School Spirit

When things such as Halloween or Quidditch happen I am reminded of a constant hypocrisy that exists within the Hanover High School staff. So often I hear complaints from staff about the lack of school spirit from the students, yet I see many staff members completely ignoring their own complaints. During Quidditch, only one staff member who was not required to be there showed up just to watch simply because he had never seen it before. He had a blast and even volunteered to be a snitch. During Halloween, a time which is often seen as an opportunity to show school spirit, yet about one out of every ten staff members have maybe attempted to dress up. Some departments go hard and have a theme which is fantastic, but even within that, there are teachers who ignore that and wear normal clothes. I love going hard for spirit days, but often feel that it’s not taken seriously when staff members completely ignore the event. I think in order to make the school more unified there should be more commitment from those who want it.