Spirit Week is a cherished tradition at Camino, allowing students to show off their love of school with personal flair.
Camino celebrates its annual Spirit Week
By Maria Taylor
30 January 2025
Spirit weeks are a celebration that schools worldwide have participated in for a long time. Camino has had one for years now, and it has brought students closer while allowing them to express themselves with creativity and school pride. Every year the themes vary, and in 2025, Spirit Week featured Hawks day colour, Pj day, Jersey/sport day, and Twin day themes.
Monday: Flying Colors
The point of this day was to wear your Hawk House colour, as a way to really show El Camino’s spirit!
Red Hawks
Sofia Llaca (9th grade) (right) and Danny Murphy (10th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR12th grade: Isabela Trueba, Valentina Atkerson, Joel Araiza, Aurora Romo, Johan Sánchez; Sophia Llaca (9th grade) and Mercury De los Ríos (11th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
Black Hawks
Iván Calderón, Elías Uribe and Jean Lefaure (11th); Noah Sparrow, Andrea Robles, Silvana Flores (12th grade); Charlotte Lieb (9th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
Gold Hawks
Matías Espino, Sophia Bustamante, Alejandra Villalobos, Jaris Ruíz, Luciana Salas, all from 12th grade. PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
Silver Hawks
Hellen Celis, Elisa Franco, Sofia Marrón, Jimena Ortíz, Ivanna Ruvalcaba, Claudia Forster (12th grade); Renata Martínez (10th grade); Dominic García (11th grade) and Diego Gárate (12h grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
It was so cool to see everyone in their colours. The winning trend of this day was the ‘dot makeup.’ Many students came to school with dots around their eyes in the colour of their house!!
Maria Taylor (9th grade) and Alejandra Villalobos (12th grade). PHOTO: LEO BORREGO
Sofía Llaca (9th grade), Mariano Galán (8th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
Tuesday: Sweet Dreams are Dreamt in These
The point of this day was to wear your pjs to school, and some Hawks did it in style!
Maria Taylor, Itamar Lopez, Adrian Espindola, Sofia Llaca (9th grade). PHOTO: CHARLOTTE LIEB
Students showed off their bedtime fashions in many different styles. Some students even wore matching PJs!
Luciana Salas, Alejandra Villalobos (12th grade).
Anna Taylor, Deeyah Hans Balani. PHOTO: MARIA TAYLORKristen Martínez and Maria Taylor (9th grade). PHOTO: IKER PECERO
Alejandra Duarte (left) and Maria Taylor (9th grade). PHOTO: SOFIA LLACAEthan Hallas (top) and Leo Borrego (10th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
The biggest trend of this day were the red and black checkered PJs. Can’t go wrong with a classic!
Santino Azcona, Mariano Galán, Adrian Espindola (9th grade)
Mariano Galan (8th); Mariel Borrego, Natalie Voss and Eden Clinton (7th grade)
Mariano Galan (8th grade).
Wednesday: Hawkthletics
On Wednesday, students wore athletic gear. Some students took it as a chance to wear a favorite team's jersey.
Charlotte Lieb, Maria Taylor (9th grade). PHOTO: ANNA TAYLOR
For a day, Camino became quite the sports hall of fame!
Saúl Romo, Brian Polidori, Gus Lieb, Leo Borrego, Daniel Araiza and Ethan Hallas (10th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLORNoah Sparrow and Alejandra Villalobos (12th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
Still, others took it as a chance to show off the sport they practice outside of school.
Itatí Azcona (11th grade) and Silvana Flores (12th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
The biggest trend of the day was the Real Madridjersey.
Middle school students show off their Real Madrid gear.7th and 9th grade students in Real Madrid t-shirts.
Thursday: Twin for the Win!
On this day, Camino students paired up with their favorite buddies to sport matching outfits.
Isabela Trueba, Valentina Atkerson, Noah Sparrow, Alejandra Villalobos and Luciana Salas (12th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR
Even though it was twin day, two was not enough. People dressed up in groups.
Keira Martínez, Hellen Celis, Elisa Franco, Mercury De los Ríos (11th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR.
Some students did show up as duos, though.
Anna Taylor and Cora Dovis (8th grade). PHOTO: MARIA TAYLORNoah Sparrow and Alejandra Villaobos. PHOTO: MARIA TAYLOR.
