Alberton Homecoming was a 'spirited' event
The freshman class float won first place in the Alberton Homecoming Parade. It features a red and white striped popcorn box with yellow and white popcorn balloons and was entitled, “Grab your poporn because we are putting on a show,” which the Cats did with a win in both volleyball and football games.
Music teacher Mike Wolfe pounds on a drum on the seniors float during Alberton’s Homecoming Parade on Sept. 20.
The Alberton junior class cheers to the crowd during the Alberton Homecoming Parade last Thursday.
Alberton School celebrated Homecoming festivities last week with several fun activities, including their annual parade which was held on Thursday, Sept. 20. The high school band led the way followed by class floats and Homecoming princesses.
Princesses this year were senior, Kristina Solinger; junior, Savanna Gould; and freshman, Zoey Zimmerman, with no representation from the sophomore class.
COLORFUL CLASS floats also decorated Railroad Avenue with the classes of 2023 and 2024 combined float, “We Lava to Win,” featuring a construction and crepe paper volcano. The freshman class won first place for their float, which was a giant red and white striped box of yellow and white balloon popcorn which said, “Grab your popcorn because we are putting on a show”.
The sophomore class featured a brown construction paper horse rode by the panther mascot stating, “Storm the Gate,” and the juniors had, “Mountain Cat, Inc. Scaring Our Way to Victory,” based on the Disney movie, “Monsters, Inc.” Meanwhile, the seniors pounded on drums for their theme of “To Victory and Beyond.”
Homecoming days played out all week where kids came to school dressed crazy with the theme “Manic Monday;” Tuesday featured “To the Future,” where they dressed like their future career or job; Wednesday was “Western Day;” and Thursday was “Mountain Cat Spirit Gear.”
ALSO ON Thursday afternoon, all the students got to participate in stations around the school, including face painting, float making, square dancing and learning a performance piece, which was featured during halftime at the Friday night Homecoming football game against Troy. Halftime also featured the princesses and the Alberton pep band. The Lady Mountain Cats faced the St. Regis Tigers on Thursday evening for their Homecoming match, winning in a three-game sweep.