WHS Prepares For Homecoming, Other Events

Homecoming
Students, staff and activities around WHS prepare for Homecoming, which takes place next week.
The theme of this year’s Homecoming is Destination Paradise.  Student Council planned more events this year.  
The Coronation assembly will take place during Block B on Monday, Sept. 26, instead of Friday like the previous years.  
“We just switched Coronation to give the Senior Stars, the King and Queen more limelight,” Sandra Chico, social studies teacher and student council adviser, said.
Also, they will host a pool party from 7 to 9 p.m. at the WHS pool and a movie night  from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m on Sept. 27 at the football field.  Poms and Crucial Step Clique will perform at movie night.
“These give students activities to participate in, more fun and more school spirit,” Ms. Chico said.
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Student Council will host a breakfast for the Homecoming Court and Senior Stars.
As usual, the pep assembly will take place on Friday, Sept. 30.  Planned activities at the assembly include a class tug-of-war competition, a staff pie-in-the-face and penny war results.  
For the homecoming football game that night, the Wildcats will play against the Prospect Knights.
The Homecoming Dance will take place from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Oct. 1.
“Right now, we’re getting coronation ceremony planned, and after that, we’re trying to get everything organized because we pre-planned all of this,” Kristina Piamonte, junior and student council member, said.
Throughout the week, Student Council will have lunch time activities.  However, this year, they will host some activities outside, weather-permitting.  These activities include a water-baloon toss, obstacle course, dunk tank and boat race.
“The overall reason is to increase school spirit, student participation and create a fun atmosphere for at least a week,” Ms. Chico said.
Other clubs around the school will decorate classroom doors for the annual door decorating contest.
“We’ve been working after school, and we’re coming this weekend to decorate our door,” Angela Hawkins, Italian teacher and Italian club sponsor, said.  “We will take our theme, Destination Paradise, to Venice.”

Other Events
Marching band prepares for the marching band performances at competitions and home football games, including the homecoming game next week.  This Saturday, Sept. 24, marching band will perform at the Chicago Marching Band Festival, which will take place at WHS.  22 bands will play at this event.
Marching band will also perform at the Marengo Marching Band Festival on Oct. 9.
The Fall Orchestra Concert will take place on Oct. 27 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
SHADES (Students Helping Accept Diversity in Every Situation) Club will volunteer at the Halloween Fun Fair for children with disabilities, which will take place on Oct. 22 at Riley Elementary School.  SHADES has volunteered at this event in the past.  They will also host the annual variety show, which will take place on Nov. 18 and 19.
Fusion, a production created, directed, designed, written and choreographed by students, will perform their annual show on Oct. 13 to 15.