The first week of school is the traditional Senior Spirit Week. From Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, the class of 2024 celebrated their first week as seniors by dressing up to a different theme every day.
Monday: White Out and Senior Sunrise
The newly-crowned seniors started off the day with the traditional Senior Sunrise at the Lincoln Memorial, where the class gathered to watch the sunrise over the Washington Monument. They proceeded to the Tregaron campus, where they greeted fellow upper school students from the Mansion steps with plenty of cheering, music and posters as they arrived on campus. Following tradition, the class of 2024 wore white to mark their last first day of school and kick-off Senior Spirit Week.
Tuesday: "Barbie" vs. "Oppenheimer" Day
For the second day of Senior Spirit week, seniors dressed as characters from the summer 2023 blockbusters "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer."
Senior Alex Wiseman dressed to the theme of "Oppenheimer" and senior Sophia Jemsby dressed as President Barbie from "Barbie." (Martina Tognato Guáqueta/International Dateline)
Wednesday: Dress Like A Teacher Day
From middle and upper school teachers to administrators- seniors took a creative approach to the theme, covering a wide range of WIS staff in their costumes.
Several students dressed as math teacher Gary Piligian.
Thursday: Sweats vs. Sweats Day
Some seniors dressed in “sweats” (slang for sweatpants and sweatshirts) while the rest of the grade dressed as “sweats” (slang for people who try too hard), which meant wearing formal attire.
Several students came to school dressed in suits.
Friday: Nationality Day
Wrapping up Senior Spirit Week, the class of 2024 dressed as their nationalities. From Japan to Scotland to Jamaica, seniors celebrated a range of countries across the globe.
Students also made sure to represent their dual nationalities.