Time to work: Homecoming coming soon

Many students are starting to work after school and on weekends to be ready for the big week. Most are running behind.

As Homecoming nears and the reality of actually pulling together a quad day and creating a myriad of decorations arrives like thunder on a sunny day, students are scrambling to finish their various projects, the procrastination of weeks past a mere memory. Time is running short until the beginning of annual festivities that that begin Sept. 30 and include the football game against Mountain View, the crowning of the Homecoming court and the Homecoming dance.

Although classes are reluctant to spill all the details on their quad day planning, they have been dedicated and working hard to produce an impressive show for their peers.

While excited and optimistic, the seniors have had trouble getting class involvement.

“Homecoming preparations are lacking in participation, but the people that have came out to help with decorations have been so amazing,” said senior class president Jackie Taysi.

“It's awesome when people are really enthusiastic and positive â€¦ I just wish the majority of our class was like that.”

The seniors have also been working on getting things done early to prevent last-minute stress.

“[Senior] Anup [Kar] and I have finished the script early this year and my dance has been going well,” said senior class representative Jason Li. “We learned the co-ed dance in two practices, so not only are the practices fun, but they’re also very productive.”

This year, the juniors have a theme that almost every other class is jealous of: Pokemon. Since Pokemon is a part of almost everyone’s childhood, as well as being a prevalent card game, their Homecoming display is sure to be nostalgic to all.

According to junior class president Adrienne Kim, there will be some changes in the way the juniors structure their participation this year so that work will be equally distributed.

“Last year we had five people doing decorations and 50 people doing the dances, so we want to fix that,” Kim said.

The juniors seem to be having trouble with having people actually show up for the quad day preparation.

“We’ve only had one decoration day so far, and the turnout has been pretty tiny, but we get to work with people that you usually don’t talk to,” junior class treasurer Josh Pi said.

Sophomore class officers say they are ecstatic about their theme, Pac Man.

The quad day preparation has been running smoothly and there does not seem to be too much pressure so far for the class of 2016, Williams said.

“I think we’ve made good progress,” said sophomore Amanda Rhee, who is helping to choreograph the class dances. “But definitely there is stress near the end to make sure everyone knows the dance.”

Putting formations together for the dances seem to be a problem because the “number of girls always varies,” Rhee said.

“Our rehearsals so far have gone well due to previous planning, and we taught the girls choreography in two hours, so I think they have been successful and productive,” Rhee said.

The freshman class officers have also been working to put on their best show for their first Homecoming.

“I would have chosen Club Penguin if we had first pick because it’s different and it’s a challenge,” said freshman class president Mitali Shanbhag. “Every other class basically has it made out for them.”

Mitali said that the freshman class is trying to incorporate an around-the-world theme, which will include Bollywood, country and K-Pop.