The Hustle and Bustle of Homecoming

The morning of October 1^st, Homecoming, students finished the final preparations on their club floats. For myself, I began at 9:45 and stayed outside all day working with my fellow LH Productions staff on our ‘Wizard of Oz’ float. Arriving, I was nervous that there wouldn’t be enough time to finish our yellow brick world and Emerald City, but throughout the day the staff worked hard, some skipping lunch, to make this a Homecoming to remember.

. Halfway through 5^th period, students began to dress in there Disney-themed costumes while on the other side of town, Homecoming maids were putting on the finishing touches to their look.

Around one thirty, students in the surrounding schools were lining up outside and high school students were hopping on their floats, getting ready to descend down

Wolf Street

  Starting at the Primary School, kindergarteners and first graders faces’ lit up as they saw all of their favorite movies portrayed larger than life on floats in front of them. Whether it be Disney classics such as Toy Story, Pocahontas, or The Jungle Book, or the action-packed epics such as Zoro, Harry Potter, or 300 the little wolves could not believe their eyes. One of the floats that took a trip to the Emerald City was, the LH Productions float. Clad with Katelynn Churches as the good witch, blowing bubbles dressed in her princess-like dress, and Kacey Westerman’s adorable Chihuahua as Toto. Myself, dressed as the Cowardly Lion, and Katelynn blew bubbles to add to the effect.

Later that night, the Homecoming court, linked by the arm to their fathers, stepfathers, or grandfathers were escorted to the middle of the field where the Queen would be announced. Karah Poole, one of the senior class maids, was named Homecoming Queen of the 2010 Football Season.

At 7:00, the LH Wolves began their fight against the Benton Panthers. During the first half of the game, Wolves upheld the scoreboard with the Panthers lagging far behind. When halftime began, Benton’s band performed music from Sweeney Todd right before “The Power Band of Arkansas” performed their perfected Star Trek theme routine. After the Steppin’ Wolves stepped, the Wolves continued their victory, and in the end, beat the Panthers a rough 48-14.

Throughout the entire Homecoming Day, students of LHHS prepped and practiced to make Homecoming of 2010 a day that would never be forgotten and seeing the primary and elementary students faces light up at every float and maid, the students of LHHS did just that.

-Kortnie W.