The sophomores secure second place in one of the biggest competitions of homecoming spirit week: hallway decorating.

Students came back to school on the night of Nov. 6 to decorate their respective hallways for homecoming, working for six hours to perfect their hallways. The sophomores jammed out to their rock and roll music while decorating their hallway with a theme resembling the music.

On Oct. 29, the sophomore class council held their first meeting in regards to the hallway. In the days leading up to the final decision, this group came together before school to discuss their plan for the hallway and write up lists of what they needed. 

From 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the sophomores worked hard to decorate their hallway to the best of their ability. According to the class sponsors, everyone had fun as they came together to work on the hallway. Ms. Megan Andrews and Ms. Alyssa Carr, the sophomore class sponsors, agreed that the best part of the experience was how the students came together that night.“The coolest thing was the comradery of [the students]. I remember at one point we were doing the poster, and I remember saying ‘Everyone just seems like they’re having so much fun.’” Carr recounted.

Their hard work was rewarded. “Seeing their faces when it was done and seeing how many kids wanted to take a video of it and post it because they were proud of it was just amazing,” said Andrews.

Despite the seemingly flawless outcome of the hallway, there was a lot of hard work that went into making it, and the students faced a few challenges. According to Andrews and Carr, nothing seemed to come together until later that night.

“The hardest thing was having to paint everything, then waiting for it to dry, and then, at the very end, having to hang all of that stuff up,” explained Yazmin Sandhu, 10.

According to Charlotte Waxvik, 10, the students struggled with organizational issues. “We should’ve had more of an in-depth plan. I wish people would have run through it a little more and thought about it a little more in-depth. We had a good quantity of items, but the quality of how they all flowed together could’ve been better,” Waxvik voiced. 

The sophomores lost out on first place to the junior class, with third place going to the freshmen. Nevertheless, most people had good sportsmanship over the whole thing. “I’m a little upset if I’m being honest,” Waxvik said about the placing, “But of course we’re gonna be upset if we don’t win. Either way, we can redeem ourselves next year.” Some people even expected the placing. “I thought it was expected. Whether it’s because of what the halls looked like or because of seniority, which the juniors do have. I thought it was fair,” Carr said.