This is "Spirit Week" at Analy High School. I remember the first time that I experienced this Sebastopol phenomenon. I had just come from the West Contra Costa Unified School District, the poorest district in the state of California- formerly named the Richmond Unified School District before its bankruptcy. Students there came from lower middle class and lower class homes. Students here elaborately decorated halls and stairwells. Each class collects money for this extravaganza and the leadership club for each class goes out and buys decorations. Classes compete with each other for the faciest hallway and the best decorations. In a matter of hours the decorations are torn down by the competing classes. What a waste!
My Sophomores today are now writing in their journals but they are a little more noisey than usual. Most are dressed in green, some in green face paint. Now 2 and a half hours later I have my sixth period here again, many in green. I see one girl in front of me with a green pencil. I don't know if that counts. Just before lunch was the rally- Lots of screaming kids, dance numbers and sample videos by each students. All these events preceed what is called the "apple game". The Analy football team plays the El Molino football team. Normally Analy wins but I think that last year was an upset.
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