it shows school spirit and it’s something we can coordinate with our theme “We Are One,” so we are all a body of Christ and all look the same,” Melendez said. “This way we can also revamp school spirit in high school.”

While the high school is just getting back into their school spirit, the elementary students regularly wear FC clothing on Fridays. It has become a competition among the classes. Many of the students, such as fifth grader Angelica Pimentel, enjoy the competition.

“I like the spirit wear competitions because it allows me to express my school spirit,” Pimentel said. “And the competition feels a lot like a sport.”

The competition is set up so that the winning class receives a trophy and a stuffed eagle to display in their classroom for a month. At the end of each month the competition resets. Administrator Kerry Roberts explains the rewards given in the elementary competition and the importance of it.

“The kindergarten through sixth grade classes compete to see who has the best percentage of spirit wear,” Roberts said. “The winning class gets a trophy and a stuffed eagle. It’s important to them and they love to show their school spirit.”

The high school and junior high classes will have a competition as well. The competitions will be held separately and counted through the Bible classes. Principal Todd Bennett describes how the competition will be held in the high school classes.

“The class who wears the most spirit wear will receive the award on Monday,” Bennett said. “I’ll choose the award. Fresno Christian sweat pants will be allowed to be worn.”

Some high school students already wear FCS clothing on Fridays for sports. FC cheerleader Maddie Luginbill, ’16, expresses her feelings on encouraging the rest of the class to wear spirit wear.

“I have to wear FC wear for cheer anyway, so it isn’t much of a hassle,” Luginbill said. “I think supporting our school is a good idea.”

For more news articles, read the Jan. 26 article, Superintendent to give State of the School address.

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