By Julia Schultz
Heritage High School celebrated the week with a new tradition that had everyone in great spirits: Fall Festival.
Fall Festival was a tradition that started in 2019.
“We had such a great Homecoming week with students increasing their school spirit that we wanted to keep the momentum going and decided the week of Halloween would be our Fall Festival,” Heritage High School Principal Corey White said.
Fall Festival is much like a spirit week.
“We just hope to promote some school spirit during this week,” White said.
High school’s students and teachers dress up according to theme days. Some of the themes this year were, Twin Day, Jersey Day, Basic Fall Outfits Day, Class Color Day, and Costume Day.
However, this year, the Fall Festival has taken on a new meaning for many different reasons.
Due to COVID, Heritage did not have a 2020 Homecoming week. Seeing that students need a boost, the Fall Festival was more important than ever. Heritage wanted to, “give the students a way to pick their spirits up”, according to White.
Heritage has added a King and Queen to their Fall Festival this year as “a way to replace the lack of Homecoming.” Jackson Tatar and Audrey Hancock were crowned King and Queen late last week.
Because of indoor limitations, the Heritage staff moved Fall Festival activities outdoors so the students could safely social distance.
“Otherwise, besides having masks on all day for school, the dress up days have been what we would have done in the past,” White said.
As the Fall Festival came to a close with the last dress up day on Oct. 30, it’s clear that Fall Festival was so much more than just showing school pride.
“I do not know if it is as much about school spirit as it is about lifting the spirits of the students.” White said. “The emotions of 2020 have taken a toll on everyone. So being able to give them a week that is enjoyable with positive moments is something they all need right now.”
