The Story
We’re bringing you the four horsemen of Homecoming.
Spirit Week?
We don’t know about you, but we are still in recovery from “anything but a backpack day”. Spirit week was one of the most fun in a long time, which may be because we haven’t had a real spirit week in a while due to covid, or the fact that student council really stepped up their game with the themes this time. Participation picked up speed throughout the week, with the freshman (surprisingly) dominating the results boards. They should really do that based on percentage – the tiny junior class is at an automatic disadvantage. From lawnmowers, to shopping carts, to shovels, Anything But A Backpack day was without a doubt the most fun. Now the only question now is will they let us do it again?
Pep Rally?
The biggest news – we were allowed to tag! Well, sort of, if you examine the semantics of Jozo’s cautionary video. Needless to say, everyone was excited to bring this tradition back. However, such a mess was left behind in the school that we are unsure if it will be allowed to tag during the pep rally in the spring. The t-shirt cannon supplied by Mr. Fowler and the RedStorm Robotics team slam dunked as usual, and the LARP club was a hit as always. This rally had an extreme decrease in cheating from last year’s modified version of a pep rally: while the seniors still won, at least they did so fairly (mostly). And the pep rally did overall succeed in getting people hyped up for the game on Friday night.
Football?
You can’t have a homecoming game without the home team winning. Bedford beat down on Concord, with a final score of 52-14, providing the perfect environment for the crowd. Spirit at the game was at an all-time high, with the student section dressed all in pink and as hype as ever. The band, joined by Lurgio band students, hardly stopped playing. Our boys just kept scoring those touchdowns, which typically tends to be a pretty effective strategy.
Dance?
The majority of homecoming was a success, but unfortunately, it seems as though the dance was kind of a flop. Meager attendance and a marginal DJ, paired with the fact that it was held outside made for a very mediocre experience.
The Runaway
BHS students successfully achieved the stereotypical high school Homecoming experience this week.
What to Say…
When it’s you’re feeling aware…
This week is Red Ribbon week across the US. Red ribbon week is a whole week dedicated to raising awareness about drugs and their possible deadly effects. Red ribbon week started off in 1985 when a DEA agent got murdered by some people selling and carting drugs (not the medical type.) In response to the murder, the community started wearing red ribbons to raise awareness about the cause drugs can have on people and their decisions. Since then, the program has grown a significant amount in popularity. Bedford’s BeBOLD organization is encouraging homes and businesses to display red throughout the week to show support. You can pick up red ribbons at the Primary Bank on 101 and free red light bulbs at the ACE in the same plaza. BeBOLD is also putting on a presentation by Teen Challenge at Lurgio on Wednesday night and providing a photobooth and giveaways at Friday’s football game. They even teamed up with the Bedford Police Department to maximize support for this “Bedford Goes Red” campaign. Last week we went pink for breast cancer awareness, this week we’re going red for drug and alcohol abuse awareness!
When you remember there’s a pandemic going on…
Oh yeah. We kind of forgot too. But that’s good we guess? There is a total of 6 positive COVID cases in the entire district right now, which is a drastic drop from the 20+ range at the start of the month. Bedford has officially joined the Safer At School Screening program we mentioned a few weeks ago. The district has partnered with Concentric by Ginkgo to conduct pool testing and make sure to avoid any more outbreaks. This system will involve students testing themselves in the classroom with nose swabs and then placing them in one collective sample. The company tests the whole sample and if it tests positive, they can somehow identify who the positive case is likely to be. We’re not sure how the science behind it works, but it sounds pretty cool to us. Parents will have to fill out a consent form to have their children participate in testing. However, we are unsure as to whether or not the testing has actually started. The district is now providing testing on a couple nights a week at the SAU building. Looks like the BSD is really stepping its game on the testing front.
Things to Know
That was fast…
Quarter 1 ends this Friday, October 29th!
The torment ends.
The boys soccer team’s season is officially over which means we unfortunately can no longer berate them. We guess we’ll have to find a new team to rag on for the winter season!