Spirit week is supposed to be a time of fun and healthy competition between the classes, but Middletown High School students were surprised and skeptical on the morning of Oct. 9 to see such a large increase on the senior section of the Spirit Meter overnight when stars are normally added during second block.

The Student Government Association at MHS has vamped up spirit week this year, working hard to make students want to participate in the extra activities happening throughout the week, including a competition between the classes that is tracked on the new Spirit Meter. The winning class receives the MHS spirit stick.

Rumors circulated around the school Wednesday morning as to how the senior class got so far ahead. It didn’t take long for the truth to come out; the sudden increase was not the work of SGA but someone else.

MHS senior Lauren Wolfe said, “Seniors most likely did the prank for fun and to show that they are better than everyone else.”

Sophomores took the lead after the meter was changed back to the original scores.

MHS Principal Denise Fargo-Devine said she didn’t know who changed the meter or why it was done, but she doesn’t think the act was a good sign of school spirit.

“I think it’s unfortunate that students would chose to sabotage (the spirit meter)”, said Devine. “I’m disappointed because this is a fun thing.”

Whoever was responsible was probably breaking school rules in doing so, according to Fargo-Devine.

“I assume whoever did it had to access a ladder, students aren’t supposed to be using ladders,” she said. “That is a dangerous situation.”