Every year The King’s College Council hosts Spirit Week leading up to Interregnum — one of the most anticipated events of the semester. Spirit Week stretched from Monday, Nov. 8 until Thursday, Nov. 11, with four distinct themes: House Pride Day, Culture Celebration Day, Sports Spirit Day and Community Crossover Day.

“I like house pride [day] and I like being a QE1 and if we’re losing, we’re losing in style,” Sarene Jackson, a student in the House of Queen Elizabeth I, said. “I’m excited for Interregnum, and I don’t actually care how we are doing in rankings, but I think we are going to do great because everyone is happy and excited and that’s all I care about!”

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Culture Celebration Day was the only individualistic theme of Spirit Week and saw mixed responses due to a lack of clarity on how to go about the day. However, the King’s Council was quick to address the details of Culture Celebration Day through a statement on their Instagram:

“Honoring The Unity and Diversity Statement,” the Instagram post read. “Dress in the cultural wear and gear of your OWN family’s culture or dress in the wear and gear of your hometown or state.”

The statement clarified that students were to wear clothing representative of their own culture or hometown. Overall, the day was a success as students respected the day’s intent and were able to share their culture and hometown.

“Today is a day where I can intentionally don my differences without being afraid of any sort of marginalization, sticking out, or not being able to fully be me in American culture,” Rafa Oliveria, a student in the House of Bonhoeffer, said. “It’s a day where I can represent my roots, represent my family who isn’t herewith, and I can represent a lot of the good values that come with being from being outside of the U.S. that a lot of people either don’t know about, don’t acknowledge, or don’t have time to acknowledge.”

Sports Spirit Day highlighted the Athletic Department at King’s. With sports being obsolete due to COVID-19 last year, the expectation for the sports season was high. Teams saw success with several players being named to the All-Conference Team across the board and the Women’s Volleyball’s team Conference Championship.

“I think [Sport Spirit Day] is a really good theme. I feel as though athletics has been stepping up lately and making a name for itself and [King’s] should start to reflect that,” Isabella Rush, a sophomore in the House of Thatcher, said.

The final theme before the commencement of Interregnum was Community Crossover Day. The theme allowed the student body to support the King’s community by wearing paraphernalia from houses they were not apart of, student orgs and sport teams.

“Sometimes I feel as if the houses are great for building community, but they can also be very exclusive. I think today’s theme really helped bring the entire community together.” Myrian Garcia, a junior in the House of Thatcher, said.

Spirit Week last year consisted of more free-formed themes like Meme-Monday and Wild West-Day. Although 2020’s Spirit Week saw success, this year’s more community-centered Spirit Week saw the same, if not better, success. It ended with a theme that promoted good sportsmanship and saw the community unite, leading to Interregnum.

A Reflection on Spirit Week