Let’s sit down and talk about school unity.

It is disgusting that one can simply say “school unity” and receive an avalanche of comments such as “What school unity?” and “We’ll never be united.” These ridiculous remarks only beg one question.

Why the heck not?

It is no doubt that our school has pride. We have shown our stripes all over the county by letting crimson, black and white fly when a sports game is won, when a board meeting tests our future’s fate or when a classmate fights cancer like a champion. We give everything our all and nowhere we go is left without an impact. This school has talents and intellects on every corner of the spectrum. It is a school of versatility and promise and success. We truly live by our mantra: excellence our tradition, diversity our strength.

Yet with such a school of diversity and community, it is absurd to see that our biggest issue is each other. “Class feuds” began as friendly competition but have strayed from the original purpose. There is no reason why privileges should be threatened due to rumors of violence and quarrel. We no longer care about supporting the school; we care more about trumping a different graduating class.

This is silly. We focus too much on which class is on top and lose sight of what is most important: we are all one school. Pride should not be a civil war between seniors and juniors; it should be an entire community rising above the rest. It should be students from every class participating in events and growing with each other, not against each other.

Through all the quarrels, we are still a family. This school is one that will band together in a time of need and its hallways are filled with those who are not afraid to shout “I am proud to be a Sparkman Senator.” No matter what year hangs from your tassel — class of 2016, 2017 or 2018 — remember that we all came from the same place.

It is time for everyone to seriously evaluate their motives. Realize that seniors do not run the school and juniors are not trying to “take over.” We should be coming together as one school to face another tomorrow and we should put such juvenile class wars aside. At tomorrow’s pep rally, instead of dragging each other down with petty signs and chants against one another, let us create a sense of real unity and focus on what is most important: our football players and their upcoming game.

This school has its faults but it is our home. These halls are where students have found their passions, made lifelong friends, discovered themselves and lost themselves entirely. It would be so much better to utilize all this skill and create a superpower of a community instead of breaking each other down with rumors and secrets.

So Senator, what’s good? Make the decision tomorrow to support our boys and create a wholesome, healthy, fun environment for our school. We are not just seniors and juniors. We are not identified by our class. We are Senators, we are a family and we should act like it.