Argumentative Essay On School Spirit
M. Griffen Cornell
English II Pre-AP
Eaton
2-25-15
School spirit is a common sighting at many public schools in the present day. But in most schools, administration puts a limit on school spirit in order to keep their school intact. They limit the school spirit because school spirit can create rowdy and anxious students that lose focus on their school work. With the proper amount of school spirit that is allowed, there could be a happy middle that benefits both administration and the school body. Even though school staff has the opinion that allowing an unlimited amount of school spirit will over-excite and disrupt the focus of the students, school administrators should begin to expand the allotted amount of school spirit because of the various benefits it would to the school body. The benefits include, but are not limited to, an opportunity to give the school body something to look forward to, give school pride, and supports extra-curricular activities. At Holmes, there is a lack of pride in being an attendee at this school. There is …show more content…
But school spirit along with the school body’s support can fix the problem of this funding. Warren, another high school in the NISD school district, has raised enough money for their swim program through fundraising and such, that they purchased a parka for every single swimmer on the team. Might I add, one parka is over 60 dollars and, there is more that forty swimmers on their team. That’s over two thousand dollars! Their school spirit translated into funding towards their athletics which led to improved performance from these athletes. If the school body would support the various athletic teams and clubs and show a little school spirit by purchasing athletic apparel and goods, these departments would be able to receive equipment that would in turn improve the performance of the students present in the
English II Pre-AP
Eaton
2-25-15
School spirit is a common sighting at many public schools in the present day. But in most schools, administration puts a limit on school spirit in order to keep their school intact. They limit the school spirit because school spirit can create rowdy and anxious students that lose focus on their school work. With the proper amount of school spirit that is allowed, there could be a happy middle that benefits both administration and the school body. Even though school staff has the opinion that allowing an unlimited amount of school spirit will over-excite and disrupt the focus of the students, school administrators should begin to expand the allotted amount of school spirit because of the various benefits it would to the school body. The benefits include, but are not limited to, an opportunity to give the school body something to look forward to, give school pride, and supports extra-curricular activities. At Holmes, there is a lack of pride in being an attendee at this school. There is …show more content…
But school spirit along with the school body’s support can fix the problem of this funding. Warren, another high school in the NISD school district, has raised enough money for their swim program through fundraising and such, that they purchased a parka for every single swimmer on the team. Might I add, one parka is over 60 dollars and, there is more that forty swimmers on their team. That’s over two thousand dollars! Their school spirit translated into funding towards their athletics which led to improved performance from these athletes. If the school body would support the various athletic teams and clubs and show a little school spirit by purchasing athletic apparel and goods, these departments would be able to receive equipment that would in turn improve the performance of the students present in the