Following a week of themed spirit days, the homecoming pep rally on Sept. 27 spurred excitement for a weekend full of events: the Fall Family Festival, three sports games and the dance on Sept. 28 for high school students.
Juniors Kaelan Swinmurn and Sarina Rye present their mum to the judges as part of a homecoming contest. They won 50 dollars. (Photo by Shimin Zhang)
Freshmen Jacob Chand and Rod Azghadi wore matching 2023 class shirts and Birkenstocks on twin day during spirit week. (Photo by Shimin Zhang)
The second game of the Pep Rally on Sept. 27 pitted the teachers against students in a relay race. (Left to right) Teachers Aleitha Burns, Denise Santos and Patricia Jacobsen balance Wiffle Balls between paddles. After each lap around a set of cones, the team added another player and ball to increase difficulty. (Photo by David Situ)
Posing as Barnacle Boy and Mermaid Man from "SpongeBob SquarePants," juniors Elise Sommerhaug and Hana Lee showed spirit on superhero day during homecoming week. (Photo by Shimin Zhang)
By defeating the students in the relay race, the teachers tied the score 1-1, forcing a tiebreaker. (Photo by David Situ)
Featuring casino games such as roulette, the homecoming dance on Sept. 28 allowed students to listen to music, eat food and play games with friends. (Photo by Larkin Barnard-Bahn)
Following the hula hoop contest and the relay race, the teacher and student teams were tied 1-1. Sophomore Dylan Margolis faced off against science and math teacher Glenn Mangold in a game of rock-paper-scissors. Choosing paper against rock, Mangold won for the teachers. (Photo by David Situ)
At the homecoming soccer match on Sept. 27 under the lights, freshman Tonye Jack chases after the ball during the Cavs' 4-0 loss to Western Sierra. (Photo by Emma Boersma)
At the "Friends"-themed homecoming dance on Sept. 28, a group of freshmen and their friends battle in blackjack. (Photo by Larkin Barnard-Bahn)
