Honest to goodness, if you're going to be proud to call yourself a Blue Devil, then at least go out and support the people who are trying to go out and prove Devil pride by being successful in sports as well as academics. And don't just go to socialize. It's so annoying when people show up at games only to completely ignore how hard the athletes are playing and all the points they score. EVERY OTHER SCHOOL in Fayette County can get a good turn out for a football game - their entire side of the bleachers at least 3/4 filled or more - and Henry Clay can hardly get a quarter - and people that is NOT even close to a quarter of the Henry Clay student body. And here's another thought: support the freshman playing. Yes. They are freshman, which means your instincts probably tell you to avoid them, but there is no harm in going out to support their achievements as well.
On a similar vein, go support the non-sports as well. Go to the academic team matches as we attempt to prove who's got quicker reflexes - because let's face it, we can't prove which school's got a smarter team because they're all exceedingly smart. Go to orchestra concerts because you want to be a cultured individual and support your friends who have spent so much time and effort to learn something that truthfully very few people can do. Go support the people you know in band because despite your cultured predisposition telling you to avoid band kids, you realize that there are a select few sane ones. For that matter, support people you know who are IN bands. I went to Battle of the Bands with some friends, and I was constantly flabbergasted by the things drummers can do. Go support friends and acquaintances alike, so that when the time comes for someone to celebrate your accolades, someone will actually BE there. It's a rotten feeling to look out into an audience or the stands or something like that and not feel like anyone there is there to cheer YOU on, but if you've got a bunch of supporters by proxy then you feel a heck of a lot better. Also, DO NOT expect people to come see you when you've not gone to see them. Turnabout is fair play and if you've not turned about then the play will not be in your favor.
Basically, if you're going to tell people you're a Blue Devil, wear a class ring, a pair of Henry Clay sweat pants or a cap and gown then you better have done something to earn it besides SITTING on your HEINIE during a class located inside the Henry Clay High School building, because that is NOT what being a Blue Devil is about, and that is a poor show. You are NOT a Blue Devil.
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