Metea students showcase their creativity for Anything But a Backpack Day

Pahi Tiwari and Saavi Krishnan

October 10, 2025

Junior Corbin Lobos brings a kayak to showcase his creativity for spirit day.

Pahi Tiwari

Day four of the homecoming spirit week: Anything But a Backpack Day

Junior Prisha Singhal brings a stroller to participate in spirit day. (Pahi Tiwari)

Junior Prisha Singhal

Why did you choose to bring this item?

I wanted to get something with wheels, because last year I got a pillowcase and it was really hard to carry around. I thought this would be really convenient.

Why is it important to participate in spirit week?

Because it's fun. Don't be lame and not participate. Get your strollers, get whatever you want to get, and be participative.

Junior Sebastian Wax brings dresses up as a chef with a pizza box to hold his supplies. (Pahi Tiwari)

Junior Sebastian Wax

Why is it important to participate in spirit week?

I think it just shows that you are involved. It’s just kind of an excuse to do something fun, put yourself out there, and make the world a little more silly than it was before.

Was it convenient for you?

It’s anything box-shaped that's gonna be pretty easy to keep stuff in. It was a little heavy, but other than that, it was not that bad.

Junior Corbin Lobos brings a kayak to showcase his creativity for spirit day. (Pahi Tiwari)

Junior Corbin Lobos

Why did you choose to bring this item?

I thought it would be super awesome to bring a kayak cause I knew nobody else was going to do it. I thought it would be just a lot of change and really fun, you know what they say, ‘Live a life you will remember.

Was it convenient for you?

Not even remotely. Every time I pushed the kayak, it would drift off the side, and it took up the entire hallway. It was a lot of fun to push around.

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aadya • Oct 10, 2025 at 12:59 pm

The kayak was amazing
I brought a suitcase for anything but a backpack


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  Dylan Gata-Mojica • Oct 14, 2025 at 10:29 am
  
  I brought a couch pillow.
  
  
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