Pep in Holy Cross’ Step!
So we just finished up the newspaper, and although there are some grammar issues and mistakes made, overall the hard work of the staff and everyone else involved really made for a great issue. I hope that it continues to grow after I graduate. In the year that I’ve been editor, we’ve become members of the Associated Collegiate Press, attended the Clinton Global Initiative University conference, expanded the newspaper to include an Arts and Entertainment page and Opinion columns, and really with a bit of interest and dedication the paper can grow larger and larger.
But it gets me to thinking… Because OLHCC is such a small college, it is sooOOOOooO difficult to plan anything extracurricular or have a successful club or organization like the newspaper. When people go to Holy Cross, they tend to arrive, go to class, and leave. There really isn’t the interest in the student body to invest extra time into other school related things. It can be disappointing to those who work so hard to plan and organize events and have poor turn-outs or other related situations.
There needs to be some enthusiasm for school participation. We need some SCHOOL SPIRIT. Maybe we can start a pep-club 
I bet a bunch of the faculty would join in as well!!! Can you imagine some of your teachers with pom-poms and tube socks?! Okay so maybe I took it a bit too far. But you get my point.
Tags: extracurricular activities, New Orleans, newspaper, Our Lady of Holy Cross College, School spirit
April 9, 2008 at 4:12 am
I would be the first to say that I wish our school have more extracurricual activities. I love you small college theme our shcool has but I am disappointed that there isn’t much to do be side class and school work. I would feel more forfilled with a community service club like circle k or special interest club and just speaking for myself i wish our school had a chorus!!!!
April 9, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I agree. It’s kind of a circular trend. Students don’t participate in activities and because they don’t, the school doesn’t offer anything, and b/c there is nothing offered people don’t have an opportunity to participate.
Dr. Gitz offered 4 sections of chorus every year, but he never got enough people wanting to join. I think he said he was going to bring it back. Keep an eye out for it or talk to Dr. Gitz. He loves putting things like that together and having recitals.