From September 22-26, our campus shifted into a prideful showcase of color, expression, fun, and Cathedral Catholic pride during 2025 Spirit Week. From the seniors dressed in all black for the Halloween theme on Friday, to everyone wearing the baggy Adam Sandler fit on Tuesday, students had a chance last week to show off their creativity, have fun dressing up to different themes, and celebrate the Dons tradition.
The themes offered last week started with Jersey Day, Adam Sandler Day, Pajama Day, Anything-but-a-Backpack Day, and Fight of the Seasons. The freshmen were decked out in green for their St. Patrick’s Day theme on Friday, while the sophomores dressed in red and pink for Valentine’s, and the juniors in red white and blue for Fourth of July.
Norman Villa Rosales, a freshman experiencing his first Spirit Week at Cathedral Catholic, enjoyed the tradition and felt it brings a sense of community to Cathedral. “I feel like it brings everybody together, and it reunites everybody, especially since we’re a really big school.” He said, “I feel like it’s a way for each kid to participate and kind of join together in one theme.”
However, Villa Rosales also noticed that not everyone participated. “I definitely noticed that my class, especially the freshmen, were not participating a lot,” he said. He also realized that some grades were more comfortable participating than others, “The older kids participated the most, and I feel like that’s because they’re more comfortable here, compared to the incoming freshmen that don’t really know a lot yet.”
For the seniors, like ASB member Marianna Snideman, this Spirit Week stood out to her. “I thought that this week, Spirit Week was definitely one of the most spirited weeks we’ve had yet.” One of Snideman’s favorite days was the Anything-but-a-Backpack Day because of the students’ creative participation. “Someone had a vacuum, someone had an air fryer.”
Snideman’s favorite part of Spirit Week was seeing her fellow classmates participate. “I love it. I love it when people are actually, like in spirit.” Snideman also can appreciate how seeing her classmates in other clothes than uniforms helps her see their personality. “Being able to have those days where we show our spirit is also very important to show everyone’s individuality.” Snideman felt that this Spirit Week was special, especially as her last year at Cathedral Catholic.
Cathedral Catholic’s ASB played a crucial role in planning the Spirit Week for 2025, aiming to bring together the school’s community and let students have the most fun and be creative. Cole Askins, a senior ASB member said, “Spirit week brings everyone together more because we see each other in uniforms so often.” He explained, “Being able to just experiment with different costumes and outfits is really fun.”
Not only was Spirit Week filled with great outfits and creativity, but it also included exciting activities during lunch. Askins said one of his favorite moments was the dance battle. “I really liked the dance battle because it just really seemed like we brought everyone together into a community, we had laughing and clapping and dancing,” he explained, “and singing obviously—and I think that’s what we want to do: put a smile on people’s faces.”
