By: Austin Grow
On October 10, 2011, the highly anticipated Homecoming Rally had finally arrived. To kick off the rally, the theme, Masquerade, was uniquely revealed with a musical grand entrance by ASB. Other important Homecoming information was also disclosed, which included the dance’s location at the Mitten Building in Redlands. In an attempt to give the student body an idea of how the theme should be carried out, a “fashion show” was given to show different styles of masks that could be worn for the dance. The runway models included Michael Mendoza, Lyndsey Carruthers, John Wood, and Felicity Mayer just to name a few.
After the fashion show concluded, it was finally time to reveal the Homecoming court. A Charlie’s Angels themed skit performed by Andi, Itali, and Briana with Mr. Matlock as Charlie managed to reveal the court while still incorporating the overall theme of Homecoming. The premise of the skit involved the three Angels debriefing their mission of infiltrating the 2011 Homecoming Dance. Their job was to find out who was on court, but they were unable to truly identify its members because of the masks they were wearing. Other clues pertaining to the individuals were slowly uncovered which led to revealing who was behind each mask. One by one, each member of court was announced until all ten were unveiled. The 2011 Homecoming court included Michael Mendoza, Lyndsey Carruthers, Jacob Prince, Sarah Ikenberry, Blake Bader, Alexys Waters, Jacob Fletcher, Mika French, Hannah Rhinehart, and Michael Panossian. Mr. Yovino summed up the Homecoming Rally by saying it was the best one he had seen in his four years at Western.
