Homecoming Night
On September 13th, AHS celebrated its 2024 Homecoming football game, complete with an exciting halftime show! the AHS Cheer Team and Atascadero Student Body collaborated with many talented performers to dance the night away, all under the theme “Let’s Groove Tonight.” With nods to the movie “Little Miss Sunshine” and an awesome selection of songs from the 70s the atmosphere was vibrant and electric. The football team was leading at halftime, and the energy was powerful both on and off the field. It was a fantastic evening of community support and school spirit!
We spoke with some participants who contributed to the spirit of this special night to hear about their experiences one being Lucy Linn, a performer in the halftime show.
She shared, “It was a little strange since I’d never done anything like that before, but it was fun to try something new. I was really excited, though it was a bit scary.” She explained that they were approached about the performance two months prior and had numerous dress rehearsals leading up to homecoming. “Desiree Asamoah, Vice President of ASB, organized everything, from creating the dances with the ASB girls to selecting and editing the music.” Overall, Lucy had a fantastic experience and is eager for more opportunities in high school as this is the perfect time to explore and try new things.
This year we had many amazing nominees for homecoming. The freshman royalty were Sadie Joy Levine and Tyler Knutson. The sophomore royalty were Carly Spann and Dane Mallory. The junior royalty was Meli Tonga and Chad Clark. The football sweetheart was Grace Lewis, part of the sports med team at the high school. The nominees for king and queen were Issac Cooks, Sarah Gracia, Samatha Bedell, Evan Churchill, Anina Jenkins, and Matthew Nucci.
Samatha Bedell and Evan Churchill were crowned King and Queen in a touching moment with last years King and Queen, Skylar and Gabby.
It was a spectacular game and performance that very few of us are likely to forget.
Here is a excerpt from the senior royalty script written by Sarah Garcia!
“Next, I would like to introduce you to your 2024 top 6 senior royalty!
Our first is Isaac Cook escorted by Zenovia. Isaac’s favorite thing about high school is hanging out with friends and i!nteracting with his teachers. He’s also proud of being a basketball player and finishing off his senior year. Not only that but Isaac hopes to accomplish being a good role model.
Our second senior royalty is Sarah Garcia escorted by her mom Rocio Garcia, her sister, Izzy Garcia, and her brother Christian Garcia. Sarah’s favorite thing about high school are the sports and the bonds you create with teammates and friends throughout high school. She’s proud of balancing out schoolwork while doing sports all school year as it can be CRAZY sometimes. Sarah hopes to accomplish maintaining good grades and getting accepted into college to pursue her future career in the dentistry industry. She would also like to thank her mom, sister and also Gabriella pullen who’s somewhere in the crowd for being the biggest role models in her life.
Our third senior royalty is Evan Churchill, escorted by his mom and dad, Steve, and Becky Churchill. Evans’s favorite thing about high school is athletic and AG programs. He’s proud of his past work for the mid state fair industrial auction and he hopes to graduate and move onto a trade school.
Our fourth senior royalty is Samantha Bedell, escorted by her dad Douglas Bedell, and her mom Courtney Bedell, and her brother Cole Bedell, who is on the football team. Sam‘s favorite thing about high school is inclusive for everyone and how she always feels happy being on campus. Something that she’s proud of is being a high achieving academic athlete and she hopes to accomplish another year of the first team all league for softball and keeping her grades sky high. She wants to also thank her parents for always supporting her and thank her brother for being her built-in best friend.
Our fifth year royalty is Matthew Nucci escorted by his mom Cynthia Nucci, his dad Jim Nucci, and his sister Sarah Nucci. Matthew ‘s favorite thing about high school is all the amazing people he’s met and became friends with. Matthew is proud of his short film that was shown at a movie theater and sold out. With that Matthew hopes to accomplish getting noticed by someone who works in the movie industry and getting the opportunity to work on a film set.
Last but not least, our final senior royalty is Anina Jenkins escorted by her mom Ganae Jenkins, and her dad Daniel Jenkins. Anina‘s favorite thing about high school is all the activities like the dances, games, dogpound themes, and spirit days. She’s proud of all her academic achievements, as well as her friends and family who have supported her. This year as she steps into the next part of her life she hopes to get accepted into UC Santa Cruz.”
Pep Rally Pics!
If you couldn’t make it to homecoming, you definitely experienced these performances at the pep rally! The AHS student body enjoyed some fantastic performances at the rally and had the chance to meet the royalty. Check out these pictures from the event!
