As another week begins, the Salem Psychos prepare for the upcoming game by stocking up on clothes and paint corresponding to the theme of Friday night's football game.
   "It's been this way forever," senior Domenic Pomponi said. "It's our school's tradition to dress up every Friday night to support our team."
   Some faculty and community members are beginning to worry that students dress too inappropriately for the games. Some guys come shirtless with their chests painted while some girls come with sports bras and small shorts.
   "I wouldn't say that all students dress inappropriately," senior Shaina Contic said. "There are just a few people who should dress more appropriately."
   Athletic Director Miss Lynn Jobe is in charge of the buses and students who travel to every away game. It is her job to make sure that the students are dressed in an appropriate manner. Though she doesn't want rules to be made, she feels that students should be told when they are dressed inappropriately.
   "It's a family function," Contic said. "We should be worried about how the parents and community members view us."
   The students make the decisions for themselves, but how are their decisions affecting other people? At every game, parents, teachers, community members and many children are in attendance.
   "It doesn't influence middle school students in a bad way," Pomponi said. "They'll do the same thing when they're in high school."
   At a recent away game, Miss Jobe was pulled aside and told that the GS student section was violating the particular school's dress code. Many are worried that the Salem Psychos give GS a bad name.
  "Our student section represents GS as a whole," Jobe said. "More importantly, it represents the community."
   While administration does not consider there to be "rules," students can expect there to be watchful eyes on their choice of wardrobe at the remaining games. Expect to be asked to put a shirt on and cover up. Jobe has even considered bringing an extra shirt along to lend to someone in need.
   "Our job is not to make the students feel uncomfortable," Jobe said. "It's to make sure they are appropriate."

Salem Pyschos: Are students representing GS appropriately?

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Cassandra Brennan