The fun school-sponsored events for students have been dwindling over recent years., and that’s a shame. It’s time to reverse that trend.
It’s a real disappointment that Southfield High doesn’t get many opportunities to gather in unity as Blue Jays as frequently anymore. For example, last year we the lost Grammy’s, where students performed lip-synch acts to the tunes of their favorite entertainers. We lost the Powder puff game, where senior girls took on junior girls in football, and we lost field fest, which is an end-of-the-year picnic with outdoor games for the school.
Meanwhile, University High School had an icebreaker event we did not have and Southfield-Lathrup has theater events we do not have.
Considering the fact that this is the last year Southfield High will be Blue Jays, we should end that bummer trend and have some fun by reinstating those events.
According to Student Council Adviser Andrew Green, the Blue Jays deserve a better year. He said he, too, would like to revive the powder puff game and the Grammys and is willing to help organize events.
Southfield High School used to offer many more events for students, according to social Studies teacher Jamie Glinz, who graduated from Southfield High in 2000, and now teaches at his alma mater. He remembers attending his own field fest with plenty of soul food and an inflatable slide and bounce house.
Glinz also recalls attending school dances in addition to Homecoming and Prom, which are the only two confirmed dances so far this year.
It is understandable that sometimes privileges are removed when students do not earn them, but it is unfortunate that current students who have lived by the rules are the ones paying for the sins of their predecessors, some of whom no longer even attend this school.