Endless Summer Coming to an End

Madison Albert-Nelson

Platteville's 2018 Homecoming Court

     One of the most exciting weeks of the year has come to an end aseveryone on the risers, waiting for the Homecoming King and Queen to be announced. Last year’s Homecoming Queen Kimia Safari Shad crowned Rachel Burkhard to be PHS’ 2018 Homecoming Queen while 2017 Homecoming King Tikiri Bandara enthroned John Cramer  Homecoming 2018 was a fun week filled with so many memories that will last a lifetime.

 quickly as it has approached. This year’s Homecoming theme was Endless Summer. Following the festive week of dress up days, our little extension of summer finished up with the Homecoming Dance on October 6th, and a win over the Dodgeville football team on October 5th (41-0).
     The dress up days were all related to Endless Summer in some form. There was Beach Day, 4th of July, Slumber Party, Outdoors, and finally, Hillmen Spirit. Every day, the school was dressed for the occasion where each grade tried to win the title of showing the most school spirit.
      The Sophomores were in the lead for points until Thursday, when everyone took the time to watch each grades skit and lip sync. After the videos were judged, the Juniors had the slightest edge over everyone else.
     Friday was the final day of the Homecoming activities. The afternoon was filled with fun activities such as relays, Watch Ya’ Mouth, inspirational talks from coaches, and much more. Following the games it was a three-way tie between the Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores, with the freshmen trailing behind. It came down to the last game: Face the Cookie. Michaeleen Frommelt, the Face the Cookie champion for the Juniors, talked about his winning experience. “I know I have a big mouth, in all senses of the phrase, and I can be awfully expressive with my face.” It was an intense battle, but he came through, popping the oreo into the air and landing in his mouth.” Frommelt went on to describe that it wasn’t just him that made the winning effort. “But overall, yeah, it was pretty clutch catching that Oreo, but I’d like to think that it was a team effort of everyone in my grade. Although everyone will think back to that catch, I will know, thanks to everyone, that we did it.”
     The Homecoming Parade followed the pep rally, where all fall activities were showcased and the Homecoming Court was shown to the public for the first time. All the Platteville schools gathered to watch as the younger kids waved and cheered for the participants in the parade.
     Later that night, the big game didn’t go exactly as planned. The first quarter was almost done when there were cracks of thunder and lightning. The players ran to the locker room, band members hurried underneath the stadium, and spectators rushed to seek shelter under the big concrete structure. The waiting game started: when will the game start again? After almost an hour of waiting and the band members continuously playing, the game was ready to go on. With the last three quarters played, the Hillmen crushed the Dodgers forty-one to zero.
     Saturday was the big day. The hours prior to the dance starting, students were rushing around, trying to get their last minute touches done for their attire planned. The cross country team and the volleyball team had to hurry home quickly to get ready on time.
     At nine p.m. sharp, the homecoming coronation started. The court waited in front of everyone on the risers, waiting for the Homecoming King and Queen to be announced. Last year’s Homecoming Queen Kimia Safari Shad crowned Rachel Burkhard to be PHS’ 2018 Homecoming Queen while 2017 Homecoming King Tikiri Bandara enthroned John Cramer Homecoming 2018 was a fun week filled with so many memories that will last a lifetime.