In previous years, the traditional bonfire portion of the homecoming activities was after the parade, and before the spaghetti dinner for the sports teams. This year, there was a change in the schedule. The bonfire and the dinner were at the same time.
Athletic director Mr. Meserve used to announce the sports teams and their members in front of the bonfire to the rest of the attendees. Since the dinner was at the same time, that didn’t happen this year. “Student council and Mr. Meserve felt that announcing the names again was repetitive since we did it at the pep rally that day,” said student council co-president Katie Babson.
The switching of the homecoming schedule made it difficult for students on sports teams to go to the bonfire. By the time most people were finished eating spaghetti, the bonfire was completely burned out. This didn’t faze some athletes. Cross country’s Ali Grise mentioned, “I might have stayed at the bonfire for a while if it had been there after the dinner, but I wasn’t too concerned about it. Usually it’s so cold and you don’t want to be outside waiting for food.” Most of homecoming is focused on the sports teams, so the bonfire has turned into a good place for students who aren’t on teams to have their own part of the celebrations.
