Westwood Homecoming week celebrated, royalty crowned

Garrett Sutton and Amelia Peters were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at a volleyball game between Westwood and Herlong Thursday evening, Oct. 10. The ceremony was held during girls varsity volleyball because injuries ended the Lumberjack’s football season early.

In keeping with tradition, there was a “volleybuff” game instead of the “powderpuff football” game that usually takes place during Homecoming Week.

During the week all students on the combined campus of Fletcher Walker Elementary and Westwood High were invited to participate in Dress-up Days. Elementary students received a lollipop for their participation, and students at the high school level competed as a class to win the Spirit Axe. Monday, Oct. 7 was Pajama Day, Oct. 8 was Twinning Tuesday, Oct. 9 Wilderness Wednesday, Oct. 10 was Thursdays Nerds Day and Friday, Oct. 11 was Pride Red & Black Day.

Sections of the school campus were decorated with the seniors working on the front entrance way; juniors occupied the hallway by the district office; the sophomores had the multi-purpose room; the freshmen desgined the hallway by the ag science classroom; and the junior high decorated the hallway by the restrooms.

Homecoming Week ended with a dance Friday night, Oct. 11.

Members of the Westwood High Homecoming Court were: Seniors Noah Schriver and Destiney Pemberton-Bennett; Juniors Cleta Tirey and Dale Fawver; Sophomores Kori Duerksen and Carson Gibbs; and Freshmen Jeris Stevens and Kasen Gunn.