By:
Cassidy Tolley
Homecoming
2014 was an event to remember.
Everything from the spooky parade to our win at the football game went
off without a hitch. The hard work of
the school and Student Council paid off to create lasting memories shared by
the entire community. It was a great
weekend to be a Viking.
The week of
October 19 was float-building week at Ripley High. Each grade built their float at a different
location. Each class constructed their
float corresponding with the overall Homecoming theme, Haunted Homecoming. The freshmen built a float with the theme of
“Halloween Town” from an old Disney movie.
The sophomores theme was Scooby Doo, juniors had a Haunted House, and
the seniors modeled their float off of “The Walking Dead”.
“The theme
made it difficult for the floats to be different,” said senior and student body
president Jade Donohew. “There’s only so
much you could do.”
Each class
was given $100 of school money to spend on their float. The rest was to be donated or should come out
of the students own pockets.
Friday,
October 24, the parade started at 1 p.m.
It followed the usual route through Ripley. However, this year, judges of the floats were
placed anonymously around town. All of
the floats looked great and really complimented the theme of Homecoming well.
“The parade
did end up going really well. It was our
main goal this year for everyone to be involved in the parade, not just Student
Council.” said Jade Donohew.
After the
parade came the school pep rally, where the results of the float competition
were announced. The sophomores won due
to participation during the construction of their float. The juniors came in second, seniors in third,
and the freshmen in fourth.
“Student
participation is important, but it shouldn’t overcome the final product of the
float,” said teacher and float adviser
Emily Okes.
Also during
the pep rally, the “Kiss the Pig” Contest winner, Coach Evan Faulker, kissed
the pig. Social Studies teacher AJ Cooper,
who came in second, also kissed the pig by student demand.
Later that
night at Death Valley, the Vikings faced off against Lincoln County Panthers. At half time the Homecoming Court were
announced and featured in the middle of the field. The freshmen king and queen were Ranse Gandee
and Ashton Ratliff, sophomores Devin Hunt Lauren Hopper, and juniors Xavier
Boyce and Morgan Pursley. The candidates
for Homecoming king were Matt Groves, Cody Edens, and Eldrick Milares. Queen candidates were Elizabeth King, Morgan
Pierson, and Jade Donohew. At this time
the winners for Homecoming King and Queen were announced and crowned, Groves
and Donohew. It was a great game and an
even better victory when Ripley beat Lincoln County 41-7.
Saturday, October 25, was spent for the
majority of Ripley High’s students getting ready for the dance. Earlier that morning, Student Council helped
to decorate the gymnasium and prep for the dance. At 8 p.m. the dance started. Over 100 students attended as well as more
than 16 chaperones. The night was filled
with dancing and beautiful couples. It
was a great finale to a wonderful Homecoming.