BY EMMA FRANZ AND JULIA SAFRIN
Homecoming week is the time of the year in which students get to come together as a school to show off their school spirit through cheers and themed outfits. Each year, homecoming is centered around a theme, this year’s being “It’s Sweet to be a Cowboy.” With the week beginning October 15, students participated in various candy-themed spirit days including Color Wars, Mathletes vs. Athletes, Twin Day and School Spirit Day.
PHOTO BY KAYLA FLORENCO
The festivities outlasted each school day and ran into the evening with something taking place almost every day after school.
The week was kicked off with Color Wars. Each class was assigned a color to wear to match a flavor of Skittles, staying true to the homecoming theme. While some chose to stay more reserved when it came to what they were wearing, others went all out with face paint and tutus.
“It is important to show school spirit because high school is only four years long, so you should make the most of it,” sophomore Ashley Rodriguez said. “Showing school spirit helps make the high school experience more enjoyable.”
The day was then followed by a gathering of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors in the gym, to complete the night with Krazy Kickball. Freshmen played seniors and sophomores played juniors. The gym was decorated by a rainbow crowd of students, with each class wearing their class color in accordance with the spirit day. Seniors won the game.
PHOTO BY CASSIE HARTMANN
On Tuesday, the theme was “Nerds vs. Babe Ruth” or Mathletes vs. Athletes, and students were able to decide if they wanted to dress up as a nerd or a jock. The school was filled with suspenders, glasses, jerseys and face paint.
During the evening, the gym housed Crazy Feats. Students competed against each other in activities including an egg race, wheelbarrow race, elephant head and cup stacking among many others.
Seniors gave the rest of the classes a run for their money, finishing off in the first place, once again, with a score of 370 points. Sophomores came in second with a score of 245 points. Next came the juniors with a score of 195 points. Last was the freshmen with a score of 140 points.
On Wednesday the spirit days continued, as students paired as a dynamic duo or with a group to dress up for Twin Day. Students expressed their creativity by putting together costumes to represent their favorite candies, shows and of course the popular Thing One and Thing Two outfits.
Although there wasn’t an activity to follow for that night, students were excited by the thought of the pep rally the next day.
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Thursday was the final spirit day and the theme was “Red Hot,” where students were able to show their spirit in school colors from head to toe. Students wore their class shirts and CCHS attire including sports jerseys and club shirts. Faces were covered with paint, and legs were decorated with colored handprints. Wacky headbands, cowboy hats and crazy socks were worn, as well.
“I personally loved the last day of homecoming with everyone showing off their school colors,” junior Poria Hong said. “A whole wave of red, black and white passed through the school and the pep rally made the day that much better.”
The day was concluded with the annual homecoming pep rally, which was held on the football field for the first time. Sports teams all walked out, the cheerleaders did their routine, the football players showcased their dance moves and Principal Doll kissed a pig for Key Club’s “Kiss a Pig” fundraiser. The rally ended with the band and color guard’s extravagant circus-themed performance.
The Homecoming football game took place Thursday night. The crowd of students gathered in bleachers of the football field in school-spirited attire to watch the Cowboys play against the McArthur Mustangs.
PHOTO BY KAYLA FLORENCO
The Mustangs took the victory, but that didn’t seem to prevent the Cowboys from having a good time. Although the Cowboys lost with a score of 15 to 61, students were able to experience a special night surrounded by friends and family. Whether in the crowd or on the field, each student who attended appeared to enjoy the homecoming game.
The night of the homecoming dance had arrived. The cafeteria was transformed into a candy wonderland. Students came dressed in cocktail dresses, slacks and other formal attire.
Dinner and dessert were served, with an ice cream/snow-cone booth in front of the cafeteria. Girls ditched their heels and attendees danced the night away to the music blasting from the DJ booth, making high school memories with each song.
From spirit days to pep rallies, to the formal homecoming dance, all of these homecoming festivities clearly prove that it is “sweet to be a Cowboy.”
Photo by Genna Nordling
