Cougars contribute to very 'Looney' homecoming week: A daily account of the events of this year's cartoon-themed homecoming

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:40:00 GMT

By JANEE THAMES

THE GREAT DIVIDE: Seniors decked out in red attire cram the bleachers as the blacked out juniors do their part, cheering for the various sports teams that appear at the Pep rally October 5.

For the past 20 years, Quince Orchard High School has had great homecoming weeks, and this year, through all the difficulties, was still an amazing week. What’s better than getting to wear pajamas on a Monday morning? Chugging ginger ale while wearing pajamas on a Monday morning is better. All classes lined up and got pumped up, confident that they would win. Even with a fall by Ibuwichi Acklebere, the seniors still won, leaving juniors for second, sophomores for third and freshman for fourth. On Tuesday, superheroes roamed the halls of QO, some more appropriate than others. This year there was a little something new for the courtyard games. Students had to run around the statue in the courtyard, run to a table, put their faces in a pie filled with whipped cream, take out the bubble gum hidden beneath the cream, and try to blow a bubble. But here is where it got complicated: the gum started to dissolve in the whipped cream, making it nearly impossible to blow a bubble. The SGA “should have done a re-do because it didn’t work out the way they thought it would,” said senior SGA member Steve Chu. The SGA decided to let juniors and sophomores tie for second place because they were so close in time with each other. Students decked out in their wackiest gear on Wednesday. “I like it because I get to wear whatever I want that is in my closet,” said junior Marjie Wilkerson. During lunch, students got themselves into a very wet situation throughout the water balloon toss. The teachers decided it was their time to have a little fun, and they started throwing water balloons out the window. For the most part, the game was very successful. For private school day, many girls wore short skirts, making the boys absolutely happy. The controversial tug-of-war game took place during lunch. The seniors initially won, but then it came to the SGA’s attention that additional seniors had participated in the game. By watching various video tapes, the SGA found this to be true, taking seniors from first place in tug-of-war to being disqualified. “If the rules are broken, then they have to get disqualified,” said senior SGA president Katie Giles, “it’s only right.” Each class prepared all summer for Corners Night. Classes set up their corners for six hours straight. The results of all this hard work came the next day: freshman came in fourth place, sophomores came in third, seniors came in second juniors came in first. Then came Friday: every class was very spirited in their class color. Seniors came back strong by winning the batspin, thereby securing first place in the courtyard games. At the pep rally, the step team made their first appearance of the year, and the cheerleaders and poms put on spirited performances. The homecoming court was also announced. The most important court announcement declared the homecoming King and Queen: Mike Migdall and Brooke Potter. Following the pep rally, children had their bags ready for candy. The homecoming court was in the convertibles and the classes were getting their floats prepared for the homecoming parade. The freshmen were dressed up in Smurfy outfits, and the sophomores’ float was better than anyone expected. The juniors’ float was well-structured and very original, and the seniors were dressed up in their best Flintstones outfits. But even with these wonderful-looking floats, there were still many technical difficulties. For example, the sophomores’ backdrop almost fell on a car, and the seniors’ Flintstones character began to fall. With these difficulties, the juniors stole first place, seniors fell in second place, sophomores in third place and freshman in fourth place. At the football game, the two undefeated teams went head to head, but of course, QO stole the glory, staying undefeated with a record of 5-0. During halftime, the homecoming court was escorted by parents and friends as the homecoming week results came in: freshmen came in fourth place, sophomores in third, seniors second, and the class of 2009 made a huge comeback this year winning first place after being in last place last year. Saturday morning SGA and class officers were getting QO ready for the homecoming dance. The DJ’s had everyone doing the “Solijah boy” not just once, but twice. All students had a great time, making this homecoming a very memorable one despite certain difficulties.

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Cougars contribute to very 'Looney' homecoming week: A daily account of the events of this year's cartoon-themed homecoming