Homecoming season is back. On Thursday, September 21st, at 7 pm, Heritage students
gathered on the bleachers at the football field for the Homecoming rally.
The rally brought together kids from all grades, teachers, and even some parents. The goal of
the rally was to build school spirit since everyone was highly anticipating the Homecoming
dance.
“The rally got me ready for the upcoming homecoming events and helped me get into the
mood and energy for homecoming. I was hyped,” said Tatyana Ohdiambo (10).
The rally began with a burst of energy from Heritage’s various school clubs and some fun
games. The clubs walked across the track one by one, receiving loud cheers from the crowd in
the bleachers and a series of amusing games were hosted for students to participate in. These
games included, water gun fights and a fun balloon popping game.
Around this time, each grade levels themed floats were revealed to the crowd. The floats were
pulled across the track by leadership students. Students had been coming in after school all week
to help build the floats. The freshman’s float theme was Toy Story, sophomores was It, juniors
was Pirates of The Carribean, and seniors was Jurassic Park.
“We have been coming in from straight after school until eight or nine pm, so it takes a lot of
hours,” said Ella Eustachy (12).
In addition to this, the rally featured a variety of enjoyable performances from the dance, cheer,
and hip-hop teams. The dance team kicked it off with a mesmerizing performance. Then the
cheer team followed with their energetic routine. Lastly, Heritage’s hip-hop team made a grand
entrance that left the crowd on their feet.
“The hip-hop team did really well, and it was really fun to watch,” said Paige Maher (10).
The rally ended with the announcement of the winners of Heritage’s homecoming court. The
nominees were dressed in elegant attire and driven by staff across the track in golf carts. Grade
by grade the kings and queens were announced. The winners from each grade were Ayla
Ocampo (9), Tyson Powell (9), Brooklyn Braswell (10), Pari Wahab (10), Marvin Reyes (11)
Melea Easiley (11), Sam Chao (12), and Dede Basa (12).