Page 45 - PINE CREST 2005

It all started on a normal Monday morning. I was sitting in first
period recalling my latest college counseling fiasco, when suddenly Steven
Baer and David Feld burst into the room singing “You Are So Beautiful To
Me.” I was about to tell them they should stick to football until they shoved
a rose in my face—attached to it a little note saying, “Congratulations, you
have been nominated for Homecoming Queen." After overcoming initial
shock, surprise, etc...I realized that I had to get up in front of the whole
school. In heels. But I also had much more to occupy my mind.
Many things go into the homecoming festivities. The rest of my
homecoming comrades (Casi, Hannah, Julie, Allison, Billie) and I all had a
series of errands to attend to...
1. Find not only one, but two dresses for the assembly and
game. Any girl knows this is a challenge all in itself.
Outfits should be bought and exchanged a minimum of
three times. Accessories: the sparklier, the better.
2. Somehow manage to get an escort that is willing to walk
with you, match you, and not look better than you
onstage.
3. Sum up your whole life and Pine Crest experience in a 5
sentence biography while also making it witty,
intelligent, and expletive-free. A girl will never realize
how boring she really is until she writes one of these.
Suggestion: if you really don't have anything else going
for you list dairy products in order of preference, or for
the more daring—list SAT scores.
4. Choreograph a whole assembly presentation. How else
would people who are not in Dance Etc. ever get a
chance to shake their stuff onstage in the Stacy?
5. Accept the fact that your shoes will get ruined in the
mud at the football game...resistance is futile.
After all of these things were done, it was time for our assembly. We
shook ourselves out of that seventh period slump—since senior Halloween
dress up was the same day it took extra effort make ourselves presentable.
After smiling silly during our bios, we prepared for the Bring It On/Rocky
Horror Picture Show/Horah hybrid dance.. .let’s just say the Founder's
Council doesn’t have anything on us.
The hardest part was over...all we had to do was go to the football
game. We watched the Panthers football team lead us to victory and then it
was halftime. The coronation came next...Hannah was our Homecoming
Queen 2004! Even though the assembly was nerve-wracking and finding a
decent dress at Town Center impossible. Homecoming 2004 was definitely a
great way to start our senior year.