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Most Spirited Student at Leesville

Following Shannon Hardy through-out Homecoming week

By Madison Hoffmann

October 13^th, 2015

Shannon Hardy has never missed out on a school spirit day. More importantly, she has never taken the easy route by dressing in a mediocre outfit. This being her senior year, Hardy was determined to create the most extravagant costumes and become the epitome of what a Leesville Loonie really is. We’ve traced Hardy’s outfits throughout the week to show everyone why Hardy is one of the most spirited Leesville students of all time. “You gotta go big or go home,” said Hardy.

Monday- Hopes and Dreams Day; Hardy dreams of becoming a professional roller-skater. While sporting her blades she is also wearing a breast cancer awareness bandanna. “My goal is the skate away breast cancer,” said Hardy.

Tuesday- Disney Tourist Day; As an avid Disney lover, Hardy pulled out all her paraphernalia from her trips to Disney World, including her Disney character autograph book.

Wednesday- Disney Character Day; Hardy decided to dress up as Cruella de Vil for character day. She pulled out all the stops including a replica-wig and red lipstick.

Thursday- Epcot Around the World Day; For Around the World Day, Hardy dressed up as the United States. This was a common theme in the hallways on Thursday but unlike other students, Hardy took it to the next level by recreating Mount Rushmore and wearing the presidents around the school.

Friday- Green-Out; For the last spirit day, Hardy went with the classic Green-out look, wearing all green everything while also showing her Class of 2016 pride.

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behind the looks

Hardy is not the kind of student who throws together an outfit the night before. Each spirit day is thoroughly thought out to help her spark ideas of what she could dress as. “So normally I prepare a few weeks in advance just so I’m not scrambling at the last minute. As soon as the days come out, I go to Goodwill and Walmart and Party City to start getting stuff together,” said Hardy.

During the preparation period, Hardy brainstorms how she can make it extreme. “When I plan my outfits I always try and think about how I can go all out and how I can make [the outfit] bigger, like the Mount Rushmore thing. I wanted to do more than red, white, and blue for International Day.”

Hardy is mainly inspired by two things: her competitive spirit and Morgan Sullivan, a leader of the Cary Crazies (Cary high school’s student section). Hardy’s competitive nature compels her to be the best dressed Loonie at Leesville while Sullivan, who plays with Hardy on her club soccer team, pushes Hardy to spirit day greatness by challenging her with equally extreme spirit for her school.

Even though Hardy has completed her last spirit week, she has left a legacy and has raised the bar of what a true Leesville Looney is.

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