{"id":349,"date":"2015-11-18T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T16:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acutabove.wpengine.com\/?p=349"},"modified":"2015-12-03T15:23:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T20:23:50","slug":"replacing-homecoming-float-building-with-hallway-decorating-was-a-poor-choice-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=349","title":{"rendered":"Replacing Homecoming float building with hallway decorating was a poor choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Wells Foster<\/strong>
\nThe Informer
\nLaingsburg HS
\n1st Place
\nDivision 4, News Writing
\nEditorial<\/p>\n

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Homecoming is a time for school spirit, but a key part has\u00a0recently been changed.<\/p>\n

During homecoming week, students look forward to\u00a0dressing in different outfits, attending the homecoming\u00a0dance, watching the homecoming football game, and\u00a0building parade floats. All of these\u00a0activities remain unchanged, except\u00a0for one: the float building.<\/p>\n

As of the 2014-2015 school\u00a0year, instead of designing floats,\u00a0students will decorate a hallway\u00a0within the high school based on the\u00a0homecoming theme.<\/p>\n

This year, each class will decorate\u00a0their hallway based on a particular board game. The\u00a0seniors chose Candyland, the juniors chose Monopoly, the\u00a0sophomores chose Battleship, and the freshmen chose Risk.<\/p>\n

Replacing float building with hallway decorating was a\u00a0bad idea. The floats parading downtown brought excitement\u00a0to Laingsburg, but now this iconic part of Homecoming is\u00a0gone.<\/p>\n

Floats were originally replaced due to the low attendance\u00a0of float building. This change was made in hopes of having \u00a0more students participate in the event.<\/p>\n

However, floats were a staple of homecoming and\u00a0something to look forward to. Classes spent hours working\u00a0together to build the best float. Building the floats brought\u00a0the classes together towards a common goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t like this change,\u201d junior Laura Shea said. \u201cI\u00a0loved looking at the floats; they were really cool to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hallway decorating isn\u2019t as\u00a0exciting, nor will it draw a crowd.\u00a0Only students and teachers can view\u00a0the creations, instead of the entire\u00a0town of Laingsburg.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, with only three\u00a0hours to decorate, options are limited\u00a0as to what can be done. Students can\u2019t\u00a0create elaborate, three dimensional\u00a0sculptures or use costumes to bring living elements to the\u00a0decorations.<\/p>\n

The floats were a main attraction in the homecoming\u00a0parade. Without the floats, the parade is limited to the\u00a0marching band and classic cars.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to decorate the floats. Decorating them is more\u00a0creative, and they\u2019re a lot more fun to work on,\u201d sophomore\u00a0Blake Velderman said. \u201cYou can put them in a parade. You\u00a0can\u2019t put a hallway in a parade.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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