Opinion

Best spirit days: Generation Day, Western vs. West Coast Day

Stella Macari and Julia Trench

October 3, 2025

Freshman girls dressed in their baby attire pose for pictures during morning skits.

Following spirit week, LHS students were asked to vote on their favorite 2025 Homecoming spirit days. The results showed an astounding amount of support for Generation Day. This day involved the different grade levels dressing as various generations. This day was a thrilling way to show school spirit and bond with fellow classmates.

“I rank generation day first because there was a lot of participation and many people did skits from different generations,” an anonymous student said.

Despite many skits on Generation Day, the winning skit “Lullaby” by the senior class involved the seniors writing a lullaby for all of the underclassmen.

Senior Morgan Sadelski and Annabelle Dierking dress up in their West Coast gear for Wild West vs. West Coast Day.
(Julia Macari)

The second most favorite spirit day was Western vs. West Coast. Out of a survey done with 178 participants, 69 people voted for Western vs. West Coast as their favorite dress up day.

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“Western vs. West Coast. I voted this first because I think it was fun having two options to choose from and seeing everyone actually participate,” an anonymous student said.

This theme brought out lots of students’ school spirit with lots of boys dressed in floral polos and girls in sparkly cowgirl hats;things that most students already had in their closets. The skit winners for Western vs. West Coast were the seniors with “Mashup: Cotton Eye Joe/Crusin For A Brusin”

No matter what the student’s favorite spirit days were, Homecoming week is always a great way to show LHS school spirit and to build a community.

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About the Contributors

Stella Macari, Staff Writer

Stella Macari is a freshman at Lemont High School and is excited for her first year on the Tom-Tom. Her friends and family would describe her as charismatic and definitely creative. Stella plans to be very involved with LHS by joining the drama club, baking club and student council. Additionally, Stella plans on partaking in the theatrical productions -here at LHS. If she isn’t on the stage you will probably find her hanging out with her friends or watching “Modern Family” with her mom. She is so excited to be a part of such an amazing team of journalists.

Julia Trench, Staff Writer

Julia Trench is returning to Lemont High School as a sophomore and is ready to kick-start one of her many passions in her first year of Journalism. Julia is a familiar face around the school, participating in a wide range of activities including Drama Club, Speech Team, Spring Musical, Group Interpretation and more. When not at LHS, she continues to pursue her career of musical theater through her work with Stage Door Fine Arts; a local community theater. Julia has always loved writing and English, so joining the Journalism family felt like a natural fit. She’s looking forward to growing her skills and building strong connections with her classmates this year.

Julia Macari, Co-Editor-In-Chief

Going into her senior year, Julia is ready to make every moment count. This being her third year in Journalism (and first time taking on the position of Co-Editor-In-Chief), she is so excited to get back to writing and having fun with her classmates. Outside of Journalism, Julia is heavily involved in Lemont’s Drama Club and theatrical productions. If she’s not cranking out a story, chances are she’s practicing in the Performing Arts Center. This year, she also holds many titles throughout the school as the President of the Thespian Society, Vice President of the National Honors Society, Vice President of Drama Club and Publicity Chair of Rho Kappa. Despite having a lot on her plate, Julia still wants to spend a lot of time with her friends and make long lasting memories during her final year at LHS. As for her time after high school, she plans on pursuing musical theater at any college that lets her in.