Thursdays at San Marcos may seem uneventful at first glance. Classes and assignments go on as usual, but a look under some pant legs shows a hidden tradition in the making. Sock Thursday, a spirit movement led by students encouraging people to wear cool socks on Thursday, has been taking over the school by storm. 

Sock Thursday is something that was discovered in the fall of 2024 when sophomore Hugo Calixto was encouraging people to wear funny socks. 

“We wanted to bring the community together,” said Calixto on why he started the movement. 

From there, the Sock Thursday movement started to take off, little by little. Soon you could encounter dozens of people wearing fun socks all throughout the hallways. There is even a Sock Thursday instagram account that specializes in interviewing participants and spreading the movement. Senior Gage Minne, who recently performed with Calixto at Royals Got Talent as an intermission act promoting Sock Thursday, has a large part in running the account. 

When asked about why he does it, Minne passionately responded “I like running it because I like the community aspect. Harassing people about wearing socks is an easy way to be more casual with people, and it is a creative outlet. It feels like a really good extra credit project every week, like I’m going above and beyond and doing something fun.” 

While seemingly unsubstantial, this shows that Sock Thursday is really a testament to student initiative and school community building. It really works. 

 If you can take away one thing from this article, it should be to participate. Sock Thursday is a fun and easy way to show San Marcos Spirit, be part of a community, and most importantly, have a little fun. This can extend to things beyond Sock Thursday as well. Why not start your own spirit day with your friends? Why not make an effort to participate in spirit weeks and sports themes? Even something as simple as wearing a white shirt to a whiteout volleyball game could go a long way. Little spirit days like these may seem like nothing, but really are vital to the atmosphere and building a sense of community in the school.