It’s a hot afternoon in October, and the Quad is strewn with paper mache celery. Everywhere, students are busy building larger than life cutlery and painting giant pieces of pizza. Determined to impress the rest of the school, the class of 2017 is in frenzy of activity in its preparations for Homecoming.

The announcing of the Homecoming themes in late August of this year generated plenty of buzz among sophomores.

“A lot of my friends watch ‘The Food Network,’ so I know that they’re all really happy with the theme,” said sophomore Jacqueline Han. “This theme offers a lot of different options for decorations and dances.”

After their debut last year, the sophomores are determined to improve their decorations and their performances for this year’s Quad Day. 

According to sophomore Raymond McCarthy, last year’s efforts to create a “Club Penguin” Homecoming were unorganized and disjointed due to miscommunications. The class also had technical difficulties they want to avoid this year.

“This is the first year that we as a class have actually organized anything, so we feel really on top of the preparations right now,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy is in one of the students in charge of writing the script for Quad Day, and he thinks the school will have a lot to look forward to.

In addition to the skit, there is a long lineup of dances to entertain the audience. From Bollywood to K-pop to an all-girls’ dance, the sophomores plan to display plenty of variety in their dances.

The Bollywood dance has three parts: girls, boys, and partner. Choreographers Neythra Srinivasan and Puja Maheshwari are leading the Bollywood dance performances.

“I love how everyone feels like a part of this dance,” said Srinivasan. “We are really working together as a team and everyone is putting their input into the choreography.”

Along with all of the other dances, the Bollywood dance has diverse participants and has garnered much more support.

“There are a lot of kids doing it who have never danced before,” said Srinivasan. “It’s a lot of fun to teach them and see them get better and better.”

In addition, the decoration committee had over 60 volunteers. Because of the enormous class participation and the fact that the committee was able to find materials at low prices, sophomore head decorator Ellicia Chiu feels that the sophomores are prepared for their day.

According to sophomore class president Spring Ma, Quad Day will be a cohesive, enjoyable experience for the entire student body.

“We could be better prepared,” Ma said. “Still, we will definitely be putting an impressive and cohesive Quad Day.”