Homecoming 2023

This year, homecoming was held on one of the spookiest days of the year: Friday, October 13th. However, the only scary thing about homecoming was how fun it was! Between the lively carnival, football game, and pep rally, this year was one to remember.

During this year’s homecoming carnival, our school's clubs raised money through food, games, and spirit. Some of the clubs that participated were: The Tide, ITS (International Thespian Society), Model Congress, class clubs, (junior class, senior class, etc.) Tri-M, and many more. The clubs set up booths where they set up a game and/or sold food, drinks, or handmade art. The Tide had Pin the Tail On the Bulldog and sold fruit barrel juices. Make sure next year you stop by and support the Tide. You don’t want to miss Pin the Tail On the Bulldog! The whole community came out to support our Bulldogs, clubs, and school for a fun night surrounded by friends and family.

At Homecoming I had the chance to speak to some of the students on their class board. I asked them about homecoming preparation and the challenges that accompanied it. When asked what the most challenging part of prepping for homecoming was, many students said the same thing: getting people involved.

When I spoke to the sophomore class vice president, Sydney Brandt, she said that “Getting people involved and getting people excited and in the homecoming spirit,” was one of the more challenging aspects of homecoming this year. Junior class vice president, Anna Pagan, expressed the same sentiment. She also felt that getting people involved was one of the biggest challenges, specifically during the pep rally.

I also had the pleasure of speaking with Mrs. Yaker, the Junior class advisor. She had said that the hardest part was, “Not getting any sleep the night before.” This is not unusual; a lot of students, and advisors, stay up the night before school events, preparing last-minute decorations and games for homecoming and Class Olympics.

Overall, getting students involved in their class club is very challenging, but that involvement is so important. Without the students, there are no class clubs, so get involved in LBHS; homecoming will be so much more fun if you do!

Unfortunately, we did lose the football game to New Hyde Park, but the Bulldogs put forth their best effort. Meanwhile, at halftime, our cheerleaders, color guard, and pep band put on a great performance. And we can’t forget to mention our homecoming king, Nanichi Arroyo-Hill, and queen, Jacqueline Freitag, who were both crowned Friday night. Hopefully next year, we take home the win and make it another year to remember!