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EBS STAFF BIG SKY – Lone Peak High School celebrated its homecoming this year with a full roster of spirited activities. Inside the school, teacher-student sports games and spirit days colored students and staff with pride. The homecoming parade, a pep rally, varsity volleyball, soccer and football games brought the community into the festivities, and students will take part in high school tradition with a homecoming dance. LPHS homecoming week this year took place on Monday, Oct. 4 through Friday, Oct. 8. Students donned class colors, pajamas, tropical wear, matching outfits, and black throughout the week for spirit days. On Monday, male students faced off against the teachers in a “macho volleyball” match according to LPHS principal Dr. Marlo Mitchem. The teachers were victorious. The teachers kept their winning streak going on Tuesday in a mixed-gender soccer match against the students. The rivalry continued on Wednesday with a Powder Puff football game where the students exacted their revenge on the teachers winning 21-7.
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2021 Following the football match was the vibrant homecoming parade which drew a vocal crowd of spectators arranged along the route. Floats included the soccer teams, volleyball teams and football teams as well as the homecoming court and teachers. “I think the parade was a perfect community event,” Mitchem said. “It was so exciting to see all the kids and the families out celebrating.” On Friday, Oct. 8, students will gather in the Bough-Dolan Athletic Center for a pep rally ahead of the varsity volleyball match against the Harrison\Willow Creek Wildcats at 5 p.m. Following the showdown on the court, the varsity football team will face off against the Ennis Mustangs at 7 p.m. The boys and girls soccer teams take the field against the Lockwood Lions on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Lady Big Horns play the Lions on the new athletic field at 3 p.m. and the boys play at 5 p.m. To cap off the week LPHS students will head to the high school gym for their neonthemed homecoming dance on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
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Pep Rally @ 2 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Match @ Bough-Dolan Athletic Center vs. Harrison/Willow Creek @ 5 p.m. Varsity Football Game @ New athletic field vs. Ennis @ 7 p.m.
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Girls and Boys Varsity Soccer Games @ new athletic field vs. Lockwood @ 3 and 5 p.m.
Oct 11-16:
First Round of Soccer Playoffs
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Varsity Volleyball Match @ Bough-Dolan Athletic Center vs. White Sulfur Springs (Senior Night) @ 5 p.m.
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JV and Varsity Football Games vs. Twin Bridges @ 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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JV and Varsity Volleyball @ West Yellowstone @ 5 and 6:30 p.m.
Kids from the Big Sky Futball Club show off their handmade signs at the beginning of the homecoming parade. PHOTO BY GABRIELLE GASSER
The teachers show their Big Horn spirit on their homecoming float. PHOTO BY GABRIELLE GASSER From left to right, seniors Kassidy Boersma, Carly Wilson, Luke Kirchmayr and John Chadwell show off their pink outfits worn as part of the class colors spirit day. PHOTO BY MARLO MITCHEM
Athletic Director John Hannahs sends the ball over the net in the teacher versus student volleyball game on Oct. 4. PHOTO BY DJ SOIKKELI
Both boys and girls soccer teams ride in the back of an army truck driven by the boys Assistant Coach Jeremy Harder with Head Coach Tony Coppola and girls Head Coach Jaci Sand in the front. PHOTO BY GABRIELLE GASSER
