Return of the Red Tide
Red Tide captains Jacob Ramirez, Jack Engstrom, Max Colletti, Erik Anderson, and Noah Delio pump up the crowd.
At Palos Verdes High school, the addition of new leaders, rules, and ideas occurs as often as the shift of the ocean tides, especially within in our very own school spirit section, Red Tide.
Each year, around seven senior students are selected as Red Tide members. 2018-2019 Red Tide Captain Jacob Ramirez describes these students as “leaders and influencers to [the] entire student body” or “spirit promoters.” As members of this popular club, they are well-known figures that students look up to for a direct picture of what PVHS is all about.
Through this organization, the school shows not only unity and tradition, but also provides a public place for bonds to be made. In the past couple of years, Sea-King Pride has not exactly been what it used to be, although red tide leaders are looking to change that.
“We have high hopes for things to be back and better than ever,” said Red Tide leader Kona Abe.
They plan to do this by promoting games and other events throughout the school more frequently and creating a more comfortable environment where each and every person feels welcomed.
Having this sense of pride and unity is important for the entire school, but specifically for the players on the field.
“Having Red Tide inspires the players to work even harder and it is always feels good to have a group of people cheering you on and supporting you,” said football captain, senior Luka Kielbasa.
With each batch of new captains there is a handful of new visions and proposals, but this group aims to do more than just getting a greater amount of people at games. They all want the experience to be more enjoyable in general.
Senior Max Colletti, even says that he intends “to have Red Tide interact with the crowd more by possibly bringing my DJ equipment.”
Colletti did in fact bring out his DJ equipment to the first home game of the season on September 7th.
Along with the ideas of making sporting events more lively, Red Tide also wants to expand their influence past a single sport.
Each individual took these main positions on with the objection of bettering the whole association.
“I joined not only to make an impact, but to also be a part of something so special and unique like Red Tide,” said senior Noah Delio.