Fans shape the game, and without them the game as we know it might not exist. The devotion, competition, and love fans feel for their team will never disappear regardless of the outcome. Fans will always be there for their team and sometimes a result can affect the fans even more, distracting them from their daily life, with hope, sadness, or joy. Students, for example, pose a perfect representation. Many students watch games and support their team with a dream of their own, to be like the people they see on the screen when they grow up. Some watch just for fun and some are inspired by the hardwork and dedication put in. Regardless of why, students are affected by the games.
For the third time in 10 years, the Philadelphia Eagles found themselves playing in the Super Bowl. In 2018, the Eagles and Nick Foles beat the Patriots and Tom Brady 41-33. In 2022, the Eagles and Jalen Hurts sadly fell short to the Kansas City Chiefs and Partick Mahomes, losing 38-35. And in 2025, the Eagles played the Kansas City Chiefs once again, but this time the Eagles won 40-22. In all instances, LM has been deeply affected by this, win or loss.
Seven years ago, in 2018, the Eagles made it to the Super Bowl and won, heavily influencing students in many ways. The first was the joy. LM Students and teachers were happy to see their team make it to the Super Bowl and win, which made distraction set in. Because of the victory, many kids found it difficult to concentrate, letting their work go undone. Ms. Stevens says that the day after the Super Bowl win, “students were supposed to be building DNA models but instead spelled out Eagles.” Another factor was the parade, which commenced the following Thursday, causing many absences. Both Mr. Landais and Ms. Stevens noted how “many students were not present and those who were there were otherwise distracted.”
Two years ago, in 2023, the Eagles once again were in the Super Bowl, but this time, we did not see the same result. Fans were overcome with a sense of gloom, dragging themselves through the day disappointed in their team. Students found themselves distracted from their school work, and unable to complete daily tasks. Teachers were left to teach through the sadness, but this time with more students than before. Mr. Landais says, “that day after the loss, more kids were at school, but I saw the same motivation and an obvious disappointment in their team.”
On the night of February 9, the Eagles won the Super Bowl giving fans one more thing to celebrate, a victory. The night of the win, many students at LM, if not the majority, stayed up to watch the game and celebrate. Their celebration mainly included watching the trophy ceremony and watching interviews of the players. The following Monday, conversations about the win and the people who played a part in it circulated the school, taking up the first few minutes of class time as well. During class, students found themselves browsing google, searching for articles or videos, that show opinions on the players and teams performances, or even just an overview of the game, instead of doing their work. Ruby Wolf ’28 said how she has “definitely thought about the game and watched highlights and read athletic articles instead of doing classwork.” With the win in the Super Bowl, students have faced destruction and disorder among LM, from distraction from work to the absence of students.
Congrats to the Philadelphia Eagles on their astounding victory!
