Spirit Knight
Spirit Knight 2024 : March 23, 2024
Movies
Main Gym 6:30 PM - Doors Open at 6:00 PM
Students
If you'd like to participate in Spirit Knight you must fill out the Permission Form below!
About Spirit Knight
Spirit Knight is the yearlong opportunity for students to lead, collaborate and live out school spirit and pride! There are events, competitions and Pep Rallies throughout the year culminating in one incredible evening where students are able to express their talents and creativity through student-led competition in art, dances, and sports. Marian students come together as a family and work as teams. It is a great way to meet students from other grades and extracurricular activities while having a ton of fun!
The Mission for Spirit Knight: Learn from the past, Serve the present, and Lead the future by unifying the student body and building lifelong community.
Your support of the students' development and leadership is appreciated through all the fun and memories Spirit Knight provides throughout the whole school year:
Spirit - Pep Rallies, Hall Decorating, Locker Decorations, Minute to Win Games & Raffles at lunch for Catholic Schools Week
Dance - Blue team vs. White Team co-ed dances for each class, a dance for all captains and a Faculty & Staff dance
Sports - Spirit Knight events and competitions throughout the year like Powder Puff, Boys Volleyball, Cornhole Tourney and Spikeball Tourney
Art - Blue team vs White team 16' x 20' murals depicting all of the dance themes
Student Leadership - a crucial part of Spirit Knight! Each team has Overall Captains and Captains in each grade for Art, Dance, Spirit and Sports – about 30 leaders per team!
Adult Moderators - comprised of Marian parents, faculty and staff guide and empower the student leaders to help their vision come to life.
Quotes from students:
"Being part of Spirit Knight means the world to me, as it brings me so much joy seeing everyone come together to put on such a fun event. Putting together the whole night piece by piece and then being able to see it all go down in action is one of the best feelings I've ever experienced." - Ben Padrnos '24, White Team Overall Co-Captain 2024
"Engaging in Spirit Knight provides me with remarkable memories and an opportunity to connect with my community, where talents are showcased. This fosters a sense of unity, appreciation and mutual support for the school." - Abby Weaver '24, White Team Overall Co-Captain 2024
"Spirit Knight! It’s a competition that puts one half of the school against the other, yet somehow brings everyone closer together all while showcasing everyone’s unique skills and abilities! It’s the most pure form of fun you’ll ever experience! There is nothing else like it! GO BLUE!" - John Brach ‘19, Blue Team Overall Co-Captain 2019
"The entire point of Spirit Knight and my involvement with it is to bring the community of God’s chosen people together to feel whole and united once again. Spirit Knight also touches the part on the Church helping those in need. Spirit Knight stresses inclusion and seeks out those who need this help. It may not be helping the poor and homeless, but the good Lord knows it helps those who are quiet and shy or those who do not have many friends." - Josh Schmidt ‘21
"Thank you to Mrs. Keenan, Mrs. Keilman, Mrs. Grossnickle, & Mrs. Ullrich for making Spirit Knight part of the legacy of the Class of 2019! Bringing this entirely foreign concept to Marian was a daunting task, but with the help of dedicated students and staff members, Spirit Knight quickly became a success! At the beginning of last year, I’m sure some of us thought it would be some sort of boring school event, but as the year progressed and we had an opportunity to watch Spirit Knight grow from nothing, we saw just how great it could be! Spirit Knight has given us an outlet to express ourselves and showcase our talents that we would not usually share! This one night has allowed us to break out of our shells and form new friendships that will hopefully last forever!" - Maggie Cook '19