A long line of floats paraded through the center of Contoocook last Friday, holding up local, visiting, and Fed Ex drivers for about 30 minutes. Each of the four classes were represented by a theme voted on by the class; freshman, fiesta; sophomores, Star Wars; juniors, Romans; and seniors, pirates. The middle school and teachers were also represented.
The traditional elaborateness of the float by the seniors went as planned, with a working mast and spinning wooden wheel. It took tons of effort by the class to build it, including a late night stay at HMC and a noise complaint by nearby neighbors sending Officer Arsenault to the sight. “It was funny because at first he thought we had stolen all of the lumber and we had to convince him with a receipt that we had bought it earlier that day from Home Depot”, commented Noah Booth.
Halfway through the parade, the juniors abandoned their Roman Capital, running, walking, and fighting their way to the High School with marooned pirates and rejected Star Wars characters. It was a unique display for all who came out to watch the annual homecoming parade. “It was fun. Especially when there was a massive sword fight between the Star Wars characters, Romans, and pirates, although a sword would have come in handy!”, recalls Libby Wetterer.
Although, the Mexican celebrants were forced to stay on their float because of high walls, their high spirits didn’t falter throughout the parade. They had high-energy music leading it throughout the town for all of the spectators. It was a lesson to be learned for the newest high schoolers, but don’t worry, they get better each year!
