On Monday, Jan. 11, more than 100 seniors came to school with a controversial T-shirt that read, ” SENIORS HE11 YEAH NILES WEST HIGH 2K11,” in an attempt to display their school spirit.

Students were required to cover or change their shirts, which they had bought for $7 each, because they we deemed as “inappropriate” by the deans. The class of 2010’s t-shirts, which referenced alcohol, were also banned.

“I think what happens is it’s all perceptive.  What may not offend you may offend someone else, so we decided the most appropriate decision was to make students zip up their coats,” said assistant principal, Elizabeth Gomez, who contributed to the decision of banning such shirts.

Despite her decision against the shirts, Gomez commented that she thought the shirts were “clever.”

Senior Parisa Piri said,  “I had bought the shirt to support the senior class.  There are more inappropriate shirts that are worn at school every day, and past senior shirts included sex and alcohol references.”

Fellow senior, Cheyenne Farrell, agreed.

When asked about why she believed the shirt was appropriate, Farrell said, “Because it’s less about the shirt and what it says, and more about the students coming together, it shows the seniors want to come together as a class.”