Winter break is almost here, and the Titan Outpost is ready to sell some wonderful holiday merch for you to purchase!
From now until holiday break, you can purchase wonderful T-Shirts featuring cool Christmas designs for the holiday season. “Through marketing, we really want to spread that kind of pride for West, and so through that we do that with our T-shirts… kind of spreading that West Salem feel,” said a marketing student. The marketing teacher, Stacy Kilgroe, likes the designs very much. She said, “The one I like is the glitter one, and then the ones where they just say West, so they can be worn after the holiday season.” Even when the holiday season is over, you can still expect to see students rocking some WSHS merch!
In the often stressful atmosphere of high school, Titan Outpost’s apparel helps bring positivity and fun to the halls. “I think by the students and staff wearing them everyone gets more into the holiday spirit… this is a time where everyone’s getting kinda tired and I think it builds up a little bit of morale,” said Kilgroe. The holiday spirit at West is alive and strong, and these shirts only help to build the excitement for the holidays.
Students in the marketing class work independently to create merchandise from start to finish. It is a great experience for students to commit to a full business-like process and be able to see the end result, knowing they created it all. “For the holiday merch, all the students in my marketing class have to go from step one to the finished product, so what they do is they go and they have to design the holiday ones and they have to cut it and they have to press it, they go through the whole thing,” said Kilgroe. The marketing class has dedicated a large chunk of their time to this project, and it’s turned out very well.
A marketing student said, “Seeing teachers with ‘Happy Holidays’ shirts, it really makes you think ‘Oh my gosh, the holidays are here; that’s really exciting!’ So I think it boosts that feeling of excitement.” Buying the shirts will help income go to the marketing classes so they can continue their studies. So go out and buy one; they’re worth the price, and wearing them will show off your pride for the school! The shirts go off-sale at holiday break, so be quick!
