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Originally Posted by njbchbum

Why on earth is the VHS enabling/teaching students to ridicule others? What does that have to do with 'school spirit' or 'homecoming'? I wonder what they and their teachers/parents think of snowbirds! And I wonder what their other 'numerous activities' consist of!

From the Daily Sun:
Invasion of the tacky tourist

Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2014 8:00 am
Students in visors, sunscreen, floppy hats and sunglasses crowded the halls Tuesday at The Villages High School.

They were expressing their school spirit on “tacky tourist” dress-up day, one of numerous activities taking place during homecoming week at the high school.

We used to call them simply "tacky" parties. The idea was to dress as tacky as you could. All in fun and directed at no one. There was usually a prize for the tackiest. Maybe they weren't called tourist tacky because Lubbock is not exactly a tourist destination?
This good clean fun is a whole lot better than druggin' and bringing weapons to school and fighting over some girl/guy.