Is the glass empty, or is it half full?

I remember sitting in the lounge on the first day of grade eight. There I was in the front row, listening to Mr.Wiens talk about our wonderful years to come. Silently wishing in my head that he’d stop and we’d get to see our lockers already! I’d be lying if I said that I gave him my undivided attention, or that I felt as if everything he talked about was of importance. But what I can say is that during that speech he gave us the best advice for beginning a new journey. He told us that “high school is what YOU make it”, and that piece of advice has been engraved into my head permanently ever since. The way I look at it, Spirit Weeks are what students choose to make them. I understand that they aren’t always easy or convenient to participate in and sometimes you may feel that you simply just don’t want to take part in them. But remember, you’re only going to get out of them what you put in. At the end of the day, Spirit weeks are what you choose to make them. They can be an opportunity to dress up and have fun with your friends or they can be a hassle; it all depends on your perspective of the situation. Student Council can come up with millions of different spirit days but whether they are interesting or convenient are determined by you. It all comes down to your individual attitude and how you choose to look at things. So, are Spirit Weeks an opportunity to have fun or are they a waste of effort and time? You tell me; after all they are what you choose to make them ;)