Another October means homecoming time for the students of Union Springs high school and middle school. Homecoming fever of 2005 began the week of Oct. 3 and 7, and continued Saturday with the homecoming dance.
Students began to stir with excitement as the annual “Battle of the Classes” began. Each year at Union Springs, students of different classes compete to win the final competitions during Friday's pep rally.
The week began with different “days” in which students had to dress up according to the specific theme for each day. This year, our themes included hat day, Hawaiian day, pajama day, dress-up day, and naturally, school spirit day.
Every homeroom teacher was to tally up the number of students who had participated in each day and send the results to the advisor of student government, Mr. Mitch Fabian (who teaches English 10, theater, and video production). The theme days weren't the only excitement of the week - the traditional homecoming wall paintings were being put up around the building.
A design or drawing from a group, or from a student is submitted from each class to the class advisors to be pronounced the homecoming design of the year. (Seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and middle school all take part in this activity).
Specific sections of the school have parts of the wall designated for homecoming paintings every year. Michaela Hares designed the sophomore class's homecoming wall, which was also the design for the Union Springs homecoming T-shirt.
New homecoming designs now grace the building for another school year. I believe that the best part about homecoming is the pep rally, held on the Friday before the homecoming dance.
All of the students are psyched up; athletes are seen as “heroes,” and everyone can just relax and have a good time. This was the first pep rally that was held in our new gymnasium and turned out to be a nice experience.
Various band students performed music, as students piled into the gym. Once the sports teams started being introduced, however, my heart was pumping with excitement.
First cheerleading, then girls varsity soccer, boys varsity soccer, junior varsity and varsity field hockey, junior varsity and varsity volleyball, Southern Springs Varsity Cross Country, and finally Southern Springs Varsity Football. (Southern Springs teams, as well as field hockey teams, are made up of both Union Springs and Southern Cayuga students.) Mr. Fabian announced each team, and every team strutted in for their moment of glory in front of the entire student body. Who wouldn't? After the introductions were done, it was time for the National Anthem. Two versions were sung - the original version in a four-part harmony sung by our school's Choral Union group (directed by Jen Hysick), as well as a bluesy-alternative rendition of the anthem sung by Lindsay Young, Mitch Wild, and myself. Both versions blew everybody off of their feet, only to be followed by more a mesmerizing activity.
The “Battle of the Classes” was going to be continued! The middle school was in the lead, seeing how the majority of the seventh and eighth graders participated in the theme days. It was time for the other classes to earn points for each event that they won.
Different competitions took place such as the three-legged race, the egg toss, the tug-of-war, toilet paper mummies (which involved wrapping teachers up in toilet paper.
Talk about getting revenge for a bad test grade!), and throwing a pie at our new principal, Mrs. Ward! Each grade sent out two representatives to compete in these events.
After all of the activities were finished, it was certain who had won. Hands down, without a doubt, the sophomore class had won the homecoming competition! Despite the bad weather of that weekend, it obviously didn't dampen the spirit of the Class of 2008. As the pep rally came to an end and I was getting ready for my homecoming soccer game, I realized the range of talent that is possessed in Union Springs. Although homecoming is essentially meant to recognize the athletes, it also identifies so much more.
A lot of talent is shown throughout the building - the athletes of our school, the artists, the musicians, the creativeness and the school spirit of students.
Homecoming is more than just getting psyched up for sports games and dances, it really brings together everybody in our school.
Meg Rindfleisch is a sophomore at Union Springs High School
The week began with different “days” in which students had to dress up according to the specific theme for each day. This year, our themes included hat day, Hawaiian day, pajama day, dress-up day, and naturally, school spirit day.
Every homeroom teacher was to tally up the number of students who had participated in each day and send the results to the advisor of student government, Mr. Mitch Fabian (who teaches English 10, theater, and video production). The theme days weren't the only excitement of the week - the traditional homecoming wall paintings were being put up around the building.
A design or drawing from a group, or from a student is submitted from each class to the class advisors to be pronounced the homecoming design of the year. (Seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and middle school all take part in this activity).
Specific sections of the school have parts of the wall designated for homecoming paintings every year. Michaela Hares designed the sophomore class's homecoming wall, which was also the design for the Union Springs homecoming T-shirt.
New homecoming designs now grace the building for another school year. I believe that the best part about homecoming is the pep rally, held on the Friday before the homecoming dance.
All of the students are psyched up; athletes are seen as “heroes,” and everyone can just relax and have a good time. This was the first pep rally that was held in our new gymnasium and turned out to be a nice experience.
Various band students performed music, as students piled into the gym. Once the sports teams started being introduced, however, my heart was pumping with excitement.
First cheerleading, then girls varsity soccer, boys varsity soccer, junior varsity and varsity field hockey, junior varsity and varsity volleyball, Southern Springs Varsity Cross Country, and finally Southern Springs Varsity Football. (Southern Springs teams, as well as field hockey teams, are made up of both Union Springs and Southern Cayuga students.) Mr. Fabian announced each team, and every team strutted in for their moment of glory in front of the entire student body. Who wouldn't? After the introductions were done, it was time for the National Anthem. Two versions were sung - the original version in a four-part harmony sung by our school's Choral Union group (directed by Jen Hysick), as well as a bluesy-alternative rendition of the anthem sung by Lindsay Young, Mitch Wild, and myself. Both versions blew everybody off of their feet, only to be followed by more a mesmerizing activity.
The “Battle of the Classes” was going to be continued! The middle school was in the lead, seeing how the majority of the seventh and eighth graders participated in the theme days. It was time for the other classes to earn points for each event that they won.
Different competitions took place such as the three-legged race, the egg toss, the tug-of-war, toilet paper mummies (which involved wrapping teachers up in toilet paper.
Talk about getting revenge for a bad test grade!), and throwing a pie at our new principal, Mrs. Ward! Each grade sent out two representatives to compete in these events.
After all of the activities were finished, it was certain who had won. Hands down, without a doubt, the sophomore class had won the homecoming competition! Despite the bad weather of that weekend, it obviously didn't dampen the spirit of the Class of 2008. As the pep rally came to an end and I was getting ready for my homecoming soccer game, I realized the range of talent that is possessed in Union Springs. Although homecoming is essentially meant to recognize the athletes, it also identifies so much more.
A lot of talent is shown throughout the building - the athletes of our school, the artists, the musicians, the creativeness and the school spirit of students.
Homecoming is more than just getting psyched up for sports games and dances, it really brings together everybody in our school.
Meg Rindfleisch is a sophomore at Union Springs High School
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