The Black And Gold Bug
Drew Brees throws beads to onlookers at the Saints Parade
February 20, 2010 • written by Kayla Elston
Filed under News, Student Life, featured, top story
The Saints victory in Superbowl XLIV on Sunday, February 7, caused an uproar in Louisiana. Fans everywhere were cheering outside of houses, beeping car horns, and setting off fireworks. Yet the biggest upset the Saints caused, was the lack of students in school the next day.
The day after the Saints Superbowl win was a monument in itself. Roughly 850 students were absent from Slidell High school. Many of the schools around the area felt the same loss. ”Most of my students were actually here,” Mrs. Summers, sophomore English teacher said.
Abandoning homework, leaving pencils behind, students declared their own holiday on February 8, 2010, Saint’s Day. “It was a ghost town. I wish my mom would’ve let me stay home,” Quinci Hayward said.
Schools controlled by the Archdiocese chose to close on the day after the Saint’s win. A lesser number of students were still absent on Tuesday, February 8, 2010 due to the celebration occurring in New Orleans. The St. Tammany Parish Schools dimissed students two hours early, so they could attend the Saint’s celebration parade Tuesday evening in New Orleans. The Saint’s parade, lead by the Saint’s owner Tom Benson, was held in chilly crowded conditions, with nearly one million people in attendance. Part of that one million were students from Slidell High. “It was the craziest parade I’ve ever went to,” senior, Alyssa Knights said.
As football season finally comes to a close and the same has been said for Carnival, students are expected to have a positive attitude and attend all classes.
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