If it wasn’t the loopy letters of a likely 9-year-old’s handwriting, it may have been the “GO E.A.G.L.E.S.!” written in closing that did it for him.
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School‘s principal, Carlo Testa, received a hand-written letter he wasn’t expecting after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Cincinnati Bengals to clinch a Super Bowl LVII appearance. One fourth-grade class penned a request not only for an Eagles Spirit Day on Friday — but a two-hour delay for Monday after the game.
The “dress-down day,” as the school’s office called it over the phone, was granted for Friday, and the entire Catholic school in New Castle was decked out in Eagles gear on Feb. 10. Testa even offered a spirit day Monday, if Philadelphia brings home the win against the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend.
“St. Peter’s is an Eagles Nation!” wrote the elementary students, listing their reasoning for the requested exceptions. “We love the Eagles, and we’re their biggest supporters.”
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However, it has yet to be seen if this letter brimming with confidence will see the church offer these students the two-hour delay Monday, Feb. 13. Such a request would need to be cleared by the Diocese of Wilmington, according to the school office, and has of yet not been approved.
“We would ask for February 13th to be a 2-hour delay as well since we all will be watching the game, but we do not want to get too greedy,” the kids wrote. “Baby steps, we can discuss this later.”
Students have already gotten support from high places. State Sen. Nicole Poore said on Sunday she was “asked to share their message and ask for support from my social media friends!”
These students put big stakes on the table.
“We’re their good luck charms,” St. Peter’s fourth-graders pressed. “If we do not support them, they could possibly lose. You don’t want that, right?”
