HOCO Traditions.
H
omecoming Week is here and there are hundreds of people who work behind the scenes to make it all possible! Specifically, St. Luke’s very own Student Government takes the task of Homecoming day and preparations by horns and dives right in starting in early July. The members of the Student Government began planning this ongoing tradition amid their summer break. They developed an outline for themes, venues, games, and more! This year, the Senior members of the Student Government have made it their mission to create more of an involved student body, including the Wildcats down at the lower campus.
I’m really glad that SGA was able to be more involved this year. I think that all of SGA was very committed to figuring out the themes and we were able to get a lot of student feedback. I hope that the success SGA had with the planning of homecoming week will continue and I look forward to working with the SGA and the rest of the student body this year.
Another way our Student Government has become embedded into the development of our spectacular homecoming week was through marketing and selling the homecoming T-shirts. The head of the homecoming committee, Diane Swearingen, has been working hand in hand with our Student Government to help market and fund our homecoming dance. They collaborated to develop a theme and design for the dance and T-shirts. Since the T-shirts served as one of the homecoming committees' main sources of funds for the dance, sales needed to be through the roof. For the first time, Homecoming T-shirts were being sold exclusively online, resulting in an obstacle for promoting sales on the Japonica Campus. Realizing the importance of these sales, the Student government took action, volunteering their own lunch breaks to design and create advertising posters for not only the University Campus but also the Japonica Campus. With the assistance of these devoted students, they were able to sell over three hundred T-shirts, within the last week of the polls.
The SGA has been very welcoming with all the new people and makes sure to not leave anyone out with the ideas and the fundraisers. It has been fun getting to know everyone…and what it takes to put all the events together for Homecoming.
On the last day of Homecoming week, all of these Students' hard work finally pays off. This Friday will be filled with immense school spirit, laughter, and a school-wide competition. The Student Government has developed an activity-filled schedule for each student on the upper campus. From relay races to the highly anticipated Homecoming Pep Rally, no one will be bored. There will be an option for every student to be active and find joy on this celebratory day. There will be the continuation of our school, teacher versus senior student volleyball game, which is never without a little laughter. But most exciting is the action-packed powderpuff game.
Powderpuff is one of the most exciting events on homecoming day. It brings out the competitive tendencies between the Junior and Senior girls and provides a humorous halftime show performed by the junior and senior boys. Being a part of the group who has worked diligently to develop this Homecoming day, has made me appreciate everyone who works behind the scenes.
We are so thankful to every person who has helped and supported the St. Luke’s community throughout the development of our very own unique homecoming experience. There are so many faculty, parents, and staff who go unnoticed for their dedication and sacrifice to make homecoming a truly memorable experience. The Wildcat family is unlike any other and we can never express our gratitude for you all. We hope to see you all dressed up in your wildcat fashion this Friday on our very on field. Go Wildcats!
