Secaucus High School’s Spirit Week, which began on Oct. 26 and ended on Nov. 4, overflowed with daily activities from lip sync performances to a college fair, all with the theme “Leave Your Mark.”
Activities included class competitions, dressing up in different attire each day, fundraisers, a college fair, and performances.
Fundraising throughout the week
Fundraisers and collections were held throughout the week. They included the annual clothing drive hosted by the Marching Band, a canned food drive, and the Pennies for Puppies competition to adopt a seeing-eye dog from the Joys of Dog Foundation. Various activities also raised money for the student government.
Showing class spirit
Each class designed a banner that represented their group.
The freshman class of 2015 painted, “We’ve only just begun to leave our mark” on a gray background with white, red, and blue lettering surrounded by handprints.
“Leaving our mark as we take a step toward making a difference.” – Class of 2012
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The junior class of 2013 had a picture of their class surrounded by words such as fearless, amazing, extraordinary, and willed.
The class of 2012 banner depicted the Patriots emblem, footprints, a city, and “Leaving our mark as we take a step toward making a difference.”
Creative, colorful dress-up days
Each day, students were also invited to get creative and wear interesting outfits to school, beginning with the popular Haunted High School event on Oct. 29, which raised money for the junior class and featured a senior masquerade.
On Oct. 31 students, faculty, and staff were encouraged to dress up as a positive role model from history, art, sports, or film.
Track and Field Captain Chris Soto dressed up as former Athletic Director Stan Fryczynski.
Fryczynski had an entire day devoted to him on Nov. 1, which the school referred to as Stan Fryczynski Day (see cover story). The school took time out of its schedule to have an assembly to pay tribute to the celebrated coach.
On Decade Day, Nov. 2, students dressed as someone from a particular decade (sixties through nineties, according to each class) and performed in a lip sync competition with songs from that time period.
Return of the college fair
On Thursday, the high school hosted the first college fair in years with over 50 colleges, junior colleges, trade schools and armed forces in attendance. The school also hosted a canned food drive and students dressed in college jerseys.
Students wore their class colors for Color Day, the final day of the week, and took part in class challenges in the gym like dizzybat basketball, pie-eating contests, and a tug of war.
Adriana Rambay Fernández may be reached at afernandez@hudsonreporter.com.