Homecoming 2021

With Homecoming back in full swing this year, StuCo held their annual hallway decorating day Sunday, Sept. 19. Each grade decorated their respective halls in their class color: blue for seniors, red for juniors, green for sophomores and yellow for freshmen.  This year’s Homecoming is back to normal with daily spirit days and a dance. Many students felt excited to decorate their hallway. Acc...

The annual Homecoming parade took place after a year Wednesday Sept. 22, beginning and ending at Prairie Ridge Elementary.  The parade consisted of different floats that carried the Homecoming candidates, sports teams, clubs and the lunch ladies. All of the participants were cheered on by the crowd that came to support the school.  Homecoming queen candidate senior Avery Davis reflected on t...

With the return of in-person Homecoming activities, the annual Powderpuff football game took place Wednesday, Sept. 22. The juniors won 35-21.  According to senior Emree Zars, the seniors planned practices to get ready for the game. “We prepared for the game with a bunch of practices throughout the weeks before and the week of,” Zars said. “We split into offense and defense and eve...

After nearly two years, the senior class brought back the Blue Bomb Friday, Sept. 24. Blue Bomb is a senior tradition that takes place to signify the end of Homecoming week. Seniors meet at the school at 5:00 a.m. to decorate the foyer with anything and everything blue.  Some traditions of Blue Bomb were also changed in order to accomodate COVID-19 restrictions. For example, the typical mosh...

StuCo held their first pep assembly in over two years Friday, Sept. 24. The assembly celebrated this year's homecoming week and recognized all of the athletic teams that won state championships last year This assembly had a good start as the energy not only matched assemblies of the past, but may have even succeeded them according to senior Bret Weber. “I think after not having a pep assembly for over a year and a half, students and teachers...

Entering the Homecoming football game, Mill Valley held an undefeated record of 3-0 against Lawrence High, who also claimed an undefeated record of 3-0. Their records gave fans reason to believe that there is a tough, yet exciting Homecoming game at stake. With both teams undefeated, tension was high, but senior Kendrick Jones felt confident in the team leading up to the game. Jones acknowl...

  The Homecoming dance was held Saturday Sept. 25, starting at 8:00 p.m. and ending at 11:00 p.m. The dance was decorated to match the haunted disco theme with cobwebs and streamers. Tables were available for students to take a break before heading back out on the dance floor.  Reflecting on the dance, senior Noah Reed describes what it feels like to be at the Homecoming dance f...