Born in the 2000s

Born in the 2000's Bringing it back

Photo by Shannon Hahn

by Gabriella Jaye Herrera, Editor-in-Chief and Jouseph Fontanez, Digital Design III

Homecoming featured a retro-theme, "Born in the 2000s." Students dressed up, danced, played and celebrated all week with neon colors and reminders of the past. Scroll down and take a journey through the week.

Video edited by Alexis Butler, with homecoming footage from TV Production

Week Long Rewind

[Top Right] Sophomore Marcel Clemens kicks a ball during Monday night’s kickball tournament. Five teams played in the tournament, with “The Windy Hs” coming out on top. “It was a very fun experience because I was friends with most of my opponents, and I did very well,” Clemens said. Photos by Michael Tomeo

Dress Up Day Timeline

Monday... MTV

[Bottom Right] Junior Logan Lopez and seniors Adeline Hart and Kirsten Trevino dress as a punk rocker, Paris Hilton and Jennifer Lopez. “When you think about the 2000s you think of tracksuits. You think Gucci. you think diamonds. You think Paris Hilton,” Hart said. Photos by Mia Campese

Tuesday... Disney vs. Nick

[Bottom left] Senior Kelly Krawczyk and junior Kaitlyn Lanz participate in “Disney vs. Nick” day by dressing up as Dipper Pines from “Gravity Falls” and Sully from “Monster’s Inc.” “Sully has been my favorite Disney character for forever, so I thought, ‘why not dress like him?’” Lanz said. Photos by Bela Guise and Lorelei Stillwell

Wednesday... Wear it Again

[Bottom Left] Juniors Neiken Nguyen and James Sheehan dress in matching “Elf” pajamas. The Leadership class came up with “Wear-it-Again Wednesday” as a fresh twist on the homecoming week classic pajama day. Photos by Mia Campese

Thursday... Throwback

Sophomore Julia Register participates in “Throwback Thursday” by carrying a Marie plush and wearing a Girl Scout vest. While most Throwback Thursdays encouraged participants to dress like another decade, students were instead asked to dress like they did in elementary or middle school. Photo by Sarena Wilkerson

Friday... Power Rangers

[Bottom] Seniors Lauren Andres and Chase Kaplan wear their white and neon-pink colored class shirts received alongside their homecoming ticket purchase. “The design was more specific to one day of homecoming week, rather than the whole week’s theme, which was cool,” Kaplan said. Photos by Jada Llamido

Kicking it off

Photo by Michael Tomeo.

On Monday, Nov. 1, Leadership's homecoming kickball game took place, with The Windy H's coming out on top of the five teams participating. "I did very well on defense and occasionally got some good kicks in," sophomore Marcel Clemens said. "It was a very fun experience."

Flick on the 50

Photo by Shannon Hahn.

Tuesday, Nov. 2, SGA held the annual "Flick on the 50" in the San Momary Stadium, playing 1995's "Clueless." Picked by each class' eCampus page, students received popcorn and water with their $6 ticket. "It's my second year going to it, and I liked it a lot. It’s nice to bring your girlfriend or a couple friends with you," senior Jacob Hartman said.

Powderpuff

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Seniors win powderpuff game 17-7

Powderpuff, a flag football game in which the junior and senior girls face each other, is one of the biggest events students look forward to during homecoming week. On Wednesday, Nov. 3, these two grades did just that with the seniors pulling out a win towards the end of the game with a final score of 17-7. - Julia Sumpter, Opinions Editor

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Photo by Shannon Hahn

Powderpuff Rewind

[Middle] Senior Emma Haddad pulls junior Alyssa Hines’s flag as she runs toward the end. The game ended with a 17-7 win for the seniors. [Top left] Junior cheerleaders get the crowds excited with their sideline cheers. [Bottom left] Junior cheerleaders wow the crowd with their routine during the halftime show. [Bottom right] Senior cheerleaders excite the stands while performing their halftime show. Photos by Shannon Hahn

Thursday Night Lights

Photo by Alexis Izaguirre

Thursday Night Lights

A night that started with good food and small talk ended with blaring music and black lights, the first outside glow pep rally was held in Sam Momary stadium on Nov. 4.-Emily McCluskey, Staff Reporter

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Photo by Meghan Shepp

Thursday Night Lights Rewind

[Bottom right] In effort to hype up the senior section, senior cheerleaders lift the former dean, Roy DeCosta, in to the air. Adored by all, DeCosta came to surprise students at their glow-in-the-dark pep rally. Photos by Shannon Hahn and Alexis Izaguirre

Homecoming Dance

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Following the presentation of homecoming court, senior king Ryan Cedergren and queen Emma Haddad dance to Ed Sheeran's "Perfect." "I was very surprised, but I was actually really happy to win," Haddad said. "My mom was crying a lot and my dad was really happy for me." Meanwhile, onlookers like junior Thaddeus Elam celebrated the winners by swaying to the beat with their phones' flashlights on. "They were playing a very romanticized song for the king and queen's dance, and we were just making light of it," Elam said. Throughout the night, dancing together was a popular way to stay warm, as temperature were in the 50s. "I was cold so I beat the cold with wearing a jacket and dancing with my partner," Elam said.

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