Junior Airbands
This year, juniors are very excited to participate in homecoming activities to redeem themselves after their last-place finish in freshman year. Juniors Mylie Rodrigo, Madison Yue and Yongwon Choi have worked for months to prepare the airbands choreography. 鈥淲e started at the beginning of summer, so now we have the mix and the main logistic parts of the dance down,鈥 she said.聽
After not being able to experience these fun events last year, both organizers and participants are excited to experience them once again. 鈥淪ince we missed out on sophomore year, we’re like, Oh my gosh, we have to do well this year,鈥 Rodrigo said.聽
During their freshman year, not many people signed up, but this year, more people came out. 鈥淔reshman year, there were only like 20 people signed up,鈥 Yue said. 鈥淏ut now we have around 50 signups, which is really exciting. Everyone鈥檚 really excited about it.鈥
The choreographers had their first meeting with the participants on Aug. 29, and have been holding weekly Airbands rehearsals since then. 鈥During Airbands rehearsals, we teach the dance, and after we finish, we have snacks together and socialize,鈥 Choi said.
Overall, they saw a lot more excitement and willingness from the participants at rehearsal than in past years. 鈥淓veryone knew how to control their bodies and how to listen,鈥 Rodrigo said. 鈥淲e got a lot done.鈥澛
Along with Airbands, juniors are also preparing floats. Ethan Liang, a coordinator for the junior homecoming activities, has been setting up meetings to talk about possible ideas for their floats. 鈥淲e鈥檙e still brainstorming, and [we鈥檝e] got some really cool ideas,鈥 Liang said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e thinking about the traditional themes and also mixing in some new ideas.鈥
Junior homecoming activities are open to everyone, and students still have time to join the festivities. 鈥It is a very unique experience that you will only ever get in high school, so we strongly urge people to join us,鈥 Choi said.