Juniors dressed in blue pose at the end of their Spirit Week dance. Junior Olivia Hallinan-Gan said performing was a great way to connect creatively with her fellow classmates. “I got to choreograph with my peers, and it helped create a sense of community within our grade,” Hallinan-Gan said.

Senior Amelia Lewinson holds a money gun as faux pink and white dollars fly in the air. The senior class included a painted banner and extra accessories in their dance to commemorate their final Spirit Week. “The seniors worked above and beyond to craft the dance,” Lewinson said. “I feel lucky to have been apart of such a wonderful event.”

Math teacher Lucas Hoffman stands in the center of the stage during the 10th grade dance. Three of the Spirit Week dances featured teacher cameos. Sophomore Frankie Scott said being on stage and seeing all her peers was incredible. “It was so exhilarating preforming alongside side my friends on stage,” Scott said. “The students and faculty watching were so incredibly supportive and really hyped us up with their loud cheering.”

Faculty and students from all grades cheer and clap following the grade dances. Seventh grader Nika Honarpour said watching the event was a great end to spirit week. “They brought a lot of energy to the event,” Hornapour said. “And I know that’s kind of what they’re supposed to be, an energetic and uplifting thing to cap off Spirit Week.”

Ninth grader Juliet Carter stands alone for her solo in the freshman class’s dance. Carter said she had a lot of fun since it was her first time participating in choreographing and the spirit dance. “I loved working as a team and just having fun together,” Carter said. “I met and bonded with people I barely even knew were in my grade. Also getting to enjoy every grades dancing and different choreography was so much fun.”

Junior Selah Johnson poses and lip syncs to a song during the eleventh grade’s performance. Junior Morgan McClinton said Spirit Week brought a special excitement for her class. “I really think it sets us up for our senior year and shows that we will succeed in many ways,” McClinton said.

Teachers crouch and crawl along the stage for the faculty and staff dance, which culminates Spirit Week. The performance featured a “Wicked”-inspired opening scene and a Taylor Swift mash-up. Teacher Alyssa Worbetz said being apart of the dance as a new teacher was a great experience. “As a new teacher, it was a joy to get to participate in an Archer tradition alongside other faculty after feeling the incredible energy that all the other grade levels brought to the stage that day,” Worbetz said.

Seventh graders dance across the stage as Francis Rozenfield contorts in the front. Nika Honarpour said although she was not in her class’s dance, she could feel the effort each grade put into their performances. “They loved what they were doing, so I loved what they were doing,” Honarpour said.

Eighth grader Hannah Wetzstein poses with her leg kicked up during the eighth grade spirit dance. Elyse Harris, who participated in her grade’s dance, said that working with her peers was unifying. “[There were] a lot of people who I talked to but never really hung out with,” Harris said. “So it was a good way for a mix of different people to spend time with each other.”