Civilization Day is arguably the most accomplished day of the entire week. More people dress up for this theme than any of the others. Freshmen are Western, sophomores are Hawaiian, juniors are cavemen, and seniors are Greek.  Students get the privilege to dress up according to their grade level, eventually leading up to the highly acclaimed senior privilege: togas.

For seniors, Civilization Day is more commonly referred to as toga day, a day underclassmen yearn to be a part of. Lauren Steil, a senior at Bob Jones, states that it is “the day we’ve been looking forward to since freshman year.” Seniors relish in the ability to fulfill this honor. Diaesha Summerhill says, “It’s pretty amazing. We get to express ourselves through togas.”

Current seniors at Bob Jones remember how they felt when they would see seniors decked out in their togas and vines. “They look so pretty! I want to look like that!” Namena Bojang recalls thinking.

Some of the underclassmen have a bitter view of the day. They dispute that it is unfair that seniors get to wear togas while they are stuck with “boring” or “ugly” themes.  Maegan Baldwin views it as “a right of passage for seniors.”

There are those who understand the benefits to a literal “class separation” and look forward to the rights they will enjoy as seniors. “One day those other students will be able to wear them. They just have to wait their turn. Younger students should bear in mind that the current graduating class did not start out as seniors, so they were originally in the same position as them.”

Civilization Day is an innovative day full of creative self-expression amongst the students.