Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2013, Page 18

Description:	croWFThe 2012 Homecoming King and Queen and othercourt members recollect the ceremony.A sparkling tiara was the steadfastmark of a Bloomington SouthHomecoming queen. On Friday,September 21, however, an edgybass guitar eclipsed the traditionalprop. Senior Maureen Mitchell, amember of the Panther Regiment,was crowned queen and proceededto rock out with the band.It was a fun juxtaposition,wearing the crown and jamming outon the bass guitar, Mitchell said.When she was announced asqueen, the football fans applaudedwhile the entire marching banderupted in cheers.Senior Markeus Farrand wasalso a crowd favorite as he won thetitle of homecoming king, anachievement he found extremelygratifying. All I could do was smilefrom excitement, he said. All ofthese years of being a nice, friendlydude have paid off.Prior to the dance, the entireFreshman girls gym classespreform their synchronizedswimming routines for agrade. They were taughtseveral different moves andthen instructed tochoreograph a routine thatshowcased those stunts.PHOTO BY LAUREN LESLIEnominated court was honoredduring the halftime of the footballgame, with Mitchell and Farrandemerging as the royal couple. Theking and queen, however, werehumble and quick to praise theircompetitors. Who wouldnt betotally excited and humbled aboutbeing elected by your peers out of abunch of awesome ladies? Mitchellsaid of the female nominees.Sophomore Olivia Cook, anunderclassman member of the court,observed the crowning and reporteda friendly atmosphere among thecandidates. Everyone was happyto be there, she said, not mad thatthey couldnt be king or queen.After the ceremony and game,the king, queen and court venturedto the balloon-and-lighr-adornedwhite gym with their fellow students.There, the couple waltzed throughthe middle of the crowd as theysavored their first taste of royalty.- ABIGAIL KARCHER AND ELEANORE FUQUASenior Amy Flaniganreviews information at theIndiana University boothduring the college fair onSeptember 17. The eventtook place during SRT andgave students anopportunity to exploreseveral regional colleges.PHOTO BY ELEANORE FUQUAFreshman English classesvisited The Buskirk ChumleyTheater on September 14 tosee Cardinal Theatersproduction of To Kill aMockingbird. After the play,the actors sat down for aQ&A with the students.PHOTO BY KELSEY RIGDONSenior Marshall Staten andsophomore Taylor King,members of Panther ActivityCouncil, promote HoosiersOutrun Cancer during Clunch. They danced aroundtables and spread spirit forTeam South. PHOTO BYELEANORE FUQUAJunior Madyson Keller putsfinishing touches on the fealloonStudent council members assembleddecorations on September 20, thebefore the dance. PHOTO BY Q01NTONMCNEIL \| \|THATS THEspirit!r^l Bloomington South students rally enthusi* before Homecoming by dressing up acconto the different daily therfreshmen Catherine Douglas, Matthew Moore,and Madison Gingerich
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