Rocking Some School Spirit- Or Not

This kid of mine is an athletic trainer and mommy...and wife and sister and daughter and granddaughter and so on and on and on...and for some reason this just delights our family. I think it's because we love football so much. I mean, every weekend during the college and NFL games if the trainers have to go out on the field we yell, "THERE GOES ATDAUGHTER!" Only we say her name instead of ATDAUGHTER. And no, it's not her but it is her job. So it's no surprise that when her high school was the featured game on a local channel last Friday night I was in front of the television. With my camera. Thaaat's right. I one of THOSE moms. The one who takes pictures of their adult kid when she's on television. What can I say? I have great kids.

That's ATDaughter in the khaki shorts. 

But this isn't a post about my great kids. This is a post about school spirit. ATDaughter's high school has almost as many students as the one in our town on the other side of the bridge...ok not quite as they have approximately 2,000 and we have over 4,000 but still, they aren't tiny. Before our high school had 4,000 students there was not a single time when the stands were not filled to overflowing with parents, other relatives, students, teachers, admin on Friday nights during football season. No, we aren't a high school who can go off about all our winning seasons. But after watching the game last night and seeing the stands being less than half full at the West Ashley game, I will tell you what we can brag about on this side of the bridge- school spirit.

That's not her player but she had to go out there because he stayed down a long time
 so she needed to see if they needed her spine board, golf cart, or EMS.
Luckily for that player, they did not need those things. 

We've got it, they don't. I'm so sad for WA High School. At Wando High School the stands are filled with students, the most amazing band in the state, parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles/cousins/etc of the football players, the cheerleaders, and the band. The teachers and the administrators even come. School spirit is important to our high school. I can't imagine why it isn't important over there.

School spirit shows everyone that we care about the school, the students and the community. That we're supportive no matter what the activity or sport or whether they win or not. At Wando, we're all in this thing together. We always have been.

So, come on West Ashely family. Get it together and get out there and support your school! You'll find it makes all the difference to your students.

Meanwhile, Wando parents, faculty/staff/admin, community, supporters of any kind, while we aren't perfect (far from it) stand up and give yourselves a round of applause. Y'all are still rocking the school spirit around here!

Also meanwhile, Baby M was loving on her doggie this weekend (photo by GSIL [Genius Son-In-Law]):

And not to be left out, Baby R was rocking some sleep.

How's the school spirit in your neck of the woods?

Oh and, what are your grand-loves up to?

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