Two recent administrative decisions have caught my attention. While closely related, they each have their own distinct problem.
Administrators recently approved the ‘Fit Happens’ club, which benefits students looking for a healthier lifestyle. The problem, however, lies in the name. They banned alternative senior shirts with the words ‘We’re Bucking Crazy’ written on the back. Administrators should not pick and choose where the rule applies. They must choose; either the derogatory puns are allowed, or they’re not.
Supporting the name ‘Fit Happens,’ while banning the shirt shows inconsistency with a rule. People who don’t know the source of the pun will not know why the problem with the shirt exists, and those who do know obviously use the pun and would not find it offensive. Legacy administrators have prided themselves on stringent rule enforcement in the past, but in this case they have lost their focus.
The alternative shirt versus official shirts debate carries a separate controversy of its own.
The current senior shirts, with ‘2 Legit to Quit’ on the front, have received mixed reactions, and rightfully so. It has nothing to do with Legacy. It was voted upon by a small group of people. The alternative shirts at least relate to Legacy. If anything, the alternative shirts and the school spirit shown by their creators should be supported by administrators.
As one who submitted a shirt design, attended the senior meeting and voted on the shirt, I can see the voting process was ineffective. It should have been open to all seniors during second block, not just the select group who had time for the meeting.
Administrators should support both the official shirt and the alternative. Legacy students show the most school spirit in the district, and the alternative shirts only prove it.
Sydney Galier • Oct 16, 2009 at 5:31 pm
shirts are awesome
idk whats the big deal
Drew Gassiot • Oct 16, 2009 at 1:18 pm
dary
Drew Gassiot • Oct 16, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Both shirts are bucking lame. 2 legit to quit what? to quit highschool? Maybe if we had grown up in the 1800’s, being too legit to quit high school would be something to brag about. And the other shirt can only be bought as a v-neck, with a slogan that is only slightly better. I think our shirts should feature a brutal and graphic image of a bronco stomping a tigers guts everywhere, with a score board in the back reading Legacy:14 Mansfield:7. That would be legend, wait for it……………………
Lauren Dever • Oct 15, 2009 at 10:08 pm
I like your opinion. I personally knew that the shirts were gonna cause controversy and i didnt have an extra fifteen dollars to toss away on a tshirt but I deff. agree that the administrators need to be consistent.
Russell Kirby • Oct 15, 2009 at 9:45 pm
it’s not like the shirt even says legacy on it
it’s fun. it’s not offensive. and it’s better than the ‘real’ senior shirt
were it a shirt one person was wearing it wouldn’t be a problem.
inconsistent is right. I don’t like it
Haley Farabee • Oct 15, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I COMPLETELY AGREE.
Everyone should by the shirts even if you aren’t a senior just to make a statement.
Even teachers want to buy them. I think that’s saying something.
lauren • Oct 15, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Aaron you couldn’t have said it better!
Evelyn Burch • Oct 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I agree with Aaron, at least someone is trying to pull the seniors together and have fun showing their school spirit at the same time.
I personally don’t get 2 legit to quit. whats too legit and what are they Not quitting. I would think the seniors would be proud to be graduating and getting out of HS to go on to college.
Seniors are bucking crazy and so are their parents so much to do so little time, applying to colleges and all the “fun” activities going on in school and then theirs the tests ACT, SAT and the AP tests at the end of the year in a word or two ” BUCKING CRAZY”!
Mireya • Oct 15, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Aaron,
You’re 2 legit 2 quit. 🙂
<3mireya.