Color Day…Is It a Thing of the Past?
It’s that time of year again! As the leaves begin to fall and the cold air moves in, the students of Pentucket Regional High School are all busy with schoolwork and sports teams. As the football team prepares for their first game of the season on Friday the 20th, the long-awaited Thanksgiving football game against Triton is in the back of everyone’s mind. As all Pentucket veterans know, the Triton game is not just about the football team playing on Thanksgiving. Every year, in preparation for the game, the entire school participates in a unique pep rally known as “Color Day.”
Color Day is completely different from an average pep rally and consists of each class coming together to create a funny video and skit pertaining to both the Triton/Pentucket football game, and the theme that is assigned to each grade. In recent years, students have also added short, entertaining videos to supplement their skits. The skits take place on the last half day before Thanksgiving break and are always a fun bonding experience for the classes, as well as the school as a whole.
Although Color Day skits are a Pentucket tradition and a lot of fun for everybody, there has been word around the school that the skits are going to be banned. Inevitably, this news was extremely disappointing for students of Pentucket.
Many students feel that writing and performing a funny skit was truly beneficial in their class bonding. “Color Day is really the one thing every year that brings the whole school together” said John-Luc Sarkis. “The skits give lots of people the chance to come out of their shell and participate in something fun.”
Some of the students also feel that only being allowed to create videos would leave out an essential part of Color Day.
“The videos “just aren’t the same” said Audrey Moolic. “It takes away the spontaneous fun of it.”
If it is true that Color Day is becoming a thing of the past, the student body seems to genuinely hope that it will be replaced with something just as memorable as skits have been in the past.
Tiffany Croft • Oct 21, 2013 at 11:15 am
I know that one thing I look forward to every year is color day simply because of the hilarious and harmless skits. I know in the past years some skits were raunchy than others but that’s what keeps us kids entertained. I don’t believe that the skits should be cut and I wish that who ever is in charge of that would have been more sensible. oh well.
BobbyBarry • Oct 21, 2013 at 7:06 am
I agree that Color Day would not be the same if there were not any skits. Yes, the videos are very funny but its much more exciting having your friends perform in front of you. The skits allow for mistakes to happen which are at times, funnier than the skit is. Although the skits are not always appropriate for young children to see, Pentucket’s students are all nearly adults so the staff should take that into consideration before making a decision that will change the school forever.
Tory Ruggiero • Oct 21, 2013 at 6:48 am
I agree that the skits were fun an and entertaining, but we did go a little overboard with them last year. It wont be the same but i think Ryan made a good point saying how many different things we can do with it being a video.Although going up on stage with the majority of the class was a good opportunity if your not very comfortable on stage and was a good oppertunity to try something new. I feel like this transition is going to be like when people transitioned from live theater to movies,it’s all a matter of opinion.
Sarah Waterhouse • Oct 20, 2013 at 10:58 pm
I agree with Audrey, making color day only about videos would definitely take away the spontaneous fun of it. Videos really aren’t the same as real life and would take away from people being able to participate in fun school events. This is the one day of the year when people can come to school just to laugh and watch their peers perform on stage. Every year people try to have fun, but the authorities just keep making more rules. We all need to relax and realize that its a joke and color day doesn’t harm anyone.
Casey O'Connor • Oct 20, 2013 at 4:54 pm
In my personal opinion, abolishing the Color Day festivities would take out one of the most memorable aspects of my high school experience, and also take away a tradition that I was really looking forward to participating in my senior year. As a senior, it would be an experience that we should all get to enjoy. The Color Day skits and videos create a fun atmosphere, and get many students pumped up for the rivalry game against Triton. I genuinely hope that the fun filled, spontaneous tradition does not become a thing of the past.
Kristina Sullivan • Oct 20, 2013 at 3:21 pm
I really hope that our class skit last year hasn’t completely ruined this whole tradition, the entire Color Day event is the one thing I’ve been able to brag about to friends outside of the school district. It’s one thing that we as students look forward to every year and it just wouldn’t be the same without skits. People at this school use it as an outlet for all of the insanity that goes on between classes, turning it into humor. I think it would be a really poor decision on the faculty’s part to just eliminate it completely.
nicola Crawford • Oct 20, 2013 at 11:42 am
I really hope that color day stays the same because that is a big way the students celebrate their school. Its away to bring the all the students together and have fun.
Matt Romanowski • Oct 19, 2013 at 11:41 am
This article brings up a good point about Color Day. I think it would be a shame for there to be no Color Day skits. You do not get the same energy and emotion from videos. The skits have been a tradition of Pentucket for a long time and it would be a shame to see them go. For all the freshmen who have not experienced a Color Day, I am sorry that it will not be the same for you.
Josh • Oct 18, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Color day shouldn’t be banned. Every year it brings the school together. Normally im not into the whole school spirit thing but color day really gets my school spirit up.
Kezya • Oct 18, 2013 at 7:52 am
Since I switched here halfway through junior year, I never got to experience color day but everyone I know always talks about it- especially the skits! Hopefully we’ll be able to have them this year!
Zack Holden Holden • Oct 18, 2013 at 7:00 am
I agree that color day will not be the same without the skits. The skits are what the students remember the most and it means a lot to all of us. It brings each grade together as a whole to produce the best possible skit. I think that videos will not be as exciting as the skits, and the principals should really consider changing it back to the way it was.
Haley Collins • Oct 18, 2013 at 12:26 am
Although there was a lot of controversy over the Color Day skits last year, there is no denying that they were funny and made a great day for everyone to remember. It’s a good point that they bring everyone together because it is one of the biggest days of the year that makes everybody in each grade bond more than any other time of the year. I personally can say I think it would be a shame if we could no longer do the skits, but I can also understand why it would seem more appropriate to find an alternative for the tradition.
Ryan Kuchar • Oct 17, 2013 at 6:25 pm
I definitely agree that Color Day will not be the same without the skits! Very well written article.
Ryan Hill • Oct 17, 2013 at 3:29 pm
I have always been a 100% fan of the Color Day skits, but they were getting repetitive and cheesy. I see making videos instead as a plus. I believe that if as much thought is put into a video as in a skit, it can come out better because of the advantages editing can bring. There can be music, interesting camera angles, events that couldn’t possible happen on a stage, and there can be filter effects. I think Color Day videos are a bright new look into the future.
Corey Corcoran • Oct 17, 2013 at 1:19 pm
I am really going to miss the color day skits. I look forward to them. I don’t think that color day is going to be the same this year. Huge disappointment.
Adam Chory • Oct 16, 2013 at 8:13 pm
I agree that having only videos would not be as exciting as the skits were. The skits are what everybody looks forward to. It would be a shame if the skits are banned from color day. Regardless of the decision, this is a great article that highlights the controversy considering color day.
krystal Ludwig • Oct 16, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Color day will not be the same with out the skits. hopefully our school directors and principles will realize that. This article was very well written and has a very strong stance. hopefully the faculty will read this and agree with everyone or the school will be very dissappointed.
Emily Queenan • Oct 13, 2013 at 9:58 pm
Hopefully everything with Color Day will be sorted out and the grades will still be able to have as much fun as past years.