to letter in band several times, but has never filled out
the completion form to be recognized for his efforts.
To Dorsey, getting a letter jacket is showing off in
a very egotistical manner. He believes that one should,
“be proud in what you do, yet be humble about what
you have accomplished.
“I don’t really see what the hype of the jacket is,”
Dorsey exclaimed. “It just seems like a waste of money
for school pride.”
Others, however, have an uncontrollable, ramped
desire to earn their letter and attain a jacket to show the
world what they have done.
Sophomore David Mitchell has lettered three times:
twice academically, and once in band.
This year, he’s in a competition with himself to see
how many times he can letter.
It was hard to keep up his grades in different honors
classes. However, he explains that it was easy to letter in
band.
“Some of the things I had to do to letter in band were
to participate in four fundraisers, [and earn] 400 points in
other activities,” Mitchell explained. “I earned 25 hours
for going to a concert, 200 for going to band camp, and so
forth.”
It might seem like a lot, but Mitchell explained that
while you are caught up in doing it all, it doesn’t feel like
you’re doing anything of effort.
“[My letter jacket] represents success, honor, and passion,” Mitchell said. “It shows others that I care about
what I do.
“It showcases the success in reaching my goals, honor
in that I love what I do, and passion in the way I show
off my talent for the entire world to see,” Mitchell added.
“The coat isn’t to brag in their faces, but to show that I did
it.”
A letterman jacket has many different meanings to
many different students, both for those who choose to
wear the school colors and those who choose to wear their
own. R
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