Everyone seems to shine at Issaquah High School
March 9, 2009
By Sonja Benton
Hall Monitor Sonja Benton Issaquah High School
As far as I can tell, you either hate high school or love it. You either thrive in the environment, or you yearn to leave for college.
Personally, I am flourishing at Issaquah High School. Yes, the school, at least until after it has been remodeled, is not exactly beautiful; the lab equipment is pretty ancient and the halls are gum spattered. But it just does not matter. The spirit of the IHS student body more than makes up for it. I’ve yet to see less than two-thirds of the students dress up in purple and gold for “spirit days.” I dress up, too. Often, teachers do as well. There is definitely spirit here, along with a feeling that anything and everything goes — well, as long as it is school colors.
Just go to any football game. You’ll see guys in purple capes, someone in a giant yellow banana suit and purple-and gold-colored hair and faces. It is not considered “dorky” or over-the-top; in fact, the opposite seems to be true. The more out there, outgoing, outstanding, the better. And football, while the biggest student attraction, is not the only event students go to.
People go to the school plays, the basketball games, cross-country meets, open-microphone night, battle of the bands, the list goes on and on. Tons of different clubs blossom among students: skiing, Spanish, robotics, etc. We are a pretty involved group of teenagers.
Everyone seems to shine in something here, whether academically, musically, physically or socially. But as a collection, we are huge, we are motivated and we are Issaquah High School students. I have no doubt that we will go on to better things, after being bettered by our school, and the sense that no matter what, we can always look back on these days spent here, at IHS.
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Very nicely written. Excellent job! You make me proud everyday!