Go Mighty Rockets!

Student Reporter: Jordan Dykstra


Orange and black stormed the bleachers on Friday, October 10, as students, parents, family, and friends gathered in the gym for the annual pep rally. The pep rally is run by the student council, and this year’s announcers were Kayla Eernisse, Jackie Sopko, Jordan Dykstra, and Jake Shanahan. The pep rally started off with the junior/senior band playing “Paint It Black,” “You’ve Said It All,” and “Hawaii 5-0.”


Next, the Homecoming court was introduced. The 2008 Homecoming representatives were freshman Rebecca Stemwell escorted by Brandon Garcia, sophomore Marina Paul escorted by Jared Lucas, sophomore Jackie Bruggink escorted by Tanner Peiffer, junior Mariah Keller escorted by Josh Peterson, junior Stephanie Norman escorted by Joe Bednarek, senior Lauren Otte escorted by Chris Peterson, and senior Ariel Beutel escorted by Randy Zuelsdorf. After a long pause, freshman Rebecca Stemwell crowned King Chris Peterson. Chris then crowned Mariah Keller as this year’s homecoming queen. Following coronation, there was the annual tug of war competition, which was won by the seniors. Throughout their four high school years, the seniors have remained undefeated.


Next, the coaches for each fall sports team came down to introduce their teams and to speak about the season to date. Each individual class then came down for the class dances. Following that, there was a slideshow displaying pictures from the homecoming festivities of the week. After the slideshow, the band played our school song and everyone was dismissed for the parade.