HomeMy WebLinkAbout0024 By Erica Kinsman The parade takes place
Float building is a really on Friday after school with all of
great experience for students who the floats judged and the winners
want to get involved in homecoming announced on Friday night before
week. Also, it is a great way for ev- the game.
eryone to make new friends and work Students and community members get creative Various clubs assembled
together. while the crowd awaits beads, candy, and cool great floats, but the Bulldog band
Starting on Monday, each floats, won the float building contest with
class is given until Thursday night to a Latin themed float based off their
prepare a float for the parade. This year the theme was generations. half-time show.
So, like generation day, the freshmen had the 50s, sophomores 20s, The senior float won the grade level competition with their
juniors 80s, and seniors 60s. The goal is to start with a bare trailer and groovy 60s theme. Coleen Lawrence stated, "Even though the sopho-
add decorations, props, and people to match the theme. mores didn't win, all of our hard work definitely paid off."
1]bulldog nation
Our spirit club leads everyone in the
parade with tons of cheering and loud ANp GS
noise makers. WE THE CH
2]jammin'juniors �o ' •p_
The junior class took on the 80's by tryin CK Y
to mimic an MTV event from back in 011'
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3]jazz and prohibition •' �� r"
After building a speak easy on their trailer, - '
sophomore girls dressed in 1920 flapper
clothes. - ,-
4]50s retro diner _
For their first year in the float building con-
test,the freshmen did a great job making -
50's scene,complete with a juke box and
Fonzie impersonators.
5] marching pride I —
No parade is complete without our ve
own marching band and flag corps.
6] mabe love not war
For their float,the seniors built a groovy
van and had protesters walking along side
of it in the parade.