Valentine’s Day is often seen as a fun holiday that many people can enjoy. However, many THS students expressed opinions that leaned more towards the negative or neutral side.
Interestingly, these students’ opinions are most likely influenced by if they have plans on Valentine’s Day. Out of the five interviewees, only Henry Barber had plans for Valentine’s Day.
The rest of the interviewees had statements similar to Zaylie Rasmussen, who stated: “I’m going to sleep, no I’m actually doing nothing.”
Their general opinions on the holiday did have quite a range, as Rasmussen thinks it’s a “ploy by chocolate and candy companies and has no meaning.”
Similarly, Justin Hoobler is also questioning its meaning, wondering “why does it exist?”
Henry Barber and Oliver Barber had more neutral opinions, with Oliver Barber saying: “it’s definitely a slight bit less important than other holidays, but if it’s important to you then I suppose it’s fine, like I don’t have any problems with it is what I’m saying.”
Tiny Libadisos gave the only positive opinion, simply saying “it’s a fun holiday.”
When asked if they thought Valentine’s Day holds up when put in comparison with other holidays, most had responses similar to Rasmussen, who declared: “not in a million years.”
Oliver Barber had a bit more of a neutral opinion, stating, “I mean, personally I tend to prefer Halloween and New Years, so I like a couple other holidays more than Valentine’s Day.”
Libadisos was the only interviewee to say: “Yes, definitely,” or anything close to believing it stands up against other holidays.
When asked their favorite and least favorite part of Valentine’s Day, their responses start to get more interesting.
Libadisos once again took the most positive stance in their opinions, stating that their “favorite part is definitely spending time with people I love. Least favorite part? Just the planning.”
Oliver Barber remained neutral, struggling to find a favorite or least favorite detail. “I don’t really have a favorite part because it’s not super important to me, and as least favorite part, like I said I’m neutral with it so I don’t really have a least favorite part either.”
Rasmussen and Henry Barber focused more on the candy in their responses, with Rasmussen’s favorite part being “having an excuse to eat obscene amounts of sugar.”
Hoobler was the only fully negative response as he couldn’t find a favorite part, and stated that his least favorite part was simply that “it exists.”
