Homecoming Then And Now:

Homecoming this year was very different from last year, with fun filled activities and even a date change from Friday to Saturday night.

There were varying opinions when people were asked about how they felt about Homecoming being on a Saturday rather than the usual Friday.

“On Friday, everyone’s really tired. On Saturday you have the morning to sleep, so I think more people will come. I don’t really mind either way,” Elizabeth Schick (9) said.

Many students worried that the date change would possibly bring less spectators out to Davis Field to watch the game to support the Eagles.

“I would have liked it better if it was on a Friday because you can just come directly from school,” Darren Gu (9) said.

Hazal Gucan (10) agreed with this sentiment.

“I think that there are less people because its on a Saturday, but there is still the same spirit,” she said.

The halftime cheerleading routine contributed to the crowd spirit.

Harker Alumni who returned for the Homecoming game noticed significant changes from when they were members of the student body.

“As a graduate, I don’t have to do anything like participate in spirit events or sing, which kind of makes it more like a spectator sport; I feel like a visitor I guess,” Claudia Tischler (’14) said.

Football players recognized changes in the event as well.

“Last year, we were the small team playing the big one. This year, it was the other way around,” football player Lucas Wang (10) said.

Harker parents also noticed differences in this year’s Homecoming.

“Well, for me I am GLC for kindergarten and we have a rocking kindergarten class so we have a lot more people show up,” Kristin Marlow-Quintin, a 1984 Harker graduate and Harker parent said. “I think the teams seem a lot more excited and it almost seems like the parents are a little bit more excited about the football team which was really kind of cool.”

Harker won the Homecoming game in 2011 but has lost for the past two years. The scoreboard excited spectators and created a more spirited atmosphere.

“This year’s Homecoming is way different because we’re actually winning for a change, and being a high schooler really gives us a little bit more exposure to what’s going on,” Krishna Bheda (9) said. “We’re a little more involved because we have a lot of spirit.”

Homecoming court is one of the traditions that has existed for quite a while that the freshman class experienced for the first time.

The changes that this year’s Homecoming brought spurred various opinions among spectators and excited people for next year’s game.

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Freshman Class Dean Victor Adler supervises the selling of candy before the game. Freshmen sell food at each Homecoming game in order to raise money for their class.