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The week of homecoming has arrived, and student and faculty advisors have been planning to build on the success of last year’s relatively trouble-free festivities with some new additions and changes.

This year, like last, students can expect a cleanly sanctioned three-day Spirit Week, pep rally, bonfire, and Homecoming. New this year, students will enjoy the lounge decorations all day on Friday the 23^rd as opposed to just the first few periods.

In the past, Homecoming had operated on different terms. Student Body President Dolly Meckler reflected on years past, “The bonfire was just mean, spirit week was crazy and just a big distraction, and Homecoming was not breathalyzed,” she said…

On October 30, a number of students will be commended for their accomplishments in the National Merit competition.
According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), high school students must take the PSAT/NMSQT®. Out of 1.5 million entrants, the 50,000 with the highest Selection Index scores, composed of critical reading, mathematics, and writing subsection scores, have qualified students as either Commended Student or Semifinalists.

The Student Coalition held a meeting on Sept. 30, marking the first time this year the coalition met with all its new freshman delegates. The freshman class elected Katie Kuberra as Class President, Ashley Feldman as Social President, and Harrison Besser as Political president.

Katie Kuberra said, “the meeting primarily consisted of planning for the upcoming homecoming week. We’ve been planning the bonfire, the three spirit days, and the dance”. This year the coalition is more concentrated on “enhancing the traditions the students have enjoyed in past years” said Kuberra. The coalition also counts Homecoming Queen and King votes on top of planning for the entire week of festivities.