Some students from the Spanish class performed a lip sync to the song "Muy Guapo." They are (from left) Hallie Schultz, Kia Buendorf, Elsie Schultz, Kyra Cain and Will Tuttle.
By TORRI VAALE
PANTHER PRESS
NRHEG homecoming week 2021 was packed full of activities, new and old.
During homecoming week school spirit is typically high amongst students. The new activities during the week only added to the spirit. Students enjoyed watching and participating in the multiple activities that took place over homecoming week.
On Monday students made plans for their homecoming floats. Tuesday the grades competed in a school version of Family Feud. Wednesday, students competed in a volleyball tournament. Thursday was a lip sync battle. And Friday was full of multiple activities throughout the entire day.
One of the new activities, a lip sync battle, saw students grades six through 12 come and watch the competing teams battle against each other in hopes of winning.
The lip sync battle consisted of multiple teams lip-syncing to different songs. Each team performed a little dance and lip sync to their chosen song. The judges, who included different school personnel, judged each team’s performance and determined the winners. Each team was required to give a day’s notice for entry as well as pick a team name. After the performances the judges met to make their final decision. The team called the Triple OG’s won the battle. Their team consisted of senior Jazlyn Acevedo, sophomore Gracie Williams, and sophomore Malonna Wilson. Their performance was to the song Shake It Off, by Taylor Swift. The team of three wore matching uniforms consisting of black shorts, neon green shirts, and white shoes.
“We chose to go with Shake it Off for our performance because they didn’t approve of our original pick,” sophomore Gracie Williams said. “We only practiced our routine for about half an hour to an hour. It didn’t take us much time and we caught on quickly.”
The opportunity to compete in the lip sync battle was given to the entire school, but only a handful of students chose to participate.
“We thought it would be something fun to be a part of,” Williams went on. “We wanted to show our school spirit, so we figured, ‘Why not this?’ We knew it would be a good time and that it would be funny.”
Those who battled were also able to watch everyone else perform. According to Williams her favorite part of the lip sync battle was watching all the performances and seeing everyone have fun. It’s safe to say that this year’s lip sync battle was a hit at NRHEG. Going forward this may become a new homecoming week tradition.
“It was so much fun and I can't wait for next year.” Williams said. “Students loved it and it added to the excitement of the day.”