School brimming with spirit during homecoming week

by Chelsie Darrow

Once again the Basketball Homecoming festivities are under way. The 9th through 12th graders have been anticipating the 2009 basketball homecoming for a while now.

The theme this year is TV shows and the seniors have the TV show “Walker, Texas Ranger” as their theme; we all know that they will have a spectacular time dressing as Chuck Norris.

The juniors voted on “Family Guy” as their class theme; once again Mike Fauls will be torturing his little brother into pulling their wagon and dressing as Stewie. The sophomores chose to have “South Park” as their theme; they should have an enjoyable time dressing up as Kenny. The freshmen elected “The Simpson’s” as their class TV show, so look out for Bart and Marge walking around the hallways on Thursday.

It looks to be a fun time on Thursday when all the classes get to dress up as their favorite characters from the chosen shows for their classes. That’s not the only fun day on homecoming week, though. We also got to show our school spirit Monday wearing our PJ’s and messy hair. On Tuesday we got to wear a t-shirt and have all of your favorites sign it. Wednesday will be intense because the halls will be filled with characters of all the popular TV shows. Thursday is stop-light day, as students will have fun showing whether they are single, not sure, or dating by wearing green (single), yellow (not sure) or red (taken!). Friday we will carry out our usual tradition of wearing blue and white, with accompanying hats and sunglasses.

Halftime of the JV boys basketball game on Friday is what we’ll all be waiting for: crowning our queen and king. The candidates for king are Beau June, Zach Vanlerberg, and Jacob Gier. “I’m excited because I get to run for homecoming king and I get to walk with my buddies,” said Beau. The queen candidates are Lynzey Klatt, Eva Gucker, and Marisa Hamilton. Eva Gucker tells of her homecoming attire. “Oh, I am excited. Getting to dress up in my homecoming attire is the highlight of this week,” exuded Eva. The freshmen reps are Brad Wyatt and Shannon Blankenship. The sophomore reps are Brandon Williams and Chelsie Darrow. The junior reps are Elainee Poling and Taylor Hatfield. The majority of the candidates are nervous about walking in front of a lot of people. “I’m exciting about getting a new pretty dress, but I am also very nervous because I might fall,” stated Elainee. However, some candidates have other feelings. “I’m just doing it because the other half made me,” stated Taylor Hatfield, Elainee’s boyfriend. So whether you are a representative, basketball player, or simply just supporting your fellow students, homecoming looks to be a fun occasion.