Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
2023 Homecoming Court (L-R) Freshmen Kaden Cole and Makenzie Castillo, Sophomores Makaya Mings and Jarod Hankins, Juniors Alyssa Hollingsworth and Preston Hinchliffe and Seniors King Blake French and Queen Makenna Barron and seniors Jayce Gleason and Bailey Standring
Freshman "baby" Jasper Street serenaded by Elvis.
Alumnus in their letterman jackets.
Seniors Cyson Morris and Quinn Benavides watch Blake French spike the ball as freshman Jayton Gleason and Isaac Mahre prepare to defend.
Abbi Paulino and Matt Elder at Ten Ton Coffee.
WAITSBURG - Wearing pajamas to school and decorating the high school started Homecoming Week 2023. The week was filled with fun activities, dress-up days, a football game, and finally, the dance.
On Tuesday, classes were assigned specific age groups for "dress your age" day. The first-year students dressed as babies, and each class "aged," with the senior class dressed as senior citizens. At the pep rally, the senior class lost a very competitive game of dodgeball; at their "old age," they could not move fast enough to dodge the ball.
Teacher-student swap day was on Wednesday. Quite a few students impersonated Matt Elder, and paraeducator substitute Heather Baker dressed the part of a student to a tee. The sophomore class won the lip sync by performing the catchy Baby Shark song.
The students had fun at Field Night on Wednesday. They had pizza and participated in games. The last challenge of the obstacle course ended with the winner having to find an object in an ooey-gooey mess. The senior girls won the powder puff football game against the junior girls. The seniors lost at tug-a-war to the sophomores.
On Thursday, the students dressed in "country or country club" attire, and the senior boys won the buff puff volleyball game.
The high school students and staff walked in the Spirit Parade on Friday. The elementary and middle school students lined the fence by Preston Hall to cheer and sing the school's fight song accompanied by the band. Mascot Reggie walked the fence and high-fived students.
Friday night was the Homecoming game, and the week ended with a dance in the high school Cage on Saturday night.
The entire student body, including P-8 students, participated in Spirit Week this year. The P-8 students had different "dress-up" days during the week and participated in spirit day on Friday wearing Cardinal colors, red and black. Some of the younger students were able to attend the high school activities such as buff puff and the lip sync contest. It was nice seeing the whole school show their spirit. Go Cardinals!
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