Niles West will celebrate the annual winter spirit week starting Monday, Dec. 1 through Friday, Dec. 5 .

The spirit days are as follows:
Monday- PJ Day
Tuesday- Tie Day
Wednesday- Ugly Sweater Day
Thursday- Twin Day
Friday- Class Colors Day

The pep assembly will consist of each grade wearing different colors to honor the military families. Seniors will wear camouflage, juniors will wear red, sophomores will wear blue, and freshmen will wear white.

The spirit days for this year’s winter pep assembly seem to please students.

“I think these are actually fun and creative ideas, especially Friday’s theme because we’ve never done that before. It’s always just been our school colors, but I like how they are incorporating the military families. It’s really sweet,” senior Chima Malko said.

Senior Isabella Domazet agrees.

“It’s awesome to see Niles West representing our military families through our pep assemblies. It’s a way of showing our respect and support for them,” she said.

Hot Chocolate with the Principal will begin on Dec. 5th and will continue on every Friday in the month of December. Principal Dr. Jason Ness feels that the tradition is very important.

“Hot Chocolate with the Principal is just a small token of appreciation to our students for all their hard work this semester. Besides, is there a better way to start a day than sharing a hot chocolate with their friends?” he asked.