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I have the cure for Saints’ broken spirit

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School spirit is an integral part of any high school experience. Having students, faculty, and parents come together for their school creates a fun and exciting environment for everyone. However, when I now look at Trinity Prep’s school spirit, I can see some deficiencies.

I have attended many athletic contests and have seen that there is always something missing, and I know exactly what that is: a legitimate mascot.

In years past, the athletic department has introduced what they believe to be good mascots, but they have just been jokes meant to patch up a gaping hole in our school spirit.

In recent memory I can remember two examples of this atrocity: an elephant and… a saint? Or maybe just a knight. The elephant was actually not the administrations fault, but was bought by parents who thought we needed to have a mascot.

The parents were right in thinking we needed a mascot, but they bought a straggly costume that creeps out the sixth graders with disproportionally sized eyes and an unsightly trunk. The second take at a mascot was something that looked liked it was put together with cheesy souvenirs from Medieval Times.

I remember one year a middle schooler was given the responsibility to be the knight and therefore the “mascot.” Really? How is anyone supposed to rally around a child who barely touches five feet, in a rag-tag costume made for a six-footer?

If the school wants someone to be the mascot, they should be in high school and actually fit the attire. The knight was a bad example of a mascot, but I will give the benefit of the doubt; the administration was trying to move in the right direction and I respect that.

It was brought to my attention that this year the school wanted to introduce a new mascot, one that actually did justice to the title. A figure that the student body could rally around and cheer their teams on to victory.

But, for the third time, the administration struck out in the mascot business. The new highly-anticipated reincarnation of Trinity Prep’s mascot was supposed to make a surprise entrance during the homecoming pep rally, but after a series of unfortunate events the plan was nixed at the last minute.

According to the source, the design was ordered and shipped in time, but unfortunately the mascot didn’t get the final okay from Headmaster Craig Maughan due to some manufacturing issues with the costume.

The administration needs to stop toying around with the idea and finally buy a legitimate mascot.

The school has gone through enough with two failed attempts at a mascot costume in the last ten years.

Though I am a senior, and this upgrade really doesn’t affect me, it would give me faith in the future of our athletic program and our school as a whole if our spirit was given a facelift with a new mascot.

The athletic department needs to look into more ways to get the student body out to events and get more spirit involved with at Trinity.

Having a fun, exciting mascot is the perfect base to jump-start Trinity’s school spirit for many years to come.

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JACK O'CONNOR, STAFF WRITER
Jack O’Connor is a sports writer for The Trinity Voice. People call him the Bry man; He’s the stylish one of the group. He knows what you're asking yourself and the answer is yes. He has a nickname for his biceps. They are called the Octagon, but he also nicknamed his Pectoral muscles - his left one is James Westfall and his right one is Doctor Kenneth Noisewater. If you play your cards right, you just might get to meet the whole gang. Contact at [email protected]

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