Various “Heroes and Villains,” representing the theme selected by senior class representatives at the annual SCA Retreat, will be roaming the halls over the following days including those dressed to correspond with the Wild West and Disney, then beginning Tuesday, costumes imitating comic book heroes, pirates and spies. The final day of spirit week, Friday, will bring back “red and white day,” which was not included last year with the addition of the eighth grade. In addition to the dress-up days, classes will compete in a variety of events to score points for their grade. Hall decorating is to take place this afternoon and on Friday the grounds party. However, a new approach will be taken this year with the grounds party as students will meet in the cafeteria to create “giant heads.”

Seniors Maggie Jones, left, and Kaite Bugg, hang hall decorations in the senior hallway to kick off Spirit Week. (Photo by Jennifer Saldana)

The giant heads, decorated to correspond with the class theme, will  be made out of laundry baskets, chicken wire and papier-mâché. The concept, proposed by Mr. Guy, is to race the heads around the track during halftime at the football game.

Tuesday of the following week, beginning after Columbus Day, will involve students in a kickball competition between the eighth, ninth and tenth graders on Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday night at 7:30, the legendary junior-senior powder puff game will take place, this year with particularly high stakes as the junior and senior girls are ultra-competitive. Thursday night’s pep rally, to be MC’d by Graham Downey, will culminate the class-on-class competition with numerous events including pie-eating, a three-legged race, arm wrestling and tug-of-war. The spirit-week winners will also be announced at the pep rally.

Finally, Friday, October 13, will include an all-school tailgate at 6 p.m. before the football game against Madison County. During halftime, students will race the “big heads” and the Homecoming Court 2006 will be presented. The dance, themed James Bond 007, takes place Saturday night from 8 to 12 p.m. Tickets, costing $15 a piece, will be sold Tuesday through Friday before and after school. Before schools students should go to Ms. Mears’ room, A116, in the morning and Mrs. Whitlock’s room, A132, in the afternoon. Another first, Addison Blakemore and Thomas Yancey are planning to set up an intricate light show as well as DJ the homecoming dance.

Be sure to check the “Spiritometer” throughout the week to follow the competition.