With Homecoming coming up on the week of Oct. 12, each class has been working hard to show off its class spirit and create the best possible Quad Day.
After the reveal of each class's theme, based on the idea of “Far, Far Away,” at Movie Night on Aug. 21, members of each class have promptly started on skits, dances and decorations.
The seniors, for their final Quad Day, are looking to end their time high school careers with a performance to remember. With their “Star Wars” theme, seniors are facing the challenge of transforming one of the world’s most renowned blockbusters into a great performance and stunning decorations.
“The week before the theme was announced, [the officers] gathered people who were previously very involved in decorations or had experience in building,” senior class representative Karen Chen said. “We prioritized decorations early on as opposed to skit and dances, because decorations take a lot more time.”
In fact, this year’s senior class officers began discussing Homecoming plans last May, when they were elected, Chen said.
Similarly, juniors are working hard to enforce deadlines for their “Peter Pan” Quad Day, and are pushing all performers to work hard in the last few weeks, class representative Neythra Srinivasan said. They were able to carry out a full run-through of their Quad Day on Oct. 5, two weeks before Homecoming.
The juniors are also distinguishing themselves through their skit, which hopes to show that “Peter Pan” can be more than just a child’s play.
“[We tried] to make as many people a part of skit writing as possible,” junior class representative Peter VandeVort said.
With a less-demanding course-load, members of the Class of 2018 are aiming to excel in their decorations and performance.
By bringing in talented artists such as Lillian Zeng, the creator of the stunning mural in the math quad, the class is looking to improve significantly in the decorations category, according to sophomore treasurer Nathon Chin. Chin and others are including these artists’ perspectives in designing decorations for their theme “The Hundred Acre Wood” from Winnie-the-Pooh.
The sophomores are also hoping to improve their dances from last year.
With a new stunt dance, the sophomores hope to impress a crowd looking for something special from the group, said sophomore Michael Xue, a choreographer for the class. The group is pushing themselves to the limit while trying to pull off a dangerous and exciting dance.
Although the upperclassmen are more prepared for this year's Quad Day, the freshmen have been at a disadvantage because their class officers were not elected until early September, giving them just over a month to prepare.
Freshman president, Roshan Verma, however was ahead of the crowd as he began planning homecoming activities weeks before the release of themes.
Although there were no ways for him to enforce rules, as he did not have valid authority before election, he was able to use the class’s spirit to improve the overall production, Verma said.
Verma and the class hope to be pleased with the overall success the class can achieve after their performance and are looking to continue on a great start to their time at the school.
“By the end, I really [hoped] to see a result that directly [mirrored] how much work we [put] in,” freshman president Roshan Verma said.
But the Homecoming week festivities won’t end with the seniors’ performance on Oct. 16. During halftime at the varsity football game at 7 p.m. against Los Altos, the senior Homecoming king and queen will be announced along with the results of class competitions. The Homecoming dance will also take place on Oct. 16 from 8-11 p.m. in the Large Gym.