Lemont High School finished its Homecoming spirit week with its annual Homecoming pep rally. Students gathered on the home side of the football field and celebrated their Homecoming week.
The pep assembly started out with performances from the junior varsity cheer and dance team. The cheer team performed first with a vigorous routine for their student body that was filled with exciting tricks and flawless stunts. Led by coach Claudia DeSantis, the JV cheerleaders did a great job by starting off the assembly with an enticing routine.
Following the cheer team, the JV dance team took the field to perform an equally exciting routine. Their routine consisted of a mashup of songs featuring different dancers and their captivating skills. Their dance was a mix of different styles with the inclusion of hip-hop and poms. Led by coach Brooke Bulanda, the JV dance team’s performance was nothing short of spectacular.
After these performances, hosts and masters of ceremonies Annabelle Dierking and Kate Malone from the senior class guided the student body through the rest of the assembly.
The freshman, sophomore and junior Homecoming princes and princesses were announced along with the senior king and queen. This year’s princes and princesses were Alex Cahill and Sarah Scott from the freshman class, Ryan Plahm and Sabrina Tavolino from the sophomore class and Zakarya Jaber and Jenna Gornick from the junior class. This year’s senior king and queen were Mac McIntyre and Nora Miller.
One of the most anticipated parts of the assembly is the final point announcements, which were announced following Homecoming court.
The annual Gift Card Drive is a way to earn points and raise money for the LHS food bank.Seniors racked up the most points after donating $95 in gift cards, juniors came in second by donating $70, sophomores in third donating $50 and freshmen in last after donating $20.
This year’s charity drive also was a way to earn points for each grade level. All the money donated went towards Lemont’s very own Lemont v. Hunger event that takes place in the spring. Seniors took first donating $613, juniors in second donating $230, freshmen in third donating $100, and sophomores in fourth donating $22.
Dressing on theme for the spirit days and performing skits are the most popular way to earn points. Freshman came in first for dress up days, juniors in second, seniors in third, and sophomores in fourth.
At the end of the assembly, the Class Color Day game winners were announced. Seniors secured the most points, gaining 165 points, sophomores came in second earning 125 points, juniors in third earning 100 points and the freshmen in fourth earning 60 points.
After the winners of Class Color Day games were announced, the overall spirit point totals were announced.Sophomores came in fourth with 1,465 points, freshmen in third with 1,657 points, juniors in second with 1,742 points and the seniors won spirit week with 1,908 points.
Following the excitement and celebration of the winning grade for spirit week, the student body enjoyed performances from both the varsity cheer and dance team. First to take the field was back-to-back state champions, the varsity cheer team. Coached by Coach Brianna Grady-Simpson and assistant coach Keri Storako, their routine was nothing short of spectacular. Their routine featured several fulls, layouts and even two-man stunts. The routine dazzled the students and the team did a great job of getting them excited for the home game later that night.
Concluding the assembly, the varsity dance team took the field and performed a captivating hip-hop routine. Their routine was just as exciting, clean and alluring. Their dance included the popular song “tv off” by Kendrick Lamar. The varsity dance team recently switched to new leadership, now under command of Julie Rolsten, it’s clear that the varsity dance team is set up for an exciting competition season.
The pep assembly was a great end to the week’s exciting events. Students cheered, celebrated and anticipated that night’s football game. The students were definitely somber after the week’s activities came to a close, but many were filled with utmost suspense for next year’s celebration.
