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    ith all the things that can go wrong in a district that is struggling with class sizes and educational

    funding, sometimes it is important to focus on what is right in the world at Brighton High School. What Brighton High School does right is Homecoming Week. In the wake of a lot of negativity and conict in the world, Homecoming at BHS always reminds us what it truly important: the students and the community. From Spirit Days, Powder Puff and Water Polo, to the Homecoming parade and game, Brighton shows what it means to be a bulldog. Homecoming is serious business at BHS. It is the students who take the lead in Homecoming Week. Students organize and plan the activities. Student Government works to ensure that everything runs the way it should. They execute the activities. They solve problems. They work hard, even though they know that most people have no idea how much work it takes to put on an event like Homecoming Week. They miss out on hours of sleep, they work twice as hard to not fall behind in classes during the crazy week, and while most students at Brighton are enjoying everything that Homecoming offers, students in Student Government are stressing; hoping everything goes off as planned. In the wake of tragedy at Brighton High School during Homecoming Week, students and staff rallied together to support each other. We cried together, we remembered together, we held each other together. On a day that would normally be been lled with celebration and cheer, the halls of BHS were quiet. There was a somber feeling in many classrooms. But, at the end of the day, when it was time for Class Games, the students and staff and Brighton High

    What Brighton does right W

    October 10, 2012

    THE BRIGHTONIAN

    School rallied together and once again showed what Brighton does right. We cry together. We laugh together. We cheer for each other. We support each other. Later that night at the BHS soccer game, we came together again to remember 2012 graduate. The stands were lled to support our family and our friends. We lled the stands and raised money to help part of our family deal with a tragedy. Again, we showed what Brighton does right. We stand together. And then the next morning, students arrive at school ready to build oats for the parade. Community members line the streets to once again participate in this great Brighton tradition. Not just a Brighton High tradition, but a Brighton tradition. The students in the parade toss candy at the many children in the community. People sit on their porches as the parade goes by. Cheers are heard from every direction as the parade turns into tailgating, where not only the students and community come together, but the BHS alumni join the celebration at the annual Homecoming game. Brighton does community right.

    Seniors build a human pyramid during Homecoming Weeks Annual Class Games. Photo by: Kaitlin Broyles

    No more fees, please:

    Rising costs effect school spirit


    ing for game markers, helping out with transportation, and thats also what the athletic participation fee is for too. said Julie Trujillo, BHS Athletic Secretary. Lowering the cost for game admission is not an easy thing to do, but it might be a start to help increase game attendance and school spirit. WIth increased game attendance advertisers would see this and would want to pay to advertise. They wouldnt be able to resist advertising at the event after seeing how many people go to BHS events. With more people attending the games, more BHS merchandise could also be sold at the games. There are many other ways to make money without having to charge for entering to watch a high school game. School spirit is lacking at BHS and this might be one way to help x that problem. Story by: Luis Quinteros
    Letters to the Editor are always welcomed from readers but must be signed to be considered for publication. Names can be withheld upon request and/or at the discretion of the editors for valid reasons. The editors will make decisions regarding the withholding of names. Letters may be edited for brevity, grammatical correctness, obscenity or libel. A copy of the Brightonian Editorial Policy is available in the Publications Lab, C133. Editorial Policy: Unsigned editorials are the opinions of the Brightonian editors and do not reect the opinions of the BHS faculty, administration or School District 27J.

    magine a crowd of hundreds cheering cheering for the BHS team. Fans cheering through the good times and the bad. They follow the team through freezing storms and tremendous heat. They cheer in victory and console in defeat. That is school spirit. Now look at the crowd sitting in the bleachers at a BHS game: One guy yelling extremely loud, a few parents scooting as far as possible from that guy, some people you only see in the hallway, and teachers. And of course the one section of BHS students. This makes one wonder: Why cant Brighton High School manage to get some high attendance at their games? I live far away, so I sit here [school] and wait for 4 hours. I would come more often if I lived closer. said Mrs. Brouillette, BHS French teacher. Distance might be a problem for teachers, but that is not the issue for most students.

    I dont like to go (to games) because I dont like to pay money every time I go support Brighton, said Saul Gonzalez (13). Gonzalez is just one of many who do not attend games because of the cost. The real problem with school spirit might be the charge to attend BHS sporting events. Is BHS trying to scare people away from these events like if the events were private? I dont think BHS should charge to go into the games because we seem to have enough trouble getting people to go in the rst place, said Dane Barnes (13). BHS clearly should reconsider the cost for attending games. More students in attendance would mean more school spirit, and if more people came then that would mean more people would have money to buy snacks and food from the food vendors. The gate money is used for paying for ofcials, pay-

    THE BRIGHTONIAN HOLDS COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL PRESS ASSOCIATION For ad information, news tips or letters to the editor, please contact Faculty Adviser: Kathy Gustad
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    Front Page and Center Page Editors Alexa Hess and Emilio Zenteno Features Editors Kaitlin Broyles and Katie Congrove Opinion Editor Alyssa Gomez News Editors Taely Lee and Kennedy McCarver Fashion & Entertainment Editors Madison Marrs and Kaitlin Hergenrider
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