September 29, 2017, marks the end of yet another successful spirit week here at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. The schedule has been weird due to the need to accommodate for some religious affiliations and National Holidays. The week began with Pajama Day followed by Twin Day and Workout Wednesday.In previous years, the theme for Thursday would be dedicated to another wacky day decided by Student Council with the week concluding with Spirit Day and the pep rally. This year the content of the last two days switched places. Spirit week is ending with Meme Day. When the announcement of the change was first made, a lot of students did not understand what Meme Day meant. Siauna Respress ‘20 stated, “I was so confused by the switch. I don’t even really know what they expect us to do for Meme Day.” The world wide web defines a meme as an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation or a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users. Memes have become a very popular part of youth culture in the past few years. Memes in a way unify people who do not know anything about one another giving them a common joke to laugh at. For Whitney Young’s Meme Day students, costumes should resemble a picture that has been turned into a meme or something everyone will see and automatically understand enough to laugh at. As you walk through the halls this morning, you can see Kermit the Frog sipping tea, Miranda Cosgrove imitators, and tons more and the student body will continue to surprise and bond over every laugh exerted today.