Homecoming

Homecoming...well i think it's a great week of events in order to get some students involved in activities as well as bring up class pride and community. Although, as much as I love homecoming week, I must admit certain aspects do tend to be slightly pointless. Many activities never get participation, where many students are just lazy. Homecoming week, I think, is a fun time to screw around with classmates and add some excitement to, sometimes, a rather dull school year. I think it is a worthwhile event because, not all, but many more students tend to go to sports events and participate in school functions, especially many of those who do not do so otherwise. The week does seem to bring classes together, as well as the school for a period of time, sure you never get entire participation, but there is definitely more than there would be otherwise. The value in homecoming is just that, to get the classes to find community together and learn to work together, and find pride in their classmates. Sure, it is a lot of effort for staff and certain students, but i think that the benefits of being able to pull the majority of the students together on common group for just some plain fun is important. Although, the culture brought about by certain aspects of Homecoming are not so great. It is creating a culture in which looks are of extreme importance. If a girl doesn't, perhaps (not for all girls), get asked to the dance by a boy, she feels of less importance and often the view of self worth for her is lowered, and why because during this time often a girl feels her importance is built up by whether or not she is asked. One thing I personally don't really like about Homecoming is the voting for court and king and queen. The voting process is always upon who is most popular, or people can be voted in as a joke, and that I think is not what Homecoming should be about, not for a Christian School. We should be voting in whom we believe represents our school best in all aspects not just physical attributes. I do love homecoming tradition and think that they are important to keeping a school as a community, but certain aspects I know that can't, although like reasons for voting in court, I wish they could change. I think that Homecoming is successful in creating community between classes as well as for the school as a whole.