School spririt lacks due to football team’s successes

Over the years, the football team has varied in their successes. They have gone from making it to state in 2015 to losing every game in their 2017 season. This fluctuation has caused the student section to waiver as well. Although pride is an important characteristic for Central students, school spirit has proven to have limitations.
The student section is often regarded as being a mad house for student activity during football games. With the success of the varsity boys football team comes the increase in student fanaticism. It appeared to be a dramatic realization for the fans that the team could no longer entertain with a successful season this year. 2017 was not only a time for losing the games but also losing fans.
Lack of attendance was noticeable. The student section became more and more sparse as the year went on and the losses grew. “People started leaving earlier and the games got less fun, so I just stopped going” sophomore student Will Anderson said, “I like school football games, but this year they have just been a waste of my time”. It’s seemingly a universal belief that the strength of the school’s student section represents their team and school as a whole. “People were making fun of Central’s team at other schools and that made me stop going to the games, I’d rather watch a movie” junior Maddie Gewinner said.
The effect of the smaller student section seemingly brought a lowered school spirit onto the school. By the end of the season, the attendance proved the lack of pride. “The atmosphere was different and I could definitely tell that people weren’t as supportive of Central at football games as they were last year” Anderson said.
Although the supporters of Central cannot control the outcome of the games or the success of the team, the number of fans reflects the students pride. Although Central is known for its school spirit, this fall sports season proved that the students have been less interested in eagle pride, which begs the question, what is Central without its immense school spirit?