The Rampage

Kayla Sunderland Staff Reporter  Teachers surprise students with flash mob. Photo credit Kayla Sunderland.   Students attended the pep assembly to get ready and fired up for the homecoming game on Friday, September 18.             The assembly took place in between second and third period. Students were on advisement schedule and second and third period were shortened by nine minutes each.             The band and cheerleaders started off the assembly by playing and singing the school song. Students were instructed by the cheerleaders to stand up and sing along.             Homecoming king and queen were announced at the end of the assembly. There was a tie for king between Tyler Evans and Eric Pingel. Sydney Albertson was crowned queen.           ...

Ashley Vannoy Staff Reporter  The homecoming parade was held, and families from all over came and collected candy. Photo credit Ashley Vannoy.   The homecoming parade was Thursday, September 17 at six o’clock in the evening. The parade began right around the Sam Wise Youth Complex, passed straight across 8th Street and right by Centennial Elementary. There were many organizations in the community who walked the parade along with the cheerleaders, RythAMetteS, marching band and various fall athletics in the high school and junior high. The homecoming court rode through along with various elementary school floats. There were many concerns as to what the weather would turn out like and if the parade would be cancelled. Earlier in the day it had poured down rain and was cloudy, hot and humid.  By the afternoon the weather calmed down and the sky became visible. By five o’clock, the beginning of the parade line-up, there was no one concerned about the weather. It ...

During today's Homecoming assembly, teachers and staff surprised students with a flash mob.  Preparations for the performance began during staff meetings in August.  The crowd went crazy when staff members showcased their best "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)".  Watch them in action!