Homecoming Dance Is a Hit for Many!

by Olivia Underwood

The lights pulse, the beat pounds, and you and your friends dance until you collapse. This weekend’s homecoming dance was like that for Kenzie Vansickle, a junior here at PCHS. Kenzie, along with many others, enjoyed the annual dance on Saturday, September 18.

“This was my first time,” Kenzie says of the dance, “and I enjoyed it a lot even though I got really hot and sweaty.”

Kenzie wasn’t the only one to enjoy the dance! This year’s Homecoming was a great success with Millie Arp and Ethan Mason being crowned as Homecoming King and Queen. Homecoming is open to all students of PCHS and has been a tradition for many years. A lot of students have been going since their freshman year like Tabi Wimsett, a senior this year.

Tabi said, “I’ve been every year to homecoming, this is my fourth time.” Many girls spend a lot of time and money each year to look their best at the dance and Tabi is no exception. Like many students, Tabi and her friends take pictures of their dresses and dates to post on Facebook or print for their parents.

“I don’t spend all day doing my hair.” Tabi told me, “I usually get ready for like an hour and a half before the dance for pictures.”

This year, as always, homecoming was planned and set up by the members of student council. D. J.-ing this year was interesting because as well as providing music for the dancing; there was a large projection screen with dance videos playing throughout the night. I think Kenzie said it best when she said, “I had so much fun! I would definitely go again.”

Italy Isn't So Little in Clinton

by Andreanna Smith

The 45th annual Little Italy Festival was in Clinton, Indiana this weekend. Festivities began on Friday night at 6 p.m., with the annual parade, and continued until Monday at 9 p.m. with the Trip to Italy drawing and the annual fireworks finale. At 7:30 on Friday night the Little Italy Festival President and the Mayor welcomed visitors with the introduction of the 2010 Re and Regina and the Queen of Grapes and her royal court. This year the Festival Grape Queen is Michelle Natalie. The Queen of Grapes is a tradition that has been around since the festival started, the queen has responsibilities for the weekend, she along with the annual Re and Regina preside over the many events of the festival. The Re and Regina are kind of like the king and queen of the festival, and even though her title is queen, the queen of grapes is kind of like the princess of the festival. This year, the Re and Regina has been named Dick and Delcie Fossi Meyer.

Some of the festivities that people took part in this year was the annual grape stomping at the wine garden every day at 3:30 p.m. , the Spaghetti dinners , and the never ending entertainment at the main stage. Although the grape stomping is great, many people come for the spaghetti dinner. Sophomore Eleanor Holley admits that her “favorite thing is the annual Sacred Heart spaghetti supper.” A new feature this year was at the wine garden. Over the summer, there was a glass mosaic put in at the back area of the band stage. The mosaic is of a view of Tuscany and looks very nice.

Of course, another festivity that visitors took part in was the food vendors, amusement rides, and shopping. When asked if she would change anything for next year, sophomore Eleanor Holley stated, “I’d have less food vendors and more local shops, that way more people would come again. It was pretty dead this year compared to years past.” In fact, it did seem as though this year was lighter in the crowds than usual, but there were still a lot of people, that could be because there weren’t as many tents for shopping as there were food vendors.

If you are interested in going next year, the festival is always on Labor Day weekend on the banks of the Wabash in Clinton Indiana.

Picture: The Re and Regina ride the gondola in the Little Italy Festival Parade. (picture taken by Andreanna Smith)