SPOTLIGHT

BY: RJ HOSAY

On Marauder Palooza Homecoming Week

Upcoming Events

Dress Up

Students who had just rolled out of bed filled Maclay’s campus with colorful pajamas to start Maclay’s annual homecoming. On Monday, Oct. 11, the entire school came to campus in their pajamas. This was one of many dress-up themes. The next day students slapped on a jersey from their favorite sports team or athlete. The crowd favorite in the upper school was football jerseys, but there were the occasional basketball and baseball jerseys as well. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, upper school students had to take the PSAT and SAT, but Maclay was lit up through the rest of the school, who got to enjoy Neon day. After the PSAT and SAT, students rocked and rolled through Thursday dressed up as their favorite music band or artist, as the theme was “Marauder Palooza.” The last day of Homecoming week was themed blue and white, which allowed students to celebrate and show their school spirit.

OCTOBER 29: HALLOWEEN DRESS-UP DAY

OCTOBER 31: HALLOWEEN

NOVEMBER 4: DM DUDES

NOVEMBER 11: VETERANS DAY

Break Games

Along with the festivities of dressing up came games and challenges during homeroom and break. On Monday, homerooms were supposed to face off in “Guess the Song,” but due to technical difficulties, it did not happen. The next day during homeroom, students were able to enjoy four square, as well as compete in a sports trivia hosted by academic advisor Matthew Cave. There was no game on Wednesday due to the PSAT and SAT. Thursday, however, students and teachers gathered in the courtyard and participated in Karaoke. The last day of homecoming festivities before the dance was Friday, and there were no games or challenges because of the parade and pep rally.

NOVEMBER 18: NHS INDUCTIONS

NOVEMBER 18: FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL

NOVEMBER 22-26: THANKSGIVING BREAK

DECEMBER 3: CAREER DAY

Powderpuff

Each grade in the upper school formed a girls’ flag football team to compete in a Powderpuff tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 12. First, the senior class faced off against the freshmen and the juniors faced off against the sophomores. Both the sophomores and freshmen got crushed in their respective games, with the seniors winning 28 to 0 and the juniors winning 42 to 0. As a result, the championship game was seniors versus juniors. The juniors demolished the seniors, with the juniors already winning 16 to 0 at halftime. The juniors ended up winning 32 to 0.

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Hoco Days

Karaoke

To go with the “Marauder Palooza” homecoming theme, Maclay hosted a Karaoke night. Students and faculty gathered in the Langford Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. to sing their favorite songs. Around 30 people participated in the night, with the majority being freshmen students. A few songs that were sung were “Eye of the Tiger,” “Can’t Touch This” and “Call Me Maybe.”

The last day of homecoming week ended with sirens and loud cheering. On Friday, Oct. 15, Maclay had its homecoming parade at 2 p.m. The parade started off with two cop cars and a loud fire truck leading followed by the cheerleaders and football team. After the football team came various clubs, such as the Key Club, Jr. Beta, French Club and Multicultural Awareness Club (MAC). The parade ended with the homecoming court, who drove by two-by-two. As soon as the parade ended, students headed over to Frank Shaw Field for the pep rally. At the pep rally, there was a game of trivia and a challenge of “finish the lyrics.” If the student failed to finish the lyrics, they were slapped with a pie full of whip cream. The pep rally also featured performances by the varsity cheer and middle school cheer team as well. Once the pep rally was over, students were dismissed for the end of the day and the end of the Maclay’s 2021 Homecoming week.

PEP RALLY/PARADE