Amanda Chrzanowski
Editorial
We all wish to end up at a high school where school pride is high and all sports teams are actively recognized for their victories. Unfortunately, Colonie does not recognize some sports like they do for football. Sports like cheerleading, bowling, and girls basketball don´t get the same amount of praise as the football or boys basketball team does. If it is a team that is constantly bringing home trophies they should be equally awarded no matter what sport it is.
Everyone should be happy for a team if they are winning. It would boost school spirit at Colonie if there are teams going to states and winning tournaments. A school that doesn’t have teams that win and bring home trophies often lacks school spirit because eventually, there isn’t much to cheer for. All winning teams should be encouraged and supported the same whether it is a girls team or a boys team.
Often there are times when football games are very crowded and the student section is large. However, when there is a girls basketball game there is barely even a student section cheering the girls on. The school itself even knows this because they only pull out one half of the bleachers for their games, whereas for the boys basketball team both sides of bleachers get pulled out. That isn't fair for the girls team. There are always announcements for boys football and boys basketball but rarely for girls basketball, bowling, and cheerleading. “Just like bowling, cheerleading is not recognized for their achievements throughout the season,” says Marissa Summa, captain of the cheerleading team. Bowling and cheerleading are two of the very few sports teams at Colonie Central High School that bring home trophies every single year. Many teams go through spurts of great seasons and then lose talent as athletes graduate. This hasn't been true for either team in over a decade. These two teams should be awarded for their hard work and effort they put into practices, and then deliver it in competitions and tournaments.
Another thing that doesn't go unnoticed is that boys teams are more supported than girls teams. “It's upsetting that the school automatically thinks boys sports teams are going to get more fans than girls sports teams,” says Jennifer Tedisco, senior on the girls basketball team. That shouldn't be happening to the girls sports teams. They deserve the support just as must as the boys do. If the school sees that happening they could easily endorse the girls sports teams a little extra to get the students to come.
