“Let’s get a little bit crazy! Sequoit, Cardinal Crazy!

Let’s get a little bit crazy! Sequoit, Cardinal Crazy!

Let’s get a little bit crazy! Sequoit, Cardinal Crazy!”

Most Sequoits take pride in this cheer and being Cardinal Crazy, but when does crazy become too crazy?

Far too often in high school, students are told to calm down or to “act their age” because they are being too crazy, according to the adults that surround. While having fun and being themselves, it is extremely difficult to keep track of and know when they actually need to relax a little at high school events. These events can range from football games to pep assemblies and even post-dance parties.

Being crazy can be compared to: disrespect, weird and obnoxious. Yet it can also mean: energetic, spirited and enthusiastic. This is why the term “too crazy” becomes confusing.

For many years now, the Cardinal Crazies referred to themselves as the craziest fans in Lake County. There is no doubt as to how crazy they get, but there is doubt as to how appropriate their craziness can be.

Senior Courtney Rieb said, “I think it becomes too crazy [at high school events] when there are people jumping around and hurting each other.”

Rieb is one of this year’s Cardinal Crazy leaders who sought out to change the definition of crazy. Rieb and the rest of the Crazies aren’t the only one’s who see how crazy can get out of hand.

According to social studies department chair Grant Murray, “any time anyone is physically in danger it is probably a little over the top. [Also] A basketball game, for example, has a tendency and environment where people can get out of control and become abusive towards maybe another player or another individual.”

A crazy environment needs to be safe and appropriate in order for it to not get “too crazy.” This is something that the Cardinal Crazies hope to be throughout the school year while supporting their fellow Sequoits.

When people become endangered and have a chance of getting physically hurt, crazy is now too crazy. When people are being verbally abused, crazy is now too crazy. When you are no longer respectful, responsible and proud, crazy is now too crazy.

When people are supporting their school’s sports team and creating a crazy-positive positive atmosphere, crazy is Cardinal Crazy. When fans kneel for an injured player on the other team, crazy is Cardinal Crazy. When you are being respectful, responsible and proud, crazy is Cardinal Crazy.