By Franny Weber ’14 | Staff Writer

With Homecoming Week just around the corner, many classes are wondering how they can win the coveted Spirit Jug. Below are guidelines to show the classes how they are expected to behave during Spirit Week.

Classes: Preparing for Spirit Day

 Spirit Rock

-The Spirit Rock will be available for each class to paint on the morning of its spirit day.

-The area up and out to the woodchips may be used for additional attachment to the rock.

-The rock may be primed with spray-paint the night before it is painted.

 Outdoor banner

-The banner hangs in front of the school on the each respective Spirit Day

 Showcase

-The Sunday before spirit week, one and a half hour time slots will be given out to each class to decorate their own showcase.

 Posters

-Posters are hung in two locations: along a designated side of a cross-hall and in the main hall.

-Posters may not completely cover the windows by the doorways

-All posters must be hung with masking tape above the marble in the hallway.

 Marching

-Marching will take place in the main building before school starts.

-Points will be deducted for running, hitting lockers, and/or marching outside of the given time slot, as well as any vandalism or abuse of students watching the march.

 Disqualifications

1. Obscene behavior during Homecoming activities – example: wearing inappropriate clothing for the spirit days, pulling down other grades posters, banners, ruining a class’ rock design, and “glittering” underclassmen.

2. Disruption of classes during Spirit Week, such as running through the hallways and yelling or using any sort of noise maker in the hallways

3. Destruction of school property

4. Intentional vandalism or sabotage of any other class’s float, rock, posters, or any other Homecoming item.

5. Obscenities on banners or school decorations

6. Failure to meet any of the outlined parameters for each judged section.

7. Excessive parental assistance in the construction of Homecoming materials.

*All information courtesy of the South website and Emily Richner ’14.