Students made the hallways shimmer in pink for Homecoming spirit week’s “Barbie and Ken” day with their hot pink outfits inspired by the “Barbie” movie previously released this summer. Many students were dressed up as western and retro Barbie, and even patriarchy Ken!
“I thought it was really fun, I love seeing everybody in pink and it reminded me of being at a Taylor Swift or Harry Styles concert…it was definitely a day to remember,” junior Allison Rihtar said.
Along with bright outfits, many students also created Barbie skits to help their grade get ahead in spirit points. The seniors took home first place for the second day in a row with an elaborate ‘Barbie’ dance with the junior class following in second place with their ‘Barbie Dance Crew’ skit.
“My favorite skit was the one the dancers did because one, it won and two, it was just very good choreography,” senior Lauren Grames said.
A total of 825 students all came to school dressed in their best Ken and Barbie outfits, which was a 15% increase in participation compared to Monday’s barbecue dads vs. soccer moms theme.
“There’s more engagement [on Barbie Day] because [with] Barbie I feel like people know more about [it] compared to Barbecue Dads and Soccer Moms. Grames said. “I feel like the freshmen and sophomores kinda saw how full out people go, so today people got used to or warmed up [to spirit days], that’s why there’s more skits.”
