For the first time, Paly is introducing a night rally during Spirit Week, which will occur over a two-week and a four-day week due to scheduling issues.

This year Spirit Week will span from Oct. 11 to 19, with celebrations starting early on the Friday before with the “green and white” theme that would typically take place on the last day of Spirit Week.

“It’s just going to be like a regular Spirit Week, but the only thing is that it’ll start on Friday the 11th,” Spirit Commissioner Arabella Guinle said. “We’ll have our regular rallies at lunchtime, and float building on the Monday that we don’t have school, so you can still participate and do stuff for Spirit Week on that Monday.”

According to ASB President Julian Hong, although the week selected was not preferable due to the staff development day on Monday, many factors played into the determined date.

“It’s a bit of an adjusted Spirit Week because it’s hard to find a day where there’s a home football game and there’s no religious holidays,” Hong said.

According to Guinle, the night rally will occur in the Paly Big Gym from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, with a neon theme for dress-up.

“We’re gonna do two or three games, and we’re gonna have cheer and dance perform,” Guinle said. “I think it’ll be a really fun addition.”

Despite the changes, new students, such as freshman Ana Stier, are still looking forward to dressing up and experiencing Paly Spirit Week. 

“I hope it’s going to be different [from middle school], because in the past we had Spirit Weeks, but it wasn’t as enforced,” Stier said. “I think it’s something a lot of freshmen and obviously, every grade is looking forward to.”