On Thursday night, several students asked if they could decorate the hallway. I told them absolutely. I offered to supervise them. The end result was definitely something to be proud of. Those girls put a tremendous amount of work into showing pride in our football team. The next morning I made sure to upload the photos of the decorations to Twitter for many to enjoy.
There were so many moments embedded in my mind that I will always cherish. One of these is watching the band play the school song on Friday in the hallway and students and staff clapping along. Priceless.
On Friday, game day, the hallways and classrooms were filled with students and staff wearing blue and gold. At 1:00 p.m. the elementary and secondary students and staff filled up our gymnasium for a homecoming pep rally.
Coach McCulley wished the best of luck to his team as well as our other athletic teams. The cheerleaders led the crowd in cheers.
The 3rd- 6th grade students danced to the "Cha-Cha Slide".
The elementary and secondary teachers competed against each other in a game in which the elementary teachers defeated the secondary teachers. The sounds of the cheers from the elementary students filled the gym!
Mr. Dusdieker and his band played the school song for us. The junior/senior high school students were dismissed at 1:30 to work on floats while the elementary students lined up for the "Hug and High-Five" line with the football players, cheerleaders, and Homecoming Court.
The Homecoming Parade was excellent! I walked behind the band and enjoyed every step I took. I never tire of hearing our school song play. Each grade in 7-12th grade had a float. The Homecoming Court rode in convertibles. The football team rode on the firetruck. The FFA entered a float. The Marengo Hospital showered the crowd with beads and footballs. Every single student in grades 7-12 participated in the parade. There are many pictures on the English Valleys Bears Fan Page on Facebook. There was such a tremendous amount of pride and spirit this week that one could not help but be part of it.
The Homecoming game was filled with many fans! The Homecoming court was introduced at half-time. Our boys won the game! I will never ever forget the looks on those faces as the raced to ring the Victory Bell. I hope they have many more opportunities to ring that bell.
The Homecoming dance concluded the week. The students were so excited! Listening to them sing "We are the Champions" made me smile. Many times students commented on what a wonderful week they had.
These past few weeks have been wonderful. I truly believe that it will only get better~
There are no words to really describe this week at English Valleys. Just stepping back and observing students and staff taking pride in their district is such an inspiration to me and reminds me of how truly blessed I am to be a part of this district.
Go Bears!
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