While most high schools have traditions when it comes to supporting their sports teams, not many have support groups for other activities, like choir. Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah is looking to1that.
The school has a2called "The Bruin Crazies", which supports the sports teams by3during games. Their new group, The Bruin Classies, has just4to cheer on the non-athletic student activities—the group has already had more than 905.
"The Bruin Crazies is our student cheering department," said Caleb Stay, senior at Mountain View High School. "We6, 'Why not create something for the7—choir, band, jewelry showcase, photography and art galleries—to give them some8and cheer them on?'"
The students9the group "The Bruin Classies" because they10to bring a sense of "class" to the performances they11. The group wears bowties(领结) to each event, and some wear signs walking around school in the days leading up to the events to spread12.
"The students deserve to be13by the student body. This is stuff that they have put their14into and it deserves to be admired," Stay said. "If you worked really hard on something and no one15, it would be sad. We just want to make sure that no one16that way."
Stay is both the president of The Bruin Classies and vice-president of the school choir, so he17how important to support all18activities. "We want people to be19of the product that they20," he said.