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Spirit Week Ideas: A Day-by-Day Plan Student Councils Can Run and What to Order

For student councils and activities directors: a day-by-day spirit week plan, a points system, the closing rally, light-up favors and costs.

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For student councils closing spirit week with a pep rally: on school colours day, dim the gym and our LED pom poms put the spirit squad in school colours, switched together by remote, while light-up face stickers light the stands. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.

Which spirit week schedule should a student council run?

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Plan the week backwards from Friday: school colours day, ending in a lights-down rally with the spirit squad’s light-up poms switched to school colours by remote.

Day Dress-up theme Why it works
Monday Pajama day Everyone owns pajamas
Tuesday Twin or group day Social, great photos
Wednesday Decades day Creative, thrift-friendly
Thursday Class colour day Builds the competition
Friday School colours Leads into the rally or game

Pick themes students can do from their own closet, so cost never decides who takes part.

How do you run a points system?

  • Points per student dressed up each day, counted by homeroom or by class.
  • Bonus points for hallway decorating and rally attendance.
  • A daily leaderboard posted where everyone sees it.
  • The final round at the closing rally.

How do you close the week?

  1. School colours day sets up the finale.
  2. A closing pep rally or the game that night.
  3. Lights down for the spirit squad’s routine with light-up poms.
  4. Students light their favors on the fight song.
  5. Announce the winning class.

Which favors work for spirit week?

  • Light-up face stickers in school colours for Friday.
  • Custom-shaped stickers with the mascot for homecoming spirit week (1,000-unit minimum, quoted).
  • Class colour items for Thursday.

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How should a student council budget spirit week?

Line Who usually pays Notes
Daily prizes and leaderboard Student council Small
Friday favors Student council or booster club Sized to enrollment
Custom stickers Student council 1,000+, quoted
Spirit squad poms Spirit programme Used all year
Hallway decorating supplies Student council Per class

What is a spirit week planning timeline?

When What to lock in
Start of term Pick the week and the themes
Six weeks out Order custom stickers and favors
Two weeks out Announce the themes and the points system
Week of Daily counts and leaderboard
Friday Favors at the rally doors, remotes charged

Give us the date when you ask for a quote and we will tell you plainly what fits.

How many poms does the spirit squad need?

At our team rate of $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs:

Group Pairs Cost at the team rate
Squad of 12 14 $1,680
Squad of 18 20 $2,400
Squad and dance team, 30 together 32 $3,840

Pair counts include two spares. See pep rally themes and pep rally games.

Which spirit week themes should you avoid?

  • Themes that cost money, which leave out students who can’t buy a costume.
  • Themes that dress up as a group of people, a culture or a job in a way that can turn into mockery.
  • Anything that breaks dress code, including masks or face coverings where your school bans them.
  • Themes only one grade understands.

Run the list past the activities director before you announce it.

How do you include students who don't dress up?

Not every student will wear pajamas to school. Give them a second way to count: wearing the school colour, a sticker handed out at the door, or helping decorate the class hallway. Count those in the points too, so the competition belongs to the whole class, not the loudest few. Add staff points for teachers who dress up with their homeroom.

How do you request a quote for spirit week?

Email or DM us with the week’s dates, school colours, enrollment for favors and the squad size. We make our light-up products ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. See team orders for how a group order works.

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Frequently asked questions

What are good spirit week days?

Pajama day, twin or group day, decades day, class colour day and school colours day.

How do you get more students to participate in spirit week?

Pick themes students can do from their own closet, award points every day, and post a daily leaderboard.

How should spirit week end?

With school colours day and a lights-down pep rally or the game, where the winning class is announced.

What favors work for spirit week?

Light-up face stickers in school colours for Friday, and custom-shaped stickers for homecoming spirit week.

How much do light-up poms cost for a spirit squad?

Our team rate is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A squad of 18 with two spares is 20 pairs, or $2,400 at that rate.

When should a student council plan spirit week?

Pick the week at the start of term and order custom favors about six weeks out.

Which spirit week themes should you avoid?

Themes that cost money, that dress up as a group of people or a culture, that break dress code, or that only one grade understands.

See also: pep rally themes, homecoming themes and custom LED face stickers in bulk.

Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.

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